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'Women's Bank opening long overdue'

THE opening of the Women's Bank is long overdue, Women Affairs Minister, Sithembiso Nyoni, has said.In an interview the minister said she hoped the processes towards opening the new bank, which is aim...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Fear drives Welshman Ncube rigging claims

THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC is already running scared ahead of the country's harmonised elections claiming that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) decision not to go public about procuri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

High Court slashes water tariffs

THE High Court has quashed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Raw Water Tariffs) Statutory Instrument 48 of 2016, which hiked raw water charges for commercial agriculture from $9,45 to $12 per meg...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF primaries reruns on today

All is set for Zanu-PF primary election reruns in 15 constituencies where initial results were contested, as the revolutionary party has corrected its mistakes, national commissar Lieutenant-General E...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Welshman Ncube running scared?

THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC is already running scared ahead of the country's harmonised elections claiming that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's decision not go public about procuring ball...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Chaos rocks MDC-T candidates selection

CHAOS and violence rocked the opposition MDC-T's consensus-building meetings to select candidates for various constituencies yesterday, as top party officials reportedly attempted to impose their pref...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa push gathers steam

New MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa - who had his work cut out when he succeeded the late popular opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai earlier this year - is confounding his critics, holding his own where m...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Majome's withdrawal sparks anger

The shock withdrawal by Jessie Majome from the MDC primary elections has triggered an outpouring of sympathy and anger from the residents of Harare West constituency who have vowed to derail the oppos...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Welshman Ncube unveils Parly candidates - full list

THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC has named its 31 parliamentary candidates for the seats it was allocated by the MDC Alliance.Party spokesperson Kurauone Chihwayi yesterday said the candidates' final list w...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's deadliest highway

At least 44% of road fatalities in the country occur along the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Mutare highway which was resurfaced a few years ago at a cost of over $200 million, Transport minister Joram Gumbo has ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Chipanga sued over $62,000 debt

Former Zanu-PF youth secretary Kudzanai Chipanga has been taken to the High Court by CBZ bank, which is seeking to recover over $62 000 he obtained from the financial institution through an overdraft ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Roy Bennet pilot had substance in blood

A helicopter pilot had a low concentration of fentanyl in his blood during a crash in New Mexico that killed him and four other people including Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett, according to ...

By AP | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Reprieve for pensioners

Many Zimbabwean who were offered $5 for their life savings and pensions by the country's bankrupt government in 2015 could get more money if latest finding are anything to go by. Three years ago, the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Middle income by 2030 achievable

Former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says that growth of 6% per annum is needed to attain middle income status by 2030. Using the mathematics rule of 70, Mutambara says for Zimbabwe to double...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim braces for price increases, shortages

As the country hurtles towards the watershed national elections, struggling companies are warning of steep price increases and debilitating shortages of basic goods due to Zimbabwe's worsening foreign...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Scramble for Zamco-rescued firms

There is a flurry of investors angling for shareholding in companies whose debts were taken over by the Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco), a special purpose vehicle created by the Reserve Bank...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

POLITICS

Malaysia inspires possible Mugabe comeback

The return to the throne of 93-year-old former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appears to have stirred some cemented belief in winning the forthcoming poll by newly-formed opposition party, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

Mujuru vows to destroy Zanu-PF’s stronghold

ZANU-PF is used to intimidating rural voters and this year’s election is only won when the perception that rural areas are the ruling party’s stronghold has been dismantled, the National People’...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

War vets demand exemption from parking fees

MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) said the government must allow them to import their personal vehicles duty free as part of a thank you for the time they s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa push gathers steam

New MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who had his work cut out when he succeeded the late Morgan Tsvangirai earlier this year, is confounding his critics, holding his own where many expected him to be a dism...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

Khupe launches 'BEST' poll manifesto

THE breakaway MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe yesterday launched its election manifesto with devolution of power and a pledge to fight corruption topping the list of priorities, once elected into governm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

OPINION

Mnangagwa's power retention scheme ruinous

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge that the government will increase the allowances for war veterans and review their benefits is yet another illustration that, just like his predecessor Robert Mug...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Fuel prices skyrocket

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has blamed skyrocketing fuel prices on the surge in crude oil prices in recent weeks.Petrol prices have gone up from $1,33 to between $1,39 and $1,40 a ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

ZEC put on the spot over soldiers

A lobby group advocating for free and fair elections has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to disclose the names of officials who were recrui...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

POLITICS

Makamba Busha hits campaign trail

South African-based businessman Joseph Makamba Busha has hit the campaign trail, expressing confidence that his FreeZim Congress will give mainstream parties a good run for their money in the forthcom...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

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