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Millers maize imports start arriving
THE Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says maize bought using free funds has started arriving in the country with the association calling upon local cross border transporters to facilitate...Published: 21 hrs ago | 397 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal taskforce set up
The availability of subsidised maize-meal is expected to improve following the establishment of a taskforce to ensure transparent and equitable distribution of the product. The taskforce will ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 471 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF youths in bid to provide decent accommodation
Zanu PF youths have acquired the remainder of Melfort Farm in Goromonzi as part of their efforts to provide decent accommodation in line with Vision 2030. In an interview yesterday, Zanu PF Ma...Published: 21 hrs ago | 195 | by Staff reporter
Nehanda's bones still displayed in a british museum
Those who are christians do understand the importance of repatriating bones of the loved ones. Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He had ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 22:12hrs | 1431 | by Dr Maisimba Mavaza
Grace Mugabe challenges truck grab case
FORMER President, Robert Mugabe's widow, Grace has challenged the case in which she and her late husband are being accused of confiscating a truck belonging to Sun Marine Shipping (Private) Limited af...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 18:31hrs | 3029 | by newzimbabwe
Corruption in Zimbabwe's transport sector shocking
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government was alarmed with the level of corruption perpetrated by officials in State entities in the transport sector.Officially opening a...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
NRZ loses US$3,6m infrastructure to theft, vandalism
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has revealed that it has lost US$3 663 725 to theft and vandalism of rail infrastructure between 2018 and 2019.The parastatal complained that despite the ar...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1175 | by Nelson Chamisa
REA stores clerk in dock for stealing aluminium conductors
A RURAL Electrification Agency (REA) employee based in Bulawayo has been taken to court for allegedly stealing 3 500m of aluminium conductors worth $100 000.Maxwell Muchetu (36), appeared befo...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:43hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Harare-Beitbridge road to be complete by year end
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway has begun after the government allocated US $1bn to finance the project. This comes at a time when there have been incessant calls to expedite the r...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:30hrs | 4301 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's supporters to storm Masvingo courts
MDC Vice Chair Job Sikhala reportedly wants to intimidate and undermine the court by hiring crowds of MDC supporters to storm the Masvingo courts when he appears for hearing on 27 and 30 January 2020....Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:49hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal shortages persist
Subsidised mealie-meal supplies have remained erratic across the country, with major supermarkets running out of the commodity, forcing most consumers to access it on the black market. The sho...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:22hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Duty on bus kits cut to 10%
Stakeholders in the transport industry have welcomed the Government's decision to cut to 10 percent import duty on semi-knocked down kits used in assembling buses, saying this will reduce the cost of ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:19hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
ZimTrade urges competitiveness on export market
THE country's export promotion body, ZimTrade has urged small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to form viable associations to improve their performance and competitiveness on the export market.In ...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:59hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane in second coming
Government business briefly ground to a halt yesterday after several top officials and Cabinet ministers escorted Acting President Constantino Chiwenga to receive for the second time the Boeing 777-20...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:50hrs | 507 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimra demands passenger lists at border
Bus operators and others moving passengers and goods into Zimbabwe must now send the Zimra customs officers at the point of entry a full list of people and goods on the vehicle at least three hours be...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:41hrs | 3376 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga sends condolence message to bereaved families following Mutare accident
ACTING President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga has sent a message of condolence to bereaved families following the death of 16 people on Saturday in an accident along the Mutare - Harare road ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 17:10hrs | 2498 | by Staff Reporter
AirZim receives new Boeing 777 from Malaysia
AIR ZIMBABWE has received a new plane Boeing B777 in a development that is part of the government's ongoing plans to resuscitate the airline. Three more planes are set to arrive in the following weeks...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 6129 | by Staff Reporter
Minor drowns in flooded river
A 12-YEAR-OLD Mushumbi Pools boy drowned in flooded Hunyani River while trying to cross in a canoe with his siblings on Wednesday.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Munde...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 16:47hrs | 1835 | by Paul Ndou
Air Zimbabwe to get delivery of Boeing 777 tomorrow
Air Zimbabwe will take delivery of one of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft acquired from Malaysia on Monday, almost four years after the deal was negotiated.Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza is...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 14:13hrs | 8130 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fires 96 cashiers
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has terminated contracts for nearly 100 cashiers, a move which the authorities say was meant to plug leakages at tollgates.Zinara acting chi...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 2327 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's maize subsidy sabotaged
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a Presidential Maize Subsidy meant to benefit the masses. This was a response to Mthuli Ncube's poorly planned removal of subsidies on maizePresident Mna...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:52hrs | 6815 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chaos at police station as junior cops defy seniors
There was drama at Bulawayo's Mzilikazi Police Station on Thursday after junior cops refused to be deployed wearing anti-riot gear when there was no threat on violence.The Government has been ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 12:19hrs | 8619 | by Staff Reporter
The name Mashurugwi irks the Shurugwi residents
The land of many heroes Shurugwi. The welcoming area and it does not deserve to be labelled as the mother land of these cold blooded criminals.Comrade Matemadanda the National Political Commis...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1195 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Nurses issue strike threat
THE government is facing a tall order to placate its restive employees after nurses became the latest group to threaten a strike due to the worsening economic environment in the country.This c...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter
