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US issues fresh sanctions on Mnangagwa and 8 others, terminates 2003 curbs
The United States on Monday terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions programme and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, over their involvement in corruptio...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia delays start of school year as cholera deaths rise
Zambia has delayed the start of its school year by three weeks, echoing measures taken in January 2018, as cholera deaths in the southern African nation climb.School reopenings have been suspe...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 09:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CSO hails Bikita minerals beneficiation to communities
BIKITA - President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissioned petalite and spodumene processing plants at Bikita Minerals that are valued at US$ 300 million on November 29 2023.The giant processing plant...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 09:09hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe fuel most expensive in Sadc
According to the latest report by the social justice watchdog, Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd), fuel prices in Zimbabwe are among the highest in the Southern African Development C...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Muslim nations denounce Quran burning in Sweden
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Quran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around t...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 16:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Convergence of official and unofficial exchange rates possible, says IMF
THE International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to take further steps on currency reform after the southern African nation stopped short of free-floating its local dollar. The credibility a...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'UK Bill torments Zimbabwe'
BOLD moves by the British Parliament to enact legislation shutting African wildlife trophies out of that market have shaken Zimbabwean authorities, as fears mount that the country's major tourism plan...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean engineer opens gemological lab in Kabul
Former Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) evaluator and gemologist, engineer Clever Sithole, has opened a laboratory in Kabul, Afghanistan, to unlock the true value of gemstones and cur...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wealthy Russians go hunting in Zimbabwe
Increasing numbers of wealthy Russians are booking game viewing and hunting safaris in Zimbabwe as sanctions stemming from President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine limit their travel options. ...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 18:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Timely IMF boost saved Zimbabwe'
A PAN African lender has ranked Zimbabwe among the biggest beneficiaries of the US$33 billion injected into the region's economies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last year.Africa Exp...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
fastjet expands Victoria Falls flights
FASTJET Zimbabwe has introduced a second daily flight service from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg, OR International Airport in South Africa.In a statement, fastjet spokesperson Nunurai Ndawana...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's airline passengers to rise 80%
AIR passenger numbers into Zimbabwe's airports will rise above pre-pandemic levels this year, as traffic improves in the aftermath of hard lockdowns globally, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caa...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Turkish Airlines plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations
GLOBAL air passenger carrier, Turkish Airlines' plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations are still on track and Harare's diplomats deployed to that country in 2019 are confident the gian...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
One-month away from deadline: Construction underway at Egodini Mall project
WITH only a month away from the April phase one deadline, Egodini Mall contractor, Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited, is continuing with construction work, now focused on taxi rank and bus roads, a...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car problems can cause a financial nightmare
Car problems can cause a financial nightmare for those who are not familiar with the mechanics. This is especially true in instances where the problem is minor and requires simple attention to bring b...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 13:32hrs | 6 | by Staff Writer
Crack team set up for mobile money crime
A crack team of 15 experienced prosecutors has been set up to work with seasoned investigators to come up with watertight dockets and so effectively prosecute economic saboteurs abusing mobile money p...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential
The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor re...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:27hrs | 7 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa targets to vaccinate one million in 2 weeks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended Zimbabwe's Covid-19 lockdown by another 14 days, further delaying the re-opening of schools which were due to re-open for the second term on June 28.In a ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 21:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's daily Covid-19 vaccinations hit record high
ZIMBABWE ramped up daily Covid-19 vaccinations to a record as the government pins its hope on a faster rollout to help the economy recover from its second contraction into two years.On Thursda...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 16:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe curbs importation of older vehicles
IT IS now illegal to import vehicles that are more than 10 years old, after the government gazetted a new law yesterday aimed at curbing the purchase of battered cars into the country.The new ...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt hunts social media offenders
IN A move which shows the government's growing concern with the rising abuse of social media in the country, authorities will treat all such cases as a threat to national security.Giving a lec...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Thousands flock to rural areas ahead of curbs countrywide
AHEAD of the 21-day lockdown starting today to contain the spread of Covid-19, thousands of people yesterday thronged Mbare Musika bus rank in Harare and many other pick-up points seeking transport to...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taming high inflation, economic priority
Despite the significant fall in annual inflation from 363% (In January) to 322% for the month of February 2021, prices for goods and services in the economy continue to increase marginally in every mo...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 22:31hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Meaningless ZANU PF Covid-19 Exit Strategy
The clueless Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has been found wanting; as the widespread of COVID-19 continues to ravage through Zimbabwean communities and the government has done little in as far as ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 13:50hrs | | by Prince Njagu
Old Mutual sees ‘green shoots' in Zimbabwe
THE head of Old Mutual Zimbabwe says there are green shoots appearing in the economy after the devastation of a severe drought and the coronavirus pandemic."There are good signs emerging in ec...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Covid-19 vaccines are completely safe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing Covid-19 national inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe.This comes after the country c...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poor grain production hurting Zimbabwe economy
