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Striking Zimbabwe Doctors in Wrong Profession: Chiwenga. By Zimbo24news Team. Acting Zimbabwean president Retired General Constantino Chiwenga says he expert striking doctors suspended early this week return to work by the weekend, noting that those that won’t do so are in a wrong profession. Chiwenga, who toured NatPharm which imports an assortment of goods from various nations on behalf of the government to appraise himself about drug and equipment supplies for state hospitals, told reporters in Harare that striking doctors don’t care about patients. “We will not entertain wrong things. The law does not allow that … Those that have withdrawn their labour may be they chose a wrong profession … If they found that they were on the wrong side and did not follow the law and they were for the people and they want to be doctors and want to care for the people they could have seen that what they are doing is wrong. We have taken other measures to handle the situation at our hospitals...

As Delta struggles, Pepsi takes advantage By Zimbo24news Team. Pepsi Zimbabwe says that it has more than doubled production at its manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare. Pepsi Zimbabwe is the local unit of Varun Beverages which is the largest bottler of PepsiCo products — Pepsi, Mirinda, Mountain Dew and Seven-Up outside the United States. The local beverages and soft drink market are dominated by Delta Corporation. However, Delta recently announced that it had shut down some of its plants due to foreign currency shortages. Pepsi Zimbabwe corporate affairs general manager, Fungai Murahwa said We have recently invested an additional $20 million and increased production capacity by 150%. We are operating at full capacity, with three shifts daily. We have done so in order to meet with the growing demand and also to have a better product on the market. Varun Beverages has a very long-term vision in Zimbabwe, and we are not too much concerned about the profits at this sta...

Matiza in the Eye of a Storm TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza is entangled in a multi-million dollar Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) scandal after he reportedly authorised a €28 million (US$33,3 million) deal for Spanish company Indra Sistemas (Indra) without going to tender. The contract, which Matiza awarded to Indra in collusion with Caaz general manager David Chawota, is for the financing, supply and installation of an airspace management system to facilitate air traffic movements into and out of local airports. Zimbabwe is currently using an outmoded airspace management system, which exposes passengers to serious air traffic accidents. Official documents seen by the Zimbabwe Independent this week show that Chawota played a pivotal role in ensuring Indra was irregularly given the deal, while Caaz officials told the Independent that the minister authorised it after intense lobbying. A Caaz official who lobbied for the proj...

# August01 Report 18 December 2018 . I have not yet read the comprehensive report ( 1290 pages in total ),  but so far with the tidbits I got from the President's presentation I got the impression that this is a very balanced report. I must salute the President for being a man of his word.He stuck to the terms of reference of the Commission and its time frames. However I must salute him more for his bravery.This report incriminates the opposition first and foremost for planning,  instigating, abating, aiding and inciting the violent demonstrations on 01 August 2018. Some may say this was to be expected. But here is a catch.It incriminates his government too.Which leader would read out a report which incriminates the soldiers he commands ? It is notes in the report that the depoyment of the Army was justified and in accordance with the Constitution. Yet the soldiers are cited as having used excessive force against unarmed and fleeing civilians.This include use of b...

CRIME & COURTS JUST IN: Intratrek wins $25m ZPC contract lawsuit  13 DEC, 2018 - 16:12  1 COMMENT  1 IMAGES In this file picture, Mr Wicknell Chivhayo (left) and Intratek lawyer Mr Bruce Tokwe giving evidence to members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines and Energy. Picture by John Manzongo Business Reporter Intratrek Zimbabwe has won its lawsuit against the Zimbabwe Power Company for breach of contract, with the High Court declaring a multi-million dollar contract signed between the parties for the Gwanda solar project valid or alternatively payment of $25 million damages for the breach. High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi absolved Intratrek of any wrong doing or causing delays in the implementation of the project, declaring the contract to be still valid and binding. Further more, the High Court judge ordered ZPC to engage Intratrek and discuss progress on the 100 megawatts Gwanda solar project in the next 60 days or alternatively pay ...

BIG STORY : Professor Arthur Mutambara disowns Herald Story. Editorial 11 December 2018  09:45 By Zimbo24news In a new turn of events Professor Arthur Mutambabra has refuted a story that appeared on the top page of today's Herald Newspaper which alleges that Professor Arthur Mutambara had endorsed the Legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The Herald publication had alleged that Arthur Mutambara , during an interview with the SABC television had conceded that indeed President Mnangagwa won the July 30 elections. The leading headline in the State publication screamed ' Ex-DPM Mutambabra trashes GNU talk . It quotes Mutambabra as having intimated in his televised interview that President Mnangagwa enjoyed the endorsement and support of SADC and the African Union thereby leaving the MDC Alliance 'marooned in its quest to negotiate power after losing elections in which the ruling party got more than two-thirds majority of parliamentary representation'....

