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Severe storm topples tree, causing extensive damages in Bulawayo
A fierce storm swept through Bulawayo on Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction as a decades-old tree crashed onto a family home in Kumalo suburb. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries or fatali...