POLITICS

Presidential powers challenge hearing today

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has now taken over litigation in which his predecessor, Robert Mugabe had been taken to court by activist, Mfundo Mlilo, who is challenging the gazetted Statutory Instrume...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

POLITICS

Mliswa threatens NSSA

NORTON MP Temba Mliswa has been implicated in an abuse of office storm, after he reportedly fumed and waded into internal employee disputes at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), where he i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Masuku accuses councillors of stifling investment

Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Angeline Masuku has accused city councillors of stifling investment through red tape.Masuku made the allegations, while officiating at a streetlights handover cere...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

$240m upgrade for Beitbridge Border Post

Cabinet has approved the upgrading of Beitbridge Border Post, with talks for a loan of $239 million already underway.Transport and Infrastructure Development minister, Jorum Gumbo confirmed that talks...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Quest Motors singing the blues

Quest Motors singing the bluesMUTARE-BASED motor vehicles assembler, Quest Motors is still in the woods despite the dawn of a new era in the southern African country.The Eastern News can report that t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim external debt soars

ZIMBABWE'S external debt increased three percent to $11,3 billion last year, nearly 80 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), as punitive interest on arrears exacerbated pressure, late...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe sovereign risk improves

International research firm, NKC Economics (NKC), a unit of leading global advisory firm Oxford Economics, has revised its outlook on Zimbabwe's sovereign risk rating from negative to stable, citing p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 March 2018

POLITICS

'MDC violence 'scaring away investors',' says Zanu-PF

Zanu-PF party has warned opposition political parties to desist from violent activities, saying that they should conduct themselves in a manner that is "acceptable to the citizens" ahead of the countr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Police in soup for impounding $1,5m maize

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has approached the High Court challenging an order to pay $90 300 in damages to a company that had 22 of its trucks containing maize worth $1,5 million from Zambia i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa's $3bn FDI yet to be earned

President Emmerson Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that Zimbabwe has earned foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments totalling $3 billion over the past 100 days, must be properly put into perspective, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Debt clearance key to IMF funding resumption'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to help the government with taxation reform policies under its technical assistance plan pending resolution of debt clearances owed by Zimbabwe to other mul...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa welcomes Wec initiative

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the mandate and strategy of faith community-led economic development movement, World Economic Congress (Wec), aimed at improving people’s lives was crucial for Zimb...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Jaguar E-Pace launching in Zimbabwe

Jaguar's new five-seat compact SUV will arrive in Zimbabwe in a few weeks’ time after the latest vehicle was launched in South Africa on Monday this week.The five-seat crossover, which is the third ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim adds 300MW to national grid

Kariba South Power Station Extension project is finally complete with government expecting an additional 300 Megawatts (MW) to go online this weekend, a government official said.Energy ministry perman...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

PSMAS turnaround on course

Zimbabwe's oldest healthcare funder, Premier Service Medical Aid Service (Psmas) says its turnaround strategy is now bearing fruit.The group’s managing director,  Tendai Kapunha said the health...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe political return muddies waters

Politics in this country is getting murkier, uglier, funnier and very interesting. There have never been such interesting times since the meteoric rise of a strong opposition at the turn of the new mi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa reshuffles more senior ZRP officers

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reshuffled more senior officers as the restructure within the force continues.A communication from Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) human resources department ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Mutinhiri feels indebted to Mugabe

Former president Mr Robert Mugabe and Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri (Retired) - understood to be his proxy in the former First Family's political project, New Patriotic Front (NPF) - are trying ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa free and fair polls pledge questioned

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge for free and fair elections this year has come under scrutiny, with the opposition and analysts describing the Zanu-PF leader as insincere after he recently claim...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Mudenda meddles into the Tsvangirai family affairs

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday blasted the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's family members over their ill-treatment of the former premier's widow, Elizabeth, following t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Miners, finance house enter loan deal

THE Zvishavane-Mberengwa Miners Association has entered into a partnership with Hammer and Tongues Micro-Finance house, which enables miners to access equipment on concessionary terms.Modelled along t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

BAZ to review radio licences

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has revealed plans to review coverage of local commercial radio stations from the current 40-kilometre radius in line with their commercial and viability aspects...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T youth ratchet Parly, council seats pressure

MDC-T youths are ratcheting up pressure to dominate parliamentary and local government seats ahead of this year's elections amid revelations that they are determined to fight under-representation and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

OPINION

Generating more degrees not best way to intelligent economy

The extent to which farming and non-farming activities in developing countries can create decent employment remains a fertile ground for serious research.While some African governments and churches ar...

By Charles Dhewa | Published: 07 March 2018

POLITICS

Police boss sweats over impounded trucks

POLICE Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, has approached the High Court seeking rescission of an order compelling the Zimbabwe Republic Police to pay $90 300 compensation to a haulage truck company...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 March 2018

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