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Bond Notes Value TumblesIntroduced in November last year as part of measures meant to address the liquidity crisis, bond notes have fallen sharply in their value, stirring a wave of massive price increases, especially of bas...DailyNewsServices5 September 2017
Manyenyeni vows to revive Harare's Sunshine City statusHARARE mayor Bernard Manyenyeni yesterday pledged to revive the capital’s Sunshine City status after the local authority took delivery of nine of the 30 refuse collection trucks recently acquired thro...NewsDayCulture & Society5 September 2017
ZimPraise Festival kicks offThe ZimPraise International Festival kicks off today with United States pastor, author and filmmaker Thomas Dexter affectionately known as T.D. Jakes, Sr. expected to arrive in Harare this Thursday ah...HeraldReligion5 September 2017
Jailbreak carjacker at largeA NOTORIOUS armed carjacker who with a colleague escaped from police custody in dramatic style on Monday last week, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Detectives have since launched a massive m...ChronicleCulture & Society5 September 2017
Women dominate leadership excellence awardsWOMEN dominated the Zimbabwe Institute of Management 2017 Leadership Excellence awards that were presented in Harare on Friday. The awards are given out annually as a way of recognising, developing an...ChronicleBusiness5 September 2017
Minister Sleeps on Grave 14 Nights in Spiritual Bid to Avoid Dismissal, Corruption ChargesMt Darwin – Zimbabwe’s Minister of Local Government, Saviour Kasukuwere allegedly spent 14 nights sleeping on his father’s grave in a bid to spiritually cleanse himself of ‘bad luck’ which would expos...OnlineHistory4 September 2017
Ritual at 'Killer's' Doorway - MaPecca's Family Seeks Alternative JusticeThe late Tawanda ‘MaPecca’ Moyo’s relatives yesterday morning took his body to the business premises of the man who shot him which are in the city centre saying it was part of “rituals” to ensure just...ChronicleHistory4 September 2017
'Zim heading towards de-dollarisation'THE central bank’s decision to more than double the size of its bond-note programme to $500 million confirms the country is headed towards de jure de-dollarisation, which threatens to accelerate infla...NewsDayCulture & Society4 September 2017
Kombi driver speeds off with cop hanging onto wipersA FEMALE police officer escaped death by a whisker when she clung precariously on the front of a kombi whose driver had tried to run over her at a roadblock in Gweru. The dreadlocked driver drove for....ChronicleCulture & Society4 September 2017
Zodwa Wabantu Saga Deepens: Labelled a 'Pawn in a Much Complex Game'Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has ordered the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) to “get out of the debate” about the government’s decision to ban South African socialite Zodwa (Wabantu) Libram from ta...TheStandardPolitics4 September 2017
Mnangagwa steals show at Midlands rallyZANU PF youth leader, Kudzanayi Chipanga was last Friday irked after a disc jockey played contemporary musician, Jah Prayzah’s Mdhara Vachauya song at an interface rally in Gweru, telling thousands of...NewsDayPolitics4 September 2017
Zambezi Cheetahs fall to ZambiaTHE Zambezi Cheetahs lost 12-14 to Zambia in the final of the Zambia International Sevens rugby tournament played at the Leopards Hill Polocrosse Club in Lusaka yesterday. A missed second half convers...ChronicleRugby4 September 2017
Byo snubs Babes WodumoBulawayo’s Large City Hall car park continues to cause headaches for show promoters in Bulawayo following another poorly attended show headlined by South Africa’s artiste, Babes Wodumo. To save face s...ChronicleEntertainment4 September 2017
Ntouba toast of Harare DerbyFOR a few months now, the Glamour Boys family have been celebrating the emergence of a superhero and in the game that probably matters the most to them, their Indomitable Lion roared loudest to destro...HeraldSoccer4 September 2017
Khupe boycotts Tsvangirai rallyMDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday called on his deputy Thokozani Khupe to set aside her “personal interests” and embrace the MDC Alliance. Tsvangirai said this during a poorly-attended rally to...TheStandardPolitics3 September 2017
ZSE Hits Record HighsThe Zimbabwe Stock Exchange industrial index advanced 15,64% in August to 235,03 points, the highest since dollarisation, driven by the gains in all heavyweights. The mining index was up 5,8% to close...TheStandardStocks3 September 2017
Zodwa Wabantu Craze Hits HarareForget the hullabaloo surrounding South African socialite and provocateur Zodwa Wabantu, real name Rebecca Zodwa Libram’s trip to Harare because the Zodwa Wabantu craze has swept away the capital. Zod...TheStandardEventing3 September 2017
SI 64 to be ReviewedThere is a need for Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 (SI 64) to be reviewed so that it includes more goods that were left out when it was introduced so that local industry enjoys protection while recap...OnlineServices3 September 2017
Zanu-PF Poised for Victory: Think-tankLocal think-tank Research and Advocacy Unit has predicted victory for President Mugabe and Zanu-PF in next year’s harmonised elections, ruling out any real challenge from the opposition. In its August...OnlinePolitics3 September 2017
Minister Zhuwao threatens Zodwa with arrestTHE Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Cde Patrick Zhuwao, has threatened South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu with arrest if she dances without panties during the Harare Int...ChronicleCulture & Society1 September 2017
Zodwa Wabantu will not perform: Censorship BoardSOUTH AFRICAN entertainer Zodwa Libram, popularly known as Zodwa Wabantu, will not perform at the Harare International Carnival next week as her appearance will be a travesty of the country’s culture....HeraldCulture & Society1 September 2017
Civil servants 2017 bonus dates outGovernment will pay civil servants their 2017 bonuses next year, with the first batch of workers set to be paid in February, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira reveale...HeraldCulture & Society1 September 2017
'First Lady has not invaded Manzou Farm' : GovernmentFirst Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has not invaded Manzou Farm in Upper Mazowe Valley as claimed by sections of the private media, and such insinuations reflect a sinister agenda to tarnish the name of the Fi...HeraldCulture & Society1 September 2017
ED dismisses Gushungo Dairy ice cream claimsVICE PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed reports that he ate ice cream from Gushungo Dairy shortly before his sudden illness during a zanu-pf Youth Interface rally in Gwanda early this month. T...HeraldCulture & Society1 September 2017