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A look into Zimbabwe's tanking economy
The country's largest gold producer is on the brink of collapse because of government's warped foreign currency retention policy; the cost of bread has gone up, more than three times in hardly a month...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch Command Bakeries across the country
Government says it will facilitate the setting up of small scale bakeries across the country, offering affordable bread prices as consumers have been hit hard by the recent price increases. ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:17hrs | 6722 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes 'unpatriotic and inhumane' forces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused some businesses of being "unpatriotic and inhumane" following the recent sharp hikes in the prices of basic consumer goods around the country.At ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 1300 | by Paddington Masamha
ZANU PF MP and Zhuwawo agree with Chamisa
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has gotten a rare endorsement from ZANU PF Member of Parliament Fortune Chasi and former ZANU PF member Patrick Zhuwawo.Chamisa had said, "Where we are going now r...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:07hrs | 7387 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3320 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe marks 39th Independence Day amid economic crises
Thousands of people will gather today to watch a military-civilian parade in the capital, Harare, as Zimbabwe marks the 39th anniversary of its independence from Britain.Thousands of people ar...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son boots out stepmom from plot
THE late liberation war hero and army commander General Vitalis Zvinavashe's son has been dragged to court for allegedly mistreating his father's 56-year-old widow.Richard Zivanashe, 50, is ac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Calls for salary, wage adjustments intensify
The Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IMPZ) has called for an upward review on the taxable wage threshold from RTGS$350 to cushion workers from the rising cost of living.In the 2019 ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa a sellout?
As expected varakashi Completely miss Julius Malema's point regarding the so called compensation of white farmers (what else can you expect from bootlickers).To put it simple this is is Malema...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 14:33hrs | 3639 | by Tichaona Nzekete
Cement shortage chokes construction industry
ZIMBABWE'S construction industry contracted by 6,3% percentage points last year due to acute cement shortages and unsustainable prices of construction materials, a Treasury report has shown.Ac...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Ncubenomics
In February, Reserve Bank Governor, John Mangudya announced the introduction of the RTGS dollar - the currency that confirmed what we knew all along: one is not to one. The RTGS dollar was initially s...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 15:19hrs | 3335 | by Kubatana
PHOTOS: Journalists invade Mayor's office in protest
Journalists in Harare stormed the Town House to see the Mayor Herbert Gomba to hand in a petition against police brutality.The protest comes after members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police worki...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 11:38hrs | 1111 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo-bound bus falls off narrow bridge in Nkayi, 13 injured
Thirteen people were injured when a bus fell off a narrow bridge in the Nesigwe area of Nkayi, Matabeleland North.The accident happened early Sunday as the bus, owned by Ntubeni Bus Services, ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:23hrs | 12890 | by ZimLive
Govt probes drug leakages
GOVERNMENT is investigating leads that seem to suggest high-ranking officials could be involved in the disappearance of drugs from its warehouses into private pharmacies.Recently, three men em...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:16hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Government cracks whip on prices
THE Government will not hesistate to take punitive measures against unscrupulous businesses with a tendency of wantonly increasing prices of basic commodities for the sole purpose of profiteering, a C...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Embraer delivery imminent, two B777s on way
AIR ZIMBABWE is on the brink of replenishing its fleet amid indications that the national airliner would take delivery of an Embraer ERJ 145 tentatively in the next two weeks.It has also emerg...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Police clash with vendors, kombi drivers
RIOT police and municipality police officers are fighting running battles with vendors and kombi drivers who are resisting vacating Harare's central business district (CBD).A survey conducted ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Harare investigates police who threw teargas at journalists
Harare City Council says it condemns any form of harassment on journalists and has instituted investigations into allegations that some of its municipal police officers may have in their individual ca...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 19:08hrs | 2276 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RTGS$ introduction inflicts further pensioner prejudice
MANY pensioners now being paid in Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollars against their will have reported a drastic reduction in the purchasing power of their pensions.The RTGS$ is a new na...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | 1061 | by Martin Tarusenga
Government condemns police firing teargas at journalists
The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services says the government is investigating a case of police details that fired teargas at an office belonging to 263 Chat media house....Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 21:43hrs | 1448 | by Mandla Ndlovu
My wife is useless, man tells court
A Harare woman has accused her husband of disturbing her peace.Patience Kamboyawo appeared at the Harare Civil Court yesterday applying for a protection order against her husband George Mavhur...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 16:43hrs | 5483 | by Staff reporter
Police fire teargas canister at journalists
263 Chat's Nigel Mugamu says members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on Thursday fired a teargas canister at the headquarters of 263 Chat in Harare after the journalists filmed council police and ZRP ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 14:46hrs | 1970 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Provide supplementary feeding to all schools
The announcement by the Grain Millers Association to provide supplementary feeding to schools in Cyclone hit areas is very laudable and commendable. The move will go a long way in alleviating the suff...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:08hrs | 88 | by Thomas Murisa
Warriors ramp up Arsenal star chase
The Warriors technical team have ramped up their pursuit of Arsenal striker Riess Nelson with a view of taking him to the Africa Cup of Nations finals.Armed with a ticket to the finals of the ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 2690 | by Staff reporter
UZ students snub Zupco, complain over kombi fare hikes
Kombi fares for University of Zimbabwe students were hiked to $1,50 from $1, causing an uproar amongst students not resident at the institution.However, the university has said the students ha...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 17:12hrs | 3964 | by Staff reporter
