MUTARE – The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) operation to restore sanity in the mountainous city has been hailed by residents after the military drove away thugs, rank marshals and touts operating at bus and commuter omnibus termini across the city. It was double victory for the military as some of the thugs and touts who…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is battling to control a fresh outbreak of fall armyworm pests. Government has launched a new programme to combat the fall armyworm (FAW) in the country. The FAW is a trans-boundary pest that is difficult to manage and was first reported in southern Africa in late 2016. It continues to cause damage…
HARARE – Harare residents have been warned against drinking borehole water as it is heavily contaminated. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said tests done by the city in the high density suburbs of Glen Norah and Budiriro showed that boreholes in the area had water unfit for consumption. [GoogleAd] “We are urging these residents not to…
HARARE – After being snubbed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he appointed his Cabinet, opposition parties are now ganging up against the new Zanu PF leader who has indicated that the country would go for elections in seven months time. Amid indications that MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai turned down overtures to join Mnangagwa’s Cabinet, the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Diaspora Investment Group Limited (ZiDIG), a private equity investment consortium launched by Zimbabweans based in the UK, will lead an investment mission of Diaspora investors to Zimbabwe in January 2018. The Zimbabwe Diaspora Trade and Investment Mission, which will include at least 20 Zimbabwean professionals and entrepreneurs based in the UK,…
HARARE – President Emerson Mnangagwa must pursue a package of comprehensive reforms aimed at underpinning the sea political change won in the military-led intervention with economic gains, economic experts said yesterday ahead of the National Budget presentation today. Scrapping bond notes, attracting investment capital, widening the tax base and creating opportunities and jobs are a…
HARARE – The late health advisor to the President and Cabinet Timothy Stamps passed away on Sunday at the age of 81, but his months-long battle with a stroke and broken neck showed how tough the fight was — and how unusual it is for people to survive with these ailments for long. His son…
HARARE – Air Vice Marshal Shebba Shumbayaonda has replaced Perrance Shiri as Air Force boss on an acting basis, President Emerson Mnangagwa said at the unveiling of the name change of KG VI to Josiah Magama Tongogara barracks in Harare yesterday. Shiri is now Lands minister in President Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet sworn in on Monday….
HARARE – Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo’s bail hearing in the High Court was postponed again to today. His hearing is being heard together with that of ex-Zanu PF youth chairperson, Kudzanai Chipanga, who is being charged with publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the State. Allegations against Chipanga arose after he compiled a speech he read…
HARARE – Barely a fortnight after executing a smooth transfer of power in a soft, smart rebellion whose sophistication earned them global acclaim, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) embarrassingly unveiled a plaque with a misspelt name of the country etched onto expensive granite. Instead of the correct spelling, Zimbabwe, the plaque had the inscription Zimbawe,…
