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Zanu-PF has propensity to fail
I AM thoroughly enjoying tutoring my son, in preparation for his Ordinary Level examinations - although, the task can be demanding, at times - nevertheless, the experience is quite fulfilling and a ne...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 251 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe gold smuggling on the rise: Parly
Parliament's Mines Portfolio Committee yesterday raised concern over the proliferation of gold mines amid reports that gold smuggling to South Africa and the Middle East had increased.The comm...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines connects Bulawayo to the world
Ethiopian Airlines is adding Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo as a new destination starting end of October this year, in another positive development for the country's rapidly expanding aviatio...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:44hrs | 3766 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes first journalist arrests under cybersecurity law
Zimbabwe's Press freedom credentials suffered further criticism with the arrest of two journalists from a privately-owned newspaper charged with transmitting "false data messages."The pair wer...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
We know our heroes
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre to remember the country's luminaries who sacrificed limb and life to liberate Zimbabwe and deliver freedom that flourishes today....Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Home Affairs minister petitioned over police conduct
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga over police officers' laxity...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:49hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Why are we placing our lives and livelihoods at risk when ordinary Zimbabweans unwilling to play their part for a New Zimbabwe?
There are things we all as human beings keep bottled up in our hearts and minds - usually for long periods of time.These could be hurts...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 10:26hrs | 3070 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
As long as Zimbabweans are such unmitigated cowards - Chamisa will grow old, and go into the grave without ever tasting power!
I have written extensively on how our appalling cowardice as Zimbabweans is the greatest single most outstanding factor holding us back as a nation - preventing us from pushing for the change we despe...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 21:39hrs | 1160 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cde Mutsvangwa, do birds and trees sexually violate each other?
I never desire to wade into these sexual indiscretion scandals, or sexual abuse accusations, which have hounded well-known Zimbabwean leaders of late - both from the ruling and opposition formations -...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:41hrs | 1476 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shona, Ndebele Highway Code launched, beware of Ndebele mistakes
The Highway Code has now been translated into Shona and Ndebele, and printed copies are available at a subsidised cost of US$5 each or the equivalent in local currency while Government is working on t...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will win economic war
ZIMBABWE will attain a prosperous future and overcome the economic challenges being engineered by its detractors bent on making the economy "scream" through asymmetrical warfare targeting ordinary cit...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Who will Continue your work?
INTABA enkulu idilikile sums up the impact of the death of one of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga.Cont (64) died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after be...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash records modest growth in first quarter
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited recorded modest growth in the first quarter to May 31, 2022 supported mainly by the fintech business which remains the group's highest revenue contributor.In ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC seeks Parly recourse over bans
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will approach Parliament when it resumes sitting on August 16 over "systematic banning" of its rallies through unfair use of the Maintenance ...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
Push for new route to the sea
IN a short four years, President Mnangagwa and his team have ushered in and carried out breathtaking reforms in our national economic management. He is scoring successes in all the fundamental...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 547 | by Monica Mutsvangwa
Chamisa party defiant after ban
Nelson Chamisa-led opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday vowed to go ahead with its rally set for Harare today despite the refusal by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) t...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:17hrs | 4471 | by Staff reporter
Isn't it pure madness expecting the same govt that destroyed Zimbabwe to be entrusted with country's revival?
So, there are Zimbabweans exceedingly thrilled with the completion of the new parliament building, and the commissioning of a brand new capital, named Cyber-City, in Mt Hampden, several kilometers nor...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 17:51hrs | 249 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthuli Ncube to present supplementary budget for 2022
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is due to present the 2022 supplementary budget Thursday, amid skyrocketing inflation that has since eroded this year's national budget.In addition to ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:43hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
CCC cries Zanu-PF rigging despite weekend by-election victories
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has reiterated its demands for electoral reforms after two council by-elections won by the opposition weekend exposed massive vote buying and voter intimidation all...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 15:41hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
Teachers now need to take decisive action if they desire to be taken seriously!
As our country's esteemed teachers leave their banks, shaking their heads in utter disbelief and disgust, at the continued brazen insults at the hands of their employer, after the recently promised 10...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 21:56hrs | 442 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bloodbath in Tshabalala head-on accident
A FUEL attendant who witnessed a head-on collision involving a Honda Fit and a Nissan Elgrand where Nketa Drive and Imhlotshana Road intersect near Tshabalala suburb rushed to the scene and was greete...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Does 'telling the Zimbabwe story' also mean 'telling lies about our country'?
What exactly is this "Zimbabwe story", of which we are daily implored to tell by the ruling elitist clique?What did President Emmerson ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:29hrs | 480 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo road rehab works begin
ROAD rehabilitation works have commenced in Bulawayo and contractors have started working on a section of Cecil Avenue as part of Government's Emergency Road Rehabilitation 2 (ERRP 2) Phase II meant t...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:10hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Mnanaggwa haunted by 2017 coup skeletons
NEW information emerging from Zanu-PF corridors indicates that the current factional fights in the ruling party are emanating from a 2017 power-sharing deal gone sour, NewsDay has gathered.Pre...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 19:27hrs | 2919 | by Staff reporter
The return of border gezi militia
The government's plans to rescuscitate the green bombers ahead of 2023 harmonised elections is another Zanu PF strategy of trying to intimidate the voters.This governing Zanu PF has been prove...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 20:25hrs | 774 | by Leonard Koni
'Kill Chamisa, his children and supporters,' Zanu-PF leader urges party members
Zanu-PF's Abton Mashayanyika has blatantly urged ruling party supporters to kill Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa, his children and supporters.Mashayanyika, who was...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:38hrs | 5164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can never be Sri Lanka as long as we have citizens who pretend to be brave yet unbelievably cowardly!
