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Mnangagwa govt told to dollarise now
Daily News writer Pauline Hurungudo interviews Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at The Johns Hopkins University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute.Over four decades, Hanke ha...Published: 8 hrs ago | 4871 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa worry over 'gratuitous negativity' around oil find
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blasted the "gratuitous negativity" which followed his announcement that Australia's Invictus Energy had found oil and gas deposits in the northern Muzarabani area of ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 2019 | by Staff reporter
'RTGS not equal to US dollars'
The Zimbabwe national Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has asked Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to stop in the National Budget the use of bond notes and RTGS electronic balances, officially at par with the U...Published: 11 hrs ago | 2582 | by Staff reporter
Prophecy:Chiwenga-Mnangagwa fight to destabilise the nation
A prominent Bulawayo based pastor of the Divine Kingdom Ministry Ian Ndlovu has issued a chilling prophecy on what will happen to Zimbabwe if the faction aligned to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga...Published: 14 hrs ago | 12262 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Barking at the wrong tree
It all came down to me in the strangest place of all the places one can imagine. There I was, sitting in my Chinese class where I came to the realization that that My President - E.D Mnangagwa is bark...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1505 | by Nicholas Nhau
'Trade in forex, pay tax in forex'
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has directed businesses that are trading in multi-currencies to remit taxes in the same currency in which the goods have been sold. "Zimbabwe Revenue Authority h...Published: 18 hrs ago | 849 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs survive chop despite loss to Bosso
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-3 Highlanders NEWMAN Sianchali's goal at the stroke of fulltime completed Highlanders' second half comeback, leaving Bulawayo Chiefs players dejected after blowing a 2-0 first ha...Published: 18 hrs ago | 928 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Komichi clash over Chamisa?
The discord in the MDC Alliance came out at Nyamuzuhwe business centre in Mtoko during a campaign rally for the Mtoko North by-election where two of the party's top officials gave conflicting statemen...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 19:39hrs | 6028 | by Staff reporter
Businesses trading in US dollars to pay tax in that currency, says Zimra
In a subtle admission that Zimbabwe is using 3 currencies the USD, Bond and RTGS, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is advising the public that businesses selling goods in USD should pay taxes in USD...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 12:45hrs | 3739 | by Ndou Paul
Chamisa boycotts rally after 'stupid' slur
MDC president Nelson Chamisa yesterday failed to travel to Mutoko to drum up support for his party candidate ahead of the Mutoko North November 24 by-election amid reports he feared a repeat of attemp...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:04hrs | 3097 | by Staff reporter
Skeletons tumble as MPs begin investigation
FORMER Mines deputy minister Freddie Moyo has become the latest politician to be linked to the demise of Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), a development that left the lives of thousands of famil...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:54hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must adopt the rand, says Fitch Solutions
ZIMBABWE must adopt the South African Rand to deal with the worsening currency crisis caused by the shortage of United States dollars, an international research firm has said. United Kingdom-b...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:46hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Currency options for crisis-ridden Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe needs to introduce a hybrid foreign currency management system or create a long maturity US$ Brady type bond to preserve savings amid the currency chaos, renowned economist Ashok Chakravarti ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:45hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Hollywood start escapes death in crash
BUDDING Zimbabwean TV star Sibongile Mlambo was lucky to escape with her life when she was involved in a collision with a truck in the streets of Hollywood recently.In a social media post in w...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:44hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
The most treasonous act you can do for your country is to support Zanu PF
If you support Zanu, you will be helping future Zimbabwean children to become perpetual slaves of other Nations while armed thieves in Zanu exponentiate their wealth.Imagine a country where yo...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 17:19hrs | 4150 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Chamisa invades Zanu-PF stronghold for campaign rally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will Saturday descend on Zanu-PF's stronghold Mutoko to drum up support for a party candidate who is set to contest the Mutoko by-election on the 24th of this month.M...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 12:17hrs | 2438 | by newzimbabwe
Opinion: Perspective . . .
SEEING things in perspective has never been more important in Zimbabwe. If we fail to do so, our view of the current problems we are encountering will be distorted and we may all make decisions we lat...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:49hrs | 114 | by Eddie Cross
Bonus payment for NSSA pensioners?
