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Zimbabwe suspends printing of passports due to system malfunction?
The Zimbabwe Registrar General, Mr Clement Masango is evasive on when his office will resume the printing of passports as he argues that there is a system malfunction and he cannot tell when the probl...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2810 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in a fix
With only less than a month gone after their pay cheques were reviewed upwards, government workers are pushing for another cost of listing adjustment to cushion them from inflation, which is edging cl...Published: 19 hrs ago | 24262 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe fails to attend court
Former President Robert Mugabe yesterday failed to turn up in court in Chinhoyi, where he was expected to testify against four of his workers who allegedly stole close to a million dollars from his ru...Published: 20 hrs ago | 12558 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube laments indisciplined speculation
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, says the wave of price increases being experienced on the market and the wild parallel market exchange rates have no economic justifi...Published: 20 hrs ago | 786 | by Staff reporter
How to start your own profitable trucking business
Today, it is a good idea to start your own trucking business. E-commerce, hauling, and businesses with online deliveries are a billion dollar industry. Through the years, we have witnessed their growt...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 00:24hrs | 23394 | by Staff Writer
MDC slams Mnangagwa for blasphemy
The Movement for Democratic Change has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for blasphemy after he tweeted a message over Easter in which he said the country's economy would "triumph" as Jesus did thr...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 15:17hrs | 2726 | by Staff reporter
MDC to gobble $3 m on congress amid huge debts
The MDC Alliance is going to gobble more than $3illion for its elective congress scheduled for next month in Gweru amid huge debts in unpaid workers' salaries and allowances for their 2018 polling age...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 14:35hrs | 310 | by Christopher Makaza
MPs' office broken into
Daring suspected thieves broke into an office in the central business district shared by Chiredzi South MP Kalisto Gwanetsa and Chiredzi East MP Denford Masiya, during the Easter holidays and got away...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance splashes $3m on congress
MDC-Alliance is set to splash more than $3 million to fund its congress to be held in Gweru next month which is expected to be attended by more than 6 000 delegates at a time when the majority of Zimb...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blesses Parliament's probe into ZINARA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved investigations by a parliamentary portfolio committee into the operations of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) after an audit unearthed mass...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 20:56hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarize
The Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monitory Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 15:18hrs | 4948 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mliswa attacks journalists
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has come out guns blazing against journalists who are paid brown envelope by Ministers to write fake stories involving non-existent 9nvestments. ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 10:29hrs | 3035 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean families now surviving on one meal per day
MOST families in Zimbabwe are now surviving on one meal per day as prices of basic commodities continue to spiral out of control amid a worsening economic crisis, a Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 09:51hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economic crisis is not about currency'
ZIMBABWE's economic crisis is not a result of currency shortage but low production, hence government must look at the real issue, economic experts have said.Recently, Finance minister Mthuli N...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1989 | by Staff reporter
Structural reforms crucial for turnaround
ZIMBABWE's economy has for long been dogged by multiple man-created obstacles, confining it in the abyss it has been struggling to get out of for decades.Once these obstacles are removed econo...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 337 | by Editorial - Daily News
'Cannot separate democracy and discipline' says Moyo - have neither and no common sense to see it
Zanu-PF leaders are once again up in arms blaming business operators for the country's worsening economic situations as shown by the increasing prices of goods and services - if they can be found give...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | 949 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa warned of brewing unrest
THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe's fast-deteriorating economic situation - marked by shocking price hikes and severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and vital medicines - could trigger social...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:49hrs | 19100 | by Staff reporter
Of market forces and price hikes
Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | 474 | by newZWire
MDC congress: Does real democracy exist?
ALL through history, the word democracy has been immortalised and evidently viewed as the greatest desire of the political world. Democracy is worshiped and viewed as sacred and sacrosanct. Virtually,...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 230 | by Learnmore Zuze
Mnangagwa pleads with Diasporans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the Diaspora community to return to Zimbabwe and assist with rebuilding the country's ailing economy.Mnangagwa made the remarks while officiating ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:16hrs | 2921 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's maths on Rand pricing is wrong
A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn't find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so I spent an hour trying to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 4648 | by Tinashe Nyahasha
Genocide: A tool used by Mashonaland to demonise Ndebeles
There are those people who still believe that the Genocide ended with the 1987 so called unity accord which was a mere marriage of political convenience. The agreement did not even come close to addre...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 09:43hrs | 2089 | by Mqondisi Moyo
PHOTOS: Wicknell Chivayo carrying US$1 million in cash
Controversial businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo has posted photos of himself with US$1 million in cash on top of a desk at what looks like his office. ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 09:36hrs | 10724 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Where is Mnangagwa taking us to?
