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WICKNELL CHIVAYO dropped out of school just before he turned 15. He went straight into employment as a wages clerk for a bus company, when, around 1997, he could barely read or write— let alone manage company records. That’s Wicknell Chivayo for you. Some years later, he emerged on Harare’s crazy streets as an illegal forex dealer, hanging around the then Union Avenue Flea Market (now Kwame Nkrumah) It’s not clear how he really did…

DISGRUNTLED Zimbabwe’s police stage uniform protest. JUNIOR police details are showing up at this year’s independence celebrations inspection parades wearing clothes that do not match in a planned protests to express their disgruntlement against the escalating shortage of uniforms within the force. It has since been established that police commanders in Harare were last week forced to abandon an inspection parade ahead of Thursday’s independence celebrations after it emerged that the details were improperly dressed,…

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia drops charges against women who booed her in Manicaland. First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has decided to withdraw charges against nine women from Manicaland who were accused of booing her after feeling sidelined during a donation event for foodstuffs and clothing. The women, identified as Nester Chatiwana (41), Panashe Machekanzondo (19), Winnet Sithole (19), Maria Choto (49), Esnath Choto (33), Ellen Rujuwa (28), Faith Chidhakwa (30), Patience Matasva (35), and Joyce Mashingaidze…

O.J. Simpson dies of cancer , aged 76, in hospice surrounded by family.

SOUTH AFRICA (African National Congress ANC is the cause of Zimbabwe troubles, claims Zimbabwe opposition politician Job Sikhala OPPOSITION politician, Job Sikhala, has said South Africa’s ruling party has undermined the democratic struggle against Zanu-PF by endorsing rigged elections in the country. Sikhala was speaking during an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation HardTalk host, Stephen Sucker, yesterday. “We have noticed and identified the role the ANC and consecutive ANC governments in South Africa have played…

SIKHALA says he is prepared to die freeing the people of Zimbabwe from the shackles of economic poverty.

Half ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold) and coins to start circulating on 30 April 2024 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in the 2024 Monetary Policy Statement introduced a new “structured currency” termed ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold) on April 5. A “structured currency” is a currency that is pegged to a specific exchange rate or currency basket and ZiG shall always be anchored and fully backed by a composite basket of foreign currency and precious metals (mainly gold)…

NURSE APPLICANTS must be aged 17-30 years and hold 5Olevels Ministry of health scraps O’ Level Maths as requirement for nurse training The ministry of health has quietly scrapped the requirement to have passed O’ Level Mathematics for one to qualify for nurse training. The requirements were tweaked more a decade ago, compelling Zimbabweans seeking to train as nurses and many other disciplines to have passed Maths, English and Science with at least grade C…

ZIMBABWE introduces new Zimbabwe Gold Currency (ZIG) Consumers were yesterday left stranded after businesses suspended trading using the Zimbabwe dollar following the introduction of a new currency on Friday. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu on Friday unveiled the new gold-backed currency known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). The ZiG replaced the local unit that was re-introduced in 2019 after a decade of dollarisation. The Zimbabwe dollar’s free-fall quickened in the past few…