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Zimdollar exchange rate bolts
MARKET watchers have predicted a gloomy 2024 outlook amid a galloping exchange rate, steep taxation and an ever tanking economy, NewsDay reported.As usual, this is heavily impacting on ordinar...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Chekhov's middle age monks
From a writer, critic, traveller, doctorI am reading selected letters of Anton Chekhov, the Russian writer, critic, traveller and medical doctor.The letters span a big chunk of his lif...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by @Jamwanda2 On Saturday
Zanu-PF splashes on 800 more cars
Zanu-PF is said to have bought 800 more top-of-the-range vehicles after dishing out at least 210 all-terrain cars to its 2023 parliamentary election candidates.The spending spree by the ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Another Zanu PF parly majority win spells doom'
ANOTHER Zanu PF parliamentary majority win could lead to enactment of more draconian laws and constitutional amendments detrimental to democracy, electoral watchdogs has warned.The sentiments ...Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe among top 24 tourists destinations
GLOBAL business and financial media group, Bloomberg, has listed Zimbabwe among top 24 destinations to visit in 2023, despite widespread negative foreign publicity and a southern African nation's tank...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Davos trip a useless exercise
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) presents a platform to re-engage with the international community but that opportunity looks lost due to th...Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not doing enough, says US
The United States says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has done little to ensure relations between Harare and Washington are normalised as concerns grow that Zimbabwe might have yet another ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shutdown protest call gains momentum
Internet activists joined by students and trade unions have called for a stay-at-home protest on May 9 over Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis.Mobilising under the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe,...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa advises government on solving economic crisis
CCC President Nelson has called upon government to abolish the auction system and go for full dollarization in order to stop multiple pricing and bring stability in the market. In a Twitter th...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 08:46hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Aaron Motsoaledi accuses Zimbabwe military of aiding illegal border crossings
South Africa's military has accused the Zimbabwe Defence Forces of aiding illegal border crossings at Beitbridge.Tensions have been rising over the porous border, with South Africa's home affa...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 06:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Tagwirei gift to Guvamatanga a bribe'
Treasury secretary George Guvamatanga's acceptance of lavish gifts from corruption-accused business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei is legally questionable, lawyers have said.Guvamatanga spared no ...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 20:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt lavishes Mthuli Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay
GOVERNMENT allegedly splurged over US$200 000 on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured)'s accommodation after his lengthy stay at a five-star hotel in the capital before he relocated to a plush home...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:50hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions maintaining discipline on Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must listen to what the people are saying. We have had election disputes in Zimbabwe since time immemorial. They became more pronounced in 2000 when the late MDC founding ...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Worried
Powerful political enemies out to finish Magaya
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries found and preacher Walter Magaya is a household name in Zimbabwe. Magaya commands crowds that would make any politician jealous and envious of the pr...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:35hrs | | by Nicholas Ncube
Mnangagwa's government: The mask has slipped
In April last year, on these pages, I expressed concern at President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government's obvious fascination with Rwanda and China.On the face of it, it seemed as if Mnanga...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
MDC congress: Redefining the people's agenda
This weekend the MDC will hold its elective congress in Gweru, Midlands province, under the theme Defining a new course for Zimbabwe. This is the 5th congress we are holding since February 1999, when ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Tendai Biti
A look into Zimbabwe's tanking economy
The country's largest gold producer is on the brink of collapse because of government's warped foreign currency retention policy; the cost of bread has gone up, more than three times in hardly a month...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must create favourable environment for business'
KENYAN academic Patrick Lumumba says Zimbabwe has to create a favourable political, economic and social environment conducive for investments in order to resuscitate the tanking economy.Speaki...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga flown by private jet to India
Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga was flown by private jet to India on Thursday, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Health John Mangwiro.Chiwenga was forced to prematurely abandon his tr...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 11:09hrs | | by ZimLive
Chiwenga, Mohadi flown out for treatment
Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi have been flown to India and South Africa respectively as they battle failing health, ZimLive reported.Chiwenga was forced to prematurely ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Supa's media empire crumbling?
FORMER ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira's media empire has been forced to implement tough survival measures as the country's tanking economy takes its toll on industry and commerce.Mandiwanzira ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:47hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
VPN searches in Zimbabwe surge 1,560%
Zimbabweans are turning to VPNs to find a way around an apparent government internet shutdown, Zim Techreview reported. A...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 16:04hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans become more restless
Political analysts have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that his government is running out of time to fix the country's worsening economic rot - which has triggered strikes and growing unrest amon...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors' strike reflects national crisis
GOVERNMENT'S recent decision to remove striking junior doctors from the payroll exposes underlying authoritarian tendencies and reluctance by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to revamp th...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Civil servants start receiving bonuses'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has started paying bonuses for civil servants after recording a primary budget surplus of $29 million in October, a first in decades for the southern Afri...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
No gain without pain, Mthuli Ncube not a fool, says MDC-T VP
The Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T Vice President Obert Gutu has said he is feeling energized after Finance Minister's monitory statements saying there is no gain without pain."If you think that th...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 11:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange sneeze before elections
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) closed slightly lower during the last few days of official trade before the general elections set for tomorrow.After close on Thursday, the All Share Index fe...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim closer to power self-sufficiency
THE country is edging closer towards electricity self-sufficiency after the country's power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), completed Kariba South extensio...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mnangagwa's costly sideshow
Barely four years after they hounded then vice-president Joice Mujuru out of government and Zanu-PF on spurious allegations of witchcraft and treason, President Robert Mugabe and his wife are at it ag...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 15:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe faces electoral rebuke over economy
Right about now, Eddie Musonza, a 30-year-old streetwise Harare hustler would normally be oblivious to the politics and would be busy concentrating on how to make his next dollar.Not this year...Published: 26 Sep 2017 at 11:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reasons why Zanu-PF could be content
Last week, some of us laughed until our bellies hurt when we realised that Zanu-PF supporters marching in the capital had absolutely no clue why they were marching.A solidarity march had been ...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mugabe getting a taste of his witchcraft medicine
Three years ago President Robert Mugabe peddled some fanciful witchcraft tales when he wanted to get rid of his then deputy, Joice Mujuru.He claimed Mujuru was so desperate to take over from h...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe Military could be game changers'
Former Zanu-PF losing candidate for Hatfield constituency (2013) - Acie Lumumba - has no regrets leaving the party he said sold him the dream which it never lived; the smooth-talking young politic...Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No bailout until Mugabe disappears'
THE British government must reaffirm that there will be "no money, no bailout" for Harare until President Robert Mugabe "disappears from power and influence forever", the chairperson of the UK's A...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa,Kombo Moyana clash over bond notes
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa continues to take brick-bats from Zimbabweans across the political divide with respected former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Kombo Moyana the latest high-profil...Published: 14 May 2016 at 14:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prof Welshman Ncube This Week - RBZ Governor transfers monetary headache to skeptical citizens
Dr John Mangudya is an eminently reasonable and sincere fellow. Passionate and intense about his country. I know this because I worked with him closely during my days as Minister of Industry and Com...Published: 13 May 2016 at 18:09hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Zuma absolves self from Gupta, Jonas scandal
Cape Town - An unfazed President Jacob Zuma fielded questions in Parliament yesterday about his dismissal of former finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene, and the ongoing scandal involving the Gupta family....Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Sapa
How To: Start A Digital Music Label
Once, the perks of working at a record label were almost legendary -- the swag, the travel and the highly flexible expense account. Now, with sales tanking and the economy in the toilet, most people w...Published: 01 Nov 2011 at 23:12hrs | 2 | by Kevin Young
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