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ZCTU promises shutdown over US Dollar banning
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has rubbished statutory instrument 142/19 and warned that workers are ready to engage in mass action if the government doesn't reverse the decision to ban t...Published: 9 mins ago | 45 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's return to own currency is a brave move
When the government introduced bond notes it was very clear that the pretence currency was bad money that was going to wipe away good money. This came very true in a fast manner. Within a few months, ...Published: 11 mins ago | 56 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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: 25 mins ago | 87 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa endorses the Zimdollar
President Mnangagwa has endorsed the exclusive use the local currency in domestic transactions saying this will restore normalcy and enhance convenience to the public. The Government yesterday...Published: 44 mins ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
What happens when you send foreign currency to Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services has announced that when Zimbabweans in Diaspora send money to a recipient in Zimbabwe there is an option to collect it in the same curre...Published: 1 hr ago | 1091 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Scrapping US$ as legal tender will 'cushion' against US$ pricing – imposing rotten Z$ will stifle trade
Zimbabwe scrapped the Z$ in November 2008 and introduced the basket of multi-foreign currency for one very good reason - it had become impossible to do business in Z$. Because of the hyperinflation, t...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1994 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa justifies Zim dollar return
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe needed its own currency for its economy to kick off blaming the US Dollar pricing as the major cause of inflation in the country in the country. ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 3534 | by Staff Reporter
President Mnangagwa's full address to Zimbabweans
It has always been clear that for our economy to truly take off, we need our own currency. While the multicurrency regime helped to stabilise the economy, it did not give us control of monetary policy...Published: 4 hrs ago | 2984 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
ZHRO Vigil celebrates World Refugee week
The ZHRO Embassy Vigil on the 19th of June 2019 at 429 the strand outside of the Zimababwe embassy started on a rather clammy day. The small talk before the protest started was filled with despa...Published: 7 hrs ago | 165 | by ZHRO
Shona teacher terrorises pupils at Nejambezi Secondary school
A Shona speaking teacher by the name Huggins Makiwa based at Nejambezi Secondary school situated 28 km from Victoria Falls town is reportedly terrorising pupils that he teaches, by constantly remindin...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3091 | by MRP
Beware of ZanuPF's Tricks
One reads "ZanuPF Youths Expel Obert Mpofu" and quickly it rings to the reader that corrupt leaders are being chucked out. But wait and look back. Let us remember the ZanuPF Baba Jukwa phantom. After ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3698 | by Lovejean Ndlovu: Zapu Youth Front Deputy Information Secretary.
Temba Mliswa wants another Chinese national deported
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa is calling for the deportation of Chinese national William Gung over allegations of ill treating workers at Sunny Yi Feng Tiles which is based in Norton. ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2421 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'ZANU PF now a threat to the country' says Biti
MDC Vice President Tendai Biti says the SI 142 of 2019 gazetted on Monday by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is the last straw that shall lead to the removal of ZANU PF from power. On Monday Ncu...Published: 9 hrs ago | 8265 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZANU PF officials clash over corruption list
ZANU PF Member of Parliament for Gokwe-Nembudziya Mayor Justice Wadyajena has condemned the press conference that was done by ZANU PF Youth League on Monday to name and shame alleged corrupt officials...Published: 10 hrs ago | 11452 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NPA in Mawarire treason trial mistake
The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) was embarrassed after it erroneously assigned the case of cleric Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union president Peter Mutasa - who are being char...Published: 12 hrs ago | 3162 | 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: 12 hrs ago | 386 | by Learnmore Zuze
Zimbabwe Warriors to attack
The Warriors are planning to launch an attack of some demonic intensity when they take on the Cranes of Uganda in a must-win Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash in Cairo tomorrow evening.Zimba...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1629 | by Staff reporter
Zesa will go ahead with demolition of Bulawayo residents property
THE power utility, Zesa, says it will go ahead with demolition of two of the six cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station as they have outlived their design lifespan and manifest advanced symptoms...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1578 | by Staff reporter
Zera raids 2 000+ illegal fuel dealers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raided over 2 000 illegal fuel dealers countrywide in the last seven months as part of an ongoing operation to bring sanity to the sector. C...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1565 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt subsidises mealie-meal prices
GOVERNMENT has stepped in to subsidise mealie-meal production and pricing so as to ensure the commodity is accessible to every household. Essentially, Treasury is paying about RTGS$10 for every 10kg o...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2253 | by Staff reporter
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: 12 hrs ago | 1750 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's stroke of genius
Industrialists, labour and economists have thrown their weight behind currency reforms, which culminated in the scrapping of the multi-currency system on local transactions, saying it was a "great mov...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4017 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa slams Cites 'dictatorship'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for free trade in wildlife products to ensure a positive impact on national economies adding that an ivory trade ban has resulted in the country having stockpiles ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 347 | 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: 12 hrs ago | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya avails US$330m for critical imports
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has put in place letters of credit (LCs) amounting to US$330 million for importation of critical commodities such as fuel, cooking oil and wheat, as part of a raft o...Published: 12 hrs ago | 897 | by Staff reporter
