By Robert Tapfumaneyi FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has lashed out as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing his government’s renaming of many streets after the national leader as a desperate attempt to immortalise himself. Siphosami Malunga, son to late national hero, Sydney Malunga also said Mnangagwa did not deserve any honour in Bulawayo for visiting
By Leopold Munhende FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube Friday refused to disclose how much exactly Zimbabwe has received through bilateral support by the Chinese government after the Asian giant this week issued an embarrassing rebuttal of Ncube’s 2020 budget claims Zimbabwe benefited only US$3,6 million from China. China, often referred to by Zimbabwean authorities as the
BBC Police in Zimbabwe have used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse supporters of the main opposition party in the capital, Harare. They were due to hear a speech by Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The latest police action comes as the opposition accuses
The Associated Press More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe’s parks agency said on Tuesday, and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said at least 200 elephants have died in vast Hwange National Park alone since October
AFP Cash-strapped Zimbabweans began using new banknotes and coins Tuesday, as the nation’s central bank seeks to ease chronic shortages. The Zimbabwean dollar is being gradually reintroduced, after being rendered worthless by decades of economic mismanagement under former president Robert Mugabe. That forced the country to rely on US dollars for a decade. New two-
Reuters Heralded by Zimbabwe’s central bank and its President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the answer to an acute cash shortage that has hamstrung the country’s economy, new low-denomination banknotes were due to enter circulation on Monday. But by noon (1000 GMT) they had seemingly failed to arrive. Banks visited by Reuters had yet to receive the
By Robert Tapfumaneyi FIRED Zimbabwean doctors have slammed government for apparent display of negative energy into processes leading to their dismissal while failing to redirect the same towards fixing the country’s ailing health system. A more than two-month long wage impasse between government and public service hospital doctors culminated in the unprecedented dismissal of 211
TimesLive More than 300 undocumented foreign nationals were discovered in a hijacked 21-storey building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on Friday morning, police said. The discovery was made during a crime prevention operation kicking off the safer festive season campaign in Gauteng. Conducted in the early hours of Friday, the operation was led by police minister Bheki
By Leopold Munhende PROMINENT pro-democracy campaigner Briggs Bomba has urged Zimbabweans to stop treating President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his MDC rival, Nelson Chamisa as demigods. Bomba, who is Citizens Manifesto convener, was speaking at the movement’s review of their National People’s Conference the group held last month. The civic leader said Zimbabweans were too preoccupied
BBC Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg is again considering entering the race for the US Democratic party’s presidential nomination. The ex-New York City mayor is concerned the current field of candidates is not good enough to beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election, an adviser says. The 77-year-old is expected to file paperwork on Friday for
AFP All 39 bodies found in a refrigerated truck outside London last month have now been identified as citizens of Vietnam, officials said on Thursday. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security said it was now working to repatriate the 31 men and eight women discovered dead in the back of the truck on October 23. The
By Staff Reporter FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been placed at the centre of a custody wrangle between South Africa based property tycoon Frank Buyanga and his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa. An audio exclusively leaked to newzimbabwe.com late on Wednesday claims the First Lady is angry with Buyanga and wants the businessman arrested on allegations of
Fin24 Zimbabwe is considering freezing incomes and prices as it battles to contain runaway inflation which has eroded household incomes and left many employees unable to afford transport costs to get to work. Zimbabwe’s month-on-month inflation stood at 17.7% in September 2019 while year-on-year inflation, which is no longer officially published, is estimated to have
By Idah Mhetu SADC has failed to deal with consistent Afro-phobia especially in South Africa and should not expect any positive return from the so-called anti-sanctions march undertaken last month, a Zimbabwean opposition leader has said. South Africa based Freezim Congress leader, Joseph Makamba Busha said the call by the regional leaders for the removal
By Leopold Munhende SOME war veterans aligned to Zanu PF have dumped the Christopher Mutsvangwa led Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) claiming the partisan welfare group was now firmly in the pocket of the ruling party to a point of failing to see the shortfalls of the country’s leaders. The former liberators announced their
By Nkosana Dlamini ACUTE foreign currency shortages in a country relying heavily on imports, coupled with a harsh economic and banking environment, have exacerbated the scourge of illicit financial flows (IFFs) by some Zimbabwean companies. IFFs involve illegal movements of money or capital from one country to another. An investigation by NewZimbabwe.com has established that the
By Staff Reporter THE United States government has added into its targeted sanctions list, Zimbabwe’s State Security Minister Owen Ncube, rubbing salt into the wounds of a Zanu PF led administration which staged mass demonstrations Friday calling for the unconditional scrapping of the Western embargo. The defiant US stance was revealed by United States of
Associated Press The massive march that Zimbabwe’s government tried to rouse for a new anti-sanctions public holiday appeared to fizzle on Friday, as just hundreds of people turned out in the capital, Harare, instead of the many thousands the ruling party had in mind. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is blaming years of U.S. sanctions for
By Nkosana Dlamini TOP anti-corruption watchdog, Information for Development Trust has dismissed as false and malicious, State claims that it was among prominent local groups on the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) payroll to pursue a regime change plot against the Zanu PF led government. A leaked document places IDT top of a list of
By Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE’S broke government is providing 265 buses to ferry – free of charge – thousands of locals wishing to attend this Friday’s anti-sanctions march in Harare. This is over and above two trains that have been availed to transport passengers from Bulawayo and Mutare starting this Thursday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has
