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Mphoko, State lawyers in verbal showdown
THERE was drama at the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday after tempers flared between the State counsel, Nelson Mutsonziwa, and former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's defence lawyer, Zibusiso Nc...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Huge demand for cash
Depositors, who formed long queues at banks and building societies, were withdrawing new coins and notes yesterday after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) released the first $30 million on Monday, bu...Published: 8 hrs ago | 540 | by Staff reporter
Government offers doctors food for work
Minister of Health Dr Obadiah Moyo has revealed that government if offering to provide food and accommodation to junior doctors in exchange of their services. Speaking to the media on Tuesday ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 822 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EcoCash announces system upgrade to improve performance
EcoCash today announced a major upgrade of its platform scheduled for the weekend, which will result in a 24-hour downtime of all EcoCash services.Announcing the upgrade - which is set to take...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1974 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe government deluded about doctors
This has been one of the most deluded period for the Zimbabwe government – even by its own inherently schizophrenic standards — firstly claiming that providing low salaries to workers was economic...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:19hrs | 831 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gweru forex dealer acquitted
A 35-YEAR-OLD Gweru man was last week acquitted on charges of illegally dealing in foreign currency.Paradzanai Hamanu of Mkoba 11 appeared before magistrate Edwin Marecha facing a charge of il...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:18hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Denny Mashengele left a 'trail of friendship'
Master of ceremonies Church leaders Family members and all present I am honoured to be one of the people chosen to speak for the friends of Denny Mashengele. Harold Ndl...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 339 | by Strike Mkandla
Zimbabwe-EU dialogue goes to ministerial level
The re-engagement policy being driven by President Mnangagwa will reach a milestone next week when the second session of the Zimbabwe and European Union (EU) formal political dialogue is elevated to t...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:14hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Zambia ready to support Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Small-Scale Miners Association of Zambia (SSMAZ), which will see the two countries sharing experiences on the sma...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Currency reforms can work if Zimbabweans want them to
YESTERDAY (November 11, 2019) the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) started the process of injecting new notes into the financial system to improve the level of physical cash in circulation.This ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:55hrs | 776 | by Anthony Matutu
Mnangagwa's govt draws fire over currency
The government has been accused of fuelling economic instability through inconsistent currency reforms and too many regulations.Zimbabwe ended a decade of dollarisation in June and readopted t...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2801 | by Staff reporter
Inflation out of control: Guvamatanga
Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga has revealed that the government is not considering removing the 2% tax on mobile transactions despite criticism that it is fuelling inflation....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's money merry go-round
Zimbabwe is trying everything in the book to address a currency crisis that has undermined its productive capacity and threatened its economic sustainability. But its measures so far seem to have had ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams scandal at exposed
FOUR senior teachers at a school in Chiredzi allegedly connived to write examinations for their partners.According to a whistleblower, the quartet (names withheld) would open the sealed envelo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Deluded govt wants to invite back Zim doctors in diaspora, yet can't even care for local practitioners
This has been one of the most deluded weeks for the Zimbabwe government - even by its own inherently schizophrenic standards - firstly claiming that providing low salaries to workers was economically ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 09:31hrs | 2703 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Nelson Chamisa refuses to give a signal
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says Zimbabweans must not wait for any signal from him because signals are everywhere in the country. Said Chamisa, "We must all be the change we want to see. There i...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 09:17hrs | 8282 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt has all but trashed re-engagement drive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has effectively abandoned its international re-engagement agenda as evidenced by public confrontations with the European Union (EU) and United States, rem...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Government should introduce higher-value denominations
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) should consider introducing higher value denominations than the current ZW$5 in order to reduce seigniorage losses, businessdigest has learnt.This comes afte...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:13hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Latest on the Senzo Meyiwa murder case
South African Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele has dismissed as false the statements attributed to him that the murder docket of the slain Bafana Bafana star Senzo Meyiwa is missing....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 20:29hrs | 6651 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Intratrek says Gwanda solar power plant can be ready by June
Intratrek Zimbabwe says it is ready to begin the long-delayed construction of the 100MW Gwanda solar power plant.Intratrek says it has secured US$14 million financing for the first phase o...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1007 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa's wife sucked into Buyanga, girlfriend child custody wrangle
FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been placed at the centre of a custody wrangle between South Africa based property tycoon Frank Buyanga and his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa.An audio leaked...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:43hrs | 3791 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe considers wage and price freeze as workers go on strike
Zimbabwe is considering freezing incomes and prices as it battles to contain runaway inflation which has eroded household incomes and left many employees unable to afford transport costs to get to wor...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 18:12hrs | 3525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block public sector unions protest
Police on Wednesday blocked a handful of public sector workers from marching to government offices with a petition demanding better pay, reneging on an earlier pledge to allow the demonstration....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 18:08hrs | 1848 | by Staff reporter
Indian dealer kidnapped over forex
An Indian man accused swindling foreign currency dealers of US$765 000 is now claiming that he was kidnapped, forcibly bundled into a car boot and taken to an unknown place where he was assaulted....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 17:56hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt deliberately impoverishing citizens to attract investment by creating cheap labour?
