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Mnangagwa keeping Zim dollar to oppress Zimbabweans!
Why is the Zimbabwe government so adamant in holding on to a useless currency?On what logic would anyone believe that it is a good idea to continue using money that loses its value nearly on a...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:33hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Flash floods damage 1 600 houses
MORE than 1 600 houses have been damaged in flash flooding incidents since commencement of the rainy season in October, resulting in the loss of properties valued at thousands of dollars.To da...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:49hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
59 households in Harare affected by flash floods
Fifty-nine households in Harare's Budiriro 5B Extension and the paddocks area of Kuwadzana have been affected by flash flooding along the Marimba River caused by the ongoing rains, with the river drai...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council to ease water shedding over Christmas
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has assured residents of the availability of water during Christmas as they continue monitoring levels at their reservoirs.The city is on a 120-hour water shedd...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans sink deeper into poverty
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) says the total consumption poverty line (TCPL) for the month of November increased 9,5% to ZWL$115,090.00 for an individual from ZWL$105,071.98 in Oct...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woe to poverty-stricken Zimbabweans
IT never rains, but pours for the majority of Zimbabweans who are barely making ends meet as the cost of living continues to spiral out of reach.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimSta...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to donate 10,000 mt mealie meal to Cyclone hit Malawi
The Zimbabwe government says it is mobilising 10,000 metric tonnes of mealie meal, cooking oil and an assortment of non-food items in response to Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera's recent appeal fo...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation goes negative
Monthly inflation went negative last month to -1,6 percent, meaning prices fell on average, according to ZimStat, the national statistics agency, using the new weighted consumer price index that takes...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy approaches Zimbabwe
As the fringes of Tropical Storm Freddy reached Chipinge and Chimanimani yesterday, adding to the already heavy rain and lightning that earlier in the week struck and killed one person, Zimbabwe went ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
IOM recorded a total of 44,938 movements across all the four POEs
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported that it recorded 44b 938 movements across all the four ports of entry in Zimbabwe, a development that shows that there is high movement ...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 16:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe annual inflation further declines
As expected and predicted, annual inflation fell significantly to 50,24 percent this month from 56,37 percent last month while month-on-month inflation was 4,18 percent, a rise from the 2,56 percent s...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line increases
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStats) yesterday said the country's year-on-year inflation figure eased to 56,37% in July, down from 106,4% in June.ZimStats also said the total co...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Majority of Zimbabwe returnees' illegal immigrants UN agency
EIGHTY percent of returnees into the country during the current Covid-19 health crisis came back from South Africa with the majority of them constituting citizens without travel documents, Sunday Sout...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat stops releasing poverty data
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) has abandoned the release of poverty datum line (PDL) data for a family of five to focus only on individual data, the NewsDay Business has establishe...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remains in extreme poverty range
The country's poverty datum line rose 5.5% to $4 670.04 in December from $4 425.64 the previous month. This means that a person required $143 or US$1.75 per day to purchase both non-food and food item...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 17:04hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
71 inmates test positive to COVID-19
SEVENTY-ONE people at the Beitbridge isolation centre as of yesterday tested positive to COVID-19 with 59 of them being local cases referred from the district hospital, it has emerged.This was...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bleak Christmas as cost of living rises again
THE cost of living for a family of six increased by 5,66% to $22 976 in November, underpinned by a rampaging parallel market exchange rate, according to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ)....Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cost of living spirals to $20 680
ZIMBABWE'S monthly cost of living rose by 4,4% to $18 750 in October, even as the Zimbabwe National Statistics agency (ZimStat) said the annual inflation rate dropped during the period.This fi...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poverty Datum Line jumps 4,1% to $17 957
THE Poverty Datum Line (PDL) for an average family of five increased by 4,1 percent to $17 957 in September from $17 244,07 in August, official figures show. The latest increase is, however, s...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disaster preparedness intensifies ahead of rains
Government has started reserving some of the Covid-19 donations for contingent disaster management plans as the country approaches the rainy season, which might displace some families, an official has...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poverty datum line rises to $17 244
THE Total Consumption Poverty Line (TCPL) for an average family of five people grew by 10% to $17 244 in August 2020, latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has shown....Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai destroyed the ZCTU
Those who have meticulously followed developments on the country's labour landscape since the turn of the millennium will, no doubt, concur with me that Morgan Tsvangirai (may his departed soul rest i...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Zimbabwe family food basket hits $1 684,45 mark
CONSUMER rights watchdog, Poverty Reduction Forum Trust (PRFT), says during the month of July, an average family of six required at least $1 684,45 to sufficiently source food and non-food items....Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches pay homage to Mnangagwa
Representatives of all sects of apostolic church organisations under the banner of the Zimbabwe Inter-denominational Council of Churches (ZICC) met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Wedne...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to meet chiefs in Cyclone Idai-hit areas
President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to meet with traditional leaders from areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai to discuss efforts to rebuild the affected districts. This was said by the Minister...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'3.8 magnitude earthquake hit before Cyclone Idai'
