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Phumuzile Phiri geared to grab Mangwe constituency from ZANU PF
Phumuzile Phiri a 30 year old lady is running for MP in Mangwe Constituency which has 17 rural wards and is found in Matabeleland South. The constituency is endowed with a lot of wild life and...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2742 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Namibian expert raps MDC-Alliance
The MDC-A has become panicky as signs of economic stability, which naturally undermines its relevance, begin to set in, a Namibian-based economist has said.Dr Drian Kashkongo, a lecture at a u...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual adopts hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe unit
SOUTH AFRICAN-HEADQUARTERED insurance company, Old Mutual Limited (OML) says it will apply hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe business unit in light of the runaway inflation plaguing the ec...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's government: The mask has slipped
In April last year, on these pages, I expressed concern at President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government's obvious fascination with Rwanda and China.On the face of it, it seemed as if Mnanga...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 888 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Signs of economic resuscitation rattle MDC
Indications of economic stabilisation currently being witnessed in the country have distressed the MDC, which for a long time has been using the challenges as their trump card, a Namibian based econom...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 13:59hrs | 2183 | by John Sigauke in Namibia
Zanu-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US think tank
UNITED States research arm, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), has condemned the Zanu-PF-led government's economic policy record as "poor".The CRS is a public policy research arm of the...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:17hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa raises ante against Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has announced plans to visit Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic logjam gripping the southern African country, Russia...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa plans to meet Putin over Zimbabwe crisis
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa intends to pay visits to Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic crisis gripping Zimbabwe, Russia's Sputnik ne...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 21:30hrs | 7901 | by Sputnik
Does Brother Mthuli Ncube live in Zimbabwe?
Hope is the expectation, against all rational considerations, that desires will be fulfilled miraculously.When the "new dispensation" was introduced in Zimbabwe, we hoped against past experien...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | 1015 | by Kennet Mufuka
This Zimbabwe situation simply cannot go on
THIS is a message to those who currently hold power in Zimbabwe. I do not really care about how you got into this position, but now that you are there, we need to ask you what you are going to use tha...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1533 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe cash crisis spirals out of control
IT is an August morning in Harare. Winter winds are blowing cold. Samuel braves the cold, wakes up at 3am from his Kuwadzana home and treks to the central business district to look for cash at the ban...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 954 | by Staff greporter
Fact-checking Mthuli Ncube
"It's early days, we just introduced the new currency regime a little over a month ago, so it (the new currency) is trying to find its way, it is trying to find equilibrium; it will get there and clos...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new wave of price increases
ZIMBABWE is witnessing another wave of massive price increases, following the presentation of the 2019 mid-term fiscal policy review, which are further decimating citizens' incomes.In the mid-...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2646 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe where people's pensions have disappeared
Retired couple Teddie and Vesta always imagined they would live out their golden years with dignity.He is 85, and served one company for 46 years as a cleaner, eventually rising to become a re...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 3398 | by Shingai Nyoka BBC Africa, Harare
Inflation: Ncube sticks to his guns
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has rejected calls to reverse the decision to stop reporting year-on-year inflation, saying the move will not impact negatively on the economy as suggested by some econom...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:35hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube warned against subsidies
The government's move to subsidise transport services and agriculture will complicate efforts to extricate the economy from a myriad of challenges, analysts have warned.Finance minister Mthuli...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 2626 | by Staff reporter
To publish or not to?
It’s common cause that if you choose not to tell your own story, someone will do it for you and sell to the whole world that which he wants it to believe about you, which leaves you at high risk of ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 980 | by Persistence Gwanyanya
Zimbabwe reaches 'tipping point'
ZIMBABWE'S Finance minister Mthuli Ncube responded to the country's worsening economic crisis last week by blacking out inflation statistics for the next six months, boosting the price of the little p...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:47hrs | 1824 | by Antony Sguazzin, Prinesha Naidoo and Ray Ndlovu
Why elections cannot help liberate uMthwakazi- MIOR
It is not mind boggling that Elections cannot liberate UMthwakazi. What is mind boggling is that at this day and time, there are some people in UMthwakazi in particular who still believe that partakin...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 433 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Sustaining the Zimdollar
I AM naturally enchanted by the logic, sequence and clarity of a thought process. But l have grown to learn that, quite often, economic plans are elaborately ornamented.The number of economies...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:02hrs | 382 | by Persistence Gwanyanya
Mthuli Ncube quizzed over budget surplus
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube was grilled over the benefits of his much-touted ZW$803,6 million budget surplus at a time the majority of Zimbabweans are suffering from a rapidly deteriorating economic...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to act on liquidity crunch
The country is reeling under a massive liquidity crunch and Government is now looking at appropriate ways of re-injecting liquidity into the productive sector, according to Secretary for the Ministry ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:05hrs | 3932 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube riles industry
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube was yesterday taken to task by captains of industry for suspending the production of annualised inflation figures, saying the policy move can trigger rampant speculation....Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 13:00hrs | 4392 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sinking $13 million monthly into Zupco hole
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday revealed that government was coughing about $13 million every month to subsidise the country's public transport system through Zupco buses."Again, we ha...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:59hrs | 5268 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube defends decision to suspend annual inflation reporting
