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Details of violent crackdown by Zimbabwe security forces emerge
Scores of civilians including a prominent activist were detained on Wednesday and others were beaten, lawyers and witnesses said, as evidence began to emerge of a brutal crackdown on dissent by securi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 832 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa concludes Russia tour
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has wound up his Russian leg of the EURASIA tour with an address of the Zimbabwe Russia business forum organised by the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce.The ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 602 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis: What you need to know
Zimbabwe's anti-government protest strike has entered day three with streets, particularly in Harare, said to be deserted.Here is what you need to know....Published: 8 hrs ago | 6241 | by Staff reporter
Britain warns its citizens in Zimbabwe
Since 14 January 2019 there has been widespread disruption, including violent protests, in many areas of the capital Harare and the cities of Bulawayo, Kadoma, Mutare, and Marondera. Many shops and ot...Published: 13 hrs ago | 5277 | by UK gov
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe protests 'fizzling out'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday showed little concern about the deadly unrest back home as he continued his widely criticised state visit to Russia and met counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow...Published: 14 hrs ago | 3509 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe kills commerce and lights, by killing the internet
WHEN the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 14 hrs ago | 783 | by Staff reporter
Econet declines to comment on internet shutdown
When the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:08hrs | 2383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's woes deepen
Not having a currency of its own hasn't stopped Zimbabwe from sliding into a currency crisis.A scarcity of foreign exchange has led to long queues for fuel, bread and medicine and sent prices ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1313 | by Bloomberg News
Mnangagwa banking on Putin loan
President Emmerson Mnangagwa whose country is facing its worst economic crisis in a decade, is visiting Russia in hopes of securing long-term loans.Mnangagwa is meeting Russian President Vladi...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:50hrs | 1276 | 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 | 3392 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa pledges to clear student arrears in Russia
GOVERNMENT will immediately start clearing arrears amounting to US$600 000 owed to Zimbabwean students pursuing higher education degrees in Russia under a bilateral training agreement, President Emmer...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:17hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diaper plant launch hits snag
BULAWAYO's first diaper manufacturing project, which is being developed at a cost of more than $2 million, is failing to take off due to foreign currency shortages to import critical raw materials. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial postponed
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter-in-law, Nomagugu Mphoko, who is facing charges of extortion, has been postponed to January 21. Nomagugu (36) allegedly ordered ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants distance selves from stay aways goons
CIVIL servants have said they are not part of criminal elements and opposition forces who went around a few cities, mainly Harare and Bulawayo, intimidating people to stay away from work yesterday. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 709 | 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 | 711 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Zimbabwe now has the world's highest petrol price
Police clashed with protesters in the Zimbabwean capital as the main labor-union confederation began a three-day national strike after the government more than doubled fuel prices to the highest in th...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:26hrs | 713 | by Bloomberg
+13 people injured during Zimbabwe fuel rise protests
Police fired teargas as angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks in Zimbabwe on Monday, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel over the weekend.At least...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:06hrs | 599 | by AFP
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 | 2418 | by Staff reporter
After the demonstrations ED will not put the fuel prices down
The hike in fuel prices, especially diesel, is likely to have a spiralling effect on the surging inflation over the medium-term horizon. The government's step to hike fuel prices would further aggrava...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:27hrs | 4719 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Stiff penalties for errant fuel firms
Owners of oil companies and service stations that cheat in buying or selling fuel face heavy penalties under new regulations gazetted at the weekend which also show that almost all the fuel price incr...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 238 | 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 | 257 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to hike public sector salaries
A Zimbabwean businessman has urged government to raise wages in a bid to prevent the meagre income of public sector workers becoming a source of anger for citizens.In a letter to President Emm...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:56hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Putin snubs Mnangagwa
Russian Federation's President Vladimir Putin snubbed the welcoming ceremony done for President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the airport and preffered to send the Deputy Minsiter of Foreign Affairs to welcom...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:38hrs | 5043 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A divided people, a defeated people!
