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Mnangagwa's dzimbabwe ruins have tilted beyond a stable state, by far beyond the leaning tower of Pisa, Italy. Mnangagwa's walls are tumbling and a little push will see them on the ground. Why should ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 22:21hrs | 10068 | by Dr Takesure Tazvishaya
Chihuri failing to feed family
FORMER Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has disputed the valuation done on his vast properties describing it as mischievous political persecution that has compromised his family's surviva...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 8919 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa snatched Chihuri's pregnant wife?
FORMER police boss Augustine Chihuri has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of hounding him to settle scores after they clashed over a woman.Chihuri, who is on the verge of losing his sprawl...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:25hrs | 17079 | by Staff reporter
'Kombi' operators turn vehicles to mobile stores
Known as kombis in Zimbabwe, commuter omnibuses are no more, but in residential areas they have resurfaced, with conductors this time not shouting out for passengers, but for customers to rush for buy...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1095 | by Jeffrey Moyo, Anadolu News
New guidelines for Bulawayo clinics
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Health Services Department has introduced a raft of measures to protect health personnel and patients against Covid-19 at local clinics. The municipality runs 1...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:11hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Same frog now in lipstick
IN more ways than one, courting love is similar to stalking prey.Although motivated by different designs, courting and stalking essentially entail stealthily winning an advantage in order ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:05hrs | 244 | by Bishop Lazi
The US on the verge of momentous changes
In order to understand the present political turmoil in the American social fabric, one must keep as a background the fact that the US elites were shocked at the electoral victory of a street billiona...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:13hrs | 946 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Transport operators fret over Zupco scheme
Transport operators that are part of the Zupco franchise scheme are up in arms against the government-owned company, which they say is underpaying them for the use of their vehicles.Last year ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:07hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa actually aiding, abetting corruption
IT has been a terrible, terrible last few months for Zimbabwe, and all indicators point to further socio-economic deterioration as a sense of hopelessness grips the citizens. Even for the grea...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:02hrs | 545 | by Owen Gagare
Mnangagwa faces a people-powered change
Emmerson Mnangagwa told us the voice of the people is the voice of God. He didn't listen to either. Now he faces a people's power movement.This article was first published by ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 22:50hrs | 11206 | by Siphosami Malunga
Zanu-PF MP demands to be sent us to foreign hospitals
A Zanu-PF MP has demanded a special dispensation for legislators to be treated outside the country saying some of them are sick and failing to get adequate treatment in Zimbabwe. Murewa West M...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:55hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Water shedding extended to CBD
THE Bulawayo City Council will extend water rationing to industrial areas and the Central Business District (CBD) as council continues to battle one of the worst water crises ever to be experienced in...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:21hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora cranking up the heat on Chamisa
BUOYED by Friday's High Court ruling which effectively killed the debate whether the MDC Alliance is a political party or not, the interim leadership of the country's main opposition party is cranking...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:58hrs | 7142 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus deal a hot potato in govt circles
CABINET ministers were evasive this week after being asked to explain the details of a murky deal between the government and Landela Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:35hrs | 3432 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's business empire comes under scrutiny
WHEN Kudakwashe Tagwirei's father passed away in May 2018, the government came to a standstill.Cabinet was postponed, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, ministe...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:31hrs | 2385 | by Staff reporter
Fixed Exchange Rate: More harm than good
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe suspended the new managed floating exchange rate and introduced the fixed exchange rate of 1 US Dollar to 25 Zimbabwean Dollars on the 26th of March 2020. Two weeks earlie...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:24hrs | 1757 | by Victor Bhoroma
Let's clean our dirty stables!
AS human beings, we need to accept that there are often both comprehensible and incomprehensible life forces around us.Where Bishop Lazi comes from, for example, you cannot venture deep into t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 90 | by Bishop Lazarus
Beitbridge cross-border transporters seek exemption
THE Beitbridge Cross-border Transporters Association has written to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) asking for its members to be allowed to traverse across Zimbabwe and South Africa for procure...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Dr Joshua Nkomo and the Calamity of Honesty
Very few people in the history of mankind and Zimbabwe will match Dr Joshua M.Nkomo's selflessness and tolerance, commitment to equality and love of Zimbabwe. He was a man whose eyes refused to se...Published: 18 May 2020 at 09:48hrs | 2599 | by Mqondobanzi Nduna Magonya
Chamisa, Khupe camps in early talks to end brawl
IT HAS emerged that warring MDC factions are engaging in tentative talks, in a bid to end their damaging power feud, the Daily News on Sunday revealed.This comes as concerned insiders have als...Published: 17 May 2020 at 19:57hrs | 10166 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
BackgroundIt all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Le...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:40hrs | 807 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Chamisa's 20 MPs could jump ship and join the Thokozani Khupe-led group
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has all but admitted that it has lost control over a significant number of its MPs amid revelations that at least 20 of them could jump ship and join the Thokozani ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 19:33hrs | 6942 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
It all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Lecture Series o...Published: 16 May 2020 at 14:12hrs | 1212 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Chamisa and his lieutenants appear to be in disarray
THINGS are moving from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa and his top MDC allies, after more party MPs defied his decree to withdraw their services from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports....Published: 15 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 3195 | by Staff reporter
MPs openly revolt against Chamisa
DARING MDC legislators on Tuesday openly revolted against the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC faction's directive to disengage from parliamentary business after attending a portfolio committee meeting, as fact...Published: 14 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 7026 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs express concerns about their welfare