OPINION/FRANCE Why are the 'yellow vests' protesting in France? The wave of protests sweeping through France is not a rejection of green policies. It's a revolt against the 1 percent.  by Rokhaya Diallo Zimbo24news For the past three weeks, France has been experiencing one of the most significant social mobilisations in its recent history, which laid bare the country's social ills, anti-elite sentiment, growing inequalities and thirst for social justice. It all started on November 17 when tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the country to protest against rising fuel prices. The protesters, dubbed "Les gilets jaunes" (the yellow vests) after the high-visibility jackets they adopted as a symbol of their complaint, blocked roundabouts, burned effigies and clashed with the police. They were angry about the almost 20 percent increase in the price of diesel since the start of the year, as well as the planned fuel tax hike President ...

China blasts Zim 'special economic zones': No roads, water and you call that special economic zones. By Muza Mpofu   10 December 2018 By Zimbo24news Team The China-Zimbabwe relationship is viewed by many as bad because China is said to be enjoying unfair advantages but the giant Asian state has business ethics, acting ambassador Zhao Baogang has said. He said this during a recent Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) and University of Zimbabwe (UZ)’s Faculty of Industry and Commerce business symposium in the capital. Ambassador Zhao Baogang said Zimbabwe had faced many challenges for a long time, adding that he hoped the new government will turn things around. “China saw an opportunity in Zimbabwe and we appreciate our working ethics. We don’t support corruption and we don’t implement policies in the same manner that Zimbabwe does. In China, we first put them (policies) on trial and implement only if they are acceptable,” said Baogang. He criticised the cou...

Rhodes and the Church: Two sides of colonialism By Dr Vimbai Gukwe Chivaura May 29, 2014   Zimbo24news Team THE Church did not come to liberate us or take us to Heaven. It came as a coloniser to take our land and heritage from us, just like Rhodes. It worked together with Rhodes and got generous grants of money and wealth from our land to build churches and do their colonial work. A History of Christian Missions in Zimbabwe by CJM Zvobgo tells us that the London Missionary Society (LMS) started their first mission station at Inyati in 1859. The second was at Hope Fountain in 1870. Inyati farm was 8 000 acres. Hope Fountain was 6 000 acres. They did not have a single convert from 1859 to 1880. Between 1881 and 1883, they got 12 converts. When they realised that they could not make converts under Lobengula’s regime, they invited Rhodes to overthrow him to pave the way for Christianity. “Until the Matabele are put down by brute force, there will never be any pro...

US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Lessons for Zimbabwe. Opinion . 08 December 2018 By Zimbo24news Team On the eve of another year we get yet another rude awakening from the US government when everybody was filled with optimism that indeed Zimbabwe could be headed for a new beggining as re-engagement effort begin to bear fruits. Its in no doubt that the Americans are masters of deception.They promise you one thing and they deliver the other.They preach one gospel in daytime and at night time practice a different one. They have proved beyond reasonable doubt that they are an insincere partner and that infact believing anything they say is like betting for a pregnant horse. The American Senators once again had an opportunity to recite yet another well choreographed presentation before the Senate which clearly was a gimmick to pretend to be democratic by inviting presenters from this side as ably represented by one business man Mr Joe Mutizwa who did well presenting a...

As Economy tightens … Zims flood SA for health care as Pretoria expresses dismay By Zimbo24news Team December 04 2018 . MANY patients in Zimbabwe facing medicine shortages and exorbitant prices are now buying supplies in neighboring SA as well as getting healthcare, much to Pretoria’s chagrin, which says foreigners are burdening its healthcare system. A snap survey at pharmacies Harare and patients showed that hypertension patients are at more risk as the prices of their medicines have become expensive and are vanishing from the shelves quickly. Making the situation worse are pharmacies now demanding payment in foreign currency. Some of the types of medicines that are fast disappearing are High Blood Pressure tablets such as Nifedipine, Atenolol and Hydrochlorothiazide. Amid the healthcare crisis next door SA has complained that foreigners are burdening its healthcare systems. Recently SA Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi caused an uproar when he said foreigners were bur...

War Vets dig in as… Linda Masarira fumes 06 December 2018 By Zimbo24news Team MDC-T spokesperson Linda Masarira is up in arms about the decision taken by War veterans to call for the revision of the minimum presidential age limit from 40 to 52 years. “In that case they can as well just raise the voter age to 52 vovhoterana ikoko (then they elect each other there).” Linda continued , “We will not allow such discrimination which is a gross violation of section 56 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.It is time to activate our petition on discrimination against age which is a violation of section 56 of the constitution of Zimbabwe. We can’t allow more than 64% of our population which is below 36 to be discriminated against when it comes to governance issues Arise Zimbabwean youths. “If ever there has been a time for Zimbabwean youths to come together and defend their future it is now. We have fought so hard against exclusion of youths and this move is totally unacceptable a...