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How the NRZ Can Fund Zimbabwe's Pensioners on Its Own
As Zimbabweans, do we pause to look inward and realise that some of the solutions we desperately seek already lie within our own institutions. The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) stands as a t...Published: 24 May 2025 at 23:02hrs | 326 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Unfair Attack on Zimbabwe's Government and Innovator
The attack on the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe by the author of a trending article, criticizing a novel car invention and a radio, is unconscionable and unfair. The article comment b...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 22:39hrs | 918 | by Njabulo
Mr. Mnangagwa, before talking about colonial reparations, why not pay Gukurahundi reparations first?
In a recent address at State House, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa renewed his call for former colonial powers to pay reparations to their ex-colonies, suggesting that such reparations could ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 21:25hrs | 459 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US votes to punish ICC over Israel
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to punish the International Criminal Court for seeking to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes in Gaza.ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has sought a...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 09:17hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues journalist over 'falsehoods'
Prominent lawyer Tino Chinyoka has sued a journalist from a state owned publication for US$100 000 for allegedly publishing falsehoods where he claimed a magistrate stopped a lawyer from lying in cour...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 31 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Shops cash in on Zimdollar change shortage
ZIMBABWE is currently battling a local currency liquidity crisis which has resulted in large retail shops failing to give change to consumers who buy goods in United States dollars (US$), NewsDay has ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Councilors complain about Dr Mthuli Ncube's road rehabilitation project, is unconscionable to him
In my view, those councilors in Bulawayo who are opposing Dr Mthuli's road rehabilitation programme, are wrong to blame him for that.To have progress in the development of our country, all peo...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
UZ lecturers declare incapacitation
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have declared incapacitation, joining a growing list of workers in the private and public sectors pushing for United States dollar salaries.In a letter ad...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Pravin Gordhan disposing SAA in a fraudulent and corrupt manner'
Suspended public enterprises director-general Kgathatso Tlhakudi has filed a damning affidavit at the labour court this week accusing Minister Pravin Gordhan of "unlawfully" removing him from his posi...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 16:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is more equal than others
A WHOPPING two months after Zanu-PF's Abton Mashayanyika unambiguously, and in broad daylight of July 2022 called for the assassination of opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Khanyisani S Ncube
Kangai's bid for NetOne severance package rejected by court
SPIRITED efforts by former NetOne chief executive officer Reward Kangai (pictured) to get his severance package have been further delayed after the High Court dismissed his application in which he sou...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: When the snake bites the charmer
Staring the abyssVery slowly but definitely quite surely, the world is drifting towards a scary nuclear abyss. The conflict in Eastern Europe now has all the makings of a major superpo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by jamwanda
Ex-British soldier fights deportation to Zimbabwe
A FORMER BRITISH Army soldier who fought in Iraq and returned from action with mental health issues is facing deportation.Joram Nechironga, a Zimbabwean national, is due to be deported by the ...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
African Leaders Must Urge G20 to Stop Covid-19 Vaccines Apartheid to Save Our World
The novel coronavirus has shown glaring flaws in the world's collective ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, with none more evident than wealthy countries' self-destructive unwillingnes...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 22:05hrs | 8 | by Penny Lutung Amor
250,000 special permits Zimbabweans seek South African citizenship
Nearly a quarter of a million Zimbabweans who were issued temporary residence permits in South Africa since 2009 are asking a court to grant them permanent residence, a pathway to citizenship....Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roki, Kofi duet endorse Mnangagwa, divides public opinion
INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED Congolese rumba artist Kofi Olomidé's collaboration with local urban groover Rockford "Roki" Josphat on a project titled Patati Patata, which was released yesterday, has div...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Business has learned nothing and forgot nothing
SO there was this prominent businessman-cum-pastor who was obsessed with religiously lampooning politicians as occultic during his daily sermons.Preaching from his moral high horse, the raboni...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Chin'ono taken to task for 'reputation damage'
HARARE lawyer Tinomudaishe Chinyoka has demanded an apology from journalist Hopewell Chin'ono accusing the scribe of posting on Twitter a statement that damaged his "reputation".Chin'ono has b...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Separated by a river, but worlds apart
Depending on one's propensity to follow the news, the world, at varying days of December of 2019 was introduced to the novel corona virus, a highly contagious and deadly virus preliminary reports at t...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
Should social media platform proprietors be held responsible for abuses or individual users only?
