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SA Revenue Service's misses tax collection target
SARS has collected R1.356 trillion in tax revenue so far for the 2019/20 fiscal year compared to the 2019 national budget estimate of R1.422 trillion.The revenue agency's financial year runs f...Published: 5 hrs ago | 173 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's lockdown a joke,' says ZCTU
WORKERS have expressed dismay over the lack of seriousness on part of the government after it exempted more companies to operate during the 21-day lockdown meant to stop the spread of the deadly coron...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions impact worse during Covid-19 crisis
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo says the impact of western imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe was worse during the current COVID-19 crisis.In a statement Tuesday, Moyo said sanctions have li...Published: 11 hrs ago | 385 | by newzimbabwe
Can the judiciary choose for the people?
Zimbabwean politics is a joke and it is now at its rotten state. Politics and judiciary are never near each other. The juduciary consists of lawyers, laws and judges whilst politics has people, ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 687 | by Leonard Koni
Re-imagining the post-COVID-19 political scene in Zimbabwe
There is no denying that the global pandemic figuratively known as COVID-19 has disrupted our everyday lives. Even our economies have ground to a halt. Our educational institutions have been for...Published: 14 hrs ago | 188 | by Admire Mare
For autocratic regimes, COVID-19 is a window to consolidate power
Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?Last Friday, the Zimbabwe government published ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 123 | by New York Times
NRZ takes measures to curb spread of Covid-19
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) freight operations and health services have been declared essential services during the 21-day national lockdown period to slow down the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 137 | by Staff reporter
RBZ suspends forex rule
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended the 30-day foreign currency balance liquidation requirement for exporters as well as its attendant penalty system so as to minimise the impact of Covid...Published: 14 hrs ago | 449 | by Staff reporter
Politics in Zimbabwe is a game with no rules
Zimbabwe's political field is a game with no rules. It is a game any player can just enter provided he/she meets the right age. It does not matter whether the individual fully ascribes to the dos and ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 199 | by Obert Gutu
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to act as if 'you are infected'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans saying they must act like they have already been infected by coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to stop the spread of the deadly disease....Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:16hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants Mnangagwa to provide food aid
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has called on government to provide food aid to support the poor who cannot afford to stay at home as they live from hand to mouth during the 21-day lockdown against t...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:12hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 5705 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans still in bondage in 'Egypt' - we're still awaiting our Moses to deliver us
It is always common knowledge that whenever political leaders - with the help of their sidekicks, mouthpieces, and praise singers - resort to misinterpreting biblical scriptures to justify and defend ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 12:17hrs | 785 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
RBZ suspends 30-day forex liquidation requirement
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended the 30-day liquidation requirement on un-utilized foreign currency balances for exporters to support its use of free-funds policy. Last week the RBZ ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 11:12hrs | 2289 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
High lockdown compliance on Day-One
THE majority of Zimbabweans yesterday complied with the Government's lockdown directive as most of them stayed at home while a few visited shopping centres to buy essential goods.President Mna...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 652 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube releases $500 million for Covid-19 fight
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says government has released ZWL$500 million to fight against COVID-19, and is ready to attend to further requests on this issue. In addition, Ncube said Tre...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2985 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe parallel market rates nosedive
THE value of the United States dollar against the Zimbabwe dollar on the parallel market has nosedived due to a drop in demand, economists have said.The depreciation comes hardly a week after ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:58hrs | 7727 | by Staff reporter
Time to tap into Mthuli Ncube's surplus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must be hailed for his bold and sound decision to lock down the country for 21 days to contain and mitigate against the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) startin...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lockdown more of entrenchment than fighting #Covid-19
Zimbabwe tonight will go on a countrywide lockdown following a worldwide outbreak of Covid -19 pandemic, an illness caused by the novel human corona virus. The pandemic first emerged in China befo...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 1140 | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
South African Rand falls to record overnight low against dollar
The rand fell to its lowest level ever against the dollar in overnight trade, as global markets reacted to the downgrade of SA's last remaining investment-grade credit rating to junk by Moody's....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:36hrs | 3937 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zimbabwe begins 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flee to rural areas
THOUSANDS of food insecure families in Harare and other cities and towns yesterday flocked to their rural homes after failing to stock up enough food supplies to last them until the end of the 21-day ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:30hrs | 2704 | by Staff reporter
WHO warns of 'dramatic evolution' of virus in Africa
The World Health Organisation's regional director for Africa on Friday warned the continent faced a "dramatic evolution" of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 47 countries in the WHO Africa regi...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1136 | by AFP
Zimbabwe firms ride on price hikes to make profits
THE private sector is taking advantage of free market principles adopted by Government to increase prices willy-nilly with several listed companies posting profits and declaring dividends despite the ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money subscriptions up 15%
The number of active mobile money subscriptions continued on a growth trajectory, registering a 15 percent growth in 2019, according to regulator, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:07hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Jaure undergoes head surgery
