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Mnangagwa's gamble works for the economy
Monetary Policy is defined as an attempt to achieve broad economic goals by the regulation of the supply of money. The 2018 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared on the narrative that Zimbabwe ...Published: 1 hr ago | 887 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cross, Ncube's reforms will never deliver economic prosperity not as long as Zimbabwe remains a pariah state
"People of Zimbabwe deserve a new day" wrote Eddie Cross in Bulawayo24. Mr Cross was writing about Zimbabwe's economic chaos, the country has already claimed the position of being the poorest ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1814 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Callistus Ndlovu to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night vi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 543 | by Staff rpeorter
Ex-Zanu-PF MP in court over $9 000 debt
Former Zanu PF Mbire legislator, David Butau and his now-defunct Dande Capital Holdings, have been taken to the High Court by a Harare man, Euvencio Musundire, who is seeking an order to compel the ex...Published: 4 hrs ago | 687 | by Staff reporter
On the run MDC MPs, not on the run, says MDC
THE MDC yesterday said its MPs Charlton Hwende (Kuwadzana East), Joanah Mamombe (Harare West), and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North), who have been absent from Parliament, are not on the run and had...Published: 4 hrs ago | 600 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop sues Mathema, Matanga for contempt of court
A FORMER police officer, who was arrested after testifying against fellow cops, has sued Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for contempt of court after t...Published: 4 hrs ago | 286 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa, Mnangagwa power-sharing not on the agenda'
Four political parties - Zanu-PF, MDC-Alliance, MDC-T and the National Patriotic Front - that are represented in Parliament, met in Bulawayo last weekend to lay the groundwork and set the agenda for t...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe/South Africa officials to meet ahead of Ramaphosa visit
Zimbabwean and South African officials will meet next week, as preparations for the visit by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa to his northern neighbours gather momentum. President Rama...Published: 12 hrs ago | 387 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance members run away with ballot papers
DIVISIONS in the MDC Alliance saw the party fielding two candidates yesterday at the Nomination Court for Bulawayo Ward 28 election set for March 30 after primary polls were shelved as some members ra...Published: 12 hrs ago | 613 | by Staff reporter
Mnagagwa is a habitual liar
I am now forced to believe that the President of South Africa is visiting Zimbabwe in days to come because he may want to get a lecture/exchange notes from/with John Mangudya and Mthuli Ncube. News th...Published: 14 hrs ago | 925 | by Don Chigumba
Zimnat assists families of deceased miners
Zimnat, one of the leading players in the Zimbabwean life assurance and short-term insurance industries since 1946, has donated funeral services worth $10 000 for the burial of 10 of the miners killed...Published: 18 hrs ago | 566 | by Staff reporter
Hidding MDC MPs left with 7 parliamentary sits or they lose their seats
Parliament has ignored the opposition MDC party's plea for guarantees that protect their MPs who are in hiding for fear of persecution over recent violent protests triggered by government's decision t...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3033 | by Staff reporter
Govt shoots down ZESA's proposal to increase tariff
The government has turned down the proposal by the ZETDC, a branch of the Zesa power utility, to increase its tariff by 52%, saying it is unjustified as local generation capacity has increased....Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 10:38hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga still in India, says Charamba
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is still being treated in India contrary to social media claims that he is back in the country, a top government official has said. Presidential spokesperso...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 10:36hrs | 7411 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's military changes fuel fears of internal strife
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s daring manoeuvres to change and redeploy critical personnel and commanders in strategic military units in a major shake-up has triggered fears of purges among...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:13hrs | 6007 | by Staff reporter
People of Zimbabwe deserve a new day
ON Wednesday this week, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya presented a long-awaited monetary policy statement.This had been expected in January and was postponed several tim...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1071 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabweans disillusioned with the 'new dispensation'
MORE than a year ago events touted as an unfolding new beginning in this Southern African nation raised public hope. The Zimbabwean "benign" coup in November 2017 must be counted among the greatest of...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:07hrs | 185 | by Ray Matikinye
Journalism needs overhaul
Zimbabwean journalist Haru Mutasa recently drew fire from some local journalists and social media couch potatoes - many of whom masquerade as experts on each and every issue - when she pointed out the...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:06hrs | 190 | by Conway Tutani
MDC Youth President speaks on arrest and persecution
On Tuesday, 19 February 2019, I was acquitted of any crimes by a Gweru magistrate. I was being tried for frivolous charges of inciting public violence since July 2018.From the beginning I had ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 08:42hrs | 957 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans abroad face difficulties with accent
Speakers with foreign accents can face discrimination even in a country with a diverse population and a long immigrant history. But much remains to be done. "We're going to increasingly be exposed to ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | 949 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Evan Mawarire a ZANU PF agent?
