While it has widely been argued by various critics that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF Government has dismally failed to re-engage with the global community in the three years that the septuagenarian has been in office, authorities in Harare say the Zimbabwe leader’s re-engagement drive has been paying dividends. When …
Read More »Mutumwa Mawere’s Seized Company To Sell 43% Stake
FALLEN asbestos producing giant, Shabanie Mashava Mines Holdings (SMM Holdings) has entered into an agreement to shed off its 43.22 % stake in rubber and chemicals producer, General Beltings Holdings Limited (GB).SMM, formerly owned by South Africa based Zimbabwe businessman Mutumwa Mawere, has since reported plans to dispose of land …
Read More »COVID-19 Leaves Maternal Healthcare In A Coma
THE global COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the delivery of sexual reproductive health services and has rolled back several years of progress in improving maternal health. Zimbabwe is still among countries with high maternal mortality rate and research has proved that delays and even lack of access to …
Read More »Activists, parties blast ‘sell-out’ Mpofu over Gukurahundi remarks
MATABELELAND based pressure groups and political parties have angrily reacted to Zanu PF top politician, Obert Mpofu’s contemptuous dismissal of anti-Gukurahundi activists he claimed were least qualified to speak authoritatively about the government atrocities. The Zanu PF secretary for administration fired a salvo at anti-Gukurahundi campaigners, insisting they were less …
Read More »Produce Goods And Services : ED Challenges Universities
Zimbabwe’s universities must consolidate modernisation and industrialisation agendas in line with Vision 2030 and use their innovation hubs and industrial parks to produce goods and services that impact on all sectors of the national economy, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. Speaking after Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)’s 14th graduation ceremony held virtually …
Read More »Junta Here To Stay: Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday declared that Zimbabwe will, for a long time, remain under military rule because civilians had no capacity to enforce stability.Addressing government officials, among them Cabinet ministers, following a tour of infrastructure built under the Beitbridge Redevelopment Project, Mohadi said the “junta” would not be dislodged by …
Read More »Mthuli Ncube : Economic Boom Next Year
The modest reduction in Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product this year of minus 4,5 percent due to Covid-19, will be counterbalanced by growth of 7,5 percent next year as the Zimbabwean and global economies cope with the pandemic, the Treasury has predicted. “In 2021, the economy is predicted to recover from …
Read More »Militarisation Worse In Post-Mugabe Era: ZDI
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has used the military to infringe on the rights of Zimbabwean citizens and the media, far more than his late predecessor, Robert Mugabe, a fresh report by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has revealed. Mnangagwa, who rose to power after Mugabe was overthrown in a military coup …
Read More »Zimbabwe Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update – 16 October 2020
New cases: 24Locals: 24Returnees: 0Deaths: 0Recoveries: 4PCR Tests Done: 615National Recovery Rate: 95%Active Cases: 195Total Cumulative Cases: 8099Total Recoveries: 7673Total Deaths: 231Pindula Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) coronavirus situation report as of 16 October 2020:
Read More »Armed Robbery Cases On The Rise – ZRP
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released details that show armed robbery cases are on the rise in Zimbabwe. Using their official Twitter handle ZRP posted the following cases in which a gang of armed robbers managed to rob unsuspecting citizens of their hard-earned cash or property. In Chitungwiza, on 13/10/20, …
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