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VACANCY: Thomson Reuters Foundation is employing
Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africais looking for Zimbabwean journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via i...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2979 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police, courts corrupt, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country's institutions such as police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the judiciary are so corrupt so much that it is a herculean task to fight ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1891 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes 'unpatriotic and inhumane' forces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused some businesses of being "unpatriotic and inhumane" following the recent sharp hikes in the prices of basic consumer goods around the country.At ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2179 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi healing, reconciliation timeframes set
GOVERNMENT and the Matabeleland Collective, a group of civil society organisations, have agreed on strict timeframes for the implementation of the Gukurahundi healing and reconciliation implementation...Published: 22 hrs ago | 249 | by Staff reporter
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1017 | by Paddington Masamha
Why Mthuli Ncube's new currency is likely to be doomed
THE announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of his intention to introduce "a new, fully-fledged currency" in 12 months piqued the interest of the general public in Zimbabwe.It comes soon...Published: 22 hrs ago | 460 | by Martin Tarusenga
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 2984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa's Zimbabwe dilemma
As Zimbabwe's economic and political situation teeters on the verge of chaos, SA takes a disjointed approach. By Ringisai Chikohomero for ISS TODAY.First published by ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:28hrs | 2904 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
In memory of Zimbabwe's Independence
On 18th April 1980, Zimbabweans celebrated their Independence both from Britain and from the Ian settler state. The celebration was rather muted because it was the little headmaster, Robert Mugabe, wh...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 11:46hrs | 902 | by Ngqabutho Mabhena
'RTGS$ is not a currency' says Minister
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has confirmed a long standing asserting by Zimbabweans that the country does not have a currency and the recently introduced RTGS$ by the Reserve bank of Z...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:22hrs | 6462 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe marks 39th Independence Day amid economic crises
Thousands of people will gather today to watch a military-civilian parade in the capital, Harare, as Zimbabwe marks the 39th anniversary of its independence from Britain.Thousands of people ar...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
39 years on, Zimbabwe has achieved nothing: Chamisa
ZIMBABWE turns 39 tomorrow and NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga caught up with the opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa (NC) to discuss the importance of the day vis-a-vis the current econ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 15:00hrs | 2903 | by Staff reporter
Washington experts call for end to Zimbabwe sanctions
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2568 | by VOA
Zimbabwe black market running amok
GOVERNMENT is facing renewed pressure on the economic front, with the parallel foreign currency market once again running amok — pushing the prices of basic consumer goods like bread beyond the reac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 29854 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents reject new budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will have to go back to the drawing board after stakeholders, including residents and vendors, rejected its plans to hike rates by a whopping 57 percent.This comes ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors protest
BULAWAYO informal traders on Monday besieged council offices to register their anger over plans to double vending licence fees, saying they were already struggling to pay the current levies.Th...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
MDC run council insists on rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council has said it is critical to hike rates to avoid suspending some services and forgoing other capital projects. Presenting the 2019 proposed supplementary budget to the ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ to stabilise, gain value, insists Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has expressed confidence that the RTGS dollar will stabilise and gain value beyond the prevailing market volatility as Government for...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 2988 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes win
Zanu-PF secretary for Finance Patrick Chinamasa has urged the people of Mutasa Central Ward 10 to vote for the ruling party's candidate in the forthcoming by-election. Chinamasa said people fr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces internal revolt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces an internal revolt from Zanu-PF youths who are angry over his recent announcement that his government will follow constitutional provisions and compensate white form...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:40hrs | 11706 | by Staff reporter
POPULISM is ahead of COMPETENCY in the African Context
In Africa one is prepared to die for a politician, and people can go to the extent of kneeling down before political mastitis for favors and bootlicking. One may fail to construct a proper English sen...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | 431 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chief Ndiweni fights eviction of white farmers
THE surprise eviction of popular Ntabazinduna farmers, Brain and Carol Davies, who operate Tabas Induna Farm, has attracted the wrath of local chief, Nhlanhla Ndiweni.The couple was served wit...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3022 | by Staff reporter
Failure to deal with currency crisis proving costly for dictators
For autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be key to survival.It's the same problem that ravaged long-standin...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 470 | by Bloomberg
Vendors reject BCC proposal to hike fees
INFORMAL traders and transport operators in Bulawayo yesterday rejected a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council to raise vending licence and other council fees by 56 percent, saying they can only affo...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's inflation spikes to 66.8%
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate for March rose 7.27 percentage points to 66.8 percent according to Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The month on month inflation rate in M...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 18:41hrs | 3177 | by Ndou Paul
Chamisa's MDC unhappy with IMF assisting Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai, which brought unprecedented destruction as incessant rain and gusty winds caused catastrophic damage, has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to deepen the Fund's eng...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:58hrs | 4003 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube triggers panic