Dualisation open to Zimbabwe contractors
Government has divided the dualisation of Harare-Beitbridge highway into nine sections to be constructed by local companies and last week opened a third 10km detour in Masvingo as construction work ga...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Reconstructing Zimbabwe's reputation
Zimbabwe is a complex thesis of multiple disciplinary subjects. One of them is in the industry of reputation management, which is currently a disaster! This is manifested in the repeated own goals whi...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1491 | by Tabani Moyo
MDC Alliance must stop chasing shadows
The opposition MDC-Alliance is evidently livid by the swift reaction rendered by Zanu-PF and Government to help those affected by Cyclone Idai cope with the tragedy. We notice that the opposition part...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:55hrs | 1866 | by Staff reporter
Councillors scramble for heavily discounted stands
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo have started getting land with most of them identifying residential stands in some of the city's affluent suburbs, Sunday News can exclusively reveal.The scheme meant t...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:59hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Prices of goods continue to go up
Prices of mostly basic commodities have significantly gone up over the past month, with analysts blaming it on exchange rate developments. A survey by the Daily News yesterday showed that prices of ba...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 12:55hrs | 3224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bonds raise $117m for roads
The rehabilitation of Beitbridge-Harare highway and other road projects got a major boost after Government raised $117 million from two separate bonds it floated in the market.A $150 million I...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai: Of donations and the bane of sanctions
Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai from 14 to 17 March 2019, a crisis that plunged the nation into darkness. When the news reached President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was on a State visit to the United Ara...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 1074 | by Elijah Chihota
Aspiring Zimbabwe drivers to write licence test online
ASPIRING drivers will soon write provisional driver's licence tests online to reduce interface with officials and minimise cases of alleged corruption. In a telephone interview yesterday, the ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Bosso still to get player's clearances
HIGHLANDERS are yet to secure clearance for four players that joined them from the South African and Zambian leagues. Unless the required clearances are obtained between today and Friday, Boss...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:59hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations continue to pour
Several companies and organisations continue to chip in with humanitarian assistance towards relief efforts in Cyclone Idai-ravaged Chimanimani and Chipinge, where over 192 people have been confirmed ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battles for Afcon finals slots
The 24 countries to play at the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will be known at the end of the week when the final round of qualifiers are played across the continent.While some slo...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1327 | by CafOnline
Zimbabwe Airways planes 'repossessed and resold' - source
Malaysian Airlines has repossessed four planes which had been sold to Zimbabwe Airways, the ill-fated Air Zimbabwe proxy, informed sources said.Former President Robert Mugabe personally negoti...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:32hrs | 2501 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa plans to stop using army in demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government's plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:10hrs | 7024 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to splash on riot gear
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government’s plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations. ...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:41hrs | 7924 | by Staff reporter
Muzamhindo pushes for a Policy Indaba
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo's initiativeI'm driving a national agenda which has no political affiliation, but to assist on enhancing development. We simply ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 22:31hrs | 216 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Cyclone Idai a disaster to the region
Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Mozambique since Jokwe in 2008 and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019. The tenth named storm and re...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:24hrs | 458 | by Enos Denhere
Forex shortages gnaws Zimbabwe's fertilizer industry
ZIMBABWE'S fertilizer industry says it is constrained by forex shortages, but it still has the capacity to produce enough to meet the country's demand this year and export excess production.Zi...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
'Interbank market won't be manipulated'
Mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that the foreign currency interbank market will not be manipulated, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. This ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Price stability key to economic recovery
"A more efficient management system of scarce foreign exchange is key to price stabilisation and business growth."According to the "Transitional Stabilisation Programme" (TSP), the aspirations...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 472 | by Vince Musewe
Selfish Zanu-PF govt behind our suffering
EDITOR,Zimbabwe is my motherland. My heart bleeds when I see Zimbabwe in such a terrible state. Our elders took over the reigns from colonial masters and we all celebrated because we thought w...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:11hrs | 1034 | by E Denhere
Mnangagwa extends US$3,2bn begging bowl
ZIMBABWE - with 7,5 million people or half the population in need of food aid - is appealing for US$3,2 billion emergency assistance to avert a humanitarian crisis characterised by hunger and a crumbl...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:14hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
RBZ accused of buying stolen gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe responsible for the purchasing, refining and exporting of gold, is under fire for buying "stolen gold" from illegal a...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:00hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to experience increase in grey poultry imports
ZIMBABWE is likely to experience an upsurge in both legal and illegal imports of cheap poultry products this year due to an increase in costs of production, an industry official has said.In hi...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:58hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Digital options under scrutiny by regulators
Digital options is highly attractive because of perceived simplicity. You just have to predict whether the value of an underlying asset will increase or decrease. This is similar to traditional forms ...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 15:05hrs | 513 | by Staff Reporter
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