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Zimbabwe in state of radical uncertainty, says Prof Hawkins
Zimbabwe is in a state of radical uncertainty, economic consultant Tony Hawkins told an Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) all stakeholders webinar on health on Wednesday."I...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1594 | by Agencies
Gweru workers demand $20K basic salary
GWERU City Council workers have approached their employer demanding a minimum wage of $20 000.In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union Gweru branch secretary, Thembinkos...Published: 16 hrs ago | 447 | by Staff reporter
The political economy of corruption
As a cancer inherent in varying degrees of intensity across the globe, corruption is an integral part of the political economy of world capitalism.So, the capitals of the western world lie at ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 1638 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Teacher pay increased US$30 to 157 pm - 500% pay rise, 838% inflation, etc. = breakneck speed we sinking
"The Public Service Commission is pleased to advise Government workers that the USD 75 Covid 19 allowance for September 2020 is being paid today. Going forward, the USD 75 Covid allowance will be paid...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 5683 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mthuli Ncube; just like Gideon Gono will be unemployable when he absconds
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Dr Gono told Trevor Ncube that he has a gym in his home hence he has lost so much weight. But it appears he is melting away before our eyes, we still have to stick to h...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:16hrs | 6619 | by Nomazulu Thata
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:00hrs | 88 | by Victor Bhoroma
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:04hrs | 899 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Teachers must be realistic in their wage demands' - no doubt, expected to survive on fresh air
School closed end of March, at the on set of the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of corona virus, have just reopened. Many teachers are refusing to go back to work until they are paid living...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2801 | by Nomusa Garikai
Striking teachers dig in
TEACHERS have vowed to press on with their industrial action after talks with the government collapsed yesterday as they also complained bitterly over alleged favouritism towards the army and police....Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:55hrs | 3358 | by Staff reporter
Sadc ratchets up anti-sanctions drive
REGIONAL countries will make an emphatic stand against the continued imposition of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe on October 25 through various activities to commemorate the day of solidarity against ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:56hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told not to label workers terrorists
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to stop labelling workers demanding fair wages as terrorists in order to justify a clampd...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:35hrs | 4055 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU mobilises for nationwide protests
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has begun mobilising for a national general strike of both public and private sector workers. The event, according to ZCTU president Peter Mutasa, ...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:05hrs | 3465 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga pledges to improve the working conditions of health workers
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga who is also the country's Health Minister has pledged to improve the working conditions of public sector health workers.This comes as the Health Apex Counci...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Rushed Zim Dollar introduction cost the economy
The Zimbabwean government recently gazetted the Finance Bill (H.B.4 of 2020) which validates the fiscal changes that were tabled in the Mid-Term budget review in July 2020. The Bill amends the Gains T...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:17hrs | 1300 | by Victor Bhoroma
Global trade unions rally behind ZCTU
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has set aside tomorrow, September 23, for global mass protests in solidarity with the poorly-paid Zimbabwean workers.In a statement, Zimbabwe...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poverty datum line rises to $17 244
THE Total Consumption Poverty Line (TCPL) for an average family of five people grew by 10% to $17 244 in August 2020, latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has shown....Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Early Christmas for Zimbabwe civil servants
CIVIL servants are set to continue receiving US$75 COVID-19 allowances each until December. Government had initially indicated that the facility would run for three months from June this year,...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:15hrs | 7089 | by Stff reporter
Zanu-PF wants to be given more time
ZANU-PF has pleaded with the electorate to give it more time to resolve the country's economic mess, saying the 40 years the party has been in power was not long enough for an economic turnaround. ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:25hrs | 3565 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business opts for US dollars as base currency
TRANSACTIONS are increasingly occurring in United States Dollars which means that households that earn incomes in the Zimbabwe dollar including most poor households, will find it increasingly unafford...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's consumption poverty rises by 37%
THE amount of money an average household of five requires to purchase both food and non-food items, commonly referred to as the total consumption poverty line (TCPL) has risen by 37,4 % to $15 572,85 ...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 07:39hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala throws Zimbabwe police in panic mode
The Zimbabwe Republic Police says it is worried that the MDC National Chairperson Job Sikhala is organizing popcorn protests all over the country. A secret police document posted b...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 12:51hrs | 22856 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe poverty worsens
THE amount of money an average household of five requires to purchase both food and non-food items rose 33,5% to $11 334 as of June 2020, latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimS...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line up 33%
THE country's poverty datum line (PDL) rose 33,6 percent to $11,333 in June from $8,483 the previous month, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has said. According to the agency the PDL measures t...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 08:11hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe heroes' shrine sends clear message to the world - the country and people are not yet free!