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chimanimani and Chipinge shortly before Cyclone Idai which left 344 people dead and destroyed property worth billions of dollars, Government revealed yesterday. ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Auditor for Cylone Idai donations
Government has emphasised its commitment to ensuring accountability as donations for the victims of Cyclone Idai continue to come from various corporates, churches, schools and clubs.Presentin...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cylone Idai death toll at 268 in Zimbabwe, expected to rise
Cabinet yesterday resolved to launch a formal appeal for domestic and international assistance on the Cyclone Idai disaster whose death toll now stands at 268 people. The appeal is for assista...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sends formal Cyclone Idai SOS
Cabinet yesterday resolved to launch a formal appeal for domestic and international assistance on the Cyclone Idai disaster whose death toll now stands at 268 people. The appeal is for assista...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Army foils Zanu-PF bigwigs attempts to muscle into Cyclone Idai aid
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) ordered Zanu-PF bigwigs not to interfere with the distribution of food aid in Cyclone Idai-hit Chimanimani on Sunday to avoid the politicisation of relief e...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army boots out Zanu-PF bigwigs
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) ordered Zanu-PF bigwigs not to interfere with the distribution of food aid in Cyclone Idai-hit Chimanimani on Sunday to avoid the politicisation of reli...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Cyclone Idai killed over 560 people, 500 still missing in Rusitu Valley'
THE International Organisation of Migration (IOM) in Zimbabwe has pegged the Cyclone Idai-induced floods death toll at over 560, with 261 deaths recorded in Manicaland and about 300 bodies discovered ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls tour operators dispatch helicopters, rafters to Chimanimani
SHEARWATER Adventures and Chikopokopo Tour Operators in Victoria Falls have dispatched two six-seater long-range helicopters and water rafters to cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani to help in rescue operatio...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions and jecha affect Zimbabwe's response to natural disasters
I rise to give a statement on the condition of Cyclone Idai which has affected people in Manicaland and many other provinces and to state what Government is undertaking in order to relieve the pressur...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by July Moyo
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The perils of trade protectionism
The recently gazetted import tariffs imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority on almost all major food items and non-food items — trade protectionism - is a dangerous drift towards the dreaded begg...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 11:36hrs | 10 | by Colls Ndlovu Financial Analyst
UK donates another 2.6 million US to the cholera fight
Since the start of the cholera outbreak in Harare at the beginning of September, the UK and its partners have been at the forefront supporting the efforts of the Government of Zimbabwe and the City of...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 15:08hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Cholera death toll hits 30
THE number of people who have died of cholera has risen from 28 to 30 as Government, Harare City Council, the police and other stakeholders continue to make concerted efforts to curb the spread of the...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
20 dead
Government has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency as numbers of people dying or falling sick from the bacterial infection rise. By mid-morning yesterday, 20 people had been c...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera thwarts Macheso gig
Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) ambassador and sungura king Alick Macheso last Friday heeded the call by Civil Protection Unity (CPU) in Chegutu to cancel his gig.The show that was scheduled...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 20 homes destroyed by hailstorm
THE Civil Protection Unit is on high alert for any disasters including floods this rainy season and Government has since released $1,2 million for any eventualities.This comes as more than...Published: 04 Jan 2018 at 07:30hrs | 21 | by Business Reporter
Death row inmates graduate
AN inmate who is on the death row at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison recently graduated after the completion of a course in Voice of Prophecy Bible Study Guides.The inmate, Jack Sakala, was ...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 23:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UN launch urgent assistance appeal for Zimbabwe's flood victims
THE United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for humanitarian assistance for hundreds of victims of flooding in southern Zimbabwe where Cyclone Dineo-induced rains left a trail of destruction....Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Counting Down to Bikita West By-Election, violence escalate
As the count down to Bikita West by elections continues where six candidates are contesting for the House of Assembly seat, human rights violations continue escalating in the constituency.The ...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 03:42hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe firms come up with smaller, low-value packaged products
Low disposable incomes have forced local manufacturing companies to come up with smaller and low-value packaged products amid accelerated economic decline. Disposable income, also known as dis...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN avails $190m for food relief for Zimbabwe
THE United Nations in Zimbabwe has availed $190 million in the last five months to address the effects of drought as latest figures show that the number of people in need of food aid has doubled from ...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:04hrs | | by Lungile Tshuma
CZI gives thumbs up to import restrictions
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries says the decision by Government to restrict imports of certain products that can be manufactured locally was critical to halt continued decay of local industry...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
Miners push for salary hike
ASSOCIATION of Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (Amwuz) is set to meet mining industry employers before the end of the year to negotiate for a 10 percent salary increase and better working conditions....Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:08hrs | | by Noble Ncube
Zimra's tariffs bill is a dangerous drift towards the dreaded beggar-thy-neighbour policy
The recently gazetted import tariffs imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority on almost all major food items and non-food items - trade protectionism - is a dangerous drift towards the dreaded be...Published: 18 Sep 2015 at 10:18hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu
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