I DROVE up the window of the tollgate and the man on duty asked me: "Eddie, where are we going?" He was not asking what my destination was, but where did I think the country was going.Last nig...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 8621 | by Eddie Cross
'Wanton price hikes signify indiscipline'
Zimbabwe celebrated its 39th independence last Thursday amid a deteriorating economic situation in the country that has seen prices of goods skyrocketing as people's disposable incomes continue to shr...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:39hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to be realistic
GOVERNMENT needs to be realistic about the economic situation in the country, captains of industry have said.They were reacting to statements made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his keynot...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
MDC led council not going back on tariff increase
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday said there is no going back on proposed increase on rates and tariffs in the face of inflation, despite residents' resistance to a review of the city's 2019 budg...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa won't take Zimbabwe anywhere'
OPPOSITION Freezim Congress leader Joseph Busha has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prove to the nation that he has the capacity to resolve the rising economic challenges facing the country...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises RTGS$479 287 for Idai relief through EcoCash
TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm Econet Wireless has raised RTGS$ 479 287 through its EcoCash platform towards Cyclone Idai relief efforts. In a notice yesterday, Econet Wireless said: "We would like t...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:34hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Nedbank Zimbabwe caught with pants down, ordered to return $3m to client
NEDBANK Zimbabwe has been ordered to return close to $3 million it had unlawfully taken from its client, Mega Market (Private) Ltd, after making some foreign currency payment to the client's suppliers...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2686 | by Staff reporter
'Foreign aid will not bail out Zimbabwe'
UNITED States professor of economics Steve Hanke has said foreign aid will not bail out Zimbabwe from its current economic quagmire, adding the country's problems can be solved from within.Spe...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:30hrs | 4168 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ plunges
Zimbabwe is nearing the much dreaded economic horrors of 2008 punctuated by hyperinflation, widespread shortages of foreign currency and fuel coupled with a spike in prices of everything, including st...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 6230 | by Staff reporter
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 | 592 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must act on economic decay
EDITOR,Recently, I went to a supermarket to do my groceries for the month, I was shocked to realise that a 2kg mixed portion chicken is now ranging between $15 to $18, a 2-litre concentrate ju...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:03hrs | 2177 | by Concerned Citizen
Chamisa reaches out to Mnangagwa
IN A positive development, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has dropped most of the demands that he had set as fundamental conditions for him to have direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, th...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:46hrs | 22484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants demand fresh wage negotiations
CIVIL servants have demanded fresh negotiations with government over salary increments as the cost of living continues to rise.Early this month, government announced a salary increment ranging...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:11hrs | 2355 | 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 | 2451 | 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 | 1391 | by Paddington Masamha
Why Mthuli Ncube's new currency is likely to be doomed
THE announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of his intention to introduce "a new, fully-fledged currency" in 12 months piqued the interest of the general public in Zimbabwe.It comes soon...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 655 | by Martin Tarusenga
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarise?
THE Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monetary Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 738 | by Victor Bhoroma
Strive Masiyiwa tells Zimbabwe to price all goods in South African rand
Billionaire telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa says Zimbabwe could achieve price stability if all goods were priced in the South African rand, and the country could do this "overnight".Masiyiwa, ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 10:48hrs | 6588 | by ZimLive
MDC losing candidate donates to Chiredzi clinic
MDC Alliance's losing candidate for Chiredzi West constituency during last year's elections has donated an ambulance, 30 wheelchairs, three 5 000-litre water tanks, blood pressure testing machines, be...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:29hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge on massive expansion drive
BEITBRIDGE Municipality, expected to reap a good chunk off spin-offs from the expansion of the Beitbridge Border Post, has already received ground-paving bricks worth thousands of dollars for use in t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
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 | 3565 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa's Zimbabwe dilemma
As Zimbabwe's economic and political situation teeters on the verge of chaos, SA takes a disjointed approach. By Ringisai Chikohomero for ISS TODAY.First published by ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:28hrs | 3010 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
'Drop sanctions' said Washington experts - burning tyres producing lots of obnoxious smoke but little heat and no light
"Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and mus...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 677 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe attracts 2 new investors to develop platinum mining projects
Zimbabwe will in coming weeks name two new investors who will develop separate platinum mining projects west of the capital as the country ramps up mining output in an attempt to ease a severe dollar ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 537 | by Reuters
Meat shortages loom
ZIMBABWE'S livestock industry is under strain and shortages of pork, chicken and beef are imminent after the price of feed shot up following the removal of grain subsidies by government, an industry o...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:09hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools hike fees
Most boarding schools in Matabeleland have increased fees to between RTGS$1 200 and RTGS$1 500 a term and many parents said they are contemplating withdrawing their children because they cannot afford...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF MP fingers criminals in price increase
Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor Justice Wadyajena says the increase in prices of basic commodities is engineered by business criminals whose benefit thrives when the masses suffer. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 19:01hrs | 6239 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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