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Africa's inequality crisis: How government systems fuel corruption and entrench elitism
A recent Oxfam report has ignited renewed scrutiny of Africa's political and economic order, revealing a disturbing truth: while a handful of billionaires accumulate staggering wealth, hundreds of mil...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:12hrs | 179 | by James Mathonsi
Billiat, Chikuhwa flops at Scottland FC
What a difference a year makes for Khama Billiat and Lynoth "Sonjy" Chikuhwa. Once feared goal scorers in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, the duo now find themselves struggling for form at Sco...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:33hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
Footprints in the chains: The life story of Job Sikhala
The book, Footprints in Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala, is less biographical than an indelible account of human rights abuses, the excesses of a securocratic state that is Zimbabwe under the cu...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:07hrs | 518 | by Author: Munyaradzi Savanhu, Reviewed by: Ibbo Mandaza
Zimra targets US$7.155 billion in 2025 revenue collection drive
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has set an ambitious target to collect US$7.155 billion in tax revenue for 2025, reflecting a 17 percent increase from the 2024 target.ZIMRA, the governm...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:05hrs | 84 | by Staff reported
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's attempts at portraying Zimbabwe and Cuba as 'sanctions victims' is absurd as Havana succeeds where Harare fails
The Zimbabwe regime appears unable to stop ridiculing itself on the global stage.The recent visit to Zimbabwe by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of Sta...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:29hrs | 903 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt moves to directly procure fuel
The Zimbabwean government intends to directly procure fuel for its own use and key economic sectors to lower costs and enhance competitiveness, Energy and Power Development Minister July Moyo has anno...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:23hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans brave flooded perilous Limpopo river
Desperate times continue to drive Zimbabweans into life-threatening risks as they attempt to escape the country's prolonged political, economic, and social crisis. Many are risking their lives crossin...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:46hrs | 870 | by Staff reportetr
Concerns mount over devolution fund shortfalls in Zimbabwe
The government's failure to meet the five percent constitutional threshold for devolution funding since 2019 has sparked widespread criticism. From its inception to 2023, the Inter-Governmental Funds ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:00hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Why fuel prices are high in Zim
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has attributed the country's high fuel pump prices to the substantial tax burden and levies applied to petrol and diesel, compared to other countries in...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2652 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
An Open Letter to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube
Dear Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube,As you navigate the complexities of Zimbabwe's economic landscape, a pressing matter deserves your urgent attention: the persistent depreciation of the Zimba...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 22:51hrs | 851 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwean accountant dumps Mzansi celebrity wife
South African singer Busisiwe "Bucie" Nqwiliso is heading for divorce from her husband, Zimbabwean chartered accountant Lucky Nhlanhla Nkomo. Married since 2016, the couple, who have three chi...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:10hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa won't allow Gukurahundi genocide to happen again
Zimbabweans should continue to discuss Gukurahundi "openly accept and understand" what happened during the dark period in the country's history, to ensure such events will not happen again, President ...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary
Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exp...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 13 | by Innocent Mpoki
Mnangagwa warns critics
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his opponents that their attempts to disrupt his efforts to address Gukurahundi and attack the chiefs he has appointed, through disinformation and political man...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube feels heat
THE government's ambitious growth projections are unlikely to be met because of protracted blackouts, which have stifled exports and further weakened the local currency.In December last year, ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 18:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar hits new low
Prices of nearly all basic goods skyrocketed this week as the Zimbabwe dollar plunged in value to a record low, leaving disposable incomes dwindled, Business Times can report.The jump in price...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 12:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe, Nkomo Unity Day has lost relevance in Zimbabwe'
Unity Day celebrations have been described as a farce by analysts, who feel the holiday is no longer relevant.Zimbabwe declared December 22 a national holiday to commemorate the Unity Accord w...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube unveiled ZW$4,5 trillion 2023 budget
FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube Thursday unveiled a total ZW$4,5 trillion 2023 budget, which will see salaries and operational costs eroding a huge chunk of the money.Very little resources were...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 18:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's high inflation forecast to plunge to 3%?
ZIMBABWE's month-on-month inflation rate is expected to fall to three percent by year-end while the annual rate is seen dropping below 100 percent on the back of monetary and fiscal interventions the ...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency speculators cornered?
THE retreat of the recent inflation spiral is expected to accelerate, and purchasing power increase in light of recent pay rises without matching price rises, as speculative market forces are being co...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cash-rich govt suppliers fuel currency volatility
GOVERNMENT procurement and service providers - who include public works contractors and suppliers of goods and services - are destabilising the foreign exchange market by offloading part of their stag...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 257%
ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation jumped to 256,9% this month, up from 191% in June, evoking memories of the 2008 hyper-inflationary era nightmares as prices of basic goods continue to skyrocket....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans US$ sales discounts
FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube on Monday traversed a tight passage as he balanced between the country's pressing economic needs and the tide of rising inflation prompted by external factors and low co...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 19:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prices in Zimbabwe run riot!
