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Siziva tears into Ncube's budget
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson Gift "Ostallos" Siziva has called on Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube to reverse his decision to tax...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:39hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
RBZ in bid to calm run on banks over currency fears
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Friday sought to calm a run on banks, insisting that depositors' funds were safe.Thousands of panicky Zimbabweans lined up in bank queues to withdraw their Unit...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mugabe was indeed better but so scary to imagine what that means for today's Zimbabwe!
Sitting around waiting for electricity that has been gone for over eighteen hours - from around midnight, and still nothing as I write this article at five in the afternoon - so as to engage in some p...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 16:03hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Influenza outbreak sparks fears of COVID-19 in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has been hit by a wave of influenza, which residents suspect was COVID-19-related following a spike in confirmed cases.Residents raised concerns over the influenza outbreak on differe...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
I have never come across anyone who blames sanctions for our suffering - outside political rhetoric
The debate over the real cause of the seemingly unending untold suffering and unimaginable poverty that ordinary Zimbabweans have painfully (but, most worryingly with the patience of the pope) endured...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 22:24hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Public confidence in Zimdollar keeps waning, no end in sight
THE revelation by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya that the widening gap between the official and parallel foreign currency exchange rates is due to locals preferring the greenbac...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's huge daily cash withdrawals exposed
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe allegedly made multiple United States dollar cash withdrawals amounting to US$300 000 per day in 2019 from her CBZ Bank account at a time ordinary Zimbabweans were allow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bank queues a Covid-19 time bomb
BANKS are not adhering to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards and national Covid-19 guidelines as evidenced by their failure to control clients to ensure social distancing. Social distan...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Xmas rush exposes banks
A STEEP rise in demand for liquid cash experienced during the Christmas period exposed weaknesses in Zimbabwe's electric money strategy, a NewsDay Business survey revealed. Clients said electr...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stole our Christmas
UNDER the late Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and President Robert Mugabe, also late, Christmas was not so miserable and it is sad that people are yearning for the "good" old days. At leas...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | | by Tarirai Chouviri
Govt departments must respect senior citizens: Auxillia
GOVERNMENT departments and the private sector have been urged to respect senior citizens in their service delivery amid concerns that elderly people face challenges when they approach various departme...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military government abandons senior citizens
When l was growing I just loved to be near my maternal mother she taught us a lot of things about life, she would also tell us traditional folk tales around a fire, everybody loved her she would wrap ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Makho Precious Moyo
A lot of US dollar buyers, but no sellers over low rate set by RBZ
Zimbabwe's new currency will be backed up with fiscal discipline, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday, adding that the government would allow the RTGS dollar to fluctuate but would manage exc...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Mangudya pressed wrong button, says MDC Alliance shadow minister
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya's keenly awaited monetary policy statement (MPS) delivered last Wednesday has sparked debate amid fears that the floating of the exchange rate will spar...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem over fuel price hikes
MOTORISTS, economists, opposition parties and the commuting public yesterday reacted angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to hike fuel prices by 150%, which triggered a wave of price increas...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tshova Mubaiwa introduces cashless payment
TSHOVA Mubaiwa, a public transport association in Bulawayo, has launched a card to facilitate electronic payment by passengers. The service will be hosted by ZB Bank and is done by City Card, a Harare...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2019: The coming of a dry season
Throughout historical annals, January and December occupy a unique and famous status in the hearts of global citizens. Being first and last in a year, the months are well known for their joy, hope and...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 19:55hrs | 6 | by Sympae Mutimbanyoka-Masikinye
Zapu pickets at Joshua Nkomo statue
THE Dumiso Dabengwa-led opposition Zapu party on Friday besieged the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's statue in Bulawayo, protesting over the deteriorating economic situation in the country....Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's folly
On Friday President Mnangagwa 'broke ground' for a new parliament building. Coming a time when Zimbabwe is in economic meltdown it shows a bizarre choice of priorities. Mnangagwa will protest that Chi...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by ZimVigil
Zivhu calls for probe into cash vending
CHIVI SOUTH legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu-PF) feels the government and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) must investigate circumstances resulting in the current cash crisis in the formal banking syst...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must deliver on election promises
After everything is said and done, it's now high time President Emmerson Mnangagwa turn all those promises he made on the campaign trail into reality.When Mnangagwa came into power last Novemb...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why RBZ cash injections won't ease crisis
SINCE the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced incremental cash injections into the economy in July, bank queues have persisted; demand for foreign exchange has remained high while the parallel ma...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans need a break from crises
One of our main stories in yesterday's edition spoke about price hikes and shortages that have returned to haunt crisis-weary Zimbabweans.The latest shortages as well as price increases come a...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What an opportunity missed by Emmerson Mnangagwa
When the military occupied the streets of Harare and parked their tanks on every corner of the streets of Harare, the people of Zimbabwe celebrated in anticipation of a better Zimbabwe. The military, ...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 16:24hrs | 2 | by Frazer Muzondo
Why Mnangagwa is unelectable
