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Zimbabwe civil servants well paid, claims Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has dismissed claims that civil servants were underpaid, insisting that their salaries were above the poverty datum line (PDL).Addressing Parliament on Wednesday ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1418 | by Staff reporter
US economist says ZimStat boss talking 'rubbish'
AMERICAN economics professor Steve Hanke, who came under fire in Zimbabwe on Wednesday for cooking inflation data, has described the criticism as "rubbish" and defended his controversial formula....Published: 13 hrs ago | 439 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat faces lawsuit
TEACHERS unions have threatened to resort to legal recourse following delays by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) to pay census enumerators their dues.The 2022 national populat...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat debunks Steve Hanke's cooked data
TEMPERS flared over Zimbabwe's rioting inflation yesterday, with the country's chief statistician hitting out at an American economist and the media for querying the validity of data produced by his o...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency speculators cornered?
THE retreat of the recent inflation spiral is expected to accelerate, and purchasing power increase in light of recent pay rises without matching price rises, as speculative market forces are being co...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa in modern housing boom
MAPHISA Growth Point in Matobo District, Matabeleland South, is witnessing a serious housing boom, with modern homes that are coming up looking like those found in leafy suburbs in big cities....Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:23hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Policy flaws chasing Forex from the formal market
It is estimated that US$2.5 billion is circulating outside the formal banking system in Zimbabwe with households, businesses and foreign investors preferring to store their hard-earned foreign currenc...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 12:05hrs | 2137 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe housing crisis laid bare
ZIMBABWE is facing a housing crisis that has left nearly half of its urban population of almost 5,7 million people living in rented accommodation, while the national housing waiting list stands at ove...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
60% of population owns houses
Almost 60 percent of Zimbabwean households own their home and more than 83 percent of Zimbabweans now live in modern houses and flats, showing both the high levels of home ownership and the rapid impr...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe average salary very low as poverty bites
SEVEN out of 10 employed people in Zimbabwe earned a monthly salary of ZW$20 000 in January this year, an income which was below the obtaining bread basket as urban poverty hits the southern African n...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:51hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni slams 2022 census outcome
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says the exclusion of the Zimbabwe Diaspora community in the 2022 census is akin to the disenfranchisement of people under the colonial Ian Smith reg...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
22 women raped per day in Zimbabwe
AT least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe with an average of one rape taking place per 75 minutes translating to an average of 646 women being violated each month, according to the Zimbabwe Gender...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt okays US$ school fees
GOVERNMENT has given greenlight for schools to charge fees in United States (US) dollars, leading to calls for formal dollarisation as the majority of the country's workforce earn in Zimbabwe dollars....Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 19:26hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Inside three swing provinces that will decide entry to State House in 2023 polls
The 2023 general election may see the highest turnout in decades, though it comes at the same time as vast uncertainty about the independent auditability of the voters roll and electoral systems, ball...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1720 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zimbabwe voter inspection: Less than 1% errors identified
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said less than one percent errors were identified in the country's voters' roll after nearly three million inspected it.The commission was conductin...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 257%
ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation jumped to 256,9% this month, up from 191% in June, evoking memories of the 2008 hyper-inflationary era nightmares as prices of basic goods continue to skyrocket....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat explains Matobo figures
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has claimed that it did not 'cook' figures for ward 20 in Matobo district, Matabeleland South province after preliminary census results showed that th...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:08hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Residents challenge BCC over 'unreasonable' bills
BULAWAYO residents have challenged the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over astronomical bills, but city fathers said they are not to blame because inflation has pushed up the cost of everything.T...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:08hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to legalise vending
GOVERNMENT has been urged to craft legislation that legalises vending to end running battles between the police and the informal traders.Recent statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:32hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park: It's not a suburb, it's a town
THE number of people in Cowdray Park suburb has grown exponentially, surpassing towns such as Gwanda at a time when the population of Bulawayo is almost stagnant, increasing by a mere 12 000 in the pa...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:28hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's population up by 16.2%
ZIMBABWE's population grew by 16.2 percent from13 million to 15 million over the last decade.Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency's (ZIMSTAT)'s report on the nation's latest census shows that a...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:44hrs | 2343 | by Staff reporter
Massive civil service strike looms in Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is faced with a crippling job action from its restive civil servants, with public sector labour unions saying the authorities have ignored their pleas to effe...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:58hrs | 1962 | by Staff reporter
Zimra builds main office in Bulawayo
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started the construction of its main offices in Bulawayo, set to house all its operations as the tax collector seeks to improve efficiency.Work on th...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:59hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's problem is Zanu-PF's intimidation and kleptocracy, not the country's youth
THERE is a certain blindness in understanding the nature of Zimbabwean politics and elections if the problem is mostly attributed to an apathetic youth. A more analytical view includes other consequen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 242 | by Tony Reeler
Zimbabwe's unemployment rate now at 19%
ZIMBABWE's unemployment rate now stands at 19% basing on the strictest definition of employment, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has reported.The details, contained in the agency...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 18:38hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo has best formalisation model in Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO has exhibited the best model in the country in terms of formalising the informal sector, which should be replicated in other provinces to assist the country in transitioning from informal ope...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:30hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
'3 million eligible Zimbabwean voters unregistered'
ELECTORAL watchdog, the Election Resource Centre says Zimbabwe's total eligible voters should hover around eight million, meaning that nearly three million people are not interested to vote.A ...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economic outlook grim'
ECONOMISTS have warned that Zimbabwe's economic outlook looks "dark" given the country's widening trade deficit following the government's suspension of customs duties on imported consumer goods....Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:36hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Will gold coins ease the pain?
