POLITICS

Khupe, Chamisa unite against Zec

Opposition political parties are teaming up against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ahead of next week's demonstration to demand reforms critical for a credible, free and fair vote on July 30....

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mphoko would not accept a hostile takeover bid

THE battle for the ownership and control of supermarket chain Choppies Zimbabwe - on paper owned 51% by Nanavac Investments run by former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko's family and 49% by Botswana...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Russians join Mnangagwa bomb probe

FOUR Russian specialists have jetted into the country to assist the multi-agency security team investigating the Bulawayo "bombing" incident which claimed the lives of two local security agents, in an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

'Boycotting elections not a viable option'

LEADERS of several political parties set to contest in the July 30 general elections have said they will not follow MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's threat to pull out of the race,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe X-factor haunts Chamisa

THE military is fretting over a potential electoral strategic alliance between former president Robert Mugabe and the adventurous opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, whom it has warned coul...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Current account deficit to reach 1.8% in 2019

A Fitch Research Company, BMI, sees Zimbabwe's current account deficit of 0,8% of GDP in 2018 rising to 1,8% in 2019 from 0,8% in 2017 amid the international re-engagement efforts of the new administr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

OPINION

Are Zim's political parties really different?

The forthcoming general elections scheduled for July 30 are literally four weeks away, but public discourse remains focussed on the referee, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the rules of the game...

By Tendai Murisa & Tendai Chikweche | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Govt committed to media reforms'

ACTING Information minister Simon Khaya Moyo yesterday said government was committed to implementing the long-awaited media reforms to guarantee freedom of expression for all citizens and enable journ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

'NewsDay pushing an MDC Alliance agenda'

GOVERNMENT has described as "regrettable" a decision by NewsDay to push an MDC Alliance agenda to attack the person of President Mnangagwa after the paper on Wednesday used a routine travel warning by...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Red tape closing Zimbabwe for business

Finance and Economic Development minister Patrick Chinamasa says bureaucracy in local authorities and State agencies was frustrating President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to attract foreign direct in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo residents threaten rates boycott

THE Bulawayo City Council has rapped Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga for urging residents to boycott paying rates at a time government departments and parastatals were owing a combined $7 million ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

OPINION

Zimbabwe is not for sale!

ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) board chairperson Willia Bonyongwe's admission that corruption within and outside the organisation is resembling an organised crime syndicate as it has now become ca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Electorate begs Nkosana Moyo for beer, T-shirts

ALLIANCE for the People's Agenda (APA) president Nkosana Moyo says he is inundated with requests for beer and T-shirts every time he meets the electorate on the campaign trail countrywide as they want...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

2008 election violence fears rekindled

THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has expressed concern over alleged continued harassment and intimidation of voters ahead of the July 30 elections, with suspected Zanu PF activists allegedly threateni...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Zimra's corruption organised crime'

ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) board chairperson Willia Bonyongwe has likened corruption in the authority to organised crime as the tax collector continues battling corrupt elements within its ran...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

PRC plots takeover of Bulawayo cit

People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) candidates have expressed confidence of turning Bulawayo into their stronghold, taking over from the MDC-T that has been in control of the city since 2000.Bulawayo has...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

'Election will not happen,' says Chamisa

MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday claimed that they he had met Sadc and the African Union (AU) officials to register his displeasure over poll irregularities, and assured th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Zimbabwe NGOs fret over withdrawn funding

THE three local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), whose foreign funding was last week unilaterally cut by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) on allegations of gross mi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Charamba scoffs at Chamisa's vitriol attacks on Zec

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba yesterday scoffed at Chamisa's vitriol attacks on Zec, saying they were (Zec) "both unlawful and absurd, to say the least"."In terms of the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T, ZCTU in joint demo

Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has roped in erstwhile allies, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, vendors and college students for a joint massive demonstration on Wednesday to demand transparency and le...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa chides Chamisa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has lashed out at MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, accusing him of raising "unsubstantiated" vote rigging claims just to soil the ruling Zanu PF party's image after rea...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

2 presidential candidates yet to sign peace pledge

THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has disclosed that 21 of the 23 presidential candidates in the June 30 elections have signed the peace pledge, which compels political parties t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

OPINION

Mnangagwa must answer to past 'transgressions' first

Oftentimes, age is said to be nothing but just a number. Ask anyone in a cross generational romantic relationship and most assuredly, they would parrot like answer that age is only but a number. At fa...

By Cyprian Ndawana | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa opens official WhatsApp platform

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has opened a WhatsApp chat platform to connect with the people of Zimbabwe and to promote dialogue.For one to join the WhatsApp chat group, he or she should send a message on Econe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

POLITICS

Minister Chitando sued over land invasion

A MATABELELAND South farmer has sued local quarry miner and Mines minister Winston Chitando for conducting illegal mining operations at his rented Wallingford A Farm in Insiza district.In an urgent ch...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

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