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Sibanda calls for ban on road coal transport to revive NRZ
Outspoken Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Jabulani Sibanda has called for a ban on the transportation of coal by road, urging the government to enact laws that protect the ailing National Rail...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:34hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses Geza claims
ZANU-PF has dismissed claims by outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is aware of his whereabouts.Geza, a former Zanu-PF central committee member, was recently e...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 12:12hrs | 1544 | by Staff reporter
Govt orders clearance of 'illegal' vending sites within 48 hours
The Government has directed all local authorities to clear illegal vending sites within 48 hours as part of a nationwide crackdown on unregulated trading activities, citing serious public health, secu...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:56hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
80% of Matebeleland South roads untrafficable
At least 80% of the road infrastructure in Matebeleland South has been severely damaged by heavy rains that have pounded Zimbabwe in recent weeks, a Zanu-PF lawmaker has claimed. The province has been...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 18:50hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
German government collapses
Germany's 'traffic-light' coalition has fallen apart, leaving Olaf Scholz at the helm of a minority government consisting solely of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens. This follows the c...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 08:21hrs | 2517 | by Staff reporter
Chissano meets Mnangagwa over debt clearance program
Former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, paid a visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday to address political and socio-economic concerns affecting Zimbabwe. Chissano, who serv...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'New ZiG currency is a short term gimmick,' says some economist
An economic expert has criticized the recently launched Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, asserting that it lacks substance to effectively revitalize the economy, warning that the nation has once again re...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere says Zimbabwean economy is headed for a massive crash
Former cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a stark warning that the Zimbabwean economy is on the brink of a severe collapse, attributing it to what he perceives as President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 15:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Next Zimbabwe President faces uphill task
ZIMBABWE is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile Zimbabwe dolla...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 14 | by Jonathan Munemo
Are investors in African equities poised for wins amidst global turmoil?
It has been a tumultuous first quarter of 2023, and African equities have not been spared.Global markets started the year on a very positive note, with the S&P 500 up 9.0% at its peak in e...Published: 12 May 2023 at 11:17hrs | 17 | by Rami Hajjar, portfolio manager of the Allan Gray Africa ex-SA Equity Fund
Zanu-PF must commit to peaceful transition in 2023
IT'S critical to understand what transpired in the aftermath of the 2008 and 2018 presidential elections.The opposition's focus on a peaceful power transition is even more critical as the coun...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Evans Mathanda
Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential
The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor re...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:27hrs | 12 | by Victor Bhoroma
Gukurahundi memories ignited
For years, Bulawayo residents have been known to be easy-going when it comes to nationwide anti-government protests compared to Harare, which has somewhat emerged as the citadel in expressing grievanc...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo 'residents' raise concern over crackdown
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni and the residents' representative body have waded into the chaos, decrying the heavy-handedness of State security agents' response to the recent stay-away."The Bul...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's greatest opposition is not Tsvangirai's Alliance
AS THE Zanu-PF wars continue to grip the State, amid serious economic meltdown and a disjointed opposition, our reporter Tendai Kamhungira took time to speak to respected political analyst and civil s...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 13:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'We want Grace VP for whole nation,' says Chipanga - demagogue diktat days are over!
"We want Grace to be vice president of the whole nation," said Zanu PF Youth leader, Chipanga.We! Who is "we"? Just because we live in President Mugabe's Zimbabwe in which we, the ordinary peo...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe risks plunging into civil war
In the past few years, Zimbabwe has witnessed politics of hate speech, power jostling and factionalism, mainly in the ruling Zanu-PF and the main opposition MDC-T.In the ruling party, the war ...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Avoid Masiraha
Zambia goes to the polls amid democratic backsliding
Zambia, the former British colony, ruled by Kenneth Kaunda from 1964 until 1991 goes to the polls today amid democratic backsliding and economic turmoil. The frontrunners are Hakainde Hichilema of...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
Zimbabwe, SA in key trade talks over import restrictions
GOVERNMENT will this week engage South Africa to discuss issues of mutual economic concern, joint ventures, credit lines, markets and Harare's policy to restrict certain imports as part of efforts...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Time to build and buy Zimbabwe
Buy Zimbabwe commends Zimbabweans for turning up in their numbers and for voting peacefully in the just ended harmonised elections.While we await details on the new Cabinet, expectations seem ...Published: 09 Aug 2013 at 04:36hrs | 3 | by Vandudzai Zirebwa Buy Zimbabwe
Senator Georgias to address Bulawayo coloured community
Deputy Minister of Public Works and prominent anti-sanctions campaigner Senator Arguy Georgias will tonight address a public meeting on concerns of the Coloured community in Bulawayo.The meeti...Published: 30 May 2013 at 03:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Beware of the ides of 2013 (Part 1)
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Of dollars and cents….
As I write this, I am reflecting on the mounting global economic concerns in the recent days. Of note are the United States of America’s credit rating being downgraded and the debt c...Published: 23 Aug 2011 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Dr Shingi Munyeza
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