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Khama Billiat smells blood
Zimbabwe national soccer team striker Khama Billiat has declared that they will go all the way in their match against Uganda on Wednesday in the ongoing Afcon finals in Egypt.Zimbabwe lost by ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2368 | by Staff Reporter
Mopa: In pursuit of a fallacious democracy
RECENTLY, America gave us a rare tonic on its actual view of Zimbabwe, under the new government. It is a given that, in most of its statements, the United States prefers to give cryptic political mess...Published: 19 hrs ago | 396 | by Learnmore Zuze
New currency regime averts re-dollarisation
The abolishment of the multi-currency system by Government will avert the country from plunging into full re-dollarisation at a time the economy does not have enough United States dollars to support i...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1779 | by Staff reporter
All hail Mthuli, Zimdollar will boost competitiveness
The rate at which the black market value of the RTGS dollar (now Zimbabwean Dollar) has been fast sliding against the US dollar was no longer sustainable and the move by Government to abolish the mult...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube explains US Dollar ban
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has clarified the statutory instrument that banned the use of foreign currency in the country. In an interview with ZBC Mthuli said...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 18:37hrs | 12387 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Massive demonstrations against Mthuli Ncube planned
Zimbabweans across the country are mobilising nationwide protests against the decision by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to ban the use of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. On Monday afternoon Zimb...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 14:46hrs | 18068 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe bans use of US Dollar and Rand
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has with effect from today, the 24th June 2019, banned the use of foreign currencies as legal tender.In a Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 the Reserve Bank of Zim...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:49hrs | 7861 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Moving to SA doesn’t guarantee success'
South Africa-based ventriloquist and standup comedian Chik Aljoy, real name Anesu Chikowo, says relocating to South Africa is no guarantee for success. The 23-year-old stand-up comedian ...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:31hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA transporters in route wars
There is a looming route war between Beitbridge-based Zimbabwean Cross-border Transport Association (ZCTA) and South Africa's Beitbridge Taxi Association (BTA) after the groups clashed over passengers...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:20hrs | 3842 | by Staff reporter
Scandal prone Zinara caught up in yet another murky deal fiasco
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) could have lost US$5,2 million in a murky deal which was supposed to see a 'controversial third party' earn a US$5 million kickback as a condition fo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:53hrs | 1653 | by Staff Reporter
ED now faces tough political choices
AS Zimbabwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequen...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:23hrs | 7262 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF's denial propaganda
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has urged Mnangagwa to invite a neutral mediator to preside over the talks with the opposition in Zimbabwe. Why has the government media not reported this?...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:15hrs | 934 | by ZimVigil
'Prices have dropped 19% in US$ terms but soared in RTGS$' says Ncube - scrap RTGS$ then, cowardly lion pulling his own tail
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube says prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were "grossly inflated" adding that Treasury calculations indicate prices were in fact going down. "Prices for b...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:12hrs | 2344 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
4 councillors 'implicated' tender scandal
FOUR Bulawayo councillors have been implicated in an alleged tender scandal after a prospective parking management company allegedly pampered them with five-star hotel junkets among other goodies, Sun...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1619 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa faces riots, palace coup and impeachment
AS Zimbababwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:58hrs | 9596 | by Staff reporter
US tells Mnangagwa to arrest killer soldiers
A TOP United States official has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he must hold to account members of the security forces involved in the killing of civilians during public disturbances in August...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:41hrs | 2828 | by Staff Reporter
Hawks take over Zimbabwe cocaine case probe
SOUTH Africa's specialised crime unit, the Hawks, have taken over investigations in a case where a 38-year-old Zimbabwean woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling of drugs worth R2 million into that...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:17hrs | 2217 | by Staff reporter
Principles on new currency in place
Government is working on modalities to introduce a new currency, which will be the sole legal tender for domestic transactions as fundamentals have now been put in place, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:15hrs | 1743 | by Staff reporter
World Refugee speech from the African Diaspora
Refugees are the most vulnerable group of migrants who have no choice but to move or flee. These are people in flight, and who have lost in most cases the protection of their countries. Even in the ho...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 21:27hrs | 208 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo
IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2330 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Zanu-PF's power obsession in hunger-stricken nation
THE acquisition of a huge assortment of weapons and ammunition at a time the country's economic crisis is deepening is reflective of government's misplaced priorities, as well as President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Introduction of Zimdollar a disaster
A major economic highlight of the week was the confirmation by the President Emmerson Mnangagwa that Zimbabwe will re-introduce a local currency before year-end. It is our view that our country is not...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | 4373 | by Dr Chitambara
Mguni declared liberation war hero
FORMER Home Affairs Deputy Minister and Mangwe MP, Obedingwa Mguni, who died on Tuesday has been declared a liberation war hero and will be buried at his homestead tomorrow. Mguni (57), who wa...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Favorite sports in Zimbabwe
In an African country like Zimbabwe, almost all the people here love sports. Like anywhere else in the world, there are tremendous sport fans, especially in some particular sports. According to the re...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 21:51hrs | 1013 | by Staff Writer
Malema blasts Chamisa for being arrogant
South African opposition leader Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters has castigated MDC president Nelson Chamisa for rejecting the electoral outcome even before elections were held. ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 14:46hrs | 7961 | by Staff reporter
Resolving Zimbabwean challenges in transfer pricing
A lot of debate about taxation in most developing countries is evolving on how to ease revenue leakages through offshore tax havens. But there is another hot issue called transfer pricing which develo...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 345 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Zanu-PF mourns 'humble cadre' Mguni
