POLITICS

Mnangagwa named in Zesa scam

A STATE witness yesterday dropped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's name in former Energy minister Samuel Undenge's criminal abuse of office trial, claiming that his office had allegedly given a directiv...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

April inflation up by 0.03%

The inflation rate increased slightly by 0,03 percentage points to 2,71% in April, the Zimbabwe National Statistic Agency (Zimstat) has said, although sceptics think inflation could be higher, as the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

OPINION

Chamisa can end military rule in Zimbabwe

I AM back from the United Kingdom, having accompanied MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti.In the course of four days, we met the British Foreign secretary Boris Johnson...

By David Coltart | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe's ex-health minister sued over rent arrears

FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti has been taken to court by his former landlady, Joyce Mako-Mushaninga, over rental arrears amounting to more than $13 600 and failing to properly look after ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Unbridled spending could spell economic disaster'

A WIDENING budget deficit, unbridled spending and uncertainties because of this year's elections have economic analysts worried that the economy could hit further turbulence.A date for elections is ye...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

'MDC-T members fill up Zanu PF cell registers'

ZANU PF has alleged that most of its cell registers during the recent primary elections in Marondera were filled with known MDC-T members' names, who deprived true party cadres the chance to cast thei...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

War vets children de-campaign Mnangagwa

CHILDREN of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (COZWA) has revealed plans to de-campaign Zanu PF and its presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of this year's general elect...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Mash East chiefs bay for minister's head

MASHONALAND East Provincial Affairs minister David Musabayana is in trouble with traditional leaders who have demanded that he be recalled as Zanu PF's candidate for Hwedza North constituency in the f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo to host annual pharmaceutical congress

BULAWAYO will next week host the joint annual congress for Primary Health Care Physicians of Zimbabwe and Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe, which is expected to draw foreign delegates.A member of th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T to announce primaries constituencies

MDC-T is today expected to announce constituencies where it will hold primary elections before Saturday following its aspiring candidates' failure to reach consensus in the constituencies.The party re...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

US happy with Zimbabwe reforms

The United States of America is happy with the progress made with the new administration in electoral law reforms and is looking forward to cementing its bilateral relationship with Zimbabwe, USA char...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa's 'electoral promises' vindicate Khupe?

MDC Alliance presidential candidate Advocate Nelson Chamisa's "frivolous electoral promises that are hazardous to the public" have vindicated MDC-T breakaway president Dr Thokozani Khupe on her calls ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses get $5 000 windfall

NURSES on Monday received lump sum payments of up to $5 000 from Government as payment of outstanding allowances.In a survey conducted by The Chronicle yesterday, nurses said they were shocked to get ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to kick-start campaign in Manicaland

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to visit Manicaland on Saturday where he will kick-start his campaign to drum up support for the ruling party ahead of harmonised elections. He will first tour a hydro-...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Interest rates drop to maximum 12%'

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it continues to engage banks over the cost of borrowing, as directed by Government, but contends that at current prevailing range of 6 and 12 percent; lending r...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Welshman shuts out Misihairabwi-Mushonga

THE MDC has excluded legislator Ms Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga from its list of party candidates to contest in the forthcoming harmonised elections in what insiders say is a culmination of her fal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

OPINION

'We cannot operate in silos'

We publish here the full text of the Address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces E. D. Mnangagwa at the Southern Africa Confederation of...

By Emmerson Mnangagwa | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF rerun results expected today

ZANU-PF primary election reruns continued yesterday and voting went smoothly in some constituencies while chaos characterised areas like Harare South. In Harare South, voting ended on Monday evening, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

OPINION

At long last we will use our methane

Zimbabwe is sitting on reasonable reserves of coal bed methane gas in Matabeleland North, a resource it has known about for decades, but has never exploited for reasons which are hard to find. Now, as...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Majome speaks out

MDC-T Harare West legislator Ms Jessie Majome yesterday opened up on the abuse she has suffered in the opposition party, saying some party officials were saying she was old and must go herd donkeys in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

POLITICS

Envoys upbeat on free, fair elections

THE United States of America is happy with progress made by the new administration in electoral law reforms and is looking forward to cementing its relations with Zimbabwe, USA charge d' affairs to Zi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

OPINION

8 things you should know before you go to Zim

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know there have been political changes afoot in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe is out and there's a new president - Emmerson Mnangagwa - which has brought a more...

By Lynn Houghton | Published: 15 May 2018

POLITICS

EU donors waiting for Chamisa victory

EUROPEAN donors are ready to inject funding into Zimbabwe once the MDC Alliance is elected into government, former finance minister Tendai Biti has said.According to NewZimbabwe.com, the People's Demo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2018

POLITICS

Chihuri's woes mount

Two police officers facing theft charges have sensationally claimed in court papers that former commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri looted substantial amounts of money of while still serving as the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2018

POLITICS

Sikhala blasts Chiwenga

Aspiring MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala has described Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as being part of the ruling Zanu-PF elite which has been taking Zimbabweans for a ride ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2018

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