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Zimbabwe should start embracing agrobusiness as priority of turning around the economy
Agriculture have to be in the centre stage in plans for the revival of Zimbabwe's ailing economy. Getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe is a big task. The radical land reform of 2000 has left many ou...Published: 5 hrs ago | 354 | by Enos Denhere
Opposition Parly antics a betrayal of the electorate
On Tuesday, this week, Parliament had to adjourn prematurely following ZANU legislators' objection to the MDC-T Chamisa faction Dangamvura-Chikanga legislator, Prosper Mutseyami's mischievous claim th...Published: 5 hrs ago | 726 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabweans demand more after Mugabe coup
As the country marks exactly a year since the military rose up against former president Robert Mugabe by way of a popular coup, long-suffering Zimbabweans say they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa an...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Illicit trade in foreign currency must cease
Recent action by government in which it imposed 10-year custodial sentences on illegal foreign currency dealers was overdue although more should be done to exterminate the practice completely....Published: 6 hrs ago | 941 | by Staff reporter
MDC's full statement on August 1 killings and the economy
1) Introduction The Movement for Democratic Change has been following political and economic events in the country. Among other ills, we note with concern the unpalatable suffering of the mass...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1337 | by MDC
A year after Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean politics appear to have changed due to the media reportage of the past twelve months since Robert Mugabe's ouster in the political scene. The question of a new Zimbabwe in the name of the n...Published: 6 hrs ago | 540 | by Brian Maregedze
Mutsvangwa's ouster:A plot to destroy Mnangagwa
Public relations specialist Never Maswerasei has alleged that the move by the War Veterans Association to oust Ambassador Christophe Mutsvangwa is a plot by bthe anti Mnangagwa faction of ZANU PF to w...Published: 8 hrs ago | 6832 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sanctions divide Mnangagwa's new dispensation
The sanctions must go mantra has sharply divided the Emmerson Mnangagwa led New dispensation. A twar between ZANU PF Gokwe Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor justice wadyajena AND THE Ministry of I...Published: 9 hrs ago | 4595 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A year after Mugabe, hopes for a new Zimbabwe still low
A year since a trio of army generals held former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe under house arrest as part of a 10-day military operation that enabled his protege, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to take powe...Published: 9 hrs ago | 843 | by Aljazeera
Modi invited to India gold summit
THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, has been invited by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJPEC) to participate in the second edition of the India Gold and J...Published: 13 hrs ago | 536 | by Staff reporter
Government calls rogue pharmacies to order
GOVERNMENT has directed pharmacies to stop demanding foreign currency from patients for drugs which are now available locally through NatPharm. In an interview at the close of the 67th East, C...Published: 13 hrs ago | 829 | by Staff reporter
A timeline of how Zimbabwe lost its currency
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.We track the Zimdollar's collapse from that fateful November day, and the many des...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 15:10hrs | 2487 | by newZwire with The Source
Illegal forex traders desert their usual selling points
The hordes of illegal foreign currency traders who had made the streets of Harare their home are increasingly becoming a rare sight, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's abatement measures take effect....Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:39hrs | 3948 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - safari destination of 2019?
Zimbabwe is growing in popularity and seems poised to make a run as one of 2019's hottest African safari destinations. However, in 2018 it is Botswana that is on the ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:37hrs | 477 | by Agencies
Zimbabweans to explain deposits of more than $10,000
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promulgated Statutory Instrument 246 of 2018, Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Amendment of Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime Act & Exchange Control...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 12:54hrs | 11853 | by Ndou Paul
MDC President calls for unity of purpose
Leader of the MDC - Thokozani Khupe, has called for unity of purpose among opposition parties and other stakeholders as part of the initiative to restore the country's struggling economy as the bread ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 11:14hrs | 1838 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt and Zimbabwe banks should carry own cross
If there is anything that we could learn from the global economic crisis of 2008, it is that excessive risk-taking, manipulation and poor hedging often result in huge enterprise and economic losses. T...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:39hrs | 2316 | by Equity Axis
'I have Thatcher's iron lady resolve,' says ED - rigged election for iron grip on power, must prise free
"WHEN Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that piecemeal change would not be sufficient to tackle the problems of labour unrest, rampant inflation and economic stag...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1326 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
A 'Operation restore citizen-power' only path to Zimbabwe's prosperity
As Zimbabwe commemorates last year's military intervention that led to the removal of long-time president Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and replaced by his then recently expelled deputy Emmerson Dambudzo Mna...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 08:56hrs | 962 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa finally breaks free of Mugabe shodow
After 56 years of working under Mugabe, ED finally breaks free from the ambits of his master and successfully established himself in one year. November has become a month which will be r...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 07:00hrs | 11667 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Masvingo slams door on Chiwenga, backs Mnangagwa 2023
Zanu-PF Masvingo Province has passed a resolution endorsing President Mnangagwa as the party's Presidential candidate in the next elections in 2023 to afford him ample time to fulfil his vision of mak...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:04hrs | 4369 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says accept 'painful' economic reforms
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will undergo a "painful" reform process to achieve transformation and modernisation of the economy. Government has already begun implementing some austerity m...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Foreign suppliers threaten TelOne services over $18m debt
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne, has been threatened with service disruption by critical foreign suppliers, who include West Indian Ocean Cable Company (Wiocc) and China-EximBank, among others, ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
We have no choice, but to embark on painful reforms
When Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that piecemeal change would not be sufficient to tackle the problems of labour unrest, rampant inflation and economic stagn...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:39hrs | 393 | by E.D. Mnangagwa President
Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030. This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 99 | by Emerson D. Mnangagwa
