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Inflation likely to stabilise, says Mangudya
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says inflation is likely to stabilise around 7% in the medium term.Giving his presentation during the pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo last ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe football poll circus
THE build-up to Zifa's national executive council elections has so far been chaotic, and the circus is showing no signs of abating after one aspiring candidate Gift Banda, who was disqualified from co...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:08hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
'Free float exchange system catastrophic for Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE risks plunging into rampaging price inflation if it liberalises foreign exchange controls, according to the proponents of a managed exchange rate system. But critics of the system argue that ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:27hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's command policies spark off market turmoil
GOVERNMENT'S commandist strategy to contain currency volatility and the rising tide of price increases ravaging Zimbabwe are likely to worsen an economic crisis that has persisted for decades while da...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2659 | by Staff reporter
New TV series for Bulawayo
A NEW TV series Izolo that will be shot in Bulawayo with a cast from the City of Kings, will be hitting screens next year with auditions set to take place next month. The series, that will be ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
ZSE shares in significant fall
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange shares fell significantly on Monday in continued self-correction following a panic-induced rally last week which saw the market trade in unchartered territories. A...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs must deal with real issues
ZIMBABWE held elections on July 30 this year, which brought forth a Ninth Parliament dominated by Zanu PF, while Emmerson Mnangagwa was deemed elected as President when the Constitutional Court dismis...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 344 | by Editorial - newsday
Mthuli Ncube has invited to his breakfast table ingredients from both the chicken and the pig
The unmistakable, yet inevitable atmosphere of limbo, utter despair, confusion and analytic paralysis engulfs the nation yet again. It has become our accustomed portion.The triumphant arroganc...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:06hrs | 3825 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa comes to Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is set to officially open the third Local Government Investment Conference (Logic) 2018 that will be held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo thi...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:46hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
EU gives Mnangagwa wider win margin
The European Union Election Observer Mission says its tabulations show President Emmerson Mnangagwa's July 31, 2018 election victory margin was actually wider than that announced by the Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:42hrs | 3422 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube goes on a tangent, sounds very dodgy
FINANCE minister Honourable, Professor Mthuli Ncube goes at a tangent while trying to address the question of double taxation on Zimbabweans moving money from their bank account to their mobile money ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 11:16hrs | 5945 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's monetary measures could stabilise currency, but drive inflation
THE monetary policy measures announced earlier this week could help strengthen currency and bring down parallel market rates as officially hoped. But they could also further undermine price stability ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1994 | by Staff writer
Buyanga owns the mystery supercar
FLAMBOYANT businessman, Frank Buyanga is the owner of the 'mysterious' $2 million supercar delivered to Zimbabwe a month ago.Ever since its arrival there has been plenty of speculation over it...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 22:21hrs | 7357 | by Staff reporter
Minister pledges to link industry, colleges
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has pledged to facilitate strong partnership between industry and higher learning institutions in developing innovative packages that will a...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD: Lawyer dumps Nyagura
ADVOCATE Lewis Uriri yesterday recused himself from representing the suspended University of Zimbabwe Vice- Chancellor, Levi Nyagura in a case he is accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly p...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 4382 | by Staff reporter
Zamco gives grace period for bad loans
The Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco) will allow an eight-year moratorium on all restructured non-performing loans (NPLs) before the central bank's bad loans cleansing special purpose vehicle ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Government secures $940m lifeline for Harare water
Government has secured funding commitments worth $940 million from China to overhaul Harare's water and sewer system, which is in a state of disrepair and has been blamed for the current cholera outbr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1722 | by Staff Reporter
ZSE ignores 'Mthuliphoria'
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) slipped into the red unperturbed by the excitement showing across markets on the appointment of new treasury chief, Mthuli Ncube, it has emerged.Slipping into...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:48hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13202 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD: Nyagura ConCourt bid in limbo
HARARE magistrate Lazini Ncube yesterday dismissed a bid by suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura to approach the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), challenging the legality...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF lawyer guns for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's lawyer in the just-concluded presidential election challenge, Advocate Lewis Uriri, yesterday challenged the Zanu-PF leader's authority to appoint a special anti-corrupt...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 7140 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must act fast to salvage legacy
In his short, to the point, inauguration speech, President Emmerson Mnangagwa dwelt at length on his quest for free, fair, credible and non-violent elections. The non-violence was supposed to be a fea...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 1440 | by Tapiwa Nyandoro
Trump under fire over South Africa land reform
SOUTH Africa's land reform policy was long overdue and attempts by United States President Mr Donald Trump to muddy the programme is clear testimony of his administration's defiance to black self-dete...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:43hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Why Judge Chigumba should resign ahead of ConCourt ruling
There is no doubt that Judge Chigumba has lost both legal, moral and witchcraft authority to lead ZEC and Zimbabwe elections in future. Judge Chigumba is the first ever elections chairperson on earth ...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 11:52hrs | 12011 | by Don Chigumba
Chamisa is not a factor in parliament, which is good
Since there are so many impious hands on Zimbabwe's internal affairs, so many hands challenging its sovereignty, I thought my opening paragraphs should address those meddlesome, self-righteous foreign...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 387 | by Igomombe
Grace Mugabe 'fake' degree gets UZ vice-chancellor suspended
PRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa has suspended University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor, Levi Nyagura for awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) under controversia...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1040 | by Staff Reporter