The current Coup President has just called for the watershed harmonised elections in Zimbabwe on the 30th July 2018. This is the first time Zimbabweans are going to the polls without the name Robert M...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Frazer Muzondo
'New dispensation', same old lies
Ag shame! On the 6th of July I came across a shockingly screaming newspaper headline ED creates 60 000 jobs, I was in the sprawling border town of Beitbridge.Being one not to quickly believe o...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Sekeramayi vows Mnangagwa support
SYDNEY Sekeramayi, once seen as de facto G40 choice for then President Robert Mugabe's successor, weekend assured President Emmerson Mnangagwa of his support for the coming elections.According...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 11:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We are boycotting the elections: Chigumba concede
Enough is enough! We won't be fooled by the current fake democracy any longer! This electoral system is fundamentally undemocratic and a fraud. We have a choice and a right to withhold our vot...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Themba Mthethwa
Zimbabwe needs only 3 ministers, says NPF president
NEW Patriotic Front (NPF) presidential candidate, Engineer Tendai Peter Munyanduri, has promised to appoint only three Ministers into his Cabinet if his party wins the harmonised elections.Eng...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF a league of hynas and jackals - Mujuru youths
Revolutionary greetings comrades. The general elections are 10 days away and we still haven't seen any electoral reforms, worse, the voters roll is still littered with ghost voters coupled with clumsy...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 20:14hrs | 2 | by NPP National Youth Chairman
RBZ increases cash injections to $150m
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya says the central bank has increased the foreign currency injections into the economy by 50% to $150 million a month to ease forex shortages.This...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zhuwao: Why the economy will vote for Chamisa to eliminate cash shortages and bank queues
The economy will vote for Chamisa to eliminate bank queues. In order to understand how the economy will vote for Chamisa we need to recognize that the construction of the term economy comes from its o...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 14:32hrs | 1 | by Patrick Zhuwao
Why would a 'normal' person vote for ZANU PF?
There has been a question that has vexed me - and, I am sure, so many others - as to why, after being subjected to so much untold suffering for nearly four decades by ZANU PF, any 'normal' person woul...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 10:05hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Opposition promises a childish mirage
The run-up to this year's elections has witnessed the rise of a plethora of new political parties while some funny and comical leaders seem unable to address the nation's challenges as witnessed by th...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa will lose the election
The economy. The temptation for those in the political classes is to view politics as an abstract game. It is not.There are real people who graduated 10 years ago and have never seen a pay sli...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | 3 | by Edmund Kudzayi
'Cash crisis to end soon'
The cash crisis will soon be "a thing of the past" as various measures are being pursued to bring sanity within the banking sector, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said.In a speech rea...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who will win Zimbabwe's 2018 elections?
The harmonised elections are barely a month away and aspirants of all persuasions are out in full force hugging babies, giving to the needy, officially opening bins and promising everything to everyon...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Econet payroll moved to Ecocash
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has started paying its staff through EcoCash in what the telecommunications giant says is to spare its employees from the hassle of spending time in bank queues.In a s...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans should not vote for ED Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans have suffered a lot for the past 38 years with nothing tangible to show. Some say it was all because of Robert Mugabe while feeling sorry or empathising with ED Mnangagwa. I have no good w...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 10:19hrs | 4 | by Tendai Mazenge
Political turncoats, prophets should stay out of polls
WHOEVER coined the phrase 'politics is a dirty game' must have had Zanu-PF kind of politics in mind, given the levels of hypocrisy shown by some of the ruling party's so-called 'clairvoyants'....Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK exposes Mnangagwa's $100m spin
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed after claiming that the British government had advanced a $100 million loan to Zimbabwe to ease the current cash crisis.Addressing Zanu-PF su...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
MDC Women Assembly Mother's Day message
The MDC Women Assembly conveys its warmest regards to all Zimbabwean mothers this Mother's Day.We celebrate their abundant love, care, courage, resilience and determination in pushing for a better...Published: 13 May 2018 at 10:17hrs | | by Thamarie Chimanzi
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gets $400m to ease cash crisis
CASH shortages will ease in coming weeks after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe imported $400 million, while tobacco and gold export earnings are expected to boost liquidity.A shift towards plasti...Published: 13 May 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa never promised to end cash shortages in 100 days'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa never promised the nation that cash shortages will end in his first 100 days in office after Operation Restore Legacy, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Parliament yes...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cannot stomach empty promises
The season for euphoria and empty promises seems to be upon us. It is that time when politicians say anything that pleases the crowds once they get access to the microphone. It resembles the "unopenga...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 19:40hrs | | by Moses Chamboko
Zimbabweans cannot stomach empty promises
The season for euphoria and empty promises seems to be upon us. It is that time when politicians say anything that pleases the crowds once they get access to the microphone. It resembles the "unopenga...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Moses Chamboko
Zimbabwe has one ATM with cash
Golix, Zimbabwe's first and largest cryptocurrencies exchange has broken new ground once again by acquiring the country's first ever Bitcoin ATM which comes loaded with hard United States dollars (USD...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 15:51hrs | 6 | by Nhlalwenhle Ngwenya
Can Zanu-PF change its spots?
Last year, I wrote about the conundrum that faced Zimbabweans ahead of this year's election; whether they wanted a reformed Zanu-PF or the opposition in power.My concern then was that some opp...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | 3 | by Ngaba Matshazi
Poor leadership MDC's Achilles heel
ANYONE who has read the novels of Kazuo Ishiguro, last year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, will know that characters in his books cope with the bleakness of their situation through denial and se...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Itayi Garande
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