Job scam resurfaces in Bulawayo streets
Less than five minutes after meeting a smooth-talking stranger at the corner of George Silundika Street and 9th Avenue in Bulawayo, a dazed Nomalanga Masina feels like she has just woken up from a bad...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on fuel smugglers
Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORTY-TWO local fuel companies have been asked to explain their dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with foreign law en...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Phase 1 to be complete in 2nd quarter
THE first phase of the multi-million dollar Egodini project is expected to be completed by the beginning of the second quarter, Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has said.In 2016, South African civ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1924 | by Staff reporter
Tapfuma says he is facing trumped-up charges
Former State House director Douglas Tapfuma, who is facing criminal abuse of office and corruption charges involving irregular importation of cars, yesterday said the charges against him were fabricat...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
$1bn set aside for highway rehab
Rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway has started in earnest after Government set aside $1 billion for the project. The highway expansion project is expected to increase economic benefits fo...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:57hrs | 97 | by Staff rpeorter
Government controls fuelling the black market
Business at the country's parallel (black) market for foreign currency and other commodities has never been as brisk. Billions of dollars in local or foreign currency exchange hands on a daily basis i...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:07hrs | 3935 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mthuli can only afford allowances
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday poured cold water on civil servants' demand for United States dollar-benchmarked salary adjustments, saying the broke Zanu-PF government will, instead, continue...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:48hrs | 3782 | by Staff reporter
Britain snub Zimbabwe (UK - Africa Summit)
First and foremost, Zimbabwe economy is literally dead and dysfunctional. Zimbabwe is buffeted by lack of cohesion, lack of capacitation, inconsistencies and the bottom line is there is lack of politi...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1984 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
National railways seeks forex exemption
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has approached Government seeking to be allowed to receive payments in foreign currency from exporters transporting their goods by rail. In ...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1955 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco facility for boarding schools
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has offered buses to ferry students to boarding schools, as the first term commences this Tuesday.This comes as a relief to most parents and...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 06:52hrs | 2992 | by Staff Reporter
NRZ-Chinese deal to move 2 million tonnes of iron ore annually
A CHINESE company has expressed interest in engaging the National Railways of Zimbabwe in a deal that will see over two million tonnes of iron ore being transported per year.It has not been ea...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1414 | by Staff Reporter
Schools, parents must meet halfway
Schools open in a few days' time and almost all Zimbabwean parents, to their immense credit and often with great financial sacrifice, have made the required arrangements to send their children to clas...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:04hrs | 816 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Harare Passport Office scam exposed
THE INITIATIVE by the government to clear the passport backlog and revert to the Passport offices normal operations which seeks to have all citizens getting the document within stipulated times has cr...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 06:56hrs | 17512 | by Staff Reporter
Malaba an unsung Mthwakazi Queen
United Kingdom-based socialite and entrepreneur, Sazini Malaba is Zimbabwe's unsung heroine who established Award winning Mthwakazi Queens UK - a women's community organisation that helps women develo...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 14:37hrs | 2359 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean economy simplified
Issues concerning the economy are vital for any given country's revolutionary and evolutionary path since they are at the core of all movements. Most importantly an economic policy justifies the trans...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1296 | by Terence Simbi
Open Letter To Mr President HE ED Mnangagwa
Mr President, firstly do not feel belittled by that title 'Mr' ..even Trump is addressed so! I have a few issues to address to you as the head of state and responsible for everything taking pl...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 10:38hrs | 2638 | by RuralEye
Bulawayo City Council needs 70 000L of diesel per month
Bulawayo City Council says it requires at least 70 000 litres of diesel and 40 000 litres of petrol per month to provide effective services amid concerns that the current shortage of fuel was cripplin...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 1397 | by Staff Reporter
271 border jumpers nabbed
The South African Police Services in Limpopo province has arrested 271 border jumpers among them Zimbabweans and recovered smuggled cigarettes worth R2,2 million during the festive season.Prov...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 20:53hrs | 5430 | by Staff Reporter
Zapu finally announces congress dates
THE opposition Zapu has finally announced August 27 to 29 as the dates for its congress to elect a new leader following the death of its founder Dumiso Dabengwa in May last year.The congress w...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 1611 | by Staff Reporter
First minister of Agriculture Denis Norman dies
Zimbabwe's first minister of Agriculture Dennis Norman died in Oxfordshire in December last year, reports from England have said.Norman also famed for being part of the initiation of the Beira...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 13:51hrs | 2668 | by Staff Reporter
ZINARA disburses $173M for roads
Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) disbursed $173 million to road authorities in 2019 as Government doubled efforts to provide an efficient transport system befitting an upper middle incom...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 22:16hrs | 1617 | by Staff Reporter
Currency stability tops RBZ priorities -
Reducing inflation and maintaining a stable exchange rate are the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s top priorities in the new year to bolster President Mnangagwa's drive to increase production, grow th...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 00:28hrs | 3702 | by Staff Reporter
Mashurugwi: A smokescreen to loot and plunder by the rulers
...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 23:56hrs | 3849 | by Josiah Mucharowana
UN pleads for $200M in support for hunger-stricken Zimbabwe
The United Nations has called for increased international support for Zimbabwe as eight million people - or roughly half the population - face hunger.The World Food Programme is planning to do...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 15:11hrs | 2137 | by Fin24
Zimbabwe government expands food assistance
Government and its development partners intend to expand urban and rural food distribution to include food-insecure households in more districts countrywide. This comes amid warnings of poor c...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:52hrs | 1135 | by Staff Reporter
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