Zimbabwean Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa has predicted that the country's economy is headed into tough times, making it difficult to attain the 2016 National Budget targets.Addressing the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce congress in Victoria Falls yesterday, Mnangagwa said the El Nino-induced drought and the resultant costs of importing grain, as well as low commodity prices were taking a

Midlands State University (MSU) will open a satellite technical institute in Mangwe District, Plumtree in September, which will see students from the area enrolling in three technical courses.Mangwe Constituency National House of Assembly Member Obedingwa Mguni said lessons were going to be temporarily conducted at Bhulu High School in Mangwe District.He said the university had been allocated two

An armed robber reigned terror in Bulawayo striking three places in less than an hour. The robber is alleged to have struck at two places in Njube suburb before the shooting at a shopping centre in neighbouring Iminyela on Tuesday night.The robber left Charles Tshuma (44) sprawled in a blood spattered TeleCash kiosk after failing to grab cash at around 6PM.The bullet went through his shoulder and

Members of the Joice Mujuru led Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) party have been hospitalised after they were brutally attacked by peolple believed to be Zanu PF supporters, who were accusing them of attending Mujuru’s campaign rally in Harare last Saturday.Party spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire yesterday described the attacks as barbaric and meant to instil fear into opposition supporters.“We have

President Robert Mugabe has "overhauled" his negative policies on Western Aid amid revelations that Zimbabwe’s Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa will this week lead a delegation to Europe for meetings with global multi-lateral lending institutions.Chinamasa will engage the country’s creditors as Zimbabwe inches closer to a historic debt rescheduling, and will head to the United Kingdom in ea

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has filed a notice of intention to sue Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo over a traffic police officer, who impounded a vehicle and later got involved in an accident with the alleged offender’s car.It is alleged that Simba Chikaka, who was travelling along Rusape-Nyazura Road on November 1, 2015, was ordered to stop at a roadblock by Constable Titus Mata

FORMER Zanu PF activist Acie Lumumba Lumumba, who is on the verge of launching a political party this week called Viva Zimbabwe which is going to focus on youth upliftment, said First Lady Grace Mugabe was now effectively in charge of government with Cabinet ministers, including Vice-Presidents, now reporting to her.He said Zanu PF was so drenched in corruption to the extent that it had become a

HARARE - Activists with the slogan Tajamuka/Sesijikile protesting against Vice President (VP) Phelekezela Mphoko’s unwarranted stay at the Rainbow Towers hotel in Harare at the expense of the State have threatened to loot from Choppies shops owned by the VP if he does not vacate the hotel this Friday. The group of protesters with the slogan #Tajamuka/Sesijikile yesterday posted a message on So

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr John Mangudya says Zimbabwe will save more than $400 million annually if the governments cuts down the number of civil servants. This comes as the government has already started reducing the civil service wage bill by removing all ghost workers in its departments, with some working outside the country in Australia and South Africa still receiving money and

Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has levelled accusations against Zimbabwe People First leader Dr Joice Mujuru arguing that she has skeletons in her cupboard among them diamond smuggling and must not pretend to be clean.Kasukuwere warned Mujuru to stop boasting that she will not be arrested as she has cases of abuse of office and corruption allegations to answer for. He said that was

PATSON Dzamara and his fellow activists have taken the Zimbabwe Republic Police to the High Court seeking an order to stop them from interfering with their anti-Government protest at Africa Unity Square.Dzamara together with Linda Masarira, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Pride Mkono and Dirk Frey want the High Court to issue an order barring ZRP officers from interfering with their occupation of Africa Unit

FOUR Parents and members of the School Development Committee at Mlamuli Secondary School in Lupane have been arrested for protesting against the presence of a non-Ndebele headmaster at the school.Parents shut down the school demanding the removal of the headmistress identified only as Bonyongwe who was deployed to the institution at the beginning of the year.At a meeting last Thursday, the parents

Police in Bulawayo yesterday arrested 30 youths protesting against President Robert Mugabe's government, blaming it for their poverty and joblessness.The youths were arrested after they had gathered at Mhlahlandlela Government Complex, where they intended to deliver a petition to Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Eunice Sandi Moyo.They were taken to Drill Hall Police Station opposite Mhlahland

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), has urged youths to guard against being manipulated and used as cannon fodder by greedy politicians who then dump them soon after achieving their goals.In a statement yesterday, CiZC said: “Zimbabwean youth needs to put aside petty political differences and fight for the common good and this can only be done by resisting political manipulation and activities

THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has defended the employment of soldiers at the authority, stating that this was caused by staff shortages.In a statement, NPA spokesperson, Allen Chifokoyo yesterday dismissed reports that militarisation of the authority compromised the justice delivery system.“We would like to categorically state that these are nothing, but malicious misrepresentation of