IN THE latest twist to the drama playing out within the MDC, it has emerged that many party legislators are not in favour of the push by Nelson Chamisa and his top allies for them to "disengage" from ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 16:10hrs | 1601 | by Staff reporter
MDC legislators risk losing their parliamentary positions and benefits
MDC legislators are facing the urgent and difficult decision of choosing between Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa - in the process risking losing their parliamentary positions and benefits.T...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:47hrs | 3733 | by Staff repprter
No bailout for Zimbabwe: Mthuli Ncube
It sounds irrational and unpatriotic to have such wishes: never give Corona stimulus to Zimbabwean government for whatever reason. Mthuli Ncube admitted for the first time that Zimbabwe is heading for...Published: 10 May 2020 at 18:42hrs | 3663 | by Nomazulu Thata
'A chance for Zimbabwe to reindustrialise'
THE outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has so far killed over 230 000 people and crippled economies around the world, is a huge opportunity for Zimbabwe to reindustrialise, economic analysts hav...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:59hrs | 1667 | by Mthandazo Nyoni
Stranded Zimbabweans in SA offered self-funded transport to return home
THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans holed up in South Africa will have to pay R600 each for their own trip back home after being offered bus services three times a week to repatriate them up to Beitbridge border...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:34hrs | 1538 | by Staff reporter
Govt bigwigs looting COVID-19 funds
MINISTRY of Finance has raised alarm after it emerged that officials were looting funds meant for COVID-19 relief.Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance George Guvamatanga this week wr...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
5 best ways to use personal loan to finance your 2020 travel goals
Travelling is one of the great ways to relieve the stress from studies, work, and other pressures of everyday life. But, saving up for a trip can take months or years - especially when you have rent, ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 11:21hrs | 394 | by Staff writer
Hard times for taxi operators
HUNDREDS of taxi operators in Victoria Falls have been thrown out of business, hoping for a return only when the tourism industry regains its feet. The tourism industry ground to a halt becaus...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:38hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records a budget surplus, But
Zimbabwe recorded its first fiscal surplus since 2011 as a result of significant contributions from Intermediate Monetary Transfer (IMT) Tax, subdued investment on capital expenditure and civil servic...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 719 | by Victor Bhoroma
Air Zimbabwe crafts post Covid-19 recovery strategy
NATONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe, is working on a post-Covid-19 masterplan, which will see the company reclaiming its domestic and regional routes as it works on a recovery path.The airliner had ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 15:31hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Fiscal indiscipline still rampant in govt
ZIMBABWE'S 2019 Consolidated Financial Statement (CFS), in which government expenditure skyrocketed to ZW$22,53 billion against a target of ZW$17,64 billion, shows that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:45hrs | 102 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Biti lashes Mthuli Ncube again and again
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says there are no prospects of better economic fortunes for Zimbabwe without any political change.Biti, who was treasury chief when the country experienced ...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 08:12hrs | 3411 | by Staff reporter
May weirdos please hold their peace
Huntsmen are literally worshipped like gods in the village.This is hardly surprising because of the eternal struggle to get palatable relish.Most often, meal times - either lunch or su...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 114 | by Bshop Lazarus
Mnangagwa foreign trips bleed Treasury
FOREIGN jaunts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration officials plus rising public service salaries continue to weigh heavily on Treasury, which saw it overspend by over $1 billion, go...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
Have price increases in Zimbabwe become a self-fulfilling prophecy
ZIMBABWE's economy never ceases to amaze. After President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a nationwide lockdown to fight Covid-19 which has so far claimed three lives out of the 14 confirmed cases, two pa...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1764 | by Nathan Gurira
South Africa's lockdown extension condemned
The decision to extend South Africa's lockdown until the end of April will create an economic disaster, the main opposition party has warned.The country has already been under lockdown for two...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 11:59hrs | 2594 | by BBC
'Is Zanu PF prepared (competent) to deal with covid-19?' - rhetorical question, of course
After 40 years of this corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and murderous Zanu PF dictatorship there is no debate – Zanu PF has been a nightmare during the best of times. Four decades of Zanu PF misru...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 10:00hrs | 271 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ramaphosa punishes SA minister for breaking lockdown rules
South Africa's communications minister has been suspended for two months – one of which will be without pay - for having lunch with a friend during the coronavirus lockdown.Stella Ndabeni-Ab...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 11:31hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown house parties worry cops
A Total of 875 people have been arrested countrywide on Day Five of the national lockdown for violating anti-Covid-19 regulations, at a time when police are raising concerns on "lockdown house parties...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ probes charter plane incident
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is investigating reports that a private charter plane from Zimbabwe was on Wednesday turned away at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
NRZ takes measures to curb spread of Covid-19
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) freight operations and health services have been declared essential services during the 21-day national lockdown period to slow down the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 673 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
21-day 'quarantine': The nuts & bolts
Ministerial Taskforce to start visits to provinces today.All inter–city public transportation to cease.ZUPCO to provide inner-city buses only.Private vehicles not to carry mo...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Scores throng Beitbridge border ahead of lockdown
SOUTH AFRICA failed to close its border at midnight on Thursday as droves of Zimbabweans resident in that country thronged the Beitbridge border post to return home involuntarily.Thousands of ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:44hrs | 2608 | by Staff reporter
Govt must address economic situation to stop illegal cross border - Mcijo
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Western Region Regional Officer Percy Mcijo has urged the government to address the economic situation in the country so as to curb the problem of illegal migr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:15hrs | 2207 | by Stephen Jakes
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