Last year around this time NSSA pensioners were 'whistling and ululating' after receiving a 13th pension payout (bonus). This year it seems different, the 'cheer' appears to have been taken away from ...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:47hrs | 976 | by Tondo Gabarinocheka
Zimbabwe vs Liberia live on SuperSport 9
ZIMBABWE vice captain Ovidy Karuru says the Warriors are clear on their mission and will not be reckless tomorrow when they face hosts Liberia at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia. A po...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:24hrs | 8220 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa crackdown on money changers futile'
The crackdown on black market currency trading to curb a parallel market blamed for the spike in prices is not enough to address the problem, economists said yesterday.This comes as there has ...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:31hrs | 6531 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's insults regrettable
People are allowed to demonstrate as enshrined in the constitution of Zimbabawe but calling demonstraters stupid is uncalled for.I have been following the political and economic events current...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 10:54hrs | 5090 | by Leonard Koni
Bulawayo gets 'insulting' $1m from Zinara
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) last month disbursed slightly over $1 million for the rehabilitation of Bulawayo's roads, but city authorities said the money was not enough to finan...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council wants to charge in forex
THE Bulawayo City Council has formulated a policy designed to raise foreign currency through giving a 50 percent discount to individuals who pay bills in United States dollars after service providers ...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans demand more after Mugabe coup
As the country marks exactly a year since the military rose up against former president Robert Mugabe by way of a popular coup, long-suffering Zimbabweans say they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa an...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 13:04hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter
Illicit trade in foreign currency must cease
Recent action by government in which it imposed 10-year custodial sentences on illegal foreign currency dealers was overdue although more should be done to exterminate the practice completely....Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 12:55hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's ouster:A plot to destroy Mnangagwa
Public relations specialist Never Maswerasei has alleged that the move by the War Veterans Association to oust Ambassador Christophe Mutsvangwa is a plot by bthe anti Mnangagwa faction of ZANU PF to w...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 10:42hrs | 8567 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A year after Mugabe, hopes for a new Zimbabwe still low
A year since a trio of army generals held former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe under house arrest as part of a 10-day military operation that enabled his protege, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to take powe...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | 944 | by Aljazeera
A timeline of how Zimbabwe lost its currency
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.We track the Zimdollar's collapse from that fateful November day, and the many des...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 15:10hrs | 3060 | by newZwire with The Source
Zec invites observers for Mutoko North by-election
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has invited observers for the Mutoko North National Assembly by-election scheduled for November 24. The seat fell vacant following the promotion of incu...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 11:10hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt and Zimbabwe banks should carry own cross
If there is anything that we could learn from the global economic crisis of 2008, it is that excessive risk-taking, manipulation and poor hedging often result in huge enterprise and economic losses. T...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:39hrs | 2457 | by Equity Axis
WATCH: Air Zimbabwe - The World's Most Dangerous Airline?
Aviation blogger Sam Chui's journey around the world reviewing airlines took him to Zimbabwe.Chui discovered a very Zimbabwean tradition: "burning money". By changing his valuable United State...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 07:58hrs | 3005 | by youtube
Fake brown bread on the market
Some unscrupulous bakers are reportedly colouring white flour brown in making bread as a substitute to using brown flour, NewsDay reported.The difference between colouring white flour brown an...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent Zifa councillors back Chiyangwa
TEN of Zifa's councillors yesterday reaffirmed their support for the football mother body's president, Philip Chiyangwa, who is set to controversially bounce back for a second term in office, as he is...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Illegal $1m Potraz loan to Zifa under scrutiny
FORMER Cabinet ministers Makhosini Hlongwane (Sport) and Supa Mandiwanzira (ICT) are both set to be summoned to appear before Parliament, where they will be quizzed over loans that were advanced to th...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:44hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
We have no choice, but to embark on painful reforms
When Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that piecemeal change would not be sufficient to tackle the problems of labour unrest, rampant inflation and economic stagn...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:39hrs | 413 | by E.D. Mnangagwa President
Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030. This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 208 | by Emerson D. Mnangagwa
WATCH: Mnangagwa approves 11 projects worth $5.3 billion
The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet circulated for the information of Cabinet a list of eleven projects which have been approved by His Excellency the President for immediate impleme...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 16:21hrs | 3845 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation hits the 20.8% mark, RBZ targets 7%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rose sharply to a record 20.8 percent in October after it gained 15.46 percentage points from the September rate of 5.39 percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
'Arrest Mangudya now for $1billion loot' whistleblower demands
Whistleblower Prisca Mutema has heightened her call for President Emerson Mnangagwa , Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and General Constantino Chiwenga to probe Reserve Bank Governor John Panonetsa Mangu...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 12:00hrs | 7986 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Industrial action against Mthuli Ncube looming
Air Zimbabwe has been allowed by the cabinet of President ED Mnangagwa to charge its clients (especially diasporas) in foreign currency. The confused minister in charge of Air Zimbabwe Joel Biggie Mat...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:50hrs | 3419 | by Don Chigumba
Ncube needs consistency
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube will present his maiden National Budget next week Thursday against a background of huge economic challenges and public expectation that he is the man to help Zimbabwe out...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:28hrs | 2184 | by Staff reporter
Is it Inkosi or Mambo for Matebeleland?
Just when we all thought the three-dimensional intra-Khumalo royal feud pitting Princes Bulelani Lobhengula, Peter Zwide and Raphael Stanely was enough of an unnecessary impediment in the path of the...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:29hrs | 1796 | by Imbovane YaMahlabezulu
Guard on the run after R30 000 theft
A SECURITY guard is on the run after allegedly stealing R30 000 and $200 from a lodge where he was employed in Gwanda. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisa...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Bigwig arrests should be followed by convictions
While we all applaud the anti-corruption drive being spearheaded from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office which has seen several ex-ministers arrested for abuse of office, we all wait for the first ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:39hrs | 975 | by Harry Peter Wilson
5 Important steps to take when starting your own gym
When you reach your own optimum level of fitness, it's only natural to want to share you working out expertise with others. You have two options when following this calling in life: you could become a...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:28hrs | 1292 | by Sports Reporter
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:25hrs | 1956 | by AP
PICTURES: Establishment of new Zibalongwe Secondary school
THE 2017 - 2018 ANNUAL ZSP COMMUNITY PICTORIAL REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL, by THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TSHOLOTSHO, ZIMBABWE.The above classroom block is t...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:18hrs | 1025 | by Zibalongwe Secondary
Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.In a letter written by IMF's Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 13:47hrs | 2458 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mazibisa dares Kirsty Coventry
The Founder of Mazibisa Inc. Nkosana Mazibisa has challenged Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry to show up for her duty and treat the Youth Ministry with the energy an...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 12:24hrs | 3301 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lonely country - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
A new Zimbabwean investment drive has been taking place in the UK with a delegation led by Priscah Mupfumira, Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. She offered a few hollow banali...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1050 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
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