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ZiG gamble rattles Zimbabwe state contractors

State contractors owed millions of United States dollars under Zimbabwe's ambitious infrastructure drive have warned that strong safeguards will be essential as government moves to pay exclusively in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.The po…

Published: 28 Mar 2026 at 07:26hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter

ZiG gamble: Policy push risks backfiring in dollarised economy

A growing chorus of economists and business leaders has issued a stark warning to policymakers, cautioning that recent currency directives could trigger unintended consequences in Zimbabwe's fragile monetary environment.At the centre of co…

Published: 24 Mar 2026 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman gambles away husband's US$700

A 33-year-old Bulawayo woman has been sentenced to complete 105 hours of community service after gambling away US$700 that her husband had entrusted to her. Simeleni Dube, from Nketa 8 suburb, appeared before Western Commonage Magistrate M…

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Used tyres are a deadly gamble Zimbabwe cannot afford

In Zimbabwe - and much of Africa - the used car market continues to dominate over brand-new vehicle sales, driven largely by affordability. While this reality is understandable, it should never be mirrored in our attitude towards one of th…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's dangerous gamble: A Page from the Jim Jones Playbook

Zimbabwe is once again at a crossroads, as opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has called for mass demonstrations and the shutting down of borders, beginning on the 23rd of October 2023. This move, purportedly in response to the results of th…

Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:42hrs | | by Sandra Mverera

Mugabe's extraordinary gamble

A quick show of military force, a few arrests... and then what?These are, of course, unpredictable times for Zimbabwe and yet there is a chance that the army's extraordinary overnight gamble will pay off, and that President Robert Mugabe, …

Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 13:49hrs | | by Andrew Harding of BBC

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ZiG gamble rattles Zimbabwe state contractors

ZiG gamble: Policy push risks backfiring in dollarised economy

Woman gambles away husband's US$700

Used tyres are a deadly gamble Zimbabwe cannot afford

Chamisa's dangerous gamble: A Page from the Jim Jones Playbook

Mugabe's extraordinary gamble

NRZ appoints CEO and deputy

7 killed in crash along Bulawayo–Beitbridge road

Lover caught naked not inside but on wardrobe

Zimbabwe's manufactured crisis

CID officers arrested in US$5 000 bribery sting

Magistrate grants bail to 14 opposition activists

Zimbabwe slashes banking fees

Imagine Mnangagwa appointing ED Junior's ex-girlfriend as ambassador

Focus Academy director steals ZBC camera

Anti‑sanctions boss steals presidential inputs

Fastjet flight delay sparks chaos at OR Tambo in Johannesburg

Ndebele king claimant meets Zulu King

Chivayo's coach says, 'not everyone wanted me'

ZACC denies role in fatal highway crash

Zimbabwe opposition plans protests

BCC struggles under pressure to fund independence celebrations

Armed youths block Johanne Masowe exhumation

Mthuli Ncube scraps diesel taxes to avert price surge

Bulawayo water cuts to persist

Chivayo's ex-wife seeks court order to ground luxury jet in SA

Mnangagwa concludes Ghana visit, heads home

ZCC members fill Beitbridge Border for easter trip

Zimbabwe launches study into 'unexplained infertility' cases

RBZ clamps down on mobile money abuse

Zimbabwe men reporting gender-based violence

ZERA pushes up fuel prices again

6 die in head-on collision along Masvingo–Harare highway

Resident files criminal charges against mining companies as EMA inspectors stay silent

Ripple Capital remembers youths

Inside Estonia's recent Gambling Act Changes That Seem to Spark One Controversy After Another

Zimbabwe diesel tax gone, price still up… relief where exactly?

Mutilating the Constitution: ZANU-PF's Last Gamble

Diesel tax bombshell: Govt scraps levies as Zimbabwe fuel costs soar above region

EMA Confirms Kitsiyatota Water Contamination, Yet Turns Blind Eye to Illegal Cyanide Mining

Wafawarova issued a letter of demand over alleged defamatory social media post

Australia to tour Zimbabwe for ODI series in September

Chiremba road overpass planned for Harare traffic corridor

Harare council workers in US$500k fraud scandal

FBC battles Zimra over US$10m tax dispute

Socialite in court for disorderly conduct

Mario forgives Teenage Hadebe

Chief's vehicle swept away in flood tragedy, 1 dead

Zimbabwe gazettes new fees for Victoria Falls financial hub

Zanu-PF bars journalists, villagers from Bill hearings?

Tagwirei tipped for Zanu-PF politburo

Truck ploughs into house on Christmas Pass

City of Bulawayo lodges claim against OK Zimbabwe

Extradited US$4m armed robbery suspect denied bail

Cabinet approves removal of low‑value transaction fees

Police arrest armed robbery suspects after Warren Park shootout