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Zimbabwe changes approach in diplomatic engagements
In a week of vibrant diplomatic exchanges, Zimbabwe has emerged as a beacon of global collaboration, hosting a cascade of foreign delegations eager to explore partnerships across diverse sectors....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe, UK enter new trade era
THE influential Westminster Africa Business Group has expressed its interest to set up camp in Zimbabwe and open doors for British investments to come into the country.This comes as Zimbabwe h...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Historical background of the town of Mvurwi formerly Umvukwes
Mvurwi is a prosperous farming town in Mashonaland Central province. The town is situated about hundred kilometers north of Harare along Kanyemba road, Mvurwi was formally known as Umvukwesi or (Mumug...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 20:02hrs | 113 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Al Jazeera exposé signals doom for Zimbabwe
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is my fervent conviction that the Al Jazeera four-part documentary, whose first edition Gold Mafia: The Laundry Service was premiered ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Almost 200 babies born through IVF Zimbabwe programme
The in vitro (IVF) fertilisation programme which was reintroduced in Zimbabwe in 2016 by a team led by Dr Tinovimba Mhlanga has proved a great success with 197 live births recorded so far and more exp...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:06hrs | 7 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe starlet Ndiweni offered professional contract at Newcastle United
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean starlet Michael Ndiweni has been offered his first professional contract by English Premier League side Newcastle United.The 18-year-old forward was offered the contrac...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Manchester City beats Liverpool to the Premier League title
Manchester City have beaten Liverpool to the Premier League title on a remarkable final day of the campaign.Pep Guardiola's side came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadiu...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
What's to celebrate; that independence replaced white oppressors with black ones?
On 18 April 2022 Zimbabweans should have been celebrating the country's 42 years of independence. For the overwhelming majority, there was really no cause to celebrate, and many did not bother. The pe...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 22:37hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Mnangagwa must engage Ramaphosa on xenophobia'
A SOUTH African-based Zimbabwean human rights activist has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to stem the rising tide of xenophobic attacks in that count...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic attacks on Zimbabweans in Cape Town contained
The government has claimed that the xenophobic attacks targeting Zimbabweans that erupted in Robertson, Cape Town, South Africa have been contained.Last week there were reports that Zimbabwean...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa speaks on xenophobia
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged companies in his country to employ local citizens and train them to the levels required by the industry instead of relying on cheap undocumented migra...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shonas, Basotho clash in SA
Public order police have been deployed to Robertson in the Western Cape after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho workers in the local township.On Friday, provincial pol...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lesotho, Zimbabwean nationals clashing over jobs in SA
Lesotho and Zimbabwean nationals are reportedly clashing over jobs in a community called Nkqubela in Robertson in the Western Cape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHOsOBVXJ8...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and Smith denied povo title deed, 'not to relinquish control over them' revealed late John Robertson
"John Robertson (85), a highly respected Zimbabwean economist who lived through the rise and fall of the country's increasingly volatile economy and three successive governments, passed away in Harare...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 18:03hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's John Robertson dies at 85
One of Zimbabwe's leading economist and commentator, John Robertson has died.Robinson died this morning at his home in Harare after suffering a stroke several weeks ago.Born 1937 in Bu...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt serial real estate fraudster
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a bogus real estate agent who allegedly fleeced members of the public, including the late businessman Ernest Tekere of Home Guard Security Services of ab...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Push for forex-indexed tariffs for telecoms sector
THE government should allow telecommunication companies to charge some of their products and services in hard currency to allow them to repay mounting debts, meet foreign supplier obligations, and upg...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Civil servants wage bill Mthuli's headache'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will tomorrow deliver his mid-term fiscal policy review statement amid growing budgetary demands at a time when the country's tax base is shrinking, and the economy sever...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new $50 can't buy bread
LAST week, the Zimbabwean central bank introduced a $50 note, the country's highest denomination since a return to Zimbabwean dollars as the main currency in 2019.It joins other denominations ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti says the introduction of $50 note is criminal
TOP economists are confident that the new $50 notes, introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Tuesday, will not trigger inflationary pressures.However, former Finance Minister Tendai Biti di...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred rugby star relishing Zimbabwe Sables dance
HE was born in Glasgow in Scotland to Zimbabwean parents, grew up in New Zealand, where he honed his rugby skills at the famed Waikato Rugby Academy, had stints in his native country with the PRO14 si...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe must dollarise again
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hit the ground running on March 26, announcing a raft of policy measures to sustain the fragile stability that has seen inflati...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 5 | by Taurai Mangudhla
Sables to end World Cup wait
ZIMBABWE are making a serious play to be involved in their first Rugby World Cup of the professional era, having made their two previous appearances in 1987 and 1991. We catch up with the Sables camp ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Rugby United
IN 2023 France will host the tenth edition of the rugby World Cup. Twelve teams have already qualified for the showpiece event courtesy of finishing in the top 3 of their respective pools at the 2019 ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Mike Madoda
ZRU names star studded Sables squad
THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) have started preparations for the sports resumption announcing an expanded squad in preparation for the qualifiers for Olympic Games and the 2023 World Cup qualifiers....Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fresh headache
Cash-strapped government is struggling to raise US$1.75bn to compensate former commercial white farmers who lost their farms under the land reform programme amid revelations a bid to raise funding fro...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's exchange rates band to narrow
The gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates is expected to narrow further from the current 20% by the end of the year owing to the containment of reserve money, good agriculture se...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man City would require a major turnaround to topple Liverpool
The last three seasons in the English Premier League have seen Manchester City and ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff Writer
Privatisation in limbo as govt moves to control state firms
EXPERTS say governments' decision to centralise control of State firms will destroy prospects of privatisation and might not be the panacea to challenges facing parastatals.State-owned entitie...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered US$1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection."I don't care how torn it is. All I want to see is the seri...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | | by AP
Mthuli Ncube to launch commodities exchange by end November
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says that Government will launch a commodities exchange by end of November as part of efforts to improve the way commodities are marketed in the country.Ncube tol...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 17:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farms deal 'complicates' Zimbabwe crisis
A LANDMARK deal recently inked between white former commercial farmers and the government of Zimbabwe will make it difficult for the country to repay debts, negotiate fresh lines of credit and ask for...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimdollar, prices of basic goods remain stable
THERE is a glimmer of hope among long-suffering Zimbabweans that the stabilising cost of basic consumer goods in the country will soon lead to more prices coming down on the back of the continuing goo...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 17:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Price stability to force inflation down
The growing price and exchange rate stability following the introduction in June of the forex auction, coupled with a cocktail of measures by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to support the platform...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans use cellphone transfers in desperate attempt to get cash
After protests brought Zimbabwe's capital to a standstill earlier this month, Harare has returned to its normal bustle and Tedius Marara is back to his daily business: selling cash at a busy market....Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by AP
Zimbabwe should adopt a stable cryptocurrency - Michael Jordaan
Adopting a stable cryptocurrency is not only a future-oriented thing for Zimbabwe to do, but it can also solve many of the country's currency troubles.This is the view of former FNB CEO and Mo...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 23:07hrs | | by Rudolph Muller
Zimbabwe reaches 'tipping point'
ZIMBABWE'S Finance minister Mthuli Ncube responded to the country's worsening economic crisis last week by blacking out inflation statistics for the next six months, boosting the price of the little p...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:47hrs | | by Antony Sguazzin, Prinesha Naidoo and Ray Ndlovu
Soaring fuel prices and stagnant wages squeeze Zimbabweans
A kilometre-long queue of some 200 commuter buses winds its way around a block of the central business district in Harare, terminating at the forecourt of a petrol station.Its 11:42am and an i...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 17:35hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Missing US$3bn an indictment on Mnangagwa's government
REVELATIONS of possible abuse of funds under the controversial command agriculture scheme amid claims that there are no records and accountability of how close to US$3 billion was disbursed are an ind...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel price hikes stoke inflation
THE frequent hike in fuel prices will only increase inflationary pressures, with analysts projecting it to reach 250% by year-end.The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority this week raised fuel...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tougher times ahead: Govt
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo says Zimbabweans should brace for three more years of hardship as government implements austerity measures to stabilise the economy, but workers warned of protes...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube doing everything by the book
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube seems to be doing everything by the book as he pursues orthodox economic policy often prescribed by the global "Bretton Woods" lending institutions to try and ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 16:48hrs | | by Reuters
Zimbabwe plans factories for 63 districts
ZIMBABWE plans to set up at least one factory in each of the country's 63 districts as authorities attempt to improve standards of living for people in economically backward areas.The recently...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power outages a manifestation of endemic corruption in govt
THE massive daily power outages rocking the country have had a devastating impact on an already fragile economy, throwing into disarray President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mantra that "Zimbabwe is open for...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Govt warned against farm leases
The government should not allow newly-resettled farmers to sub-let their farms as this will promote corruption and inefficient use of land, analysts have said.Government recently granted farme...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings over Zimdollar return
The move was bold, and many did not see it coming.In a bid to defend the new and fledgling Zimbabwean dollar against black market speculation, the country's Finance minister on June 25 outlawe...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:19hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Mnangagwa's RTGS$ hits new low
Zimbabwe's interim currency fell to a new low on the black market on Thursday and local firms were demanding payment in U.S. dollars as a hedge against inflation, which is running at its highest in a ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 14:46hrs | 1 | by Reuters
New currency unlikely to perform miracles for Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT'S plans to unveil a new currency by year-end without addressing macro-economic fundamentals could be catastrophic, while the proposed local unit risks suffering the same fate as the defunct...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inter-bank, parallel market rates won't converge: Analysts
ANALYSTS say claims by monetary and fiscal authorities that the interbank market and the parallel market for foreign currency will converge are highly unlikely in the absence of a sustained supply of ...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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