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BVTA celebrate Africa Day
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has joined the country and the rest of Africa in commemorating Africa Day under the theme: Silencing The Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa'...Published: 14 mins ago | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa told to form a GNU by Zanu-PF stalwart
Former Cabinet minister Tshinga Dube has called on Emmerson Mnangagwa to form a government of national unity with the opposition to end the country's challenges. Dube said a GNU would benefit ...Published: 57 mins ago | 431 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa must discard politics of no hope
AFTER a report on citizens' perceptions and expectations - Dancing on the Same Spot - by SIVIO Institute showed that citizens were increasingly losing faith and confidence in both the ruling Zanu...Published: 1 hr ago | 170 | by Staff reporter
118 returnees flee isolation
NEARLY 120 Zimbabweans returning to the country have escaped from isolation and quarantine centres across the country as government said they posed the greatest threat to efforts to curb the spread of...Published: 1 hr ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
Schools, colleges no longer isolation centres
Schools, colleges and universities will no longer be used as Covid-19 quarantine centres for returnees since they will soon partially re-open, while hundreds of buses and kombis have joined the Zupco ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe's infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been hit by the lockdowns. Worse, the IMF has de...Published: 2 hrs ago | 203 | by Baffour Ankomah I New African Magazine
South Africa rationing diesel
South Africa has implemented diesel rationing, as demand recovered more quickly than expected after a lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus was eased.More than half of South Africa's r...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1822 | by Bloomberg
How to get a licensed gun in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has, of late, been inundated with reports of criminals as the economy continues on a nose dive and people try to find alternative means of survival. Most people, small businesspersons...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3905 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zanu PF has embraced reforms, will repeal POSA' - rigged elections to repeal POSA, how nauseating
"For too long our country has been held back by the old ways of doing things. In our society, politics, economy and culture; everything was old. New ideas have been resisted; new developments, rejecte...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1791 | by Wilbert Mukori
Banana skins characterise Zanu-PF
Energy Mutodi came and went. Just like many others political mavericks before him, they all thought they were invincible, drunk as a lord by the maddening power of high political office....Published: 24 hrs ago | 2874 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Parallel market rates a bubble, says Mangudya
The rapid rise in parallel market foreign currency exchange rates is symptomatic of a bubble as it lacks any fundamental basis and could lead to economic depression, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gove...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu blasts 'blood sucking economic vampires'
SACKED Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu has launched his Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) pressure group he says will champion the fight for empowerment among poor locals....Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1994 | by newzimbabwe
Fixed Exchange Rate: More harm than good
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe suspended the new managed floating exchange rate and introduced the fixed exchange rate of 1 US Dollar to 25 Zimbabwean Dollars on the 26th of March 2020. Two weeks earlie...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:24hrs | 1720 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa running out of time
PRESSURE is mounting on the country's political leadership to put their differences aside and hold much-needed dialogue to help end the country's deepening economic crisis.This comes as life f...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:03hrs | 10366 | by Staff reporter
'South African companies that employ foreigners must not open'
South African opposition party The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says South Africa must impose a strict economic sector regime that will see certain industries being reserved for South African...Published: 25 May 2020 at 11:55hrs | 5755 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa, Mnangagwa talks inevitable
DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country's multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will pus...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3303 | by Staff reporter
Weakening Zimdollar wreaks havoc
MARKET forces have caused havoc on the Zimbabwe dollar on the parallel market, with the exchange rate shooting to US$1:$70.Last week, from Monday to Saturday, the US$:Zimdollar rate plunged ne...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:02hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Africa must pursue economic integration'
President Mnangagwa has challenged Africa to pursue the vision of the founding fathers and promote economic integration and sustainable development for the continent. In his address to the nat...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
US praises Zimbabwe
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc world-wide with countries such as the United States (US) being one of the most affected. Zimbabwe has so far recorded over 50 confirmed cases, 18 ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:09hrs | 3329 | by Staff reporter
Wolves are at it again, destroying Zimbabwe's currency
Once again, officials at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, along with the honchos at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) find themselves on the back foot of powerful forces that are man...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:03hrs | 2806 | by Andrew Lampard
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 | 9968 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe cursed?
Zimbabweans are so friendly and peace loving people, Zimbabweans are known for being some of the friendliest and most welcoming hosts in the world – there is no better place to experience this than ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:31hrs | 3411 | by Knowledge Hakata
Arrested journalists to spend four nights in remand prison
Two journalists arrested for trying to interview three hospitalised MDC Alliance activists will spend at least four nights in remand prison after they were denied bail yesterday.Frank Chikowor...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:55hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Is our money safe in this lockdown?
JUST recently, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya blamed a faceless devil for the economic crisis that a whole new generation now takes as custom.He was right. There is cert...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:41hrs | 955 | by Tawanda Majoni
EcoCash saga: Arrest highway robbers, not Zinara officials
WHEN highway robbers become a menace, does it make sense for the authorities to solve the problem by arresting Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) officials?This has become a burni...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1781 | by Brezh Malaba
117 diasporans apply for land
Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom have submitted at least 117 applications for farmland, as the diaspora community angles for opportunities in the agriculture sector.Zimbabwe's Embassy ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 878 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Towards the re-invention of Africa
The world is a huge afterthought. Most of what we know about the world and what happened in it is based on the history that was told later, in the hindsight of the historians.We can perceive t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 94 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Are the West suckers for cheap propaganda?
