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Mnangagwa skips Davos, returns to get Zimbabwe calm, stable and working again
Zimbabwe's president he will return home and skip the World Economic Forum after a week of turmoil in which activists have said at least a dozen people have been killed in a government crackdown....Published: 4 hrs ago | 1011 | by AFP
Zanu PF goes mad – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad', goes the old adage. It seems to be coming true in our new 'reformed' Zimbabwe so warmly welcomed last year by the UK government. The UK is not smilin...Published: 16 hrs ago | 439 | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa sued over Internet blackout
Two civic society organisations have dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court following a government decision to completely shut down the Internet twice in a week, following a three-day ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 6988 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 97 | by Brian Kagoro
Rights lawyers challenge Zimbabwe internet shutdown
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), in conjunction with the Media Institute of Southern Africa-Zimbabwe chapter (Misa-Zimbabwe), has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel all the ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 08:46hrs | 3108 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's Monetary Death Spiral
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's pledge that Zimbabwe is "open for business" rings hollow. Indeed, many businesses in Zimbabwe are shuttered. An increase in government controlled fuel prices over the weekend has...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:59hrs | 2279 | by Prof Steve H. Hanke
How Facebook and Whatsapp fuelled chaos and confusion in Zimbabwe
The riots wouldn't have happened without Facebook and Whatsapp. On the morning of January 14th 2019 a swelling mob of hundreds of angry residents flocked the towns filling the streets in the commercia...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 15:59hrs | 3363 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bond notes and their possible long-term legacy
Zimbabwe's export incentive scheme, bond notes, were introduced to encourage exports and address the liquidity crunch in the country. If, for example, tobacco exporters accept bond notes, they receive...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:23hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
'Fire Mangudya and come home now' Lumumba tells Mnangagwa
In a scathing letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, self-styled communications strategist William Mutumanje has warned that protestors are targeting Mnangagwa’s houses and are soon going to burn i...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 08:54hrs | 3654 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Magistrate court accounts clerks stay away
SEVERAL suspects who were granted bail at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday were left stranded after failing to post bail as accounts clerks failed to report for work following a national stayaw...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
The Destructiveness of Lawlessness - Mthwakazi Forum
The events of the 14th of January 2019, where Zimbabwe saw uncoordinated protests across the country with rampant destruction to property, were quite disturbing to say the least. There is evidence tha...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:29hrs | 736 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Mnangagwa arrives in Russia
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is on a mission to deepen bilateral and economic cooperation with Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, has arrived in Moscow for the first leg of the Eastern E...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:34hrs | 2498 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flees to Russia?
President Mnangagwa early this morning left for Russia on the first leg of a whirlwind five-country tour that will take him across Eurasia and then to Switzerland, as part of his international engagem...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:08hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Use dollarised taxes to pay civil servants
Government must stop using foreign currency (forex) to finance lifestyles for elites and instead use dollarised taxes to pay civil servants in United States dollars, an official from Zimbabwe's larges...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:26hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Government targets reduction of tax burden by 2021
Government says Zimbabweans should expect reduction of the tax burden by 2021 as Treasury seeks to address challenges that led to the country experiencing fiscal imbalances.The reduction in go...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 18:34hrs | 1004 | by Staff Reporter
Enough Is Enough my fellow comrades
Revolutionary greetings Zimbabweans, Once upon a time this second republic promised people jobs, freedom and the betterment of each life in contemporary Zimbabwe.We as ordinary Zimbabw...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 15:13hrs | 10517 | by Mberi Prince
Mthuli Ncube shuts door on dollarisation
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has put-paid to any hopes of the country adopting the US dollar to tame a revolting economy, insisting Friday that government was planning on reinstating the Zimbabwe dol...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 949 | by newzimbabwe
Cyber bullying: A growing menace
It is common nowadays for those that use social media platforms to wake up and discover unusual posts on their accounts.Some of the posts might be nasty, disrespectful and abusive, creating gr...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 79 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Emmerson Mnangagwa is a monumental failure
Robert Mugabe's protracted despotic rule brought Zimbabwe down to its knees. Such was the damage to a nation hitherto referred to as 'Jewel of Africa' that the general consensus was that things could ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 18:28hrs | 12347 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Zimbabwe to have own currency in 12 months
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday said the country will have its own currency within the next 12 months, as Government is frantically working on raising enough...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 11:18hrs | 3552 | by Staff Reporter
Dembare lawyers to respond to CBZ
DYNAMOS have pleaded with one of their creditors, CBZ Bank, for dialogue after the bank applied for a court order this week to garnish the club's accounts as part of efforts to dissolve a debt of seve...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 5, destroys cane fields
Five people died in Chipinge this Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning at Lucky Chitima's farm as heavy rains continue to claim lives in the district since the start of the rainfall seas...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:54hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Growing unrest exposes official posturing
FAILURE by government to address the unrelenting currency crisis has come back to haunt the country as evidenced by widespread unrest triggered by the rising cost of living.Finance minister Mt...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:00hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Time to confront bloodsuckers wherever and whenever
THAT things could be on the verge of boiling over is not an overstatement, but for the "big boys" these are the best of times as they are making a killing.But it should be pointed out from the...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 375 | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwe problems are surmountable, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said the serious challenges facing the country, including a high budget deficit and significant debt, and currency challenges, were surmountable with major structural...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:25hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's full speech to the European Parliament
Zimbabwe is back on the map. Just as we open up our economy and democratic space, so too are we opening our arms to the world. The dark times are behind us, and the future is bright...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 13:21hrs | 2901 | by Mthuli Ncube
$2m fraud unearthed at Beitbridge Hospital
Government is investigating alleged misappropriation of more than $2 million at Beitbridge Rural District Hospital and at least six clerks have been suspended, while some executives have reportedly va...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sells Zimbabwe reforms to EU
GOVERNMENT has developed a comprehensive plan to revive the economy, which will involve painful measures like a bitter pill administered to a patient, Finance and Economic Development Minister Profess...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:39hrs | 717 | by Staf reporter
'I am Mutumwa Mawere! the hypocrite'
Mutumwa Mawere, an ex-business magnate, has a rosy educational story with stints in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, the UK and the U.S. (George Washington University) where he obtained a Master of Science (Manag...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 22:45hrs | 4074 | by Sam Wezhira
US$ is not at par with bond note, period!