The national shutdown or stayaway is developing in interesting dimensions.... It is not as peaceful as earlier predicted and disturbing reports of loss of lives keep filtering in. Variously motivated ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 13:41hrs | 1042 | by Zifiso Masiye
Public urged to transport cash safely
With robberies on the increase and cash a major target, a local security company has called on members of the public to avoid keeping large amounts of cash at home or the office and certainly to avoid...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 09:29hrs | 781 | by Agencies
Mugabe's ex-aide spills the beans
A former aide of ousted president Robert Mugabe has spilled the beans from his foreign base, saying Zanu-PF has serious divisions that do not always play out in public.Lawrence Kamwi, who serv...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:38hrs | 13380 | 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 | 521 | by Staff reporter
ED the change that exist not!
We have wondered for so long how the events of November 2017 will unfold on the liberation of Zimbabwe's economic front. Is this change still on its way or we are waiting in vain? Are we really open f...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 436 | by Takesure Tazvishaya
It's time for government to resign - Zapu
Zanu-PF's socio-political bankrupcy has finally come out openly for all to see now. The economic lunacy that this government has created and is all out to perpetuate at all cost, renders the regime un...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 13:46hrs | 4476 | by Iphithule Maphosa ZAPU National Spokesperson
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 | 948 | by newzimbabwe
MDC-T statement on fuel increase and labour crisis
CONSIDERING the challenges that our nation is facing, the press conference by the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa last night, showed the world how our current government is detached from real...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1574 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Mnangagwa on the edge
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
RBZ readies to deliver monetary policy
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya is, before the end of this month, expected to present his monetary policy statement with market watchers expecting him to at least dwell on the curre...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12577 | by Lloyd Msipa
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 | 12208 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Chamisa's MPs in fix over luxury cars
As Treasury prepares to splurge millions of scarce United States dollars on luxury utility vehicles (SUVs) for legislators serving in the ninth Parliament, MDC representatives and their leader Nelson ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:33hrs | 4636 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru sued over a botched deal
THE High Court has granted an application by a Harare couple to amend summons in a case in which it is suing National People's Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru and her company, Ruzirun Investments, ove...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:21hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets record straight on fuel
GOVERNMENT has dismissed reports that fuel would be sold in foreign currency with bond notes and swipe being accepted using black market rates only as from Monday. The social media reports were dismis...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 2631 | by Staff Reporter
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 | 3398 | by Staff Reporter
Quick austerity measures to avert imminent economic collapse
Austerity is described as sternness, severity of manner or attitude. In other manner it is described difficult economic conditions created by the Government measures to reduce public expenditure. The ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 4020 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
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 | 341 | by Staff reporter
RBZ Director back in court
The suspended Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe director who appeared in court last year facing abuse of office was yesterday back in court for routine remand.Mirirai Chiremba yesterday appeared before...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:58hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forex woes hit ARV procurement
Government has made strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which has seen the country reducing the HIV prevalence rate from a high of 27 percent in 1997 to the current 13 percent, but resource constra...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:55hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Delta on the brink
DELTA Corporation says it faced the gloomy prospect of halting all its business operations this month owing to a crippling foreign currency shortage that has paralysed the economy.To cushion i...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 3564 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from the Zimbabwe coup
PART ONEZimbabwean politics is characterised by the existence of schizophrenic public and private sector leadership. The structure of post-coup politics in Zimbabwe owes a great deal to this schiz...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 2298 | by Brian T Kagoro
Mnangagwa's govt big on rhetoric, small on delivery
As I watched children going to school on the opening of the first term, I could not help but be troubled by how few they are — perhaps an indication that a huge number of them will not be attending ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 416 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
Zimbabwe companies to collapse in 30 days
MANY manufacturers could be forced to halt operations if government fails to arrest the crippling currency crisis within the next 10 days as most companies are left with less than a month's stock of r...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:58hrs | 2608 | by Staff reporter
Shipping company threatens to block the release of containers for Zimbabwean importers
MEDITERANNEAN Shipping Company (MSC) SA (Zimbabwe) Pvt Ltd has threatened to block the release of containers for Zimbabwean importers over their failure to remit in excess of US$9,1 million in shippin...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:57hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
War vets want bank
WAR veterans are pushing for the establishment of a bank to exclusively fund their projects, classifying themselves as a special interest group.Information obtained by the Zimbabwe Independent...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:57hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
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