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Census mapping ends
THE ongoing field mapping and household listing exercise being undertaken by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) in preparation for the national population census in April 2022 will be c...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:51hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
December monthly budget surges 6%
ZIMBABWE'S average Total Consumption Poverty Line (TCPL), monthly expenditure needs, for an individual surged 6 percent to $8 008 in December 2021, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) sa...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe monthly inflation remains constant'
THE country's month-on-month inflation for November and December has remained constant at 5,76 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat).In a latest update, the a...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Gun crimes haunt Zimbabwe
ON December 6, former detective and lawyer, Joseph Nemaisa, made national news as his exploits in defending his family against armed intruders read like a page off James Kawara's thriller novel, Sajen...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo has highest number of school dropouts
CLOSE to 60 percent of school going age children dropped out of school in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, a worrying trend which has also seen the province having the lowest number of pupils within it...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:54hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
November inflation sheds 0,64 percentage points
THE month-on-month inflation rate for November 2021 stood at 5,76 percent after shedding 0,64 percentage points on the October 2021 rate of 6,40 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics ...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti dismisses Mthuli's 2022 budget 'mediocrity'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday presented a $927,3 billion budget with an ambitious gross domestic product growth projection of 5,5% for 2022, but former Finance minister Tendai Biti dismissed...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:21hrs | 38 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Minister challenges Zimstat on 2022 population census results
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube has challenged the Zimbabwe Statistic Agency (Zimstat) to produce population census resul...Published: 20 Nov 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimstat begins population, housing pilot census
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) is embarking on a pilot census in selected areas across the country's 10 provinces in preparation for the 2022 population and housing census.T...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Price hikes wave hits construction sector
A WAVE of price increases swept across the local housing construction sector, slowing progress of many projects, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) 2021 third quarter Buil...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZBC hikes licence fees
Cabinet received an update in respect of Zimbabwe's Covid-19 response as presented by the Honourable Vice President Dr. CGDN Chiwenga as chairperson of the Ministers' National Committee.The na...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2022 National Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's national budget for 2021 is expected to be presented within the coming 30 days amid fears of a resurgence in high levels of inflation. The country's annual inflation dropped from 363% recor...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 14:30hrs | 18 | by Victor Bhoroma
Monthly inflation rate surges to 6,4%
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation for October 2021 climbed to 6,4 percent, its highest level since August 2020 when it touched its highest point of 8,4 percent, latest figures from the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 21:14hrs | 4 | by Business Reporter
ZimStat launches census trial run
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) will next month embark on a census trial run to test its data capture gadgets ahead of the 2022 national census.This was revealed by ZimStat d...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taming inflation is an arduous task
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) pointed that year on year (annual) inflation rate marginally increased to 51.55% in September 2021 from 50.24% in August 2021 after 8 months of straig...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
September inflation marginally rises
ZIMBABWE'S annual inflation stood at 51,55 percent for the month of September 2021 from 50,24 percent last month. In recent months, the country's annual inflation has been slowing down as mone...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean families struggling to buy food'
LEADING consumer bodies have confirmed that residents are experiencing decreased food levels in households on the back of the rising cost of living.This comes following a recent damning report...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe food security remains low,' says USAid
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) food security arm, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) says household food stocks are beginning to run low as the surging cost...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt releases US$30m for 2022 national census
Government has released US$30 million of the US$98 million which was allocated for the 2022 national census programme, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) said yesterday.This was...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 05:19hrs | | by Cedric Steele
Zimbabwe's exports on the rise
AMID the pervasive disruption to world trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Zimbabwe's exports held up well between January-June this year compared to the same period last year.According ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | | by Allan Majuru
Zimbabwe annual inflation further declines
As expected and predicted, annual inflation fell significantly to 50,24 percent this month from 56,37 percent last month while month-on-month inflation was 4,18 percent, a rise from the 2,56 percent s...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exports increase by 35,5%
THE value of exports from Zimbabwe increased by 35,5 percent in the first six months of the year to US$2,52 billion compared to US$1,86 billion in the corresponding period last year, official data sho...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest trims Zimbabwe cereal imports
ZIMBABWE has started reaping benefits of a stellar agricultural season after cereal imports, including maize, dropped to 1,9 percent in the five months to May 2021 from 9,1 percent in January, officia...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inflation pressures have dissipated, claims Mangudya
THE country's success in taming inflationary pressures has created a conducive fiscal and monetary environment essential to support the ambitious 7,8 percent economic growth target this year, Reserve ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line increases
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStats) yesterday said the country's year-on-year inflation figure eased to 56,37% in July, down from 106,4% in June.ZimStats also said the total co...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation takes a tumble, exports rise
Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation declined to double digit level for the first time in nearly two years this month, hitting 56,37 percent, with President Mnangagwa noting the fall marked yet another...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe annual inflation slows down to 56,37%
ZIMBABWE'S annual inflation for the month of July 2021 slowed down to 56,37 percent, latest data show.The decline, which reflects a 50,27 percentage points from the June 2021 figures of 106,64...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 17:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fact-checking Biti's corruption speech
Opposition MDC Alliance vice president and former finance minister Tendai Biti gave an online speech on corruption in Zimbabwe on July 18, 2021.Here, we check key claims from Biti's address:...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Census will account for all, says ZimStats boss
ZIMBABWE National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) director-general Taguma Mahonde has said no one will be left uncounted in the national census that will held next year.Mahonde made the remarks o...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 infections spiral in two weeks
ZIMBABWE recorded the highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the last two weeks since the advent of the virus in March last year despite awareness campaigns being rolled out to discourage...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Half Zimbabwe's population now extremely poor
ALMoSt half of Zimbabwe's population has become extremely poor because of the impact of Covid-19 and the economic contraction, a new survey has shown.the 2020 Rapid Poverty Income Consumption ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Informal traders resort to smuggling
WItH no formal employment, Bekithemba Ncube* says smuggling groceries and other goods from neighbouring Botswana for resale in Bulawayo helps him put food on the table for his family.the finan...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA unrest cuts off Zimbabwe supply chains
THE manufacturing sector is in disarray following violent clashes in South Africa in recent weeks, which have affected the supply of critical raw materials.The Confederation of Zimbabwe Indust...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt reduces workforce to 10%
GOVERNMENT has further decongested its workforce to 10 percent from 40 percent and temporarily closed some of its district offices in Hwange after staffers tested Covid-19 positive. In a circu...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exports rise 9,5%
THE value of Zimbabwe's total exports clocked US$486,8 million in May this year, signifying a marked increase of 9,5 percent from $444,7 million earnings realised in April, the Zimbabwe National Stati...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports increase by 17,6%
Zimbabwe imported goods worth US$2,27 billion in the six months to June 2021, which reflects a 17,6 percent increase on the external sector payments conducted by the country over the same period last ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rising operational costs prompt Econet bundle tariff adjustment
HARARE - Econet Wireless has confirmed the review of its promotional bundle prices, saying the average 20 percent adjustment effective tomorrow (July 8) w...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:47hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwe annual inflation drops by 55,3pc
THE country's annual rate of inflation for the month of June 2021 dropped by about 55,3 percent to 106,64 percent from 162 percent, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. ...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 11:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe import bill improves on quality
The quality of the country's import bill has vastly improved over the past two years, with goods used in the production process dominating imports in line with the objectives of the National Developme...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 16:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Marginalised areas to get special treatment, says ZimStat
ZIMBABWE'S statistical agency has said marginalised parts of the country such as Tsholotsho will be treated as special areas during the population census to ensure every citizen is counted.Thi...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangudya clashes with World Bank
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday clashed with the World Bank representatives as he vehemently disputed their projected annual inflation rate.This played out at t...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt to review pensioners' payouts upwards to US$60
PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima yesterday revealed that pensioners' payouts would be reviewed upward to US$60 per month by December this year from the current US$25....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 19:21hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Cost of living jumps to $32 540
THE average cost of living for a family of five increased to $28 853 this month, from $28 362 in April, as reports emerged that supermarkets had been computing prices based on parallel market rates....Published: 30 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation climbs
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate in May stood at 1,80 percent gaining 0,86 percentage points on the previous month's rate of 0,94 percent, data released on Tuesday shows.In a latest up...Published: 26 May 2021 at 13:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat turns to digital livestock data collection
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) has gone digital in its data collection for agriculture and livestock survey (ALS) which is underway across the country.This is the first tim...Published: 26 May 2021 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Munyeza ousted from Zimpapers board
Shingi Munyeza, a prominent pastor who fell out of favour with President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his searing criticism of his regime from the pulpit has been kicked off the board of the state-run Zimb...Published: 24 May 2021 at 17:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Census goes digital
The Zimbabwe National Population Census next year will for the first time go digital, Government has announced.The census will be concluded before the end of 2022 in conformity with the Consti...Published: 24 May 2021 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF monopolising food aid, claims ZPP
POLITICISATION of subsided mealie-meal and food aid by ruling Zanu-PF party officials during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns compounded hunger among vulnerable communities in most parts of the country,...Published: 19 May 2021 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt scales up census preps
GOVERNMENT says it has scaled up preparations for the national census, with 55% of the country already mapped to enable delimitation of constituencies ahead of the 2023 general elections.This ...Published: 19 May 2021 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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