DYNAMOS captain Partson Jaure yesterday underwent a delicate operation in Harare to mend a skull fracture he sustained in a car crash last week. Jaure, who has been admitted at Parirenyatwa Ho...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Bulawayo and Harare on Lockdown Day 1
Residents of Bulawayo and Harare complied with the mandatory 21 days Lockdown decreed by the President on Friday. Pictures from Harare CBD show that all shops are closed and there is min...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:38hrs | 14385 | by Mandla Ndlovu
What 21 days of Lockdown will likely Mean for the Zimbabwean Populace
To curb the spread of the coronavirus President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 21 days lockdown of Zimbabwe which is to come into effect on Monday 30, March.The measure has been applauded by man...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 23:21hrs | 3610 | by Prince Njagu
Zimbabweans fear 'starving in their own homes' during lockdown
Zimbabweans braced on Sunday for a three-week lock-down to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has killed one person so far and infected six others, and for many the lockdown means tough times ah...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 19:55hrs | 1496 | by AFP
Zimbabwe needs a homegrown Covid-19 response
The eruption of the coronavirus (Covid-19) is a timely reminder of the structural faultiness and fragility of health care and social services delivery systems across the world.While Europe rem...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:38hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Denial, stigma threaten fight against Covid-19
Stigma, peddling of fake news and myths threaten to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the effective handling of the coronavirus pandemic with many people in Zimbabwe still to take the outbreak...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:37hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
20 years in jail for spreading fake coronavirus news in Zimbabwe
The government has gazetted tough new laws that could see people spending up to 20 years in prison for spreading fake news on the novel coronavirus.According to Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 12:46hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over Mnangagwa's lockdown
The government yesterday moved to exempt certain sectors from the lockdown that begins tomorrow after industry warned that forcing all companies to shut down will ground the fragile economy.Pr...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:19hrs | 8380 | by Staff reporter
The history of economic thought
Classical economics lays the basis for modern day economic thought. The Classical Economists included Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus. These touted capitalism and free markets as drivers of ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:09hrs | 223 | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
Telecoms players call on Fourth Industrial Revolution
PLAYERS in the telecommunications sector have appealed to the Government to prioritise and channel more resources towards embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) so as to accelerate the growt...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual faces money laundering charges
THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) has launched an investigation into suspected illicit activities surrounding trading in fungible stocks linked to three listed companies — Ol...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:27hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's problems keep piling - from starvation to coronavirus
THE COVID-19 outbreak is expected to worsen Zimbabwe's problems as the southern African country grapples with a tanking economy, the worst food shortages in decades and a collapsing health system, obs...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:25hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Govt lockdown impractical without economic cushioning measures
The nationwide lockdown, which is due to come into effect Monday, March 30, is a necessary step in containing the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. However, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 21:18hrs | 1833 | by Lloyd Msipa, People’s Party
'Zanu PF must account for Makamba debacles' - good start but must self-empower too
A lot has been said about the tragic events surrounding the late Zororo Makamba's death but, sadly, most of it has been the usual static noise. So when I heard something coherent, a diamond amongst th...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 14:48hrs | 3261 | by Wilbert Mukori
Impact of COVID 19 on Zimbabwean Economy
The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the world economy and to Zimbabwe's fragile economy too. So far the virus has infected close to 470 000 people from 200 ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:08hrs | 848 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zanu-PF benefactor in murky Zupco bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, whose tentacles stretch across a vast spectrum of the economy, has been acquiring buses for Zupco's public transportatio...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:10hrs | 5537 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa must swallow pride'
THE move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to block the proposed mediation by former South African president Thabo Mbeki reflects the lack of seriousness and lethargy by government to engagement in mean...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa office's corruption exposed
A DAMNING audit report has implicated the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) in a murky deal in which it arm-twisted Zesa Holdings into handpicking businessperson Kuda Tagwirei's company, Sakun...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2808 | by Staff reporter
Rautenbach's monopoly bleeds Zimbabwe
THE newly enacted bio-fuels policy of Zimbabwe exposes how local tycoon Billy Rautenbach's monopoly in ethanol production has crippled the country financially despite the availability of cheaper ethan...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2258 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second chance to unite Zimbabwe
FOR the first time in a very long while the world has experienced no violence of war and gangsterism that had become the order of day on Mother Earth. The rattling automatic weaponry and booming of le...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: ZIMBABWE LOCKDOWN!
President Mnangagwa has with effect from Monday declared a total lockdown on the country to contain the spread of Covid-19 which has infected more than 500 000 people worldwide. The pandemic, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ramps up response to Covid-19
STATE OF THE NATION UPDATE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, CDE EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA, ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Fellow Zimbabweans, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:33hrs | 165 | by ED Mnangagwa
South Africa now sub-investment grade
Rating agency Moody's has cut South Africa's sovereign credit rating to sub-investment grade, meaning the country now has a junk rating from all three major international rating agencies. The ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
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