THE economic malaise has deepened in recent weeks as the cost of living is spiralling out of control with prices soaring by about 30% during the first week of April. This has plunged households into e...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime politicking in urban areas creating vicious circle of worsening service delivery
It is one thing holding our local authorities answerable for their deed and misdeeds - but, it is a completely different story when those in national gove...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 21:44hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
RBZ to double down in inflation fight
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will deploy various monetary tools at its disposal to stem out rampant "market indiscipline" that it believes is driving price increases.Market indiscipline, the...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime a pathetic victim of its own delusional thinking and propaganda
In aviation, there are numerous causes of airplane accidents - but, they are usually grouped in three categories - technical faults, external factors, or human errors.Technical faults can be a...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 17:19hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Thandiwe Newton: When little knowledge is dangerous
This week, social media got a dose of some revolting diatribes from one Thandiwe Newton, a bygone era British actress whose desperation for relevance is forcing her to utter the most outrageous things...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
CSC investor starts abattoir refurbishment
UNITED Kingdom-based Cold Storage Commission (CSC) investor, Boustead Beef Limited, last week began refurbishing the company's abattoir in preparation for its re-opening, Southern Eye can reveal....Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
5 signs that you're a terrible sports gambler
Some people have it, some people don't! And, no matter how hard some individuals work, they'll just never reach the pot...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 14:24hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Environmental benefits of the internet
There are more than 2.5 billion people who are connected to the internet from over the world. The carbon footprint and energy of the Internet are assumed to surpass air travel. Right from shipping and...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:30hrs | 11 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa ally's ACF restructures, suspends operations
One of Zimbabwe's major chrome producers, African Chrome Fields (ACF), has temporarily suspended operations as the company embarks on a restructuring exercise.Information at hand shows ACF pro...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 11:38hrs | 3 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cannot outsource its development - it has to fix the fundamentals first
While South Africa believes sanctions should be scrapped in Zimbabwe, analysts indicate that the sanctions narrative has been an easy scapegoat in addressing the real issues affecting the country....Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Sally Nyakanyanga
Sanctions a convenient scapegoat for Zimbabwe’s political elite
One of the issues that has dominated the Zimbabwe political landscape for a while is the matter of sanctions, with campaigners for their removal saying they are holding back Zimbabwe, but I argue this...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 17:48hrs | 2 | by Nqaba Matshazi
'Strong US$ bad for Zimbabwe,' says Mthuli Ncube
ZIMBABWE is building blocks towards a credible economic transformation programme that will anchor a return of the local currency and counter the negative effects of using a strong United States dollar...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 00:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's not all doom for Zimbabwe; We just need to be honest with ourselves
AS a new chapter of our country's political landscape is slowly unfolding; it is also a time for self-introspection.There comes a time as a people where we need to be honest with ourselves, be...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Terrence Muvoti
'Mnangagwa likely to lose polls'
As the July 30 elections draw nearer, political parties and independent candidates have stepped up their campaigns to win the first post-Robert Mugabe polls.Reporter Everson Mushava (EM) yeste...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Who will win Zimbabwe's 2018 elections?
The harmonised elections are barely a month away and aspirants of all persuasions are out in full force hugging babies, giving to the needy, officially opening bins and promising everything to everyon...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Year-on-year inflation remains constant at 2.71%
ZIMBABWE's year-on-year inflation remained constant at 2,71 percent in May, official data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) shows.The month-on-month inflation rate was at ...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's rising star
A PRE-ELECTION survey was conducted from April 28 to May 13, 2018 by Afrobarometer in Zimbabwe. The results were published on June 7, 2018.Yes, it is useful in my view. The major finding was o...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:56hrs | 1 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Govt clueless on dealing with fuel price hikes
Fuel prices continued on an upward trend in the past few days, with authorities seemingly groping in the dark on how to respond to the issue.The price of petrol and diesel rose by a cent this ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices skyrocket
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has blamed skyrocketing fuel prices on the surge in crude oil prices in recent weeks.Petrol prices have gone up from $1,33 to between $1,39 and ...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:53hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down
COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Struggle on my beloved country
I wanted to title this article Cry My Beloved Country. After all we recently had cholera outbreaks and our political parties are competing to demonstrate proximity to the West. It does not seem to mat...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'There's a good story to tell'
Remarks by the Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe to editors in Harare last week.***Let me take this opportunity to welcome you to this brief...Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Dr Christopher Mushohwe
Mujuru still in dream land
The political dynamics associated with an election are typically a function of the interplay between political leaders and voters, as well as endogenous (having an internal cause or origin) and ex...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff writer
The Dilemma Of A Mnangagwa Presidency
As Zimbabwe's Opposition remains in disarray and continues to struggle to form a Grand Coalition to challenge Zanu PF's dominance in the 2018 General Elections. And despite President Mugabe's refusal ...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 07:20hrs | | by Darlington Nyambiya
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