#ThisFlag Founder Pastor Evan Mawarire opposed former President Robert Mugabe after being asked by the Zimbabwe National Army, National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has alleged. ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 3789 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cleansing ceremony for Battlefields mines
Traditional leaders and spirit mediums from Mashonaland West Province will conduct a cleansing ceremony at Silvermoon and Cricket 3 mines in Battlefields, Mhondoro-Ngezi, where 24 artisanal miners die...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Fare thee well dear Comrade Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu
He was never a mainstream thinker because he thought outside the box all the time, appearing as if he was a rebel in the Zapu leadership setup. In many ways he was controversial because he was...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:29hrs | 333 | by Nomazulu Thata
Damnatio memoriae and Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day?
In the recent past few years, it had become a norm in February to see pomp and extravagance in Zimbabwe's state and independent media with preparations towards and celebrations on the birthday of "com...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:18hrs | 385 | by Brian Maregedze
Mangudya's retreat to safety is timely.....
Governor Mangudya has fundamentally been a good central banker, and perhaps that is why, just like yesterday afternoon, he frequently deflates the air of anticipation that precedes his scheduled polic...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:03hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
MDC officials abducted
MDC Alliance senior official Robert Saunyama, popularly known as Jack Roberts, and his younger brother and Chikanga-Dangamvura's ward 6 councillor Danmore Saunyama were on Tuesday night abducted by ei...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:59hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's interbank forex policy failed miserably in 2008
Just in case folks out there start jumping up and down ululating and eulogising at the forex trading liberalisation policy announced by the RBZ, a cursory look at the country's...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 11:14hrs | 2677 | by Colls Ndlovu
Robert Mugabe a hero and a true patriot
Cde Robert Mugabe tendered his resignation as the president of Zimbabwe on the 21 st September 2017. This came about after a bloodless army intervention. The man who became a hero and fought many stro...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 09:35hrs | 2132 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Monetary Policy Statement will bring sanity' says RBZ Governor - will not and never will as long as insane rule the roost
The primary objective of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) long awaited Monetary Policy Statement was to bring sanity to Zimbabwe's chaotic economic world, especially the madness in financial and c...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1159 | by Nomusa Garikai
Two MDC officials released from military custody after heavy torture
MDC has announced that its two officials Robert and Danmore Saunyama who were abducted by armed military personnel on Tuesday have been released from military custody after being heavily t...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 08:11hrs | 3286 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mangudya is a thief, he has devalued people's salaries
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday announced the eagerly awaited monetary policy for 2019, in which he liberalised the trade of foreign currency and effectively declared t...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 9027 | by Staff reporter
No govt plans for Mugabe's 95th birthday
FORMER President Robert Mugabe will likely spend another relatively lonely birthday after it emerged that authorities had no plans to spoil the former Zanu-PF leader as had become the norm during his ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths celebrate Mugabe's birthday
ZANU PF Youth League leadership has encouraged the generality of the young people to take time and introspect about their role in the development of the nation-state.In a statement issued by t...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2159 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe left with one week's supply of bread flour
ZIMBABWE is left with less than a week's supply of bread flour due to non-payment of imported wheat by the central bank.In a letter dated Februay 18 and addressed to National Bakers Associatio...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:22hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Nyarota's lawyer fined for negligence
Harare lawyer Doreen Vimbai Gapare was recently fined $500 by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) after she was convicted of unprofessional and compromised conduct in handling a case involving senior jo...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:22hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
