OPINION

When firing backfires

As tempting as it is to engage in a full-on legal analysis of the government's decision to fire striking nurses, I will keep this piece as general as possible because the legality of the actions can b...

By Paul Kaseke | Published: 25 April 2018

POLITICS

'Chamisa taking rural folk for a ride'

MDC-T leader Mr Nelson Chamisa continues to sell hot air to his supporters, this time promising to install WIFI at each rural homestead if he is elected in the forthcoming elections. He made the remar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Germans warm up to Zimbabwe investments

GERMAN exhibitors at the ongoing 57th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) have said they are impressed with the ongoing economic reforms in Zimbabwe and believe the overwhelming pa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

Middle class economy possible, says CZI

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's drive towards a middle-class economy by the year 2030 is possible if Zimbabweans work together to increase productivi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

Chivayo fails to complete pre-commencement works

INTRATREK Zimbabwe has completed clearing 75 hectares of the 200 hectares as part of the pre-commencement works for the Gwanda solar project, an official has said.Apart from completing pre-commencemen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF purges 3 Bulawayo MPs

THREE sitting Members of Parliament from Bulawayo have been disqualified from contesting in the Zanu-PF primary elections which will be held on Sunday.Pumula representative in the National Assembly Go...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Econet rewards brand ambassadors in Mat'land

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has taken its channel engagement drive to the country's southern region where it hosted an event to reward its top-performing brand ambassadors in Matabeleland provinces.Yeste...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt to urgently resolve nurses' grievances

GOVERNMENT has said it is urgently addressing concerns raised by nurses and it was regrettably that some of them had decided to engage in an unlawful strike.The nearly 6 000 nurses who were fired have...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe seeks place in global village

ZIMBABWE'S foreign policy is geared towards getting the best advantage so that it can be positioned as a key player on the global scene, working and cooperating with others for mutual benefit, Foreign...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Chart path towards Zimdollar return'

GOVERNMENT should start developing a clear monetary plan for the introduction of local currency at the appropriate time when necessary measures have been put in place, an official said yesterday.The c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

POLITICS

Police undergo customer relations training

A total of 480 police officers drawn from Harare suburban district stations are undergoing customer service training to improve relations between police and communities. The programme is being facilit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZITF exhibitors up 40%

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) says it has registered a 40 percent increase in exhibitor numbers on the back of growing investor confidence driven by the new dispensation's pro-business ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa acquires $6,5m transformers

ZESA Holdings has acquired transformers worth $6,5 million in a development that will ensure reliable supplies of electricity in the Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces. The transformers, to be instal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Top lawyer faces deregistration

Top Harare lawyer Aston Musunga is in trouble after one of his clients reported him to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegedly causing him to buy a property in which another party has claim. T...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Private firms import electricity meters

The first of prepaid electricity meters imported by private firms that were recently licensed to sell the gadgets to consumers has arrived in the country, a senior government official has said. This w...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

POLITICS

Kazembe Kazembe grabs school farm

Youths, Sports, Arts and Recreation minister Kazembe Kazembe has taken control of a 1 350-hectare farm belonging to Blackforsly College of Agriculture, situated approximately 60 kilometres north west ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt to decide on reporting reforms

Government is assessing proposals by industry on a new financial reporting framework. This will take into consideration the implications of bond notes and multiple currencies on financial statements. ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZITF 2018: More exhibitors want in

THE 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) started on a lively note on Tuesday with a majority of exhibitors now at their stands.This year's event comes against the backdrop of h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe plans to issue sovereign bonds

Zimbabwe is considering issuing between $2.5 and $3.5 billion in sovereign bonds after elections set for July and will use some of the money to clear arrears to foreign lenders, Deputy Finance Ministe...

By Reuters | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

Sibusiso Moyo backtracks on allowing diaspora vote

Zimbabwe doesn't have enough time before this year's general elections to make the constitutional changes necessary to allow people living outside the country to vote, Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo s...

By Bloomberg | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

Undenge trial fails to kick off

The trial of ex-minister Dr Samuel Undenge failed to kick off at the Harare magistrates court today with the State applying for a postponement because its key witness Mr Noah Gwariro is reportedly sic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

MDC Alliance outlines sweeping economic reforms

The MDC Alliance has kickstarted its bid to reshape the Zimbabwean economy for a post-Zanu-PF government, anchored on Transformation, Opportunities and Prosperity (TOP).Former Finance minister Tendai ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

Khupe lash out at cowards

MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe has lashed out at her political male rivals saying their criticism of the elected leaders of her new formation border on cowardice.Khupe, the newly-elected leader of th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's nephew barred from Zanu-PF primaries

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephew, Tongai yesterday staged a demonstration in Harare South after he failed to make it onto the list of candidates selected to contest primary election...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe to appear in court

FORMER President Robert Mugabe is tomorrow expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates' Court to personally testify against a senior army officer accused of stealing his computers at Zimbabwe House.P...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

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