A SENATOR and economic analysts have dismissed government's new gold coins as elitist and told Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to sort out the country's financial mess.This is after Reserve Bank...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:06hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Boy child vulnerable to sexual abuse too
POLICE in Bulawayo have put on spotlight sexual abuse perpetrated against the boy child after five boys were sexually assaulted within five months compared to zero cases that were recorded in the same...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ailing govt splurges millions on ministers
GOVERNMENT will soon splurge millions of United States (US) dollars to buy luxury homes for Cabinet ministers and their deputies at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 19:45hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
'6,4m Zimbabweans living in extreme poverty'
THE latest World Bank report indicates that 6,4 million Zimbabweans are living on less than US$1,90 a day.The report is based on the multilateral institution's Poverty and Inequality Platform ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now needs new economic thinkers
LATEST statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) indicate that the country's year-on-year inflation is inches away from breaching the 200% mark. The agency's June figures show ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat director, enumerators clash over allowances
A WAR of words has erupted between the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) director-general Taguma Mahonde and enumerators who took part in the 2022 national housing and population census o...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Family of 6 now requires ZW$110,550 for monthly expenses in Zimbabwe
THE cost of living for a family of six has shot up to a whooping ZW$110 550 for monthly expenses, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) latest data for June 2022 has revealed.During th...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa outlines rapid and accelerated economic transformation plan
The CITIZENS government will come up with policy framework and turnaround strategy which among others includes the following:Develop demand driven policies informed by inclusive policies and i...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 19:54hrs | 693 | by Nelson Chamisa
Dubai Zimbabwe's second-largest gold market
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) has consolidated its position as Zimbabwe's second-largest export destination as gold shipments to the region continue to grow, a new report by the country's statistical...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:24hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa's address to the nation
The CITIZENS government will come up with policy framework and turnaround strategy which among others includes the following:Develop demand driven policies informed by inclusive policies and i...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 12:57hrs | 2941 | by Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe trade deficit hits US$34bn as industrialisation flops
ZIMBABWE has since 2002 accumulated a trade deficit of more than US$34 billion, a clear indication that the country's industrialisation-led import-substitution programmes have failed, new data show....Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:31hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Monetary policy inconsistency sinking economy
On the 17th of May 2022, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued a circular cancelling the order announced by the head of state on the suspension of bank lending one week earlier. The head of state ...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:19hrs | 428 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Zimdollar in short supply'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday claimed that the Zimbabwe dollar was in short supply while insisting that speculative behaviour was distorting the value of the local currency."The Zimb...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
'Zimdollar dead by next month'
TWO of Zimbabwe's most respected economics professors have warned government to bite the bullet and redollarise because the Zimdollar "would be dead soon".Professors Gift Mugano and Anthony Ha...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation among global highest in the world
ZIMBABWE continues to make global headlines after the country's inflation rate was ranked as one of the highest in the world alongside war-torn countries such as Syria, according to international econ...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:45hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
'75% of parents in Zimbabwe can't afford school fees'
PARENTS and guardians can no longer afford paying school fees with only 26% able to meet education expenses for their children, the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has said in its latest survey w...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:44hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's inflation back above 100%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation jumped to 131 percent in May – the highest it has been since June last year – as it responds to the massive devaluation of the local currency and runaway price increase...Published: 25 May 2022 at 17:22hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Census: ZimStart begins 5-day mop up
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) will in the next five days, be mopping up those who were not counted for one reason or the other, during last week's counting.Yesterday, ZimStat s...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:54hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Should Zimbabweans be Commemorating Workers Day?
May day is a commemoration of the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement, but can Zimbabweans really take part in these historic celebrations as there is not much to appl...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:55hrs | 312 | by Prince Njagu
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa Workers' Day statement
WORKERS' DAY is a special day to appreciate, salute and celebrate the amazing efforts ,resilience and endurance of all the hard pressed workers who gave and continue to give their sweat and bloo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 18:37hrs | 613 | by Nelson Chamisa
Census results in 3 months
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says it will release findings from the 2022 Zimbabwe Population and Housing Census that ended yesterday in three months' time.However, a mop-u...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:10hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Population census ends today
Counting for the 2022 population and housing census ends today, with those that were not found at home by enumerators being counted in a mop-up exercise which started yesterday.The count is to...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
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