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National interest or Partisan dynamics in Economic Policy Design
This instalment marks the end of this series on political transitions and economic policy architecture in Zimbabwe. To refresh your memory reader, you would recall that policy-making is a seri...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 63 | by Richard Mahomva
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4216 | by George Mkhwanazi
Mobile banking, FinTech services under threat as critical upgrade costs soar
Digital mobile banking in Zimbabwe has matured beyond the proof-of-concept stage into mainstream adoption where it is servicing millions, driving local transaction volumes and furthering financial inc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1205 | by Agencies
Deadlock over minimum wage
SALARY talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) have reportedly stalled after parties failed to agree on a minimum wage, with workers threatening to pull out of the negotiations and declare a s...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to start publishing inflation statistics
Zimbabwe will start publishing year-on-year inflation statistics from this month, with the February 2019 to February 2020 figure expected next month. This follows the building of data on prices in the...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for adoption of rand as local currency has failed
The Zimbabwe Copngress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has said the Zimbabwean dollar has failed and called for the adoption of the South African Rand to save the suffering citizens....Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 09:41hrs | 2034 | by Stephen Jakes
Ramaphosa threatens to leave AU session early
President Cyril Ramaphosa has had a rough start to his first chairing of the African Union, threatening to leave an ordinary session before it concluded in the early hours of Tuesday morning.A...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 09:35hrs | 5432 | by Staff reporter
'BCC operating without credit control, policy document'
BULAWAYO City Council has been operating without a credit control and debt collection policy document and relies on council resolutions which has compromised revenue collection, Finance director Kempt...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:07hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy re-dollarizing rapidly
The recent public notice by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) on the payment of domestic taxes in foreign currency is nothing short of a tacit admission by the government that de-dollarization ha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 10:48hrs | 11751 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwean tech entrepreneur's design is turning trees into educational Wi-fi hubs
You've seen the meme: "If only trees supplied wi-fi – we'd all be planting like crazy. Pity they only give us the oxygen we breathe."Well, Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti this week publ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:06hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy re-dollarising rapidly
The recent public notice by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on the payment of domestic taxes in foreign currency is nothing short of a tacit admission by government that de-dollarisation has fa...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:22hrs | 2698 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mthuli Ncube sparks cabinet rift
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is at loggerheads with his cabinet colleagues over his decision to nudge the government into joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti), an internat...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:14hrs | 3979 | by Staff reporter
Is the new dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 13:45hrs | 474 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Zimbabwean entrepreneur invents open-sourced technology to improve access to education in Africa
Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti, CEO of UK-based start-up Academy of Robotics (www.AcademyofRobotics.co.uk) has today published an open-source technology known as 'Trees of Knowledge' to improve ...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 09:43hrs | 1279 | by APO
NetOne franchise yields $200m
State-owned mobile network operator, NetOne's franchise programme is bearing fruit and has racked in nearly $200 million dollars since launch of the programme just over a year ago.The franchis...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional changes could be Mnangagwa's Hobbesian moment
Twenty-seven is the number of changes that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration wants to make on Zimbabwe's Constitution, passed only seven years ago.The intended changes, announced o...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 225 | by Tichaona Zindoga
NetOne Takes Bold Steps in Developing World Class Public Sector Accounting
State owned mobile network operator, NetOne has recently been accredited as a Gold Partner and Approved Employer by the Association of Chartered Certified...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 16:02hrs | 392 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1413 | by Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe to adopt smart agriculture
Government says it is engaging agriculture sector stakeholders to promote and implement a comprehensive transformation which will allow farmers to migrate from conventional farming methods to smart ag...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:57hrs | 517 | by Staff rpeorter
Month-on-month inflation sheds 0.91%
THE country's month-on-month inflation ended 2019 at 16,55 percent, shedding 0,91 percentage points on the November figure, data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show. ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 07:27hrs | 909 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Shake-up looms at Zesa
Zesa Holdings has been set tough performance standards and goals in both energy supply and administrative efficiency, with the Government taking an active role in monitoring progress. This was...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 09:57hrs | 5059 | by Staff Reporter
'POLAD is not a credible process' but so too is NTA - meanwhile being dragged beyond point of no return
"We are not interested in joining POLAD. We are very clear that POLAD is not a credible process. Chamisa is not in any political wilderness. He is the most relevant politician right now and is taking ...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 16:52hrs | 1573 | by Nomusa Garikai
8 Achievements of Mnangagwa and POLAD in 2019
Government has unveiled the achievements of the POLAD initiative that was launched in May to create a platform for political players to have national dialogue. POLAD members on Sunday descende...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 10:41hrs | 4061 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa speaks on cash
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said there is no going back on the reintroduction of the local currency as he warned those who hoard cash and deal in foreign currency that the law will soon catch up wit...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:00hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's inflation hypocrisy baffling
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube cannot sustain the argument that the reason for banning the publication of year-over-year inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).In the 2020 budget sta...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:56hrs | 222 | by Brett Chulu
Mnangagwa puts land barons on notice
Government will stand with people who were duped by land barons in urban areas and punish the culprits, President Mnangagwa has said. He said the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the s...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:51hrs | 3073 | by Staff Reporter
