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A year after Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean politics appear to have changed due to the media reportage of the past twelve months since Robert Mugabe's ouster in the political scene. The question of a new Zimbabwe in the name of the n...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 641 | by Brian Maregedze
A timeline of how Zimbabwe lost its currency
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.We track the Zimdollar's collapse from that fateful November day, and the many des...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 15:10hrs | 2776 | by newZwire with The Source
'I have Thatcher's iron lady resolve,' says ED - rigged election for iron grip on power, must prise free
"WHEN Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that piecemeal change would not be sufficient to tackle the problems of labour unrest, rampant inflation and economic stag...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1357 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
We have no choice, but to embark on painful reforms
When Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that piecemeal change would not be sufficient to tackle the problems of labour unrest, rampant inflation and economic stagn...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:39hrs | 397 | by E.D. Mnangagwa President
A human life over debt arrears
ON Saturday, Chalton Hwende, deputy treasurer-general of the MDC Alliance confirmed an attempted abduction of the party's president, Nelson Chamisa after a 'thank you' rally for their supporters at Ru...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 417 | by Pearl Matibe
Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.In a letter written by IMF's Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 13:47hrs | 2449 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Rushed currency reform could harm Zimbabwe economy'
Rushing to implement currency reforms without sufficient stocks of foreign currency to back up the transition would have serious adverse effects on Zimbabwe's economy, which would cause suffering of c...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:22hrs | 3434 | by Staff reporter
IMF team arrives in Zimbabwe for consultations
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in the country yesterday for the annual Article IV consultations - with discussions likely to focus on the country's monetary and fiscal policies, sta...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must set a clear development agenda
First and foremost, Zim is poised with toxic politics. We must deal with our politics first before we table economic matters. , it is important to admit that we have a crisis so that whoever comes on ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:27hrs | 506 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
The Motlanthe commission report could be Mnangagwa's test
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa counts down to his maiden first citizen anniversary, as I see it, the probable outcome of the commission of enquiry into the August 1 brisk shooting of civilians in Har...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 2011 | by Cyprian Ndawana
We are our own worst enemies
I have a question that needs an honest answer. Do we, as Zimbabweans, want our country to succeed?Having been unable to get cooking oil in supermarkets, I decided to pay downtown Harare a visi...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1917 | by Mapozho Saruchera
IMF headed for Zimbabwe
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation is expected in the country this Wednesday for the annual Article IV consultations - with discussions likely to focus on monetary and fiscal policy, stat...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1616 | by Business Weekly
'Zimbabwe is one of the poorest nations' says IMF - our prize for being mental couch potato
Mankind is a creature of reason, it is our ability to think that have made us the most dominant creature on earth. But just as having feathers is the common characteristic that has enabled bir...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 18:23hrs | 1961 | by Wilbert Mukori
The real cause of Zimbabwe's economic collapse
Zimbabwe's problems are not exclusive to Zimbabwe, they are actually the same as in all Africa's other 53 nations. 9 out of 10 of all Africans live on less than US$5 a day, nearly half on under $1.90....Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 07:52hrs | 11504 | by David Barber & Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's quest for debt forgiveness thrown out
Zimbabwe's quest to pursue the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt forgiveness option has been thrown into disarray amid resistance from the United States and government's decision to rebase th...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:18hrs | 2192 | by Staff reporter
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
This article was first published by hsf.org.za.Zimbabwe is experiencing a cumulative breakdown. Living standards, life expectancy and production have plummeted while political oppression h...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 5777 | by Teddy Brett and Simon Winter
Best advice on how to deal with current Zimbabwe economic crisis
Patience pays for our situation. What has contributed much to our current situation is that Zimbabwe pressed the panic button after contested elections. We need to move on and deal with what is curren...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1553 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Drop another bomb Acie, they have gone into hiding
It's now crystal clear that the ZANU pf chefs are behind the current economic quagmire and are unwilling to resolve it. Thumbs up to Lumumba. Although Lumumba's dignity is marred by grey spots here an...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 14:39hrs | 16771 | by Isaac Nkomah
Mthuli Ncube on a trajectory of vendettas?
We received this article from a senior banker at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, supporting his colleagues who are facing corruption allegations. We are withholding his...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 07:58hrs | 10043 | by The Banker
Zimbabwe Parliamentary committee to engage US congress on sanctions
THE Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is planning to meet members of the United States Congress and the European Union to discuss the removal of sanctions as part of i...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:18hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa campaigned in July for Zimbabwe's...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:19hrs | 5438 | by Robert Rotberg, Harvard University
Afreximbank loan: A case of reckless credit granting
It is now public knowledge that our country is largely depending on debts. We have accumulated so much debts mainly because we are not producing anything. Our local and foreign debt stands at 13 billi...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | 647 | by Walter Nyabadza
'Judge me in 6 months,' says Ncube - who has ever done so in 38 years?
"FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who is 42 days into his new job, says it is only fair to judge him after six months, adding that he expects the benefits of austerity...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1633 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Mthuli Ncube to clear WB, IMF debt in 12 months'
ZIMBABWE plans to clear its arrears with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank in the next 12 months, with support from an unnamed creditor country, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:32hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube not going back on austerity measures
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who is 42 days into his new job, says it is only fair to judge him after six months, adding that he expects the benefits of austerity ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Ncube begging USA to lift ZIDERA to unblock funding - not until ED steps down, he rigged elections
A few weeks ago Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube joined the IMF, WB, Paris Club, ADB, etc. meeting in Bali Indonesia. He told the nation all the world's big financial institutions had "res...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 17:01hrs | 7530 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimra to get new board by December
A new board for the government's taxes and revenue collection agency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) will be appointed by December as the state seeks to increase efficiency and stamp out corru...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
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 prob...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | 1189 | by David Barber and Tendai R Mbofana
'Deal ruthlessly with illegal forex traders' - first deal with Banks for NOT trading
No pain no gain! Is a phrase that has been abused in Zimbabwe to get the poor to give up the little they have for a better tomorrow that is always a day away. After 38 years of these empty promises th...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 16:47hrs | 1664 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chinese deals, raw or fair for the Zimbabwean economy?
Given the recent developments in Zimbabwe and the African continent, it is worthy assessing how Chinese investments can affect the local economy going forward. Critical for Zimbabwe is how the country...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:41hrs | 1801 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe considers debt cancellation
Zimbabwe is considering a request to have its debt with the multilateral lenders, World Bank and International Monetary Fund to be cancelled in order to reduce burden on the country's fragile economy....Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 14:07hrs | 5983 | by Staff Reporter
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 citi...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 12:48hrs | 2368 | by David Barber and Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biti accuses Mthuli Ncube of failing to grasp elementary economics
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is actively seeking to have the Zimbabwe foreign debt forgiven under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) programme by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a move ...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:35hrs | 6173 | by Staff reporter
My son, eating vegetables and building a better Zimbabwe
My son, like most other kids, does not like to eat his vegetables. He also doesn't like to brush his teeth nor to take medicine when he is sick. He is a bright child, a good learner, and brings a lot ...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1587 | by Knowledge Moyo
Mthuli Ncube has invited to his breakfast table ingredients from both the chicken and the pig
The unmistakable, yet inevitable atmosphere of limbo, utter despair, confusion and analytic paralysis engulfs the nation yet again. It has become our accustomed portion.The triumphant arroganc...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:06hrs | 3825 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa, Putin set for key talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will meet Russia's President Vladmir Putin early next year, as he continues his engagement and re-engagement drive that is calculated to integrate Zimbabwe into the global...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:10hrs | 782 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe economy will stabilise, price shocks are transitory
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said the price shocks that were recently experienced by the market are temporary as the economy adjusts to the new policies, which ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 08:12hrs | 5094 | by Staff Reporter
'Elections failed to meet standards' EU tells Mnangagwa and dishing out the punishment - so must we!
President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF regime, as the government of the day, had the legal obligation to hold free, fair and credible elections; the highest law of the land, the constitution demanded it,...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 19:43hrs | 2723 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe currency stabilisation in a year
A Zimbabwean man shows off new bond notes outside a bank in Harare on November 28, 2016. Picture: Philimon Bulawayo/ReutersZimbabwe's currency stability hinges on the country‘s ability to bu...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 13:45hrs | 3492 | by Staff reporter
ED's long economic haul
All the prophets of doom have to admit that they just don't possess the strategic clout and foresight of President Mnangagwa's administration. The ride is bumpy but big moves are being made. It all st...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 12:46hrs | 2166 | by Tom Nkala
Mthuli Ncube seeks IMF's economic supervised plan
Zimbabwe has invited the IMF to undertake a supervised economic reform plan as it moves to implement reforms and complete the Lima arrears clearance plan agreed in 2015. Under the Lima plan Zi...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:36hrs | 3821 | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabweans have poisoned themselves with spit
THE more one reads some reactions to the current upheavals in the economy, the more one sees that some people have poisoned themselves with spite.It's not only me who has observed that. Level-...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1370 | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwe black market rates tumble
PARALLEL market rates plummeted in Bulawayo yesterday after Government guaranteed the 1:1 convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into the United States dollar as well as av...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | 7139 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting and U-turn Minister is Asia begging for funds - no, first sort illegitimacy
One can see why few people would ever refuse to be appointed minister in Zimbabwe; the country is the poorest in Africa and yet it has the most well-travelled officials in the whole world. The...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 09:18hrs | 2102 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mthuli Ncube secures guarantee for RTGS bank balances
GOVERNMENT yesterday claimed it has secured a guarantee from the Afreximbank to ring-fence the estimated $6 billion real time gross settlement (RTGS) bank balances in bank accounts, but critics rounde...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1856 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube secures backing of IMF and World Bank
Today the Zimbabwe government led by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube held a crucial meeting with co-operating partners and International Financial Institution...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:10hrs | 4009 | by Agencies
Sustainable key ideas of resuscitating Zim economy
There is a huge gap between demand and supply. Our economy mainly survive on borrowing and imports. We have imports more than exports and therefore our balance of payments are in red. Zimbabweans must...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:01hrs | 928 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chamisa's supporters stuck in Wonderland
Some issues do not add up, but some people believe them anyway. Could it be escapism – creating a bubble enabling one to escape from his shortcomings in the real world, or such people strongly belie...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 12:14hrs | 3957 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Mnangagwa backs Mthuli Ncube on 2% tax
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the Intermediary Money Transfer Tax of 2 cents will remain in force as it is critical in transforming the economy, which has suffered from two decades of stagnation....Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
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