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Whites score big against blacks - land compensation
Land is and was at the centre of all political developments for the indigenous black Zimbabwean population's pre and post independence movements. The liberation war against white minority rule's black...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1828 | by Terence Simbi
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarize
The Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monitory Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2756 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF to amend constitution
ZANU-PF is moving to amend its constitution ostensibly to modernise it in a move believed to give more power to the party's president and his presidium.Recently, the ruling party indicated tha...Published: 15 hrs ago | 6429 | by Staff reporter
'Cannot separate democracy and discipline' says Moyo - have neither and no common sense to see it
Zanu-PF leaders are once again up in arms blaming business operators for the country's worsening economic situations as shown by the increasing prices of goods and services - if they can be found give...Published: 18 hrs ago | 885 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa warned of brewing unrest
THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe's fast-deteriorating economic situation - marked by shocking price hikes and severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and vital medicines - could trigger social...Published: 18 hrs ago | 13964 | by Staff reporter
Of market forces and price hikes
Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...Published: 18 hrs ago | 449 | by newZWire
Minister fouls Mnangagwa's plans fouled by Owen Ncube
ZIMBABWE's efforts to attract much-needed investment are being undermined by a fatal combination of executive folly and policy inconsistencies - that have seen international investors being warned aga...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:14hrs | 3479 | by Staff reporter
Price controls the only way to go, says Mutodi
PRICE controls is the only way to go so that business will stop unnecessary price hikes, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Service deputy minister Energy Mutodi has said.Mutodi said the ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:09hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Where is Mnangagwa taking us to?
I DROVE up the window of the tollgate and the man on duty asked me: "Eddie, where are we going?" He was not asking what my destination was, but where did I think the country was going.Last nig...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 7879 | by Eddie Cross
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 | 1058 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ plunges
Zimbabwe is nearing the much dreaded economic horrors of 2008 punctuated by hyperinflation, widespread shortages of foreign currency and fuel coupled with a spike in prices of everything, including st...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5629 | by Staff reporter
There is a light at the end of price hikes
The pain of being in Zimbabwe is to look at the prices every time you pass a gas station? You are not Zimbabwean if you are not paying more attention to the prices of everything you buy? This is not p...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | 2131 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
ZITF sold out
FOR the first time since the inception of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 60 years ago, organisers have been forced to pitch tents to accommodate more exhibitors as the available space has been ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:13hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa reaches out to Mnangagwa
IN A positive development, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has dropped most of the demands that he had set as fundamental conditions for him to have direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, th...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:46hrs | 22270 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi-ZIMRA scandal exposed?
A disgruntled former driver of Genius has alleged through an exposé on how the embattled businessman has been running his illicit business in connivance with the Zimbabwe Revenue Au...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 15:20hrs | 16731 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe civil servants demand fresh wage negotiations
CIVIL servants have demanded fresh negotiations with government over salary increments as the cost of living continues to rise.Early this month, government announced a salary increment ranging...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:11hrs | 2325 | 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: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | 2444 | 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: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 1368 | by Paddington Masamha
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarise?