No going back on austerity measures, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will undergo a "painful" reform process to achieve transformation and modernisation of the economy. Government is already implementing austerity measures and ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
ILO – seeks Informal Economy Transition to Formalization
The International Labour Organization is currently hosting a training course on Transition from Informal Economy to Formal Economy targeting over hundred global representatives from governments, labou...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 22:03hrs | 524 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni
Zimbabwe inflation hits the 20.8% mark, RBZ targets 7%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rose sharply to a record 20.8 percent in October after it gained 15.46 percentage points from the September rate of 5.39 percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa likens himself to Margaret Thatcher
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has equated himself and his rise to power as equivalent to that of the late British Premier Margaret Thatcher who was popularly know as The Iron Lady. Writing...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 15:48hrs | 2706 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The online casino boom in Africa
- The Facts and Figures - How is the market growing? - Phone Use Across Africa - Is this the new way to access online casino sites? - Legislation Across the Continent - Operato...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 15:08hrs | 374 | by Staff Reporter
Industrial action against Mthuli Ncube looming
Air Zimbabwe has been allowed by the cabinet of President ED Mnangagwa to charge its clients (especially diasporas) in foreign currency. The confused minister in charge of Air Zimbabwe Joel Biggie Mat...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:50hrs | 3390 | by Don Chigumba
Ncube needs consistency
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube will present his maiden National Budget next week Thursday against a background of huge economic challenges and public expectation that he is the man to help Zimbabwe out...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:28hrs | 2154 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's succession, Zanu-PF bigwigs brawl
Zanu-PF's notorious succession demons have resurfaced, with the party's senior officials locking horns over who should take over from President Emmerson Mnangagwa - a few months after the 76-year-old ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:58hrs | 4392 | by Staff reporter
Prophecy: Southern African leader to die
Renowned Bulawayo Pastor and leader of Divine Kingdom Ministries Ian Ndlovu has issued a chilling prophecy about the impending death of a Southern Africa leader who is regarded as a father figur...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:22hrs | 8791 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Settling land compensation issue vital for Zimbabwe's economy
IN his inaugural address, the new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed that land reform was both historically necessary and irreversible.He also made a commitment to compensate...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | 291 | by Ian Scoones
Mnangagwa's corruption laws must not just be paper tigers
WHILE we applaud President Emmerson Mnangagwa for gazetting regulations meant to deal with the scourge of corruption in the financial services sector, it is more important to ensure implementation of ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | 195 | by Editorial - newsday
Chamisa's poorly scripted abduction antics are mischievous
A 36-second amateur video surfaced at the weekend, showing someone in a dominant red shirt stepping into the backseat of a Toyota Harrier with about six men on the side of the vehicle. The man in red ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
A human life over debt arrears
ON Saturday, Chalton Hwende, deputy treasurer-general of the MDC Alliance confirmed an attempted abduction of the party's president, Nelson Chamisa after a 'thank you' rally for their supporters at Ru...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 417 | by Pearl Matibe
Miners to retain 55% export earnings
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has agreed to increase large scale miners' retention of foreign currency from mineral exports to 55 percent to allow them to cover production costs. Recently...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube trims monthly fiscal budget deficit
TREASURY has scored excellent progress in trimming monthly fiscal budget deficit as part of Government's economic reform agenda with September 2018 deficit reduced to $19 million against a target of $...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:50hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt unveils parastatal reform strategy
Government has rolled out detailed plans for the restructuring of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), with 41 entities lined-up for privatisation, departmentalisation and listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exc...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two societies
Legislation is being put in place as l write this to convict illegal money changers for up to 10 years in prison.One would thing our government has just woken up to discover there are now economy sabo...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 19:08hrs | 1435 | by AT Kadada
Supply, price of commodities normalise
Interventions by the government to normalise the supply of goods especially fuel and basic commodities are bearing fruit as fuel queues have disappeared with supermarkets shelves filled to the brim an...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 18:17hrs | 5361 | by Staff reporter
Bigwig arrests should be followed by convictions
While we all applaud the anti-corruption drive being spearheaded from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office which has seen several ex-ministers arrested for abuse of office, we all wait for the first ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:39hrs | 971 | by Harry Peter Wilson
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:25hrs | 1934 | by AP
MDC demos: Time youths refused to be used
The MDC Alliance (MDC A), leader, Nelson Chamisa was defeated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the 30 July both in the ballot booth and at the Constitutional Court on 24 August. Instead of grace...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:12hrs | 2208 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe economic pain not being shared
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's recent confirmation that government will soon buy vehicles for parliamentarians exposes government's insincerity in tackling its ballooning budget deficit.It al...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:51hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
Bev, Zoey take fight to SA
Raunchy dancer Beverly Sibanda and her oft-competitor Zoey Sifelani have decided to take their stage "fight" to South Africa.Popularly known as Bev, Sibanda decamped to South Africa early this...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:17hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's 2c tax unsustainable'
Industry says the controversial Intermediary Money Transfer Tax should be amended in the upcoming 2019 National Budget to improve the ease of doing business in the country.The Confederation of...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
Lonely country - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
A new Zimbabwean investment drive has been taking place in the UK with a delegation led by Priscah Mupfumira, Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. She offered a few hollow banali...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1050 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
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