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Gweru unveils $40m intercity transport hub plan

GWERU City Council has unveiled a plan to construct a modern intercity transport hub at an estimated cost of $40 million.The local authority would soon be calling for expressions of interests from pot...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

UK-Zimbabwe relations warming up

The United Kingdom's (UK) move to extend a $100m loan facility to Zimbabwe is a clear testimony that the former colonial master is warming up to the country and working on ending strained relations th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Mudzuri slams imposition of 'rich strangers' in MDC-T

MDC-T deputy president Engineer Elias Mudzuri yesterday confirmed the chaos rocking the party's process to select representatives ahead of national elections, alleging imposition of "rich strangers" a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Mutsvangwa calls for unity

ZANU-PF winning and losing candidates in Manicaland Province have been urged to work together to secure a resounding victory for the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised elections.They were also...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T in limbo over primaries

MDC-T in Manicaland has failed to reach a consensus on candidates to represent it in the forthcoming harmonised elections, a senior official has said.The opposition party is now waiting for its nation...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Zimbabwe police chief breathes fire

Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga on Wednesday said it was disturbing to note that officers deployed on patrols and traffic operations were not performing their duties to expectations.He said...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Chiwenga's mother in law takes Zanu-PF to court

Losing candidate in Zanu-PF primary elections for Seke Rural constituency Helga Mubaiwa has approached the High Court seeking to bar the elected candidate Munyaradzi Kashambe from campaigning pending ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

ZBC rapped for 'skewed coverage'

Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba has castigated the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) for failing to unify the country because of its apparent failur...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Zvorwadza slates 'selfish opposition'

The National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) yesterday savaged opposition political parties, branding them hypocrites of the highest order fighting Government for personal benefit.Navuz president Mr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZESA to cut off businesses

BUSINESSES, including miners and manufacturers, who owe money for electricity risk being cut off by Zimbabwe's power distributor after the lapse of a six months grace period to settle their bills.The ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt, SA firm seal $5,2bn fuels deal

GOVERNMENT yesterday signed $5,2 billion deal with a South African company - Nkosikhona Holdings - that will see the country produce over 8 million litres of liquid fuels per day from coal in Lisulu, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa has done a great job, says Mathema

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has within a few months of his inauguration turned around the economic fortunes of the country showing his commitment to transform the lives of Zimbabweans, Zanu-PF Politb...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

OPINION

Not the Econet way...

Econet is by far the leading mobile network provider in Zimbabwe and stand their ground even outside the borders. I hear they have over five million local subscribers in Zimbabwe.EcoCash is widely use...

By Nkululeko Nkala | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Harry Wilson pledges to form inclusive Zim govt

THE Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) has pledged to form an inclusive government comprising of all interested political parties and technocrats after winning this year's elections.DOP leader Harry Wi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Mohadi back from sick leave

Vice President Kembo Mohadi is back in office after spending nearly a month in South Africa, undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The 68-year-old missed Independence Day celebrations in Ha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Tycoon causes govt shutdown

The death of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's father dealt a major blow on government business this week as virtually all ministers abandoned their workstations to attend his burial - in a developmen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

British govt banking on Mnangagwa

EVIDENCE of Britain's meddlesome support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration and that he is their preferred choice to lead Zimbabwe after this year's general elections in July is mountin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa lures Dabengwa to Zanu-PF

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has renewed efforts to lure Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa into Zanu-PF structures and government, this time sending a top military commander to engage the ex-home affairs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

OPINION

Banning cryptos in the cash-starved economy

"The more government bans it, the more popular it gets," that is exactly what happens to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Every few months, we hear that bitcoin has been banned by some country or th...

By Tinashe Kaduwo | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa seeks to recover US$1bn

ZIMBABWE'S power utility, Zesa, is ratcheting up pressure on its defaulting consumers to cough up more than US$1 billion in unpaid bills by, among other measures, getting into stop order arrangements ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Obert Mpofu dragged to court by villagers

UMGUZA Community Share Ownership Trust has dragged Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu to court for allegedly grabbing borehole drilling equipment and accessories valued at US$600 000 from the trust.Mpo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

AfDB pledges US$50m loan for Zim companies

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is ready to extend up to US$50 million in loans this year to Zimbabwe's private sector amid ongoing negotiations with the government to settle its US$600 mi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

AirZim saga: Tale of half-truths, lies and deception

As someone -unknown - once said "if words don't add up, it's usually because the truth wasn't included in the equation".The same can be said of the story of Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), which involv...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

OPINION

Biti is offside on the British loan to Zim businesses

The opposition politicians must know what to oppose and what to support unless if they want to lose respect in the eyes of the citizens.The Tendai Biti attack on the $100M private sector loan to Zimba...

By Hopewell Chin'ono | Published: 18 May 2018

POLITICS

Chihuri must come back home and clear his name

Former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri has been sucked in a number of controversies ever since he was retired from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in December last year.Unlike his pre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2018

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