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IMF's Bangladesh economists must stay out of Zimbabwe

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest report on Zimbabwe's economy follows a familiar script - polite praise for modest progress, followed by subtle warnings and prescriptive reforms that often do more harm than good. At the heart…

Published: 08 Oct 2025 at 17:08hrs | | by Changamire Dombo

Africa: Embattling a Continent

When the IMF goes to warSo the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff has decided to grant Ukraine some whooping USD15,6 billion?Ukraine is at war with Russia.A war funded and supplied by America and all NATO countries. As the IMF staffer…

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | | by Jamwanda2 on Saturday

World Bank and the IMF have remained largely colonial in character to this day

Most people assume that inequality between the global South and the global North (the United States, Western Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia) has been declining over the past few decades. After all, colonialism is behind us, and surely…

Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Professor Jason Hickel

IMF notes show no appetite for reform

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 6.3% in 2021 on the back of above nor…

Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 15:50hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma

IMF notes show no appetite for reform

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 6.3% in 2021 on the back of above nor…

Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma

Will the IMF US$961m windfall rescue Zimbabwe?

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Covid-19 has caused substantial long-term global macroeconomic environment change, and the pandemic inflicted long-term scars on the global economy.It weakened external positions in many …

Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Learnmore Nyamudzanga

IMF SDR release puts Biti in his place

IN April 2021, the International Monetary Fund's Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) granted debt relief to the 28 poorest and most vulnerable countries hit by catastrophic natural disasters or public health disasters including…

Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga

New restaurant opens in Bulawayo

Check out this unique new establishment, The Good Place Restaurant, situated downtown of Bulawayo, offering a coterie of dishes that include western and traditi

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 11:38hrs | | by Jamela

What the latest IMF report on Zimbabwe means

In the report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) acknowledges the commitment by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to stabilise Zimbabwe's economy.The fund also reveals that the IMF-Zimbabwe Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) - whi…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:01hrs | | by newZWire

MDC against IMF's support for Zimbabwe

The proposed IMF Staff Monitored Program is an entry point for full support of the regime and it ignores the factors arresting the Zimbabwean economy. Zimbabwe has had a stolen election; it was disputed by most players including the b…

Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 14:56hrs | | by Jacob Mafume

Zanu-PF a sanctuary for thieves

If one is a convicted  felony and wants to start on a new page then Zanu PF is the right place to go. Dexter Nduna's moment of revelation that he killed many people is enough to have him questioned by the police.Zanu PF has always pro…

Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:15hrs | | by AT Kadada

IMF's discredited economic template will cripple Zimbabwe

NEW Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and the government, in general, have swallowed the myths of foreign aid, investment and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as solutions to Zimbabwe's economic problems.If this matter is not exposed and …

Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by David Barber and Tendai R Mbofana

Foreign investment and the IMF will cripple Zimbabweans

Our government and the new Finance Minister have swallowed the myths of foreign aid, investment and the IMF as solutions to Zimbabwe's economic problems. And, unless these are exposed, Zimbabwean citizens will continue to be in the morass …

Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by David Barber and Tendai Ruben Mbofana

UK in Zimbabwe: From tragedy to farce

A poetic clichÃ© by Karl Marx which claims that in the life of nations "history repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce" does not only keep gaining new meanings for all countries but at the present moment it particularly hold…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana

Zimbabwe is open for business - a reality

The Zimbabwe is open for business ellipsis seems to have grappled the rest of the world as investment keeps pouring into the country, with Zimbabwe raking in a record-breaking US $11 billion dollars in foreign investment in the past four m…

Published: 11 May 2018 at 21:14hrs | | by Daphine Zulu

Believing in our economy, in their billions

Sometimes it takes an outsider to look at a situation in a neutral, dispassionate and unemotional manner. They can wade through conflicting emotions to see what is happening in a given situation far better sometimes than those who experien…

Published: 02 May 2018 at 08:10hrs | | by Faith Hope

Commodity prices crash hits Africa

Volatile global financial markets and weaknesses in global growth to blame Just three years ago, most of the world's fastest-growing economies were in Africa, among them Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.…

Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 21:52hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor

As the end of the road nears for Mugabe regime, IMF must resist prolonging our suffering

Robert Mugabe's regime has reached the end. Out of money, out of friends, imploding from within - freedom beckons for Zimbabwe. The IMF's proposed plan to loan Mugabe money is a lifeline that will prolong our suffering and reverse our bid …

Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 15:56hrs | | by Patson Dzamara