Government's continued insistence that its surrogate bond note currency and real time gross settlement (RTGS) bank balances have the same value with the United States dollar is unfathomable.It...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1657 | by Editorial - newsday
Zimbabwe's currency conundrum
ZIMBABWE'S ongoing currency crisis can be best described as a conundrum. Not only is it problematic, but it is also confusing and complex.On the one hand, you have an evident devaluation of lo...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:34hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs 'eating' on behalf of hungry constituents
As the electorate and citizens we have an obligation to question the way we are governed and/or represented. Yes, it is every citizen's right to seek representation either in the Executive or the Legi...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:23hrs | 138 | by Elliot Ziwira
Neither Zanu-PF nor Mnangagwa are to blame
Neither the ruling party nor President Emmerson Mnangagwa are to blame for the country's economic woes that are giving rise to labour unrests, Zanu-PF's information tsar said yesterday."This i...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:07hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Soft drink shortages to persist
Delta corporation Limited (Delta), the country's biggest supplier of soft drinks and beer, has said shortages of its beverages will persist pending supply of foreign currency from the Reserve Bank of ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 18:58hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Kirsty Coventry
If there's no "Honourable" in the heading to this letter, it's not me disrespecting.Let me squeal.Most likely, it's this really tall, dark-and-lovely guy whodunit: Edmore Zvinonzwa, th...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1105 | by Gerald Maguranyanga
Mnangagwa says 'No to US$ school fees'
GOVERNMENT has given schools the greenlight to increase levies and boarding fees to cushion them from inflation-induced price hikes, but turned down the request by some schools to charge in hard curre...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:39hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Meeting won't stop strike, says Teachers
GOVERNMENT will today face off with its restive workers in a last-minute ditch to stifle a proposed nationwide civil servants' strike, but teachers unions yesterday vowed to go ahead with the industri...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:37hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to tax donations
As the broke Zimbabwean government seeks to seize every cent it can lay its hands on, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will tax specific classes of donations to beef up the fiscus.The ta...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:52hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
'ZSE downward trend likely to persist'
The downward trend that has characterised the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange since October last year is likely to persist in 2019 as the allure of protecting value wears off, analysts have said.The Z...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:47hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must admit failure'
As Zimbabwe's economy continues to deteriorate, the opposition MDC has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to admit failure and open way for negotiations towards the setting up of a national transit...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:18hrs | 4049 | by Staff reporter
Harare man up for $54,000 fraud
A Harare man yesterday appeared before the courts facing fraud charges after he fleeced his employer of $54 000.The accused, Willmore Tirivacho Chigodora, 27, is being charged of fraud as defi...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:15hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
Ban businesses without bank accounts, says Zanu-PF Youths
Zanu-PF youths have called for the government to come up with a statutory instrument mandating business operators including foreigners to open local bank accounts and ensure that tax evasion and curre...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:10hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa reiterates call for sanctions removal
ECONET founder and executive chairman Mr Strive Masiyiwa yesterday vowed to stand by the people of Zimbabwe, reiterating his call for the removal of illegal sanctions imposed by Western nations in 200...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:05hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bond notes under siege
The bond note is increasingly suffering rejection from the corporate sector after Delta Corporation Limited went public on Wednesday saying it will be selling its products in hard currency.Del...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:31hrs | 6795 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths talk tough...threaten ministers
The ZANU PF Youth League National Executive Management Committee met for its 2019 Strategic Planning Workshop at Manna Resort Safari Lodge in Harare on the 04th of January 2019. As part of their...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 18:57hrs | 3477 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC technically insolvent
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is technically insolvent, with town clerk Christopher Dube attributing the situation to the country's unforgiving harsh economic climate.This comes after Bulawayo m...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Dewa's boss rubbishes Strive Masiyiwa
The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth, commented on Facebook that the local representative of the organisation, Dewa Mavhinga, did not bully Strive Masiyiwa's wife.The comment...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 19:53hrs | 2880 | by Pindula
Strive Masiyiwa's Econet stranglehold challenged as shareholder tussle breaks out
AFTER years of brutal hyperinflation, Zimbabwe became known as a place where cash was almost worthless. Now, investors are fighting over EcoCash, the country's homegrown PayPal-like service that has z...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:32hrs | 5142 | by Gabriele Steinhauser I The Wall Street Journal
CABS merge branches
CABS is merging its Greendale and Chisipite branches with effect from February 25 as a way of enhancing its digitalisation efforts.In a statement, the bank which boasts of more than 50 branche...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:25hrs | 1453 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo targets forex earners
Bulawayo City Council has set its sights on earning foreign currency (forex) from ratepayers domiciled in foreign lands as well as from international organisations operating in Zimbabwe in a bid to sh...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 2420 | by Staff reporter
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