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Parly weighs in on currency crisis
Parliament says government must engage all stakeholders to come up with an appropriate currency regime as the current one is failing.
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Army offloads stake in $4bn project
Zimbabwe’s military has disposed of its stake in a $4 billion platinum joint venture with Russian investors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said.
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Knives out for Jah Prayzah
Zimbabwean women on Friday came out guns blazing following the release of Jah Prayzah’s track titled Fambai Nebhora, a dedication to the senior national soccer team, which they feel is […]
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Lunga basks in glory after Salah shift
THE Zimbabwe Warriors might have begun their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign with a defeat against tournaments hosts Egypt on Friday night, but it was a memorable night […]
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Bloodbath in Zanu PF over forex ‘cartels’
Factional wars dogging Zanu PF have escalated, with the youth league declaring a war against party bigwigs who are allegedly involved in the illegal foreign currency trade.
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Factbox: How will Britain’s Conservative Party choose May’s successor?
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party will decide the country’s next prime minister in late July – a contest that will bring in a new leader who could pursue a cleaner break […]
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Positive response to interbank forex market
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the interbank market has, as at June 13, handled about US$154,7 million, with voluntary sales contributing the largest amount.
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Mugabe to blame for crisis: Zanu PF
Zanu PF’s new commissar Victor Matemadanda has dismissed claims that his recent appointment was meant to address growing concerns about the re-emergence of factionalism in the party.
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Africa Cup of Nations: winners and runners-up since 1957
The 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is underway in Egypt as 24 teams compete in the ultimate continental football competition where only one country will be […]
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Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’
United States President Donald Trump has said he does not want war, but warned Iran it would face “obliteration” if conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC on Friday, he said […]
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Retirement benefit: Pensioner’s agony
Karemba Napi (91) is one of the senior inmates at Ida Wako Old People’s Home is Marondera, whose friendly smile charms all those who visit the institution.
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Masendeke detective wants top job
A former top police officer says he deserves to be appointed among the new commissioners for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) because he was behind the arrest of notorious criminals […]
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Obedingwa Mguni buried
MDC MPs yesterday outnumbered their Zanu PF colleagues at the burial of the ruling party’s deputy chief whip Obedingwa Mguni in Macingwa Village, Mangwe, in Bulilima District.
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Byo power station saga rages
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has insisted that it plans to go ahead with the demolition of two cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station in spite of strong […]
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World body condemns abuse of unionists
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has accused Zimbabwe of violating the rights of workers following a brutal army crackdown that followed the January protests against a steep increase in the […]
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Court rejects Vedanta bid
A Lusaka court on Thursday ruled Vedanta Resources could not be included in proceedings to wind up its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) business in Zambia.
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ZSE’s upward trend continues
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) continued trekking upwards during the week ended June 21 2019 spurred by the announcement that Zimbabwe’s year- on-year inflation rate for the month of May […]
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Red flag raised over tobacco industry
DEFORESTATION in the country’s tobacco-producing areas continues at alarming levels, with little being done at farmer level to address the problem, the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) has said.
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Can there be safe schools for children if teachers are not safe?
Zimbabwe has an enviable record in Africa for the quality of its educated population.
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Warriors: There is no smoke without fire
I would like to salute the Zimbabwe National team, also known as the Warriors.
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Media reform must fully democratise the information sector
As the media laws reform process gathers momentum, the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) reaffirms media stakeholders’ minimum demands on the necessary interventions that ought to be undertaken to fully […]
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Young sex workers get reprieve
At the age of 15, Tendai Dube* was heavily into drugs, dodging school and creating havoc among her peers along Ndema Road in Gweru’s Ascot suburb where she stayed with […]
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Joining MDC a smart move by Mahere
Former International Criminal Court lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has announced her move from being an independent to being a senior member of the MDC Alliance. Her move could have wide ripple […]
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SA’s waste pickers reclaim streets
In the shadows of the high-rise offices in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton district, Thembekile Mokoena concealed her recycling bag bulging with paper, plastic and tins under a tree.
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Plumtree poet’s lamentation
PLUMTREE poet Thabo Nkomo has lamented lack of appreciation of various art works on home soil while expressing gratitude to the South Africans for recognising his works.
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ZSE’s upward trend continues
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) continued trekking upwards during the week ended June 21 2019 spurred by the announcement that Zimbabwe’s year- on-year inflation rate for the month of May […]