Diamond miners demand pay rise
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers' Union (Zdamwu) has written to the National Employment Council for the mining industry, requesting an urgent meeting to consider salary adjustments to ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 328 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe slapped with US$4m lawsuit
Lebanese businessman Jamal Hamed has approached the High Court demanding US$4 million from former First Lady Grace Mugabe in defamation compensation and damages to his three houses that she seized....Published: 13 hrs ago | 4620 | by Staff Reporter
Pay the Warriors
Shine lads shine, tomorrow is a do or die game. All eyes in the Sadc region are upon you. Time to seperate boys from men and give the best. Let the goals rain.For players to remain focus...Published: 13 hrs ago | 843 | by Leonard Koni
10 Implications of de-dollarization and introduction of the Zim dollar
Wheels have finally come off as government has been cornered and forced to involuntarily de-dollarize without a plan.When government introduced bond notes we warned that the surrogate currency was bad...Published: 23 hrs ago | 13437 | by Tapiwa Mashakada and Miriam Mushayi
WATCH: 'Nothing has changed,' says Mthuli Ncube
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has said nothing has changed, the RTGS$ remains the local currency....Published: 23 hrs ago | 6694 | by Staff Reporter
Smuggling: the new corruption frontier in Zimbabwe
As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country's border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationa...Published: 23 hrs ago | 3306 | by Victor Bhoroma
Joice Mujuru speaks out
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru says the statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 gazetted by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday will not work.Ncube on Monday ba...Published: 24 hrs ago | 9326 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 12175 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RBZ statement on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market
Further to the Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 issued by the Hon. Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube on the removal of the multi-currency system in Zimbabwe and replacing ...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 17:29hrs | 6654 | by RBZ
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 | 17730 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Inclusive talks will help politicians 'find each other', nothing more - we demand free elections, nothing short
Man is a creature of reason and those who have excelled in this have done very well, thank you, whilst those who have lagged behind have suffered. We, in Africa, have not done well at all and hence th...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 13:23hrs | 1656 | by Wilbert Mukori
ED full speech at AU - UN summit in Vic Falls
STATEMENTBYHIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CDE E. D. MNANGAGWAATTHE INAUGURAL AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS WILDLIFE ECONOMY SUMMITVIC...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1981 | by President ED Mnangagwa
Evidence that Shonas arrived in Zimbabwe 300 years ago (1700's)
Dr. George MacCall Theal, Translator of Portuguese Documents to EnglishLet us start off t...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:55hrs | 6092 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, PMP
Chiwenga and Mnangagwa's fight reaches boiling point
The country's presidency is now reportedly paraplegic thus causing tectonic divisions in government, amid disclosures that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his second in charge, Vice President, Rtd Ge...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:34hrs | 22206 | by Itai Mushekwe
Jonathan Moyo says Mthuli Ncube must be stripped off degree
Professor Jonathan Moyo says the University of Zimbabwe should withdraw the degree it conferred on Professor Mthuli Ncube.Moyo was commenting on the recent gazetted statutory Instrument by Ncu...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:24hrs | 10566 | 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 | 7794 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa poisoning; new details emerge
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was not poisoned on August 12, 2017 during a ZANU PF Youth Interface rally, new details have emerged. A high placed source in the dreaded Central Intelligence Orga...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:24hrs | 24595 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube speaks of Zim dollar imminence
The imminent move to reintroduce the Zimbabwean dollar was first revealed to journalists in a meeting between Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and media practitioners in an off the record meeting on Sund...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:21hrs | 9752 | by Staff Reporter
Zim Dollar back?
The following statement is trading online today. Is the Zimbabwe dollar now going to be the sole currency for legal tender purposes?...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:20hrs | 3971 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube engages journalists
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has outlined the economic fundamentals which need implementation before the introduction of the country's own currency.The min...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:11hrs | 2591 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa condemns Ethiopia coup attempts
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned attempts to seize power through a coup in Ethiopia's northern Ahmara region at the weekend. Ahmara's regional governor Ambachew Mekonnen and an...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 10:32hrs | 3976 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest Harare drug syndicate
Zimbabwe Republic Police on Sunday night arrested 7 drug peddlers at Copacabana commuter rank in Harare. The police report that the suspects were found in possession of dagga with some openly ...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:55hrs | 4544 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EcoSure US$ packages unveiled
CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe's EcoSure has unveiled United States dollar denominated packages that will give Zimbabweans the opportunity to get insurance cover without worrying about the challenges of va...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Nurses call off strike?
NURSES have called off their strike which was meant to start today after the Government promised to review their salaries in 10 days. On Friday, President Mnangagwa and three cabin...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF UK gears up Vision 2030 diaspora promotion
ZANU-PF United Kingdom branch has moved a gear up to promote Vision 2030 by mobilising Zimbabweans in the diaspora to invest back home as well as spearheading self-help income generating projects in t...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:32hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
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