Zimbabwe has been a net importer of food for the past 2 decades and the country's import bill has increasingly featured grain imports with maize imports averaging 1.1 million Metric Tonnes (MT) per ye...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 13:18hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Exchange control regulations and export growth
The monetary policy committee for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued a circular with changes to export surrender requirements on the 7th of January 2021. The changes include immediately removin...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Iran's supreme leader bans Covid-19 vaccines from UK, US
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has prohibited imports of Covid-19 vaccines from the United States and the United Kingdom. In a televised speech yesterday, the supreme leader said he has no...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dead man loses house over debt
Hamilton Property Holdings owned by business mogul Frank Buyanga has pursued a dead man into the High Court over a debt and his estate will now have to transfer ownership of his Chadcombe house to the...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The profanity of the Marriage Bill
There has been total confusion surprise and total disgust over the Draft Marriages Bill, 2017 which is now called the Marriage Bill,which was recently thrown out by the parliament when the honourable ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Perverse opulence amid squalor likely to sink Zimbabwe
The late JK Galbraith, an influential economist in the US public sphere more than 60 years ago, described Americans' conspicuous consumption in his book The Affluent Society as "private opulence amids...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government gets serious on road system upgrade
The new dispensation has recorded a success story in the dualisation of the Bulawayo-Mutare highway as well as the rehabilitation of many other roads which were littered with potholes at national leve...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
It is the worst time to be in the shoes of ED
Zimbabwe is in a very precarious condition. Prices are dancing a dance of their own. Life is very hard and it is a nightmare being Zimbabwean. Everybody from the rich and the poor are crying. As expec...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 22:18hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Key economic expectations from the 2019 budget presentation
As the finance minister prepares to present the 2019 National Budget to parliament on the 22nd of November, a lot is at stake for economic development. In 2016, Zimbabwe's tax revenues were $3.5 billi...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 11:25hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Devolution to fight 'marginalisation'
"When we finish the July 30 elections, when we win, the Second Republic will come into place. Under the Second Republic, each province will have its own economic planning programming from ward, to dis...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Zanu-PF's majority enables it to amend Constitution
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party has won a commanding majority in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections on Monday, sweeping aside opposition parties and securing a powerful mandate tha...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo approves manifesto, releases primary elections guidelines
The Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday approved the party's election manifesto for this year's harmonised elections and released rules and regulations governing the conduct of primary elections.The p...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra officers live in fear
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials countrywide in charge of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), which curbs transit fraud, are living in fear after weeks of receiving death threats....Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe budget woos foreign investors after fall of Mugabe
Zimbabwe has taken steps towards ending its economic isolation in its first budget since the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year authoritarian rule.Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced a pa...Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 16:45hrs | | by BBC
#NewZimbabwe - We need a perfect union
The ideals of this big beautiful nation that we love, the supreme law that curbs all our rights and responsibilities, both of these giants have been adulterated. Now we are not all to blame but we are...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 16:23hrs | 2 | by Otis Mabikwa
New pay structure for parastatal bosses noble
I would like to applaud Government, through the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) for its efforts in setting new payment structure for parastatal and State enterprise bosses.The move, ...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 16:35hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Harare residents push for devolution of power
Harare residents have expressed concern that the promised devolution of power which partially found expression in the new Constitution is yet to be seen.Combined Harare Residents Association (...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 14:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cargo tracker curbs smuggling, fraud
Entry of cargo in transit declined by 62 percent since Government introduced the electronic cargo tracking system in a bid to curb smuggling and transit fraud of goods at border posts.Finance ...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Statement by the Chairperson of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa Hon. Dr. W. Mzembi
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the Fifty-ninth meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa and High-level Meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa was opened today.Chairp...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:31hrs | | by Dr. Walter Mzembi
Zimbabwe judges evoke British colonialism
Zimbabwean judges recently filed into court for the official beginning of their 2017 duties, wearing long red robes and horsehair wigs, a throwback to an era of British colonial rule.Presi...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 21:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Global backlash grows against Trump
United States President Donald Trump vowed to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO.Trump said this during a telephone conversation h...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF supporters poisoned
ZANU PF officials and supporters have been poisoned by the culture of political correctness that has curtailed the independent thinking of its members. The party of Robert Mugabe has turned Zimbab...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 21:56hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa
'Relocate Beitbridge Border Post,' says Zanu-PF Senator
Manicaland Senator Judith Mawire (Zanu-PF) has suggested that people staying close to the Beibridge Border Post should be relocated to reduce rampant smuggling.She said houses are nearly 1...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 15:18hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
ZLHR joins press in celebrating Press Freedom Day
ZIMBABWE Lawyers For Human Rights (ZLHR) has said it joins all supporters of media freedom in commemorating World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2016 at a time when media practitioners and ordinary ...Published: 04 May 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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