'Time running out for electoral amendments'
THE MDC, say time is running out for Zimbabwe to take into account all the recommendations submitted to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) by election observers.Secretary for elections Ja...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm to set up hospital in Zimbabwe
A group of doctors here intend to build a hospital in Zimbabwe specialising in Chinese medicine and a feasibility study for the project will be done at the beginning of next year, renowned Chinese med...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Cabs to close 4 branches
OLD Mutual subsidiary, Cabs is shutting down four branches by end of January next year as the financial institution streamlines its business model in response to the tough operating environment....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:21hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
External auditors bleed Gweru council
FOUR external auditors from the Comptroller and Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's office, who are taking stock of the Gweru City Council's books, have gobbled $82 000 in allowances from the cash-strappe...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:19hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
ZITF Company launches 2020 marketing campaign
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has officially launched its 2020 marketing campaign as it builds momentum towards next year's prime exhibitions in Bulawayo. The 61st...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Research body warns of digital taxation risks
THE International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) has said due diligence is needed in enforcing taxation of the digital economy to avoid the risk of reducing adoption of electronic financial ser...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:21hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
PROPHECY: Zimbabwe to bring back the US Dollar
The government of Zimbabwe will re-introduce the United States dollar after an impending economic collapse, Pastor Ian Ndlovu of Divine Kingdom Baptist Ministries has prophesied. Speaking duri...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 07:11hrs | 10797 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZEC calls for input on strategic plan
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) wants objective reviews from seconded staff, political players, civic society organisations and election observers who participated in last year's harmonised el...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:01hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe adopts Chinese translation app
Government through the tourism sector has embraced Youdao a new quick language translation application (app) in a bid keep up with the current travel and tourism industry trends, so as to increase com...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:31hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
SADC to engage USA and Europe over Zimbabwe
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor says the Southen African Development Cooperation must engage the United States of America and the European Union to lift the sanctions ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3422 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Workz & Econet ready to bring eSIM to Zimbabwe
Dublin/Dubai - Today, mobile and IoT solutions provider Workz Group and Econet Zimbabwe announced a deal that will see them offer Zimbabwean subscribers network connectivity via embedded SIM dev...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 08:43hrs | 7425 | by Agencies
MDC-T believes in dialogue
MDC-T will remain a key component and participant in the historic Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) launched by President Mnangagwa, as it believes dialogue is the most productive option in solving th...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
The growth of competition laws and enforcement in Africa
African competition law on the continent is the subject of notable growth. An increasing number of jurisdictions have adopted laws and regulations, established authorities, secured membership to regio...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:53hrs | 524 | by Lerisha Naidu,
Zimbabwe de-dollarization & other countries experiences
Zimbabwe suspended its local currency on the 9th of April 2009 and adopted a basket of multiple currencies such as the South African Rand, British Pound, Botswana Pula, Japanese Yen, Euro and the Unit...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 13:41hrs | 5255 | by Victor Bhoroma
Matebeleland South calls for 30% youth quota
A MATABELELAND South youth advocacy group has called for a 30% youth quota instead of 10 parliamentary seats allocated to the youth for the 2023 elections in proposed constitutional amendments....Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Chartered accountants sweat over hyperinflation reporting
ZIMBABWEan chartered accountants (CAs) are in a fix as to which data to use for hyperinflation financial reporting (IAS 29) following the suspension of inflation data by government.As such acc...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
US$ ghost haunts Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE remains stuck in the shackles of "dollarisation" despite the government's move to end the multicurrency system after a decade.On June 24, through SI 142 of 2019 also known as Reserve ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 19:58hrs | 2412 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions are a blunt instrument
On Friday the SADC region as a whole mounted a coordinated protest against the European and American targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. I am a veteran of the UN Mandatory Sanctions program mounted a...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 19:40hrs | 2178 | by Eddie Cross
The future is tech, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and other local universities to become centres of economic revival leveraging on technology. He said it was im...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:01hrs | 2691 | by Staff reporter
Ecobank Zimbabwe wins top bank award
PAN-AFRICAN financial institution Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited came tops at the prestigious Zimbabwe Independent Banks and Banking Survey that was held at a colourful ceremony in the in the capital yester...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:26hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Feminism has become Satanism designed to destroy African Families by the West
For any institution to work, there must be a leader to head that institution and this also applies to the institution called a home. In any institution, if the leader is weakened, the institution will...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:48hrs | 96 | by Rayton Dzimiri
Zimbabwe not open for business - Report
THE World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Zimbabwe at 127 among 141 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), an indication that the southern African nation remains uncompetitive compared t...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:25hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Mnangagwa must first tame vanity
FUNERALS in our culture are an opportunity to vent one's deep-seated opinions and emotions on topical issues, be they personal, family or national, while enjoying the same privileges and protection ak...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1571 | by Walter Mzembi
Top 4 sites that will guarantee you the latest cryptocurrency news
The internet is a goldmine of information. However, at times, one may wonder. What's fake and what's real? Are you investing in the blockchain technology? You certainly know the importance of staying ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 12:26hrs | 1649 | by Staff Writer
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