Harare ranked world's 6th least liveable city
HARARE has been ranked the sixth least liveable city in the world out of 140 nation cities due to instability, inadequate infrastructure and a poor healthcare system, faring better only against cities...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Electoral petitions
I join the nation in passing condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives needlessly in the violent demonstrations that disgraced Harare on Wednesday afternoon.The ensuing sh...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:28hrs | 433 | by Miriam T Majome
Zimbabwe underestimating its GDP
Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) reached $17, 85 billion last year, which is an all-time high, according to industry and commerce experts TradingEconomics.comZimbabwe's GDP averaged $6,...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:10hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
An inherited crisis of imagination: A Long Essay concerning the understanding of Zimbabwe - Pt2
Continuing from here...Truth be said, this is a great opportunity for Mnangagwa. And truth be repeated, the...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:03hrs | 716 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane
ARTUZ to boycott Mnangagwa's Education campaign rally
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will today 18-07-2018 hold a campaign rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa at Celebration Center in Harare. The rally is being held under the cover of...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 11:11hrs | 2047 | by ARTUZ
Mugabe's tactics persist in first election without him
Most Zimbabweans have only ever known one president: Robert Mugabe.But on July 30, a new man will represent the ruling party on the ballot for the first time in 38 years. Emmerson Mnangagwa, w...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:10hrs | 415 | by WashingtonPost.com
Perrenial malcontents trying to undermine Zec
There are two sides to Zimbabwe's elections. There is a side that wants to portray the country as peaceful and going through a democratic process in which the will of the people will prevail and be re...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | 350 | by Nick Mangwana
'Boycotting elections is suicidal,' argue Daily News - nonsense, risking all on capricious winning a rigged election is
"A boycott from this month's harmonised elections as mooted by the MDC Alliance can only have an impact if it has the buy-in of all opposition parties," argued Daily News. "The Alliance is bitter...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:19hrs | 363 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Tourism prices must come down'
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister, Prisca Mupfumira, says the pricing of tourism products in Zimbabwe needs to be reviewed downwards to enhance competitiveness and increase volumes.Cut...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Councillors demand hefty allowances
COUNCILLORS from various local authorities have demanded similar allowances paid to mayors and deputy mayors, arguing there was no justification in paying them less as they performed almost similar du...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's answer doesn't lie in the box
And so it is with my Grade 2 granddaughter. Only yesterday, she sought my help with what seemed to me a very simple multi-choice Math problem. My wife and I have always admired the rare professional a...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:32hrs | 341 | by Zifiso Masiye
China dumps dollars
SOME Chinese banks today sold off large amounts of dollars to devalue the yuan, further rattling investors.The move by Chinese banks was likely at the behest of the Chinese government, analyst...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 15:36hrs | 3043 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches motor industry policy
Government has launched the Zimbabwe Motor Industry Development Policy (ZMIDP) that is expected to see the sector ramping up capacity from the current levels of under 10 percent to full capacity by 20...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under scrutiny
With less than two months to go to Zimbabwe's crucial general election, opposition parties and rights organisations are warning that the ruling party is not doing enough to implement the reforms neces...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 11:51hrs | 4090 | by irishtimes
MDC partners cpoied from the best constotituion in the world
THE MDC Alliance has been exposed for lack of originality after it copied word for word, full stop for full stop, a section of the South African Constitution in its election manifesto released last we...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 08:45hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
2018 elections: Re-igniting the enduring national values
Antagonising a certain truth does not invalidate its popularity nor does it decapitate its prominence.In a polarised polity, it is fashionable for political analysts to take a side and after all i...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:28hrs | 98 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Zimbabwe elections litmus test for govt: US diplomat
ACTING United States deputy Assistant Secretary for Southern Africa and Public Diplomacy/Public Affairs, Matthew Harrington yesterday said next month's elections in Zimbabwe present a litmus test on w...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:22hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trips self on FDI
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF have contradicted each other on the country's investment figures, with the former saying Zimbabwe has attracted a hefty $16 billion mentioned in the...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 08:27hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Gweru loses 57% treated water
GWERU City Council is losing at least 57% of its treated water through burst pipes and leakages, with most of its equipment having outlived its lifespan, a service level benchmarking peer review repor...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:34hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T governed Gweru books last audited in 2014
GWERU City Council's accounts were last audited four years ago, a situation that compromises on good corporate governance, chairperson of the Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) peer review committee, Ge...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:33hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Emulate BCC waterworks, councils told
The Urban Councils Authority of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) has commended Bulawayo City Council (BCC) waterworks saying other local authorities will emulate it to improve the provision of potable water.UC...Published: 30 May 2018 at 19:46hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
'I am satisfied, elections are free and fair,' says MP Mliswa - just a loss cannon shooting from the hip!
Power is like a sharp knife, in the hands of skilled a surgeon, it will save lives but in the wrong hands, it will cause a lot of suffering and take away many, many innocent lives. Mr Temba Mliswa, th...Published: 26 May 2018 at 22:24hrs | 1742 | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC-T Road to Victory (R2V): Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday
From London to Marange with love Introduction It was a tumultuous week in week in which I interacted with Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom and came...Published: 15 May 2018 at 15:14hrs | 1836 | by Nelson Chamisa
Chamisa wows Oxford Union
President Adv Nelson Chamisa has said that the biggest challenge facing Africa is the challenge of leadership but the MDC is giving Zimbabweans a fighting chance in the upcoming elections to avoid the...Published: 08 May 2018 at 19:05hrs | 1593 | by MDC-T
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