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Zupco re-introduced in towns, $1 trip
The government, through ZUPCO, will from Monday, the 21st of January launch the Urban Mass Transport System, with the parastatal's buses charging a dollar for local trips in all towns and cities....Published: 28 mins ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has no product to sell in Davos' says Dr Moyo - true, US$25 m for trip was wasted
In his interview with CNBC Africa Dr Nkosana Moyo got two things right:a) that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to Davos, Switzerland was a waste of time and resources. "He goes to ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 520 | by Nomusa Garikai
Plot to embarrass Mnangagwa in Switzerland
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding his planned trip to the World Economic Forum (Wef)'s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week - amid Zimbabwe's worsening politica...Published: 3 hrs ago | 2903 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Immigration cleared 11,2 million travellers in 2018
The number of travellers, including tourists that were cleared at all the country's ports of entry and exit last year increased by nearly 5 percent to 11,2 million compared to 10,7 million in 2017, th...Published: 8 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 8 hrs ago | 84 | by Brian Kagoro
Zimbabwe equities market suspends trade
TRADING on Zimbabwe's equities market was suspended this week after mass protests and civil unrest unnerved investors in a week punctuated by clashes between state security agents and protestors in mo...Published: 8 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe local currency recipe for disaster
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's recent pronouncements that Zimbabwe will revert to using its own currency, a decade after it abandoned the local dollar in favour of a basket of currencies is not feasi...Published: 9 hrs ago | 409 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs a proper team
"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now" - African proverb.It has just been six months since Zimbabwe held its general elections and, for the better part of...Published: 9 hrs ago | 372 | by Cephas Msipa
Zimbabwe economy suffered $800m loss
The Zimbabwean economy, due to the violent demonstrations which characterised the country this week, has suffered contagion economic effects across all the sectors with direct losses estimated to be $...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:57hrs | 853 | by Staff reporter
Blanket Mine meets output target
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation says its local operation, Blanket Mine, last year produced 54 512 ounces of gold in line with the projected annual target which ranged between 54 000 and 56 000 ounces. ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:59hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses credibility
GOVERNMENT is losing credibility in its fight to resuscitate the economy as evidenced by the three day national shutdown, which started on Monday, an economist has said.Since Monday, the count...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:23hrs | 3385 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe churches call for another GNU
The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference has called on the government and the opposition to put their differences aside and work together to free Zimbabwe from economic shackles and international isol...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:17hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Blanket Mine meets output target
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation says its local operation, Blanket Mine, last year produced 54 512 ounces of gold in line with the projected annual target which ranged between 54 000 and 56 000 ounces. ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:50hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Massive job losses, Bulawayo worst affected
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said hundreds of people lost their jobs as a result of this week's violent protests and Bulawayo companies were the worst affected. He said ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:46hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Riots aftermath: Who pays the reconstruction bill?
The country was calm yesterday, encouraging a number of companies to open for business after three days of opposition-led anarchy in Bulawayo, Harare, Gweru, Gokwe, Kadoma and a few other places. ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:45hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awaits Russian investors
Like many African countries, Zimbabwe's economy needs sustainable resuscitation. On his mid-January official working visit to Moscow, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Sputnik News Agency (SNA) in an ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1121 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
The Role of Peace in the Economy - Mthwakazi Forum
We are still struggling, in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole, when it comes to understanding and executing economic programmes that give sustainable growth. Most analysts tend to paint this poor underst...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 20:52hrs | 1009 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Catholic bishops urges ZANU PF and MDC to unite
(1) We begin by disowning a recent statement issued in our name during the recent stayaway that started on 14 January 2019. We, the Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe, never issued any statement during that...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:40hrs | 2195 | by ZCBC
Mnangagwa's re-engagement efforts with Western countries is dead
Zimbabwe is now entering unchartered waters following several deaths of innocent people and arrests of pro-democracy activists and senior opposition figures by security agents in the on-going clampdow...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2060 | by Staff reporter
ZSE charms investors
STOCKBROKERS Association of Zimbabwe vice-president Arnold Dhlamini expects higher trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) due to a rise in inflationary pressures from the recent fuel increases....Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:29hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
#ZimbabweShutDown costs economy $300m
The economy could have lost business amounting to $300 million over the three-day forced shut-down that started on Monday and ended yesterday, industrialists have said. Confederation of Zimbab...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:11hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe an investment destination, claims Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has guaranteed the sanctity of private property, and has reassured foreign investors that they can repatriate their profits as provided for by Zimbabwe's laws. The Head of ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:11hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures foreign investors
President Mnangagwa has guaranteed the sanctity of private property, and reassured foreign investors that they can repatriate their profits as provided for by Zimbabwe's laws. The Head of State and Go...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 23:58hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa concludes Russia tour
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has wound up his Russian leg of the EURASIA tour with an address of the Zimbabwe Russia business forum organised by the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce.The ...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 21:29hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's woes deepen
Not having a currency of its own hasn't stopped Zimbabwe from sliding into a currency crisis.A scarcity of foreign exchange has led to long queues for fuel, bread and medicine and sent prices ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1325 | by Bloomberg News
Bulawayo diaper plant launch hits snag
BULAWAYO's first diaper manufacturing project, which is being developed at a cost of more than $2 million, is failing to take off due to foreign currency shortages to import critical raw materials. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Five people feared dead as protests hit Zimbabwe
FIVE people reportedly died while 24 others were injured as police clashed with protesters across the country yesterday as anger over the worsening economic crisis spilled onto the streets with busine...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1552 | by Staff Reporter
Dear President Mnangagwa, our demands are simple
Dear Mr President,Let's start by talking about what's important to Zimbabweans.The things Zimbabweans demand are not complicated. They are not anything out of the ordinary.They...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:58hrs | 7992 | by newZWire
The Destructiveness of Lawlessness - Mthwakazi Forum
The events of the 14th of January 2019, where Zimbabwe saw uncoordinated protests across the country with rampant destruction to property, were quite disturbing to say the least. There is evidence tha...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:29hrs | 736 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Mphoko's Choppies supermarkets looted
TWO Choppies supermarkets in Harare and Bulawayo were looted Monday during demonstrations called to protest the country's deteriorating economic situation.Former vice president Phelekezela Mph...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:22hrs | 609 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa flees to Russia?
