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RBZ sets inflation targets
ZIMBABWE is projected to record single digit monthly inflation this quarter with annual inflation seen coming down to about 50 percent by the end of the year. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Go...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Latest Bulawayo Dam statistics
Latest Bulawayo Dam statistics...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 19:18hrs | 1912 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa increases police patrols
POLICE in Harare have increased patrols in and around the city with more deployments being made at hotspots where vehicle windows are being smashed by robbers. This comes at a time when people...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation falls to 2.23% in January
Zimbabwe's inflation rate fell sharply to 2.23% month on month in January, from 16.55% the previous month, driven down by smaller increases in the price of food and non-alcoholic drinks, statistics ag...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:11hrs | 1464 | by Reuters
Does Trafigura have a monopoly on the fuel pipeline?
The agreement between Government through the National Oil Infrastructure Company and Trafigura does not permit the commodities firm to exceed 40% market share. This has resulted in capacity utilizatio...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:56hrs | 1905 | by FinX
Chamisa says Zimbabwe cannot hold 2023 harmonised elections unless...
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says the country cannot go into 2023 harmonised elections without having resolved political glitches that arose during the disputed 2018 polls through a comprehensive nationa...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:36hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Govt to upgrade Beitbridge hospital
THE government is considering upgrading the status of Beitbridge District Hospital to a superior institution, Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo said on Friday.Such an upgrade is envi...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:46hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Dam water levels rise
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said water levels in dams have risen in response to rains received nationwide in the past two weeks, bringing relief to most local authorities whose water...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:23hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4356 | by George Mkhwanazi
Mobile banking, FinTech services under threat as critical upgrade costs soar
Digital mobile banking in Zimbabwe has matured beyond the proof-of-concept stage into mainstream adoption where it is servicing millions, driving local transaction volumes and furthering financial inc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1250 | by Agencies
Bulawayo dams still at critical levels
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has said national dam levels remain low with Bulawayo supply dams still at critical levels. In a statement, ZINWA said the national dam level aver...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 748 | by Staff reportert
Mthuli Ncube to start publishing inflation statistics
Zimbabwe will start publishing year-on-year inflation statistics from this month, with the February 2019 to February 2020 figure expected next month. This follows the building of data on prices in the...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
16 new magistrates sworn in
ACTING Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi has said the 16 newly sworn in crop of magistrates is set to increase the rate at which cases are cleared as it brings the total number of magistrates to aro...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Youths corner Zanu-PF MP
Beitbridge youths have raised concern over escalating unemployment and failure to access loans for entrepreneurial projects due to lack of collateral.Zimbabwe's unemployment rate is around 90%...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:37hrs | 2013 | by Staff reporter
Employers oppose blanket minimum wage
EMPLOYERS have said they prefer a sector-specific wage review mechanism as opposed to a national minimum wage policy being advocated by social partners under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF). ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
What is a Career Path of the Most In-demand Workers of Offshore Oil Rigs?
Can you imagine it: the world consumes over 100 million barrels of oil every day!Unbelievable, but:According to US Energy In...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 14:05hrs | 363 | by Staff Writer
Statistics show that cancer is the major killer - BCC
Bulawayo City Council has revealed that statistics show that cancer is the major killer disease in the city and across the country.This is revealed in the council's latest minutes."The...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 10:13hrs | 312 | by Stephen Jakes
How to write an effective essay when you are lack of time
Sometimes, you have to write a good essay in a limited amount of time. It doesn't matter if you have put off your homework until the very last moment or recalled the essay at the very last moment. In ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 09:49hrs | 539 | by Staff Writer
Concern over patients defaulting ARVs
The National Aids Council (Nac) Bulawayo provincial manager Sinatra Nyathi has raised concern over the deaths of people with HIV and Aids who stopped taking antiretroviral drugs after being told to do...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:07hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda boy who scored 16 points at A-Level appeals for funding
Arnold Ndlovu from Mankonkoni Village in the Patana area of Gwanda South constituency, who scored 16 points at A-Level, has been struggling for 2 years to secure a place at university due to lack of f...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to pardon 5 000 inmates
GOVERNMENT is in a dilemma as it tries to find a quick solution to decongest local prisons that are now overcrowded, thereby creating all sorts of challenges.Previously, the State has tried to...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of creating criminal gangs
The military-backed government of President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has been accused of having created the menacing machete criminal gangs that are reportedly terrorizing people in the count...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 20:34hrs | 1611 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Councillors propose free cremation services, as uptake remains low
Bulawayo councillors have proposed to offer free cremation services the residents amid a low uptake due to cultural and religious beliefs.The local authority has been faced with a huge demand ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:51hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation is understated
OUR inflation, whether month-on-month or year-on-year, is understated. It seems to be more of a case of tradition — I cannot rule out a case of convenience to paint a better picture based on relying...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 768 | by The Brett Chulu
How to choose subjects to pursue at A-level
YOUR child has just received their Ordinary Level results. Do you know how to assist them to move from O Level to A Level or choose other career options?So far I have noted that some children get ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 1101 | by Memory Nguwi
Govt sets up food aid database
GOVERNMENT has created centralised databases for developmental partners to ensure transparency in distribution of food relief to vulnerable communities and curb incidents of double dipping. In...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:47hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean students in China safe'
