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Pushcart operators blamed for City chaos
Pushcarts, once seen as a harmless tool of livelihood for many struggling Zimbabweans, have become a growing source of frustration and danger for Harare residents. The city's central business district...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:18hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe emerges as hotspot for scalable fintech solutions
Zimbabwe is rapidly positioning itself as a fertile ground for scalable Financial Technology (fintech) innovations, with leading local financial institutions at the forefront of this transformation. B...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:23hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Zapu bemoans Zimbabwe's ailing health sector
The recent death of uGogo Rose Nyathi, "a Bulawayo celebrity, human rights activist, and informal comedian", who was laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery highlighted some of the anomalies in our heal...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 13:06hrs | 417 | by Dr Themba Bulle, ZAPU Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare
World Bank calls on Zimbabwe to develop insurance scheme for informal workers
The World Bank, a global financial institution, has urged Zimbabwe to establish an insurance scheme for workers in the informal sector. The recommendation includes utilizing the mobile money ecosystem...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 19:48hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's well-oiled campaign raises eyebrows
A day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally in Harare on August 9, thousands of empty boxes of fast foods were strewn across the venue spanning up to more than the size of four soccer fields....Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt trampling on labour laws, says US
GOVERNMENT has failed to enforce labour laws, resulting in workers being subjected to unfair labour practises, a report on Zimbabwe's human rights practices for the year 2022 has revealed.In t...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga should act on health licence fees
REGULATORY authorities are some of the major cost drivers of health service delivery in our country.With health financing mainly out-of-pocket, achieving universal health coverage (UHC) become...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Johannes Marisa
Zimbabwe govt must introduce social safety nets for unpaid care givers
VENDORS Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) is part of a steering committee working group on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW).The working group is convened by the Wom...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Viset
MPs demand formalisation of artisanal mining
LEGISLATORS have called for policy reforms that lead to formalisation of artisanal mining and the informal sector to ensure they play a major role in stimulating economic growth and promote a flexible...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Meaningless ZANU PF Covid-19 Exit Strategy
The clueless Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has been found wanting; as the widespread of COVID-19 continues to ravage through Zimbabwean communities and the government has done little in as far as ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 13:50hrs | | by Prince Njagu
Coronavirus worsens plight of city's informal traders
FOR six years, Reuben Dube earned his keep selling secondhand shirts, trousers and shoes in this city's central business district.Then came the coronavirus crisis, which shut down Zimbabwe - a...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
IMF lowers Zimbabwe GDP growth further
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe's economy will contract by 10,4% this year, much higher than its earlier prediction of 7,4%, but expects a rebound next year.It also expects...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tops Southern Africa as ATU Ends African-wide Competition to Reward Innovators Targeting Solutions to Fight COVID-19
Zimbabwe's Kudakwashe Clinton Nyamhuka was among finalists of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020. The 24 year old topped the Southern Africa region together with fellow contestant Tiisetso Masil...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 16:29hrs | 5 | by Agencies
MDC affiliate calls for Zimbabwe shutdown
Zimbabwe's main labour federation yesterday called for a strike this month to protest the worsening economic conditions in the country.Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) general council...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets vendors today
President Mnangagwa is today expected to meet vendors at Harare International Conference Centre to discuss issues affecting informal workers. The event is being organised by the National Vendo...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors blasts city council over harassment
Bulawayo Vendors Trust Association has blasted the City council for continuing to harass traders in the city."BVTA is deeply concerned by the continued harassment of vendors and informal trade...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 10:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo vendors to co-sponsor journalists awards
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) and Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) will this year co- sponsor an award for an Outstanding Economic Justice Journalist.In a ...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 08:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
2 000 jobs lost in 2017 first half, says ZCTU
THE first half of 2017 saw 2 120 workers being retrenched, representing a 16% increase from the 1 825 laid off during the same period last year, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has reveal...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vendors demand arrest of osiphatheleni
BULAWAYO Vendors and Traders' Association (BVTA) has rapped the government and local authorities for clamping down on its members, while illegal cash dealers are left to operate freely on street corne...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government and local authorities must respect rights of informal workers
The government and local authorities are not only violating the rights of human beings involved in informal work, but are also committing a state crime through the continued brazen, arbitrary and unwa...Published: 01 May 2017 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights
Considering informal employees on International Workers Day
On the 1st of May every year, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Workers' Day. International Workers Day originated in the late 19th century when several United St...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 10:00hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Zimbabwe working on pension for vendors, maids
ZIMBABWEANS working in the informal sector will get pension cover under a scheme being drawn up by the National Social Security Authority for implementation later this year.Under the schem...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
New building society to spur construction
THE launch of the National Building Society, wholly owned by statutory body the National Social Security Authority, is widely expected to provide relief to a construction industry that has been seriou...Published: 22 May 2016 at 10:49hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean citizens slipping through social safety net
MY late father-in-law never tired of seeking to persuade me that the true measure of the success or failure of any given nation is never the successes of its well-to-do citizens but how that nation ma...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Street vending needs legislative regulation
The preceding events in the capital city of Harare on vendors demand new approach with a legal backing to normalize relations which are souring daily. It is quite prudent to recognise ...Published: 14 Jul 2015 at 20:55hrs | 1 | by Suitable Kajau
Informal sector contributing around 20% of Zimbabwe's GDP
The informal sector contributes around 19.5% of Zimbabwe's gross domestic product or a total value added of $1.73 billion. According to figures from Zimstat the total value added for the...Published: 06 Jun 2013 at 17:57hrs | | by Financial Express
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