It was most intriguing witnessing the immense excitement by ever-suffering and economically burdened Zimbabweans, as news broke out over unfolding events in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo - after rest...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 10:41hrs | 1671 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe will never prosper as long as we have turned our politics into cults and idolatry!
A few days ago, as my wife and I were attending to some errands in the city centre, we visited a tailoring shop, whereby we were greeted by attire advertising the tailor's work. To say we were...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 09:15hrs | 939 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
For a country that was a British colony why has Zimbabwe not learnt that no leader is remotely indispensable?
As I was listening to the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing his expected resignation, this afternoon, I could not help being engulfed with a sense of admiration for the beauty of democra...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 15:35hrs | 3035 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ED has absolutely nothing to show for his five years of misrule!
It was quite intriguing learning of a group calling itself, Varakashi4ED, reportedly traversing the width and breadth of Zimbabwe - ostensibly, on a mission to showcase achievements made in the countr...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 11:03hrs | 1196 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's long but crucial road to digitalisation
In recent days, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said that embracing science and technology, particularly in the field of education, will help to boost the global economy. He added that ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:54hrs | 794 | by Staff Reporter
SA's Zimbabwe exemption permit scheme is a money racket and a ‘fraud'
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) scheme is the "largest case of fraud and theft ever committed by the government of one country over nationals of its neighbouring country in African history", accor...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 07:02hrs | 5008 | by Staff reporter
Notorious machete gang caged
POLICE in Bulawayo have tracked down and arrested three armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents and have been linked to the robbery and murder of a Lobengula West businessman early ...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Why should the president be treated as more special than the rest of Zimbabweans?
In my childhood, as with most of that age, I was fond of asking probing questions - which, I am quite sure, could reach thoroughly irritating levels.Having spent the first seven years of my li...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 16:20hrs | 880 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biti tells Guvamatanga to 'shut up'
FORMER finance minister, Tendai Biti, has told off current treasury permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, after he claimed civil servants are better paid now that they were during the government of...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | 4005 | by Staff reporter
'4m children in Zimbabwe failing to pay fees'
FOUR million children are failing to pay fees and are now clamouring for government's Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has s...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:12hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to spell out anti-price hike measures
Government will announce more measures to address the rises in prices of basic goods and services President Mnangagwa told the Seventh National Congress of the Zanu-PF Women's League in Harare yesterd...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
New economic measures out today
More Government measures to address the price rises in basic goods and services since the beginning of the year are expected to be announced today, President Mnangagwa told the Seventh National Congre...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:32hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police beat up striking nurses
RIOT police on Wednesday reportedly stormed Bindura General Hospital and indiscriminately beat up nurses for joining a nationwide strike by health workers protesting over salaries and poor working con...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on the brink: Living in fragile peace
YESTERDAY, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) launched the 2021 State of Peace Report. It is an annual product of the ZimRights' Right to Peace Campaign which seeks to empower communiti...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:41hrs | 409 | by Dzikamai Bere
Zimbabweans safe in Turkey
Zimbabweans living in Turkey are very safe and living harmoniously with no official complains of abuse lodged with the embassy so far, contrary to false claims being peddled by some private media who ...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:31hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police advised businesses to tighten security
MIDLANDS police have advised businesses to tighten security at their premises following a surge in robberies.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday said daring robb...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Shots fired in Entumbane as guards foil robbery
WARNING-SHOTS were fired early Sunday morning in Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo when security guards reacted to an attempted robbery and arrested two suspects at Nhliziyo Shopping Centre.Bulaway...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma factory creates 400 jobs
WHILE several established Bulawayo companies struggle to keep afloat citing numerous challenges, a small-to-medium scale furniture enterprise in Mpopoma is basking in solid growth and is now focused o...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF is Zimbabwe's greatest curse!
As I stand outside my home, with the darkness of a winter evening steadily engulfing our small town of Redcliff, and the stars now gradually appearing - as if in a synchronized fashion ordered by a Di...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 20:58hrs | 789 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biti survives stone attack
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy president Tendai Biti escaped death after he was attacked by suspected Zanu-PF activists in Mashonaland Central on Friday as political temperature...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:10hrs | 2520 | by Staff reporter
'Ageing infrastructure to blame Gweru water challenges'
GWERU town clerk Vakai Chikwekwe says the city's ageing reticulation infrastructure is to blame for the intermittent water shortages facing residents.Chikwekwe said council had bought new wate...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Low to middle-income housing project takes off from Bulawayo
BULAWAYO yesterday witnessed the official launch of a US$11 million housing project that will result in the construction of thousands of low-cost housing units in selected parts of the country with th...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:26hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa reneges on inaugural pledges'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of fondly embracing rights abusers, contrary to pledges made when it assumed power via a coup in 2017....Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Matobo chair dies in accident
Zanu-PF party Matobo district chairman Obert Moyo died on Saturday evening after his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision along the Matobo-Bulawayo road.Moyo was coming back from a cere...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
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