It is now being suggested that the social media platform proprietors (eg Facebook ), must take full responsibility of any abuses perpetrated to others by the users of those social media platforms. Thi...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:34hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Chamisa says his council's demolitions evil, heartless
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa toured the demolished houses in Budiriro high-density suburb in Harare where he came face-to-face with desperate residents, who have been sleeping in the ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court to decide on Moana's burial date
Socialite and fitness trainer Michelle "Moana" Amuli's burial will not take place anytime soon until the High Court rules on the dispute between her parents over her burial. This comes after t...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deputy minister's remarks frightening
I was expecting people like Dr Masimba Mavaza to come out guns blazing to condemn the remarks by Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi that alleged that Zimbabwe accommodated South Africans and allowed them t...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 09:03hrs | | by Lizwe Dube
US to support Zimbabwe's trade in baby elephants
US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of 18 wild elephants from Swaziland.The US Association of Zoos and Aquari...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 15:43hrs | 16 | by Melissa Reitz
'Interface' with President Chamisa: Of the Holiday Inn 'ordeal and prospects'
As promised this is my brief instalment on my interface with the MDC President Nelson Chamisa and his team namely Professor Welshman Ncube, Hon Tendai Biti, Madam Hon Mai Kore, Organiser Hon Chibaya, ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 1 | by Sindiso Shepherd Mazibisa
'Chamisa leading Zimbabweans to a bleak dungeon'
As promised this is my brief instalment on my interface with the MDC President Nelson Chamisa and his team namely Professor Welshman Ncube, Hon Tendai Biti, Madam Hon Mai Kore, Organiser Hon Chibaya, ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 14:16hrs | | by Sindiso Mazibisa
Tsvangirai's son confident of victory
Vincent Tsvangirai, who won the right to represent the MDC in the Glen View South constituency by-elections, is confident of winning the by-elections on September 7 and replace his late sister, Vimbai...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa joins hands in Glen View by-election
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T party will not field a candidate in the upcoming Glen View South by-election as a sign of respect for the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai....Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Botswana to appeal ruling to decriminalise homosexuality: a closer analysis
Human rights are an integral part of life of all people.While this is true and it also encompasses the rights of homosexual people, this is contrary to the norms and values of African societies.Every ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Njabulo
Unite against big business' deathly grip
THERE is a lot to criticise about what is going on, but not all price increases we are seeing are that inevitable because in many cases, these are contrived with many big retailers taking advantage of...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
Indian Ambassador blasts MDC
The country's political environment is "very polarised" owing to an intransigent and militant MDC party, which largely perceives its political rivals as mortal enemies, while the continued outpouring ...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadness at the hands of the Zanu-PF
In just this past week, the online news media in Zimbabwe has been rife with stories about renewed calls for the Zimbabwe army to remove Mnangagwa, the existence of ‘operation restore economy', and ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 17:03hrs | | by GoodNess Nwachukwu
'Scare tactics will not work'
The continued clampdown and arbitrary arrest of civic leaders and opposition Members of Parliament in the aftermath of the January 14 to 16 stay-away called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (Z...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:50hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Economic revival unstoppable, claims Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is on an inexorable and unstoppable economic and political trajectory that will definitely lead to prosperity, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.The country, he said, is like a tr...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Canada must not deport Mr Richard Tapambwa (former Zim soldier) and his family
I feel sorry for Mr T and his family. Being a member of the national army of your country does not mean that one is part of the policies of the ruling regime. An army is there to protect and defend it...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 08:30hrs | 6 | by Njabulo
Criticism of Ncube's Oxford professorship part of an anti-Zimbabwe plot
Last week a British freelance writer covering teaching, learning and student issues, as well as higher education in Africa and the Middle East, Anna McKie let the world in on the increasingly rabid ob...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Dismissal of Zacc commissioners commendable
Corruption in Zimbabwe has to be stamped out. On January 31, 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired the entire Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in a move that was hailed as progressive....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Zimbabwe to abolish death sentence
Dear editor, This is a step in the right direction. This issue of abolishing death penalty is a bone of contention in most jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions which pursue Sharia law, will not e...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 12:05hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Outrage over racist South African writer’s toxic article on Zimbabwe
A VICIOUS article penned by a South African freelance white cricket writer, describing Zimbabwe as a "fascist'' country whose national team should not be allowed to compete against their international...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 17 | by staff reporter
Paying price of underestimating 'EDiots'
The tragedy which happened in Harare this week was not only completely unconscionable, but most preventable.The State, on the one hand, should not have unleashed soldiers on the streets, resul...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani
Zec reports MDC Alliance to police
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it is taking threats against its staff seriously and has since made reports to police to ensure their security.Zec deputy chair Commissioner Emmanu...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chidyausiku's widow sues JSC over terminal benefits
THE late national hero and former Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku's wife, Farai, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to facilitate payment ...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: Factor or bogeyman on July 30?
At a bar somewhere a guy – possibly some political party panjandrum or activist – was shouting knowingly and betting his last dollar that in the few weeks to come we were going to see former presi...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Chamisa's lack of a unique vision and plagiarism has left me despondent and rudderless
Perhaps we always knew but didn't want to believe. Since the last elections in 2013, many from within the MDC had complained about Nelson Chamisa. Many blamed him for the loss of those elections....Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 20:20hrs | 1 | by Jealousy Dutiro
Zimbabwe cricketers threaten series boycott
The Zimbabwe, Australia and Pakistan cricket triangular series set for July is in jeopardy after local players threatened a boycott over outstanding salaries, allowances, match fees and bonuses....Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rejects MDC-T proposals
Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday rejected proposals by MDC-T to legislate, through the Electoral Amendment Bill, for an open tender for the procurement of ballot papers, saying this would...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elephant calves exported from Zimbabwe as China bans ivory trade
China has reportedly imported more than 30 wild caught elephant calves from Zimbabwe in a controversial if not cynical move which took place on the very day China banned the sale of ivory.31 w...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 13:20hrs | 35 | by Christina Russo and Adam Cruise
'Mnangagwa's Cabinet remains an old people's home'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet announced late on Thursday night remains a chauvinistic and "old people's home'' where there is no space for youth, women and progressive technocrats, socia...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 13:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
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