Zimbabwe is not the same with Rhodesia

British ambassador to Zimbabwe, Catriona Laing has no agenda when she says Zimbabwe is not off the hook. She was saying the obvious thing as she repeated this at the SAPES meeting held recently.Comparing Zimbabwe with Rhodesia is day dream…

Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 14:02hrs | | by Stewart Murewa

IMF sincerity questionable

Zimbabwe urgently needs financial injection to halt the economic downturn which has haunted the country for over a decade. Whilst government of Zimbabwe has been running around to settle US$1,8 billion arrears with international financial …

Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 09:35hrs | | by Susan Chipanga

PDP response to recent IMF visit under the SMP

"Economic difficulties have deepened and Zimbabwe cannot wait and needs to act now. A comprehensive and ambitious economic transformation program is needed to revive the Zimbabwean economy and to cement support among international partners…

Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Vince Musewe - PDP Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs

US use of IMF to fight Zimbabwe old wine in new skins

THE attempt by the United States Senate Committee for Foreign Relations to block Zimbabwe from receiving any loan or assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and African Development Bank using allegations of human …

Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:45hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda

Chinamasa's letter to IMF

November 3, 2014Ms Christine Lagarde,Managing DirectorInternational Monetary FundWashington, DC 20431Dear Ms Lagarde,THE first and second reviews of our Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) were approved by Fund Management in June 2014. The SMP…

Published: 28 Nov 2014 at 14:06hrs | | by Patrick Chinamasa

Bearing the brunt: Labour and structural adjustment in Zimbabwe

This article is found in the Southern Africa Report Vol 8, No 5, 1 May 1993, we extracted it from the internet and we think it adds value as to the reason why Zimbabwe is where it is today. Many people talk of the controversial land reform…

Published: 16 Jul 2011 at 18:40hrs | | by Lloyd Sachikonye

Has IMF lost credibility!

Credibility of the global lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has of late come under close scrutiny as confidence in the institution continues to decline.Local economic analysts have questioned the relevance of the recommendatio…

Published: 15 Jun 2011 at 07:56hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila

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History behind Glen View, Glen Norah and Warren Park

Who says men are the worst perpetrators of gender-based and domestic violence?

Legal Aid directorate intervenes in Bindura drug case

Over 24,000 children receive Vitamin A supplementation in Bulawayo

Police arrest robbery suspect in Chegutu

Education Minister Moyo boasts Zimbabwe has highest number of schools in Southern Africa

Secondary runway and terminal for Mugabe airport

Victoria Falls highway rehab injects over 300 jobs

Beitbridge drops contractor for bus terminus project

Kazembe slams poor work ethic at Forbes Border Post

Bishop acquitted of sexual assault charges

Woman gambles away husband's US$700

Mnangagwa donates vehicles and cash

Safari tourism in Zimbabwe gets a boost

Fifa derails Warriors' Afcon plans

Bulawayo struggling to contain a surge in open-air worship gatherings

Family in 101-year land dispute with school authorities

Zimbabwe cracks down on overloaded trucks

Zanu-PF benefactor's farm grab saga exposes govt

Enhancement pills: Growing health risk for men

Jilted 'prophet' commits suicide

Navaya scoops soccer star of the year and golden boot award

Man snatches best friend's wife

Witness D from the Madlanga Commission shot dead

Gwanda police arrest trio for unlawful entry and copper cable theft

How sports bring local communities together and strengthen social life

A nation of vendors is not a nation on the rise

Nkulumane independent candidate Fuzwayo donates to local garden project

Bulawayo councillors concerned over costly sewer system vandalism

Ministry clarifies road construction cost discrepancies

Sweden to cut aid to Zimbabwe and close embassy

Mnangagwa's railway revamp deal balloons from US$533m to US$3bn

BCC fire brigade urged to maintain standby teams for fires and flash floods

Zimbabwean identity thief jailed in UK

WhatsApp ban risk

Zvimba West communities benefit from new water points and road upgrades

Zanu-PF government provides central hospitals with critical care equipment

Bulawayo City Council tackles over 1,800 sanitation chokes in October

Mthuli Ncube's 2026 budget does not pass the constitutional test

ZINARA to roll out e-Tags for all motorists by 2026

Econet claims its shares are 'grossly undervalued'

Mahere urges action on US$98 million BEAM arrears

Mnangagwa focuses on term extension

Higher royalties will boost gold smuggling from Zimbabwe

'2030 talk a decoy'

Wage storm rocks Highlanders

Warriors camp hit by turbulence, but Marinica says 'all is well'

Crackdown on unregistered schools

Spike in severe diabetes cases hits Zimbabwe

ZACC achieves 61% success in corruption fight