To say that I was petrified listening to the Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi speaking last night (5 November 2019) on the Voice of America's Studio 7, would be the understatement of the y...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1652 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthuli Ncube vows to defend Zimdollar
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, has vowed to defend the stability and value of the Zimbabwe dollar against other (especially major) currencies to address concerns ove...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:30hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
Suffering and oppressed Zimbabweans need to emulate doctors' fearless trailblazing protracted struggle for a better life
There is one very pressing - not to mention, extremely embarrassing - question which Zimbabweans who travel throughout the world are always confronted with every time we encounter foreign nationals: "...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1411 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's CIO agent in court for robbery
A suspected member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) who was part of President Emerson Mnangagwa's advance security team ahead of the Zanu-PF leader's visit in M...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2916 | by newzimbabwe
NetOne, HIT in innovation deal
ZIMBABWE'S second largest mobile network provider NetOne, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) to sponsor the institution in rolling out g...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe workers face bleak festive season
ZIMBABWE'S labour market is in intensive care, with workers facing a bleak festive season owing to poor or no salaries against galloping inflation that has catapulted prices through the roof.I...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
'Develop African internet exchange points'
Southern Africa Telecommunications Association executive secretary Jacob Munodawafa has urged information and communication technology stakeholders to push policymakers to speed up regional internet e...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oil project attracts more investors
AUSTRALIA-Stock Exchange-listed miner, Invictus Energy, says it has received "strong" interest from exploration and production companies as well as private equity investors seeking to partner it in it...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
$2 coins issuance date set
Bond notes lifespan limitedBOND notes and coins will continue being used as legal tender in Zimbabwe for a limited period alongside new notes and coins, which will be put into circulation this mon...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3291 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to headline economic indaba
President Mnangagwa headlines an economic and financial indaba in Harare on Thursday, which is set to deliberate on solutions to the country's economic challenges, including foreign currency shortages...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Forex dealers lose US$765k to fraudsters
Eight currency dealers allegedly lost US$765 000 to suspected fraudsters in a botched illegal transaction in Harare last week. The alleged client, Munir Kamruddin Kazi, requested for United St...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
US$14m funding for Chivayo's Gwanda solar project
The 100 megawatt (MW) Gwanda solar project has received fresh impetus after a local infrastructure fund, African Transmission Corporation (ATC) Holdings, agreed to extend US$14 million to finance the ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Govt meets civil servants today
Government has called civil servants' representatives, the Civil Service Apex Council, to a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting today, the eve of a planned demonstration, to address thei...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pleads poverty
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said the fiscus has no capacity to meet the demands by ministries after eight government departments bid for $112 billion in the 2020 national budget.Ncube ye...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:22hrs | 3626 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers scoff at bonus claim
TEACHERS and civil servants have scoffed at an announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that his austerity measures will result in civil servants getting a bonus before year-end, saying his state...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:20hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Man kicks brother to death
A MAN from Fort Rixon has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting his brother and taking him to clinic only to run away when his sibling succumbed to the injuries. Langa Nyathi (43) of Godl...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:54hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Interbank rate stable in October
The Zimbabwe dollar remained largely stable in the month of October, with the interbank foreign exchange rate shifting by a marginal 3,1 percent from 15,1979 to the United States dollar on September 3...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:47hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents to get nutrition boost
People in Bulawayo's townships in Zimbabwe primarily survive on maize.Even so, the year 2019 has hit them particularly hard, with the drought drying up the supply of grain to the city....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:53hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
'We're going to improve lives of our people,' says Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabweans are bearing the brunt of soaring prices of basic commodities and cash shortages. They are also worried about the continued loss of value of the Zimbabwe dollar. To date, Government's auste...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
It's proper bank notes, not new currency
Many could have mistaken plans by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce new notes and coins next week for the introduction of a completely new currency which is not the Zimbabwe dollar....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Gold is purified by fire
Eish!!! It seems the past couple of weeks have been swelteringly hot, both figuratively and literally, for everyone.The maddeningly galloping prices have been making most people hot under the ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 150 | by Bishop Lazi
'Mnangagwa holds keys to removal of sanctions'
The United States envoy to Zimbabwe Ambassador Brian Nichols has said that only President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration holds the keys to the removal of sanctions if they implement the political...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 13:35hrs | 4879 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs travel to Victoria Falls for their allowances
MDC Alliance MPs' hypocrisy has been exposed after they turned out in full force for the pre-budget seminar in Victoria Falls. The MPs, who have previously boycotted important parliamentary se...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:00hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Biti tells Mnangagwa to resign or face impeachment
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to turn around the country's economic as well as political fortunes and this calls for his resignation, former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said.Bit...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:40hrs | 7315 | by newzimbabwe
New notes above board, monetary policy education key
The announcement of the imminent introduction of new bank notes and coins by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday prompted divided opinion among the transacting public.The development...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 14:21hrs | 2028 | by Ashley Kondo
No need for Press briefing from Government Ministers, Set a Development agenda !!!
Zimbabwe Government Ministers have reduced themselves to journalists in a war room instead of adopting statesmanship rules. I watched yesterday press briefing and I was embarrassed. There is no need t...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 13:58hrs | 979 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
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