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has defended his decision to blackout publication of year-on-year inflation statistics for the next six months, saying continuing to do so does n...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Lupane East turns away from Chamisa's MDC
ZANU-PF romped to victory in the Lupane East and two wards in Bubi and Nkayi districts in Saturday's by-elections in what the party said is an affirmation of President Mnangagwa's leadership. ...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
Khupe accuses Chamisa's MDC of being sponsored by Mugabe
MDC-T leader, Dr Thokozani Khupe, has accused the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa of being sponsored by former President Robert Mugabe.Khupe said this in a statement on the just Lupane by-election w...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 21:05hrs | 6539 | by Ndou Paul
Unhappy anniversary
August marks the first anniversary of the army massacre of six civilians in Harare during a protest over the delay in releasing the election results. At least 35 others were wounded. The Motlanthe Com...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 21:04hrs | 1159 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Obert Mpofu wins it for Zanu-PF in Lupane
ZANU-PF supporters in Lupane have attributed their clean sweep in two local authority by-elections and a parliamentary vote held on Saturday in Matabeleland North to Obert Mpofu the party's secretary ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 20:02hrs | 8116 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF thrash Chamisa's MDC in Lupane by-election
Zanu-PF had a clean sweep in two local authority by-elections and a parliamentary vote held on Saturday in Matabeleland North.Mthandazo Dube was confirmed winner as Zanu-PF held on to the Lupa...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 19:21hrs | 2686 | by ZimLive
Mthuli Ncube in tough balancing act
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will find it difficult to balance the books during the last half of the year after he unveiled a supplementary budget envisaging huge spending on agriculture, analysts ha...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:13hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of Lupane East victory
VOTING in the Lupane East by-election ended peacefully last night with counting of votes starting immediately after polling stations closed at 7pm.Voters started trickling in when polling stat...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Building a strong foundation for future prosperity
The 2019 Mid Year Budget Review presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube presented more challenges than solutions for the ordinary Zimbabweans.The theme ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | 159 | by Nkosikhona Dibiti
General Sibusiso Moyo speaks out
A year has passed since Zimbabwe elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa in late July 2018. This is an important milestone for our new administration, one that has made reform a key priority, as we sweep...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 2506 | by Sibusis Moyo
Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya should contend with being unpopular
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube on Thursday presented a $10,85 billion Supplementary Budget and the 2019 Mid-Term National Budget Review Statement. Themed; "Building a...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Prices of goods set to skyrocket
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday announced a three-fold increase in electricity tariffs and raised tax on fuel imports in addition to raising the cost of obtaining government services in a midt...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 4571 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more misery
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday announced a three-fold increase in electricity tariffs and raised tax on fuel imports in addition to raising the cost of obtaining government services in a midt...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frees up political space: Zesn
A LOCAL independent election watchdog has attributed an increase in the number of political parties eyeing Lupane East constituency, which has been widely regarded as a Zanu-PF stronghold, to an impro...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to unveil new measures
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube is today expected to present his 2019 Mid-Term Budget Review Statement, amid high expectations for measures to improve disposable incomes, boost ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Soaring fuel prices and stagnant wages squeeze Zimbabweans
A kilometre-long queue of some 200 commuter buses winds its way around a block of the central business district in Harare, terminating at the forecourt of a petrol station.Its 11:42am and an i...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 17:35hrs | 1931 | by Al Jazeera
Malema hits back at Mnangagwa
The souring life of Zimbabweans in Zimbabwe is becoming unbearable as each day progresses. With food inflation hovering just beneath the 200 percent mark urgency is needed to alleviate the pandemonium...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 26167 | by Daniel Itai
Missing US$3bn an indictment on Mnangagwa's government
REVELATIONS of possible abuse of funds under the controversial command agriculture scheme amid claims that there are no records and accountability of how close to US$3 billion was disbursed are an ind...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:30hrs | 2057 | by Staff reporter
Fuel price hikes stoke inflation
THE frequent hike in fuel prices will only increase inflationary pressures, with analysts projecting it to reach 250% by year-end.The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority this week raised fuel...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:28hrs | 2258 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya pleads for national dialogue
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday added his voice to the growing calls for a national dialogue to unlock the country's socio-economic and political logjam.Mangudy...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
Parties camp in Lupane for by-election
SOME of the political parties whose candidates are vying for the Lupane East seat have literally camped in the constituency canvassing for votes ahead of the August 3 by elections. The s...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar return: Beware the cobra effect
Last month, the government took all and sundry by surprise when it banned the use of multi-currencies in all local transactions and reintroduced the Zimdollar; abandoned due hyperinflation in 2009....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1869 | by Cliff Chiduku
'RBZ can do more to force rate down'
THERE is significant headroom for the foreign exchange rates to come further down, thereby reining in inflation and speculative price increases, but only if the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe abides by Gove...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Tougher times ahead: Govt
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo says Zimbabweans should brace for three more years of hardship as government implements austerity measures to stabilise the economy, but workers warned of protes...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 13:56hrs | 3485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: It is time to panic, a little
I THINK it was 1992, the season started badly and as it progressed the heat increased until we were experiencing temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius in the lowveld. We had a business there and my son...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 4196 | by Eddie Cross
Mthuli Ncube needs to work his magic on inflation
ECONOMIC analysts expect Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to announce new measures to contain and bring Zimbabwe's galloping inflation under control when he presents hi...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:03hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
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