Zanu-PF has sent a condolence message to the Mguni family following the death of Deputy Chief Whip and legislator for Mangwe Obedingwa Mguni in Harare on Tuesday. Mguni, who was also Zanu-PF p...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to restrict foreign operators to Harare
Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int'l) has proposed restricting foreign carriers to Harare Int'l given concerns their use of Victoria Falls and Bulawayo has cannibalised traffic from the Zimbabwean capital, ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:24hrs | 5634 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has totally collapsed
Zimbabweans do not need Judas Iscariot to tell them that the economy of Zimbabwe is no more. There is no Zimbabwe and economy to talk about. The procurement of the new anti-riot gear by ZANU PF govern...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 12:43hrs | 7224 | by Don Chigumba
Chombo passport appeal thrown out
Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has failed in his appeal to get his passport returned to allow him to travel abroad to seek medical attention. His passport was allegedly recently seize...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:35hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Peter Moyo takes Trevor Manuel chaired Old Mutual to court
Eric Mabuza will represent Moyo in dismissal challengeAdvocate Eric Mabuza confirmed to Fin24 on Tuesday evening that he will be representing dismissed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo in a court case ch...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 18:34hrs | 1666 | by fin24
#CapeToCairo: Alvin "Aluvha" Zhakata gets Ethiopian visa
Monday was a breakthrough day for Alvin "Aluvha" Zhakata afterthe government of Zimbabwe assisted him to secure a visa to pass through Ethiopia. He embarked on a journey to hike from Zimbabwe ...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 10:53hrs | 3424 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New dispensation a far fetched idea
The much talked about the new republic has dismally failed to live to the billing. The current political and economic challenges in the country has reached another level and with a lot of peop...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 09:17hrs | 1719 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's POLAD progressive, says top MDC-T official
MDC-T vice president Mr Obert Gutu on Saturday said the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) launched by President Mnangagwa in February this year, was making progress. POLAD seeks to bring all p...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 07:57hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Army faction wants Mnangagwa gone
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's continued stay in power is now allegedly being seen as an unprecedented threat to national security, by an army faction said to be loyal to Vice President, Rtd General ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 22:38hrs | 17852 | by Spotlight Zimbabwe
Kasukuwere's effort to save luxury home hits a brick wall?
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere's plush Vumba home could yet go under the hammer after his efforts to save it hit a brick wall.Kasukuwere is facing a litany of charges relat...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:09hrs | 7647 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe protector warns Mnangagwa
Thabo Mbeki, who sided with Robert Mugabe after the 2008 stole elections, has warned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa that confronting the country's political and economic challenges might not ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:05hrs | 5972 | by SZimLive
Zimbabwe's currency reforms dilemma
The Zimbabwean government has indicated that the country will be launching a new currency before the end of 2019. The announcement has caused some confusion amongst businesses and the transacting publ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 18:01hrs | 2184 | by Victor Bhoroma
South Africans threaten xenophobic attacks
South African in Johannesburg are reported to have vowed to unleash fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners if the police do not protect them from the criminal activities unleashed by foreigners. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 14:01hrs | 8123 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mbeki speaks on Zimbabwe dialogue
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has said President Mnangagwa is correct in convening the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) despite winning the 2018 harmonised elections, and advised other A...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
'Ramaphosa not too stupid to allow SA turn into a Zimbabwe'
A TOP South African politician, businessman and peace consultant says President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be too "stupid" as to allow South Africa to regress into another Zimbabwe.Roelof Petrus...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:28hrs | 1744 | by Staff reporter
SA set tough conditions for Zimbabwe to join Rand Monetary Union
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that neighbouring South Africa imposed "unacceptable" conditions for Zimbabwe to join the Rand Monetary Union.In a live interview with a State control...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | 8154 | by Staff reporter
'Rothschilds are the new Guptas'
Unions at South African Airways have read government, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and members of national carrier SAA the riot act in a strongly worded statement, alleging that they do not have the ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:28hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga wins son's passport, girlfriend objects
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga, who has been embroiled in a vicious legal wrangle with his estranged girlfriend, Chantelle Tatenda Muteswa, over access to their child, has successfully obtained a court ord...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:05hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's endless currency circus and cycle
When it comes to currency management in Zimbabwe there is always déjà vu which is a result of repeated fallible prescriptions. It's a circus where the actors enjoy their never-ending play with the a...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 11:46hrs | 3603 | by Ngonidzaishe Makaha and Adrian Mapiye
Civil society activists on Zimbabwe military watch list
THE Zimbabwe National Army's Military Intelligence (MI) unit has placed on its watchlist several civil society activists it claims are conniving with United States to unseat President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2200 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's air traffic control system outdated, risky
ZIMBABWE'S outdated air traffic control system is putting lives of passengers in danger as it exposes planes to possible collisions, aviation experts have said.The archaic system also exposes ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
South African investor robbed in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has reported that a South African citizen was lured from South Africa to Zimbabwe by Mulungisi Ndlovu and Josia Moyo, both of number 72916 Corner Fox and Simon Muzenda Roa...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 20:14hrs | 10906 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RTGS dollar plunges by 140%
ZIMBABWE'S local currency, the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar, has plunged by 140% to trade at US$1:ZWL$6 on the official interbank market, nearly four months after its introduction in Febru...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3101 | by Staff reporter
How Chamisa shredded MDC rules to assume power
When Nelson Chamisa seized control of the MDC from Dr Thokozani Khupe in February last year while his predecessor, Morgan Tsvangirai's body was still lying in a South African funeral parlour, Tsvangir...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:50hrs | 485 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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