Most people - both locally and globally - have always associated the National Heroes Acre in the Zimbabwe capital Harare, with largely being merely an impressive cemetery for those deemed outstanding ...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 14:33hrs | 2083 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Poverty fighting...our generational struggle
Every generation has its own unique Struggle to fight for without shame or apology. Born Free from Colonial rule we are chained by Poverty. We have no jobs and by 2030 when we are in our 50s, unable t...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 18:00hrs | 327 | by Lynnette Tendayi Mudehwe
Mthuli Ncube walks a tightrope
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to present a mid-term fiscal review statement next week. The country is on edge, as the steepest economic decline in living memory wreaks havoc. Even the hype...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:12hrs | 4453 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar continues to tumble
A forex dealer brandishes wads of $2 and $5 notes in Harare. The Zimdollar has continued losing value against stronger currencies like the rand and the United States dollar.THE Zimbabwe dollar...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:46hrs | 4278 | by Staff reporter
City health workers reject salary offer
Harare City Council nurses have rejected a $4 498,18 salary offer presented by the local authority, arguing that the proposed figures were below the poverty datum line, and have issued a 14-day ultima...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:20hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a fresh start and a people's government!
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has said Zimbabwe needs a fresh start and a people's government after the Zanu PF government has successively failed to ruin the country for 40 years now."Zi...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:03hrs | 1777 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe poverty datum line more than doubles
THE poverty datum line has jumped by more than 100 percent from $3 398 in May to $8 484 in June, the country's statistical agency — the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) - revealed yeste...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cost of living rises
ZIMBABWEAN companies and consumers are facing severe pressure from rising cost of living as well as effects of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts have warned.Consumers' real wages are being er...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Govt must do more for civil servants
Nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare demonstrate against poor working conditions on WednesdayFinally the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has realised that to live hu...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:05hrs | 487 | by A Mbire
Poverty datum line up 15,7%
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line (PDL) jumped from $6 420 (PDL) in March to $7 425 in April representing a 15,7 percent increase, official figures show. According to the Zimbabwe National Statist...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:42hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Teachers brew fresh shocker for govt
GOVERNMENT faces a new headache after eight teachers' unions demanded an urgent meeting with their employer over salaries which they say now fall far below the poverty datum line of $5 551. Th...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 4774 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to unveil price stabilisation measures
GOVERNMENT will soon announce measures to stabilise prices of basic commodities while arresting inflation as consumers' buying power continues to drop. While prices of basic commodities are constantly...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:36hrs | 2105 | by Staff reporter
Nick Mangwana our Joseph Goebbels: Where is Itai Dzamara?
Your nauseating article of today should put even Lucifer to shame. You must tell us where activist Itai Dzamara is. Is Itai Dzamara still stage-managing his ongoing abduction? If your government is go...Published: 24 May 2020 at 20:50hrs | 1097 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimdollar crashes
LONG suffering Zimbabweans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to survive, after prices of basic goods went up sharply again at the weekend - on the back of the collapsing Zim dollar.At...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:50hrs | 10874 | by Staff reporter
'Workers in Zimbabwe are mourning'
"My prospects are useless, the leadership of the country should change because they have failed us as a country, in terms of employment it's their duty to create employment but they have failed. ...Published: 02 May 2020 at 18:34hrs | 1768 | by Daniel Itai
Economic decline, COVID-19 and the vulnerable labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that the rapidly intensifying economic impact of COVID-19 could be far worse than the 2008-9 financial crisis and will result in job cuts of near...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:25hrs | 362 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Average Zimbabwean lived on US$0.95/day in March'
Zimstat's latest data shows that the average Zimbabwean lived on US95 cents a day or ZWL$28.54 in March up 21.26% from ZWL$23.53 or US$1.07 in February. A family of five in the same period lived on US...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 16:24hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU demands US$100 cushion for vulnerable employees
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on government to pay US$100 to vulnerable employees as one of measures to enhance social protection during the COVID-19 lockdown.In prop...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Poverty levels rise as COVID-19 hits Zimbabwe
The poverty levels in Zimbabwe are likely to worsen as an effect of the COVID-19 global pandemic that has hit world economies resulting in business operations coming to a standstill in most countries....Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 08:20hrs | 210 | by Staff repprter
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line rises sharply
A family of five required at least $5 293 in February this year to meet its basic needs for it not to be deemed poor, a 17 percent jump from $4,492 the previous month, latest data shows. The j...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances take a knock
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on diaspora remittances in Zimbabwe where some households, which depend on assistance from relatives abroad, are in dire straits, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Developm...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:07hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new minimum wage riles employers, employees
Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1581 | by Staff reporter
Salaries showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its workers after the Labour ministry gazetted Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020, which pegged the minimum wage at an equivalent amount of US$100....Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:31hrs | 1601 | by Staff reporter
Sneaking in minimum wage is scandalous
HE routinely leaves home daily before day break. His aim is to catch the cheap government-owned Zupco bus at 5:30am so that he gets at his workstation at 7.In his small worn-out satchel is a p...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 730 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe minimum wage set at equivalent of US$100
The Ministry of Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare has set the minimum wage for all employees at the equivalent of US$100 except for agriculture and domestic employees.According to Sta...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:15hrs | 3624 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a homegrown Covid-19 response
The eruption of the coronavirus (Covid-19) is a timely reminder of the structural faultiness and fragility of health care and social services delivery systems across the world.While Europe rem...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:38hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo braces for Covid 19
I love walking the streets of my hometown, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Every street, edifice and alley way holds many memories for me. Memories of happier times, when our now old and frail parents...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 08:56hrs | 447 | by Terence Msuku
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