ONE question that people who accuse the Government of Zimbabwe of complicity in the alleged abduction and torture of citizens have not attempted to answer is: For what benefit?What does the Go...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 240 | by Nick Mangwana
Let's clean our dirty stables!
AS human beings, we need to accept that there are often both comprehensible and incomprehensible life forces around us.Where Bishop Lazi comes from, for example, you cannot venture deep into t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 74 | by Bishop Lazarus
EcoCash limits ridiculously low in comparison to similar markets
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been on a war path against EcoCash, one of Africa's successful mobile money service. The battle has been tariffs, barring of EcoCash agents and some crazy pronou...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:50hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Government speaks on fuel hike claims
Government has said it will only announce fuel prices on the gazetted 5th of every month and the public should ignore false claims regarding price hikes that have been circulating since long queues re...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
RBZ tightens screws on mobile money
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced more measures yesterday affecting EcoCash agents as part of what is now seen as a policy to bring EcoCash agents into the formal banking system and ensure...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:31hrs | 2289 | by Staff reporter
America wants Mnangagwa, Chamisa talks
WITH Zimbabwe's political and economic crises deepening, the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) have once again implored authorities to engage the MDC to end the country's myri...Published: 22 May 2020 at 20:14hrs | 3824 | by Staff reporter
Operation restore legacy a failure
Emmerson Mnangagwa's Operation Restore Legacy has dismally failed the litmus test.The progressive Zimbabweans are sick and tired of this regime and are ready to give the system the knock out p...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:37hrs | 1331 | by Leonard Koni
'Money printing impact is worse than Covid-19'
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has warned government against printing money to fund the ZW$18 billion Covid-19 Economic Recovery and Stimulus Package saying to do so will have a more...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Queen B in Zupco buses procurement scandal
LEAKED government documents this week confirmed that buses initially said to belong to Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) were imported by a private company Landela Investments (Landela), befor...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 4597 | by Staff reporter
'Over-reliance on China to derail Zimbabwe recovery'
ZIMBABWE is highly exposed to any sharp economic slowdown in China due to what will likely be an overreliance on the Asian economic powerhouse for financial support.There are fears the escalating ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa savages government
MORTON MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) yesterday savaged the government for allowing minority sports to resume activity, while keeping the majority disciplines which earn the country money on lockdown....Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:04hrs | 4216 | by Staff reporter
Operation Restore Legacy a failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Operation Restore Legacy has dis-mally failed the litmus test. Zimbabweans are sick and tired of this regime and are ready to give the system the proverbial suck...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:04hrs | 429 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe's policymakers are flying blind
...COVID-19 exposes gaps in social infrastructureThe lack of accurate data, which is the lifeblood of any economy, is a disease of incompetent governance and makes informed economic developmen...Published: 21 May 2020 at 19:42hrs | 741 | by Vince Musewe
Mangudya likens money changers to coronavirus
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya (pictured) yesterday likened parallel market dealers to the coronavirus which is causing havoc to the economy. Appearing before the Parliamentar...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
PAC was meant to advice Mnangagwa, he should now listen
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a Presidential Advisory Council in January last year, it was taken as a sign that Zimbabwe was indeed in a new dispensation and that it was open for busines...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 3516 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa shall be the light of darkness
PERSONALLY, I would like President Emmerson Mnangagwa to lead us for the next two-and half years while we tackle our battered economy in a bid to revive it. After his term, MDC Alliance Nelson...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1611 | by Tamirepi Shanda
Will Zanu-PF fulfil its manifesto?
I WOULD like to urge the majority of the people to open their eyes. Zanu-PF will continue to make empty promises. This time we must say: 'Enough is enough' to these endless empty promises.In 2...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 276 | by Tofi Chamboko
Transit trucks slow down commercial cargo movement
The volume of haulage trucks transporting commercial cargo through Beitbridge Border Post has been increasing in the last three days as more lorry drivers now prefer to transit through Zimbabwe to avo...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe can sustain forex requirements'
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the country has adequate capacity to meet its monthly foreign currency requirements. According to central bank figures, Zimbabwe requires US$100 million a month...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mangudya blames demons for economic collapse
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Panonetsa Mangudya told Parliament on Wednesday that he does not know the causes behind the dying Zimbabwe economy.Mangudya told parliamentarians that th...Published: 21 May 2020 at 00:09hrs | 6028 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nelson Chamisa you are now pissing us off
Sir you have become a Twitter President of which most of the people who are following you are in the diaspora the ones who did not vote for you.We now need you to call for a Massive Civil Diso...Published: 20 May 2020 at 21:45hrs | 4494 | by Knowledge Hakata
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 20:51hrs | 2382 | by Victor Bhoroma
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 14:39hrs | 2942 | by Victor Bhoroma
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