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Male celebs join bleaching craze

SKIN bleaching with different descriptions such as skin-toning, brightening, lightening or whitening is a growing phenomenon that has not spared the local showbiz scene, if claims that some male artists […]
Heartbroken Manyuchi vows to bounce back

HIS chastening loss to Qudratillo Abduqaxorov of Uzbekistan to relinquish his World Boxing Council (WBC) silver welterweight belt remains fresh in the minds of many local boxing fans just over […]
Mnangagwa threatened to kill me, says Moyo

VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa allegedly told Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo during a heated Zanu PF politburo meeting that they used to kill trouble makers like him during the war, it […]
Mnangagwa in poisoning scare

Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday left the venue of President Robert Mugabe’s rally in Gwanda in an ambulance and was immediately airlifted to Gweru after he started vomiting amid fears he […]
Low supplies dim sparkle on Zim gems

Zimbabwe’s diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to make ends meet amid revelations that they are not getting adequate supplies of the mineral despite a standing provision entitling them […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is planning to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and avoid prosecution for the alleged assault […]

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Business

Zimra fiscal devices move lauded

Industry and business say government’s move to allow the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to sell fiscal devices will boost the fiscalisation programme as the authority charged much lower prices for […]

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Politics

Tsvangirai in fight for his life to save anti-Mugabe alliance

For prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a week in politics has proven to be too long.

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Sport

Is this the small boys’ year?

The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title race has gone past the halfway stage, and as things stand right now, the balance of football power appears to be shifting from […]

International

South Africa to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity: government source

Local

Chipanga: Bootlicking gone awry

The late Harare mayor Tony Gara who infamously once likened President Robert Mugabe to Jesus Christ, would have been proud of Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga if he was […]
Mnangagwa in poisoning scare

Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday left the venue of President Robert Mugabe’s rally in Gwanda in an ambulance and was immediately airlifted to Gweru after he started vomiting amid fears he […]
Energy Mutodi’s woes mount

Zanu PF activist and Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s strident supporter, Energy Mutodi will spend the long weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate yesterday ruled that he was not a […]
Chatunga Mugabe video causes stir

JOHANNESBURG — One of President Robert Mugabe’s sons Chatunga, has divided opinions after sharing a video of himself living a lavish lifestyle.
ZEC BVR tender raises stink

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)’s tender for biometric voter registration (BVR) kits is mired in fresh controversy after revelations that the Chinese company that was given the contract came second […]

Business

Customer experience and its challenges

Companies and individuals should appreciate the strategic importance of the customer experience in both their thinking and practice, which has grown to be the differentiator, an advantage that is very […]
Zimra fiscal devices move lauded

Industry and business say government’s move to allow the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to sell fiscal devices will boost the fiscalisation programme as the authority charged much lower prices for […]
Low supplies dim sparkle on Zim gems

Zimbabwe’s diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to make ends meet amid revelations that they are not getting adequate supplies of the mineral despite a standing provision entitling them […]

Cartoons

Standard Cartoon 23 – 07 – 2017

Standard Cartoon 23 – 07 – 2017
Standard Cartoon 21-05-2017

Standard Cartoon 21-05-2017
Pay school fees with goats: Lazarus Dokora

Pay school fees with goats: Lazarus Dokora
Standard Cartoon 16-04-2017

Standard Cartoon 16-04-2017

Editorial

Kenyan polls have lessons for Zim

Zimbabwe has a lot to learn from the just-ended Kenyan general elections as the country prepares for its own keenly-awaited polls next year.
Why Zanu PF cannot be trusted

Zanu PF last week demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that it cannot be trusted with unfettered control of the legislature when it railroaded the disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill (Number 1) through […]
Mugabe’s violence call despicable

President Robert Mugabe’s statements encouraging Zanu PF youths to take the law into their own hands in dealing with members of the ruling party that go around perpetrating violence in […]
Chombo has let the cat out of the bag

Evidence is mounting to back fears that Zimbabwe could be headed for another disputed election as the ruling party looks determined to win at all costs, including playing dirty.
Opposition intolerance worrying ahead of 2018

Former Trade and Industry minister Nkosana Moyo’s announcement a fortnight ago that he will be challenging President Robert Mugabe in next year’s elections brought some impetus into preparations for the […]

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