NO Zimbabwean student or national in China has been infected with Coronavirus which has killed over 600 Chinese nationals in China, Deputy Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, has said....Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 15:28hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Spike in machete murders irks judge
MASVINGO High Court judge Garainesu Mawadze has expressed grave concern over the upsurge in machete murder cases flooding the courts.Justice Mawadze, without giving statistics, said the high n...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:05hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Biti rubishes Mthuli Ncube's inflation blackout in court
MASVINGO High Court Judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe has reserved judgment on an application filed by a trade union and a pensioners' rights lobby organisation challenging Finance and Economic Developme...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 17:27hrs | 3899 | by Stephen Jakes
Villagers bemoan Maitengwe road bad state
VILLAGERS of Maitengwe in Bulilima District, Plumtree have called upon the Government to rehabilitate the road leading to Maitengwe Border Post as it is strategic, linking Zimbabwe and Botswana....Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:10hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Parliament petitioned over nurses recruitment
A group of Matabeleland activists assisting aspiring nurse trainees from the region with the recruitment processes is petitioning Parliament to push for an overhaul of the enrolment exercise they cond...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:23hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe working on national trade and export policies
Foreign Affairs and International Trade deputy minister David Musabayana says his ministry is working on the National Trade and Export Policies whose promulgation will depend on cabinet and parliament...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:22hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Citizens' cooperation key to curbing Zimra internal corruption
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is conducting lifestyle audits for its staffers and dismissing and prosecuting those who cannot account for their wealth. Zimra commissioner-general, Faith Mazan...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:21hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water levels worsen, serious loadshedding to retun
WATER levels at Kariba Dam, home to the country's biggest and only hydro-electric power station, have started going down. the dam is left with power generation water that is at one metre ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Kaizer Chiefs striker trains with Highlanders
FORMER Kaizer Chiefs striker Mitchel Katsvairo is among a host of players hoping to impress newly appointed Highlanders coach Mark Harrison. The 30-year-old ex-Chicken Inn and South Africa's F...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
ZITF prepares for 2020 trade show case
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company has started preparing for the 2020 trade show case scheduled to take place from 21-25 April 2020....Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 06:46hrs | 668 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans not involved in the death of SA police captain
IN February 2018 in the Eastern Cape province six police officers were killed in a raid at a police station by over ten South African thugs. seven s...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 05:50hrs | 6638 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Zimbabweans must brace for more hardships'
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for extreme and unmitigated hardships this year due to a looming drought and economic meltdown, the National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has said.Nacora co-or...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:57hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Top 5 Skills Every Business Owner Needs to Learn
Whether you are a successful business owner or you're just starting out, learning the business environment is a continuous process. Those who are just graduating with their first degree often find tha...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 20:46hrs | 1242 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe trade deficit narrows 81% to US$474m
ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit narrowed by 81% to US$474 million between February and December last year compared to the same period in 2018, mainly due to shortages of foreign currency for imports....Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:58hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Low inflation remains a pipedream
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) missed its 10% year-end target for 2019 but it, however, denies that it ever set this target and instead said it had targeted 15% by year-end. However according to ...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:53hrs | 412 | by Respect Gwenzi
South African Police killer Prymore Moyo is member of MLF!! They're criminal elements in MLF
How does MLF reprimand a country like South Africa, a people that are currently plunged in mourning for their dear citizen, killed on duty to effect law and order in South Africa by criminal Prymore M...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:50hrs | 3073 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe to use technology for 2022 census
Zimbabwe will use mobile devices for mapping and data collection during the 2022 enumeration process, an exercise which is expected to chew $1,4 billion. Addressing a Press conference in Harar...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:29hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
'We Are Going To Overthrow Him Before 2023, That Is Not A Joke'
"The Treason trial of the MDC Deputy National Chair Hon Job Sikhala that was scheduled to kick off on Monday 27-31 January 2020 has been postponed to 03 - 07 February for the State has indicated its u...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1905 | by Knowledge Hakata
2022 census enumeration to cost $1,4 billion
ZIMBABWE will use mobile devices for mapping and data collection during the 2022 census enumeration process, an exercise which is expected to cost $1,4 billion.Addressing a press conference in...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:47hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Does 1Gig of data cost US$75 in Zimbabwe?
A report by the BBC claims Zimbabweans pay US$75 for a gigabyte of dataClaim: Zimbabwe data prices are US$75 per Gigabyte, the most expensive internet prices in the world. Verdict: Not tru...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2436 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns exchange rate manipulators as street rate breaches 25x
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has issued a warning to foreign currency dealers who are manipulating the exchange rate. This comes as street rates have breached the 25x mark on Thursday. The interbank m...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:56hrs | 8196 | by FinX
Zimbabwe public hospitals to go digital
Zimbabwe's public health institutions will have all patients' records available in digital form at any health facility after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) partnered Estonia in a project whose pilot p...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
60 arrested at Gwanda violence hotspot
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have arrested 60 illegal gold panners during a raid at Vova mining site in Gwanda as part of an operation to fight illegal mining activities blamed for violent cr...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:34hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
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