THE Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monetary Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 734 | by Victor Bhoroma
Gukurahundi cannot be wished away: Williams
ON March 21 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew from Harare to Bulawayo on a jet chartered from the United Arab Emirates - an extravagant arrangement - for a meeting with Matabeleland-based civil ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:06hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Doom, gloom blight Zimbabwe independence celebrations
ZIMBABWE celebrated its 39th Independence Day yesterday amid gloom over runaway prices of basic goods.The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC said the majority of people were still living in abject poverty...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Council to oppose MDC by-election challenge
Mutasa Rural District Council (RDC) has announced plans to oppose MDC Alliance Mutasa Central ward 10 councillor Franck Chitembwe's High Court appeal against the decision by the Zimbabwe Electoral Com...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trade deficit drops by 90%
ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit dropped by 90% to $22,1 million in February this year with analysts attributing the decline to foreign currency shortages.Figures released by the Zimbabwe Statistics A...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3493 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa's Zimbabwe dilemma
As Zimbabwe's economic and political situation teeters on the verge of chaos, SA takes a disjointed approach. By Ringisai Chikohomero for ISS TODAY.First published by ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:28hrs | 3002 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe corruption runs 'deep and wide'
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa didn't know the extent of corruption in the country until he took up the highest office in the land.Speaking in a televised interview aired by the Zimba...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe marks 39th Independence Day amid economic crises
Thousands of people will gather today to watch a military-civilian parade in the capital, Harare, as Zimbabwe marks the 39th anniversary of its independence from Britain.Thousands of people ar...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnaps his in-laws, jailed
A Chitungwiza man will spend the next two years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping his in-laws following a dispute at a funeral. Benson Matamise (45) appeared before Chitungwiza ma...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has failed to revive economy and Gono to take over in 2020 - he too will fail, guaranteed
Zanu-PF hardliners are in panic mode and for good reasons, the economic meltdown is in overdrive! The country's de fact local currency the Real Time Gross Settlement Dollar (RTGS$) has been losing mor...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:04hrs | 5979 | by Wilbert Mukori
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 | 30756 | 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 | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a weak currency to stimulate production, exports
Shortly after the government was sworn in August 2018, they agreed to an economic and monetary reform programme. Since then, much of this ambitious plan has been implemented and the consequences have ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1201 | by Eddie Cross
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 | 504 | 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 | 219 | 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 | 3291 | by Staff reporter
Government urges bakers to defer bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sees end to commuter woes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 39 of 300 buses Government has secured as part of measures to address the plight of commuters that are being ripped off by unscrupulous private operators. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
Price hikes thwart salary increase relief
Janet Ncube*, a nurse who like all civil servants received a 29% salary increment on Monday, got angry when she woke up to the news of an effective 94% price increase for bread only a day later....Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:38hrs | 3305 | by James Thompson
From Taxi tout to CEO of a successful Tent Manufacturing Business all over Africa
" Growing up, Mbatha immersed himself in the family transport business, starting out as a taxi conductor, moving on to becoming a helping hand for auto mechanics, and...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:09hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
#Tajamuka wants Mnangagwa to give blanket amnesty to its members
Radical pressure group Tajamuka/Sesijikile has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to issue a blanket amnesty on its members who are currently in self-imposed exile after fleeing threa...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 13:07hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factionalism retarding economic recovery
ZANU-PF provincial chairperson for Mashonaland Central, Kazembe Kazembe, has said factionalism within the ruling party was stalling national economic recovery.Speaking at Mazowe ward 9 council...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
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 | 174 | by Staff reporter
'MDC Alliance presidential election rigged'
MDC Alliance secretary general, Mr Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said he withdrew from the presidential election race because the playing field was tilted in favour of his rival Mr Nelson Chamisa. ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Independence Day Demo! - We demand true independence?
Independence Day celebrations are fast approaching - Should we be celebrating independence? Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation (ZHRO) activists are going to protest against Independence Day ce...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 20:10hrs | 2093 | by Kingstone Jambawo
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 | 19669 | by Staff reporter
Off the comfort zone with the Gregarious Chamisa: A View from the rural-dweller
The juicy and chocolate side of the socialite MDC President, Nelson Chamisa, is mainly his off-the-comfort-zone personality. This makes him an extra-ordinary political leader in that facet in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:15hrs | 905 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Bulawayo's fuel crisis bites hard
The government is running out of time to ensure that Bulawayo has enough fuel stocks to cover the forthcoming Independence and Easter holidays, as well as the annual Zimbabwe International Trade fair ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 5339 | by Staff reporter
Councillor takes Zec to court
MUTASA Central ward 10 councillor Frank Chitembwe, whose seat was declared vacant following his incarceration for public violence, has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order to set as...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:44hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
MDC led council wants 100% rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday proposed to increase rates by more than 100 percent, which residents rejected saying they are already struggling to pay their bills. The residents als...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 433 | 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 | 1427 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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