President Mnangagwa early this morning left for Russia on the first leg of a whirlwind five-country tour that will take him across Eurasia and then to Switzerland, as part of his international engagem...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:08hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to revive Bulawayo falters
Industries in the second city are still battling to survive despite pledges by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to breathe life into what was once the hub of the country's economy.Ahead of the har...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:36hrs | 2049 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
'Before the coup, Mnangagwa was already more powerful than Mugabe'
AHEAD of the presidential run-off in 2008, she surprised a rather powerful meeting by asking why ZANU-PF was beating up people in rural areas.The subsequent frosty moments were only broken by ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 2898 | by Lawrence Kamwi
Ingwebu seeks $20million for recapitalisation
Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit Ingwebu Breweries is seeking about $20 million to recapitalise its business operations.Speaking after a tour of ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12688 | by Lloyd Msipa
Emmerson Mnangagwa is a monumental failure
Robert Mugabe's protracted despotic rule brought Zimbabwe down to its knees. Such was the damage to a nation hitherto referred to as 'Jewel of Africa' that the general consensus was that things could ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 18:28hrs | 12324 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Zimbabwe to have own currency in 12 months
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday said the country will have its own currency within the next 12 months, as Government is frantically working on raising enough...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 11:18hrs | 3519 | by Staff Reporter
Africa And The Look East Facade
When former Zimbabwe despot Robert Mugabe was shunned and ostracized by the West he turned to the East. China in particular promised him funding which would be a slap in the faces of former erstwhile ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 523 | by AT Kadada
Quick austerity measures to avert imminent economic collapse
Austerity is described as sternness, severity of manner or attitude. In other manner it is described difficult economic conditions created by the Government measures to reduce public expenditure. The ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 4036 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
'I have US$ 13 Billion businesses' Masiyiwa responds to Jonathan Moyo
Telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa has responded to a jibe by exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo that he is a Bondnote billionaire, a reference to the local currency that is used i...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 13:11hrs | 19019 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt big on rhetoric, small on delivery
As I watched children going to school on the opening of the first term, I could not help but be troubled by how few they are — perhaps an indication that a huge number of them will not be attending ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 423 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe problems are surmountable, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said the serious challenges facing the country, including a high budget deficit and significant debt, and currency challenges, were surmountable with major structural...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:25hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
'Dark times are behind us' Ncube assure EU - how so, when just rigged elections
Man is supposed to be a creature of reason; tyrants are creatures of habit, for reason and logic count for nothing in their world. To the tyrant what is, does not matter; it is what he says is, that m...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1814 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Putin moots military base in Zimbabwe…….as Mnangagwa begs for Moscow bailout package
COLOGNE/VANCOUVER/HARARE - Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has reportedly set his eyes on opening a Russian strategic military base in Zimbabwe, as Moscow ratchets up her new foreign policy in Afri...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:29hrs | 13429 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Mary-Kate Kahari
Mthuli Ncube's full speech to the European Parliament
Zimbabwe is back on the map. Just as we open up our economy and democratic space, so too are we opening our arms to the world. The dark times are behind us, and the future is bright...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 13:21hrs | 2899 | by Mthuli Ncube
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1847 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
'Mnangagwa is ignoring me' cried Chamisa - at least, not stupid to believe you will resolve his illegitimacy
"MDC Leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that he has tried in vain to reach out to President Emmerson Mnangawa so that they may sit down and dialogue towards finding a lasting solution to Zimbabwe's ec...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1598 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu PF is feeling heat of worsen economic meltdown – it is back to blaming sanctions
The Zanu PF regime is beginning to feel the heat generated by the country's worsening economic meltdown. However, instead admitting that the party has no solutions to end the economic hardships ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1323 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's defining moment
GOVERNMENT will today meet its restive employees in a crunch meeting for salary negotiations in a desperate bid to stop a full-blown strike that could cripple State operations.This comes as wo...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3520 | by Staff reporter
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