'Political hand in Chitungwiza town deputy mayor trial'
FORMER Chitungwiza deputy mayor Jabulani Mtunzi's lawyer has made an impassioned appeal to the courts not to be used as podiums to settle political scores as he made his closing submissions in a trial...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
UK volunteer facing Zimbabwe deportation praises 'heartwarming' support at rally
A Sheffield volunteer fighting deportation to Zimbabwe thanked supporters for their ‘heartwarming' backing, as he addressed protesters today.More than 75,000 people have signed a petition ca...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:19hrs | 583 | by thestar.co.uk
Top cop jailed 4 years for attempted murder
A HARARE magistrate yesterday jailed Borrowdale police officer-in-charge Simbarashe Sibanda to four years for attempted murder of his police girlfriend in a dispute over relish.Sibanda (40) wa...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:14hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Sunday dumps Katsande
THE Warriors' technical team led by coach Sunday Chidzambga is facing a team selection quandary that has forced them to drop former captain Willard Katsande from the squad that faces Congo Brazzaville...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:14hrs | 2076 | by Staff reporter
'Zimdollar returns'
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has effectively brought back the local currency after denoting the existing electronic balances, bond notes and coins in circulation as real time gross settlement (R...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1680 | by Staff reporter
Latest on Evan Mawarire's treason trial
#This Flag founder Pastor Evan Mawarire's trial was yesterday moved to 19 March after the state indicated that it was not ready for the trial.Mawarire is accused of two charges 1) plotting to ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | 429 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mangudya formally devalues the bond...introduces new currency
The RBZ officially introduced a new currency despite days of denial by the Zanu PF government including the Ministry of Finance and the RBZ.Again the Monetary statement fails to deal with the ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 06:38hrs | 2187 | by Jacob Mafume
Mugabe turns 95, 9 things you didn't know about him
Robert Mugabe is turning 95 and his birthday has been declared a holiday in Zimbabwe. The holiday was mooted by the ruling ZANU-PF youth league to honor their then icon, whose birthday had since the 1...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:19hrs | 19399 | by BBC
Callistus Ndlovu’s body to be airlifted to Plumtree rural home
THE body of the late national hero and former Cabinet Minister, Professor Callistus Ndlovu is set to be airlifted to his Brunapeg, Plumtree rural home today ahead of burial at the National Heroes' Acr...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:41hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF condemns EU decision on sanctions
ZANU-PF has condemned the decision by the European Union (EU) to conditionally maintain sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying it comes against the background of the country having made tremendous progres...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:39hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga are scaring investors away
The recent military crackdown on Zimbabwean citizens is not only a grave infringement on the citizens' fundamental constitutional rights but it ultimately presents Zimbabwe as a volatile business envi...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 17:27hrs | 4126 | by Frazer Muzondo
The current monetary policy review will worsen current fiscal imbalances
Background and Review It was trajectory, forex premiums is hurting Zimbabweans and hostile to business environment. FCA accounts have yielded positive r...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 17:25hrs | 3832 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chiwenga unable to speak and has not eaten for a week
An online newspaper which first broke the news that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had been airlifted to India on a health emergency has reported that the ailing Chiwenga has been unable to eat o...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 16:06hrs | 25210 | by ZimLive
Is Zimbabwe nostalgic for Robert Mugabe?
WHILE it's unlikely that many Zimbabweans yearn for former ruler Robert Mugabe's return, the occasion of his 95th birthday on Thursday has led some to see him in a softer light."Comrade Bob" w...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 14:42hrs | 2537 | by AFP
Cops charged with assault
Four police officers have appeared in court facing charges of assault following a High Court ruling that ordered them to pay $17 000 as compensation for brutality.The four officers, George Puk...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 14:05hrs | 1373 | by Staff reporter
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