LONG-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even tougher economic times ahead, following last week's surprise announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that the country would have yet another curr...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 19607 | by Staff reporter
'I NOW realise corruption is deep-root' confessed ED - nonsense, you are the godfather
"I now realise that corruption is deep-rooted. I thought that by pronouncing that let's fight corruption those who are corrupt will fear and stop; it's not like that. It's so rooted that you have to f...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1522 | by Nomusa Garikai
New currency triggers panic in Zimbabwe
Long-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even tougher economic times ahead, following last week's surprise announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that the country would have yet another curr...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 6905 | by Staff reporter
MDC backs Mnangagwa
THE MDC Alliance has said compensation of white former commercial farmers is a must as debate on the issue rages after government said it would to pay the farmers for losses suffered during the land r...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:48hrs | 4391 | by Staff reporter
Calls for salary, wage adjustments intensify
The Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IMPZ) has called for an upward review on the taxable wage threshold from RTGS$350 to cushion workers from the rising cost of living.In the 2019 ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
'Be wary of political gladiators' moans Mnangagwa - what is to fear in another 'legal' coup
"If any members or structures of the party have any grievances, the laid-out rules, regulations and procedures must be followed," Mnangagwa told his Zanu-PF Youth League members. "As you carry...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:24hrs | 1414 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Excise duty refund on fuel
The promulgation of Statutory instrument 72 of 2019 (Customs and Excise (Fuel supplied to approved beneficiaries) (Refund) Regulations, 2019, facilitates for approved beneficiaries to apply for a refu...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 16:28hrs | 949 | by Zimra
Mutsvangwa blames 'Queen Bee' for high fuel prices
Trafigura, the global commodities trader, is facing accusations that it used a partner's connections to Zanu-PF to gain an unfair advantage in the supply of fuel to the southern African nation.The...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:12hrs | 5068 | by Joseph Cotterill and David Sheppard I Financial Times
Zimbabwe says US$ not good for economy
ZIMBABWE's continued use of the United States dollar is no longer sustainable for the economy as it hurts industry's competitiveness, a Cabinet minister has said.Industry and Commerce minister...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:03hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
August 1 victims to begin receiving compensation
FAMILIES of the six people who died during the August 1 post-election violence last year are set to receive compensation from Government soon, as authorities begin implementing recommendations of the ...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns ambitious bigwigs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has told Zanu-PF youths to be wary of ambitious bigwigs who are bent on causing disunity in the party and the nation at large.Addressing the Zanu-PF youth league n...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:58hrs | 6545 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy stabilising, claims Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe's economy is stabilising following the introduction of economic reforms announced under his Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP).Latest offici...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:51hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Currency chaos toppled Sudan's al-Bashir
FOR autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be the key to survival.It's the same problem that did for long-sta...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:19hrs | 1372 | by Bloomberg
Mthuli Ncube lampooned over new currency plans
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday came under fire from economists who accused him of rushing to announce plans to re-introduce the Zimbabwe dollar before addressing factors which led to its coll...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:17hrs | 2140 | by Staff reporter
Is it now conducive to introduce new currency in Zimbabwe?
FOR many years now, ever since Zimbabwe realised that it was pointless to keep propping up its useless hyperinflation-ravaged Zimbabwe dollar, the rallying call from government has been that the count...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes senior appointments
President Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, appointed Mr Martin Rushwaya as Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration and Finance, while Ambassador Mark Grey Marongwe is the new Secretary for Defe...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:09hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption campaign insincere
THE failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to tackle high-level corruption-which has contributed immensely to economic decay-has raised serious questions about his sincerity to fight the...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:49hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fumes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned retailers and companies against "unjustified" price increases which he said had brought untold suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans.Incidentally, as ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:24hrs | 13333 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's national budget shrinks to US$2bn
Zimbabwe's US8,2 billion 2019 national budget, presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube at a time the UD dollar was officially trading par with the country's quasi-currencies on November 22 last yea...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:29hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns over wild interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has warned domestic banks against arbitrary hikes of lending rates and called for a fine balancing act in dealing with cost and inflationary pressures to avoid tippi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mthuli Ncube says, 'Zimbabwe to introduce new currency 'in next 12 months'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has revealed that the country will have its own "new, fully-fledged currency" within the next 12 months to ease the cash shortages on the market.In an interview w...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 6420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Russia finalise deal for R55bn platinum mine
Zimbabwe has signed an agreement with Russia to build a new platinum mine in the southern African country, finalising a deal that's stalled since 2014.A deal to develop a new platinum-group me...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fuel pipeline allegedly 'captured' by Trafigura
Trafigura, the global commodities trader, is facing accusations that it used a partner's connections to Zimbabwe's ruling party to gain an unfair advantage in the supply of fuel to the southern Africa...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1579 | by Joseph Cotterill and David Sheppard
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