President Mugabe commissions $82 million mega cement plant
President Mugabe is briefed by PPC Zimbabwe managing director Kelibone Masiyane, while Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Mike Bimha (far right) and other dignitaries look on at the commissioning of the PPC Zimbabwe Plant in Harare yesterday The country’s economic blueprint Zim-Asset and the 10-Point Plan received fresh impetus yesterday after […]
How prison changed Zimbabwe’s Dudu Manhenga
After going through a thorny path in her life, she at one point thought she was as good as dead. It seemed the whole world had turned against her, except for her loving husband and children who always stood by her during the difficult times. For the first time in her life, she spent at least […]
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority to step up efforts in revenue collection
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it will aggressively seek out arrears from free riders following a 4% increase in gross revenue collections to $264,79 million in January. Speaking at the Zimra Media Workshop in Harare yesterday, Zimra acting commissioner general, Happias Kuzvinzwa said strategies in improving electronic services, electronic cargo tracking, and widening fiscalisation […]
Domestic Violence Cases Up 20% in Zimbabwe’s Capital Harare
Domestic violence cases increased by 20 percent last year in Harare as compared to 2015, as police officers have been urged to continue sharpening their crime prevention strategies in order to safeguard life and property and reduce fear of crime in the province. Last year, police also managed to reduce crimes of concern by 5,4 […]
I Will Never Forget What a White Man Told Me in Zimbabwe in 1980
Ian Smith the last white leader of Rhodesia I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. His name was Ronald Stanley Peters, Homicide Chief, Matabeleland, […]
Zimbabwe to print own version of US dollar
Zimbabwe is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage in the country. Central bank governor John Mangudya said the cash, known as bond notes, will be backed by $200m (£140m) support from the Africa Export-Import Bank. The specially-designed two, five, 10 and 20 dollar notes […]
People Denied Access To Water In Zimbabwe
Major cities in Zimbabwe, including the capital Harare and the second largest city, Bulawayo, are moving to install prepaid water meters despite resistance from residents associations and civil society organisations, which argue that prepaid meters deny poor people access to water a right, they say, that is enshrined in the constitution. Local authorities such as […]
US To Build $200 Million Embassy Compound In Zimbabwe
THE US government will this year begin the construction of a new Embassy compound in Harare valued at $199 million. This comes after the Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) awarded a tender to B.L. Harbert, International of Birmingham, Alabama for the construction work. The new Embassy will be located on a […]
Cyprus International University Offering 50% Scholarship On Spot In Zimbabwe
Cyprus international University will be touring Zimbabwe from the 3rd of August to the 15th. During their tour they will stop by in Bulawayo, Harare as well as Mutare where they will Offer 50% scholarship to Zimbabwean students interested in studying in their university. Cyprus International University is home to a lot of Zimbabwean Students […]
Zimbabwe refuse to take back its own stranded people from the UK
CLIVE has wanted to go home to Zimbabwe for more than four years now. It’s a cold morning in Glasgow and Harare seems a long way away as he tries to stay warm beneath a clattering fan heater in a night shelter kitchen. This is at Anderston Kelvingrove church, the only reliable place for destitute […]
