POLITICS

ZEC faces funding deficit

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) needs 60 million to prepare for and hold the 2018 harmonised elections due in a few months time.The commission is looking through the voters roll to ensure ther...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Mutasa, Gumbo withdraw Mujuru defamation claim

Former Zanu-PF stalwarts Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo have withdrawn a $5 million defamation suit against their former boss and ally Joice Mujuru, who is now leading the National People's Party (NP...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa begs for sanctions removal

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appealed to countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe to remove them as his administration had opened a new page economically and politically. In a statement published by th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

'Chamisa endorsed by spirit mediums at Njelele shrine'

MDC president, Welshman Ncube, has bizarrely claimed that MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's appointment had been endorsed by spirit mediums at Njelele shrine as evidenced by the rai...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Musindo mocks Mugabe

DESTINY for Afrika Network founder, Obadiah Musindo has scoffed at former President Robert Mugabe's remarks that he was unconstitutionally removed from power, saying the veteran leader was the chief c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa to unveil 230,000 houses for civil servants

APEX Council, the umbrella body for civil servants' unions, has said government has come up with a new national command housing scheme to be launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa soon.This comes as...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zanu-PF 'looted' part of $2,7m missing at MMCZ

The ruling Zanu PF got part of $2.7 million from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) that was earmarked for the construction of laboratories and weighbridges, Parliament heard yester...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa to trash Mugabe's Look East policy

Zim to trash Mugabe's Look East policyZimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu PF, plans to improve its chances at the country's national elections later this year by disposing of former president Robert Mugabe'...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe told to emulate Zuma

Former President Mr Robert Mugabe should dump his politics of entitlement and egotism and emulate other former statesmen who believe in continuity, political analysts said yesterday.The analysts said ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

4 ex-ministers face probe over Chivayo deals

FOUR former Energy ministers, who served under ex-President Robert Mugabe between 2013 and 2017 are being investigated for allegedly turning the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) into their feeding trough,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim, Kenya operations boost Simbisa revenue

ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed quick-service operator, Simbisa Brands' revenue grew by 30 percent from $76.5 million to $99.3 million in the half year ended 31 December 2017.The group's financial resu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

MDC queries foreign envoys' rush to endorse Mnangagwa

THE MDC Alliance has questioned the rush by foreign envoys in endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration as legitimate, saying only a free, fair and credible election will deal with legit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Beitbridge now 'a haven of crime'

Beitbridge residents have called on the police to act decisively on reducing crime here.In separate interviews yesterday, the residents said the town was fast becoming a haven for criminals.According ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Ramagkapola assumes Beitbridge town clerk post

BEITBRIDGE'S long-serving town secretary, Loud Ramagkapola, has now been elevated to the post of town clerk, after the town was upgraded to municipality status last Friday.President Emmerson Mnangagwa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

OPINION

Mugabe's opulent lifestyle nauseating

IF recent State media reports suggesting that former President Robert Mugabe wants his pension lump sum of nearly half-a-million dollars and monthly pension payout of over $13 000 paid in cash are tru...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

$1m up for grabs in Magaya talent show

PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder, Walter Magaya and his company Planet Africa have put up $1 million for the top prize in a new talent search show.The auditions for the inaug...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

MMCZ 'donates' $2,9m to Zanu-PF

The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) donated $2,9 million to Zanu-PF, Parliament heard yesterday, showing the ruling party's appetite to seek assistance from State-owned entities.MMCZ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

BCC to unleash night municipal cops on vendors

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is contemplating unleashing municipal police on night patrol duties to flush out vendors, who avoid paying vending fees by selling their wares at undesignated sites after h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Bond notes have been successful, Mangudya

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says bond notes have been successful since they have helped companies to increase both production and exports.Dr Mangudya said this when he app...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa gets tough on defaulters

ZESA Holdings has given defaulting consumers up to the end of the month to make payment plans to clear their electricity bills within six months to avoid being switched off and litigation.The country'...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa escalates parastatals reform

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has set in motion a process to make sure State-owned enterprises are managed by people with the requisite skills and knowledge, it has emerged.Mnangagwa has, since taking ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to attend Africa CEOs forum

AT least 1,200 business leaders, international investors and policy makers will give an ear to President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he presents his ideas for revitalizing the distressed Zimbabwean economy ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim gives mines, farmers 6 months to clear Zesa bills

Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor has given businesses, including mines and large-scale farms, six months to clear their bills or risk being cut off and face litigation, the company said ...

By Reuters | Published: 12 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Solar project for Vic Falls airport

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is considering proposals from prospective investors who have expressed interest to establish a solar farm around the Victoria Falls International Airpor...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 March 2018

OPINION

New currency to support Zim's open for business mantra

A stable currency is needed to support the mantra to open Zimbabwe for business. A single local currency regime with no pricing distortions, like those under the current multiple currency system, woul...

By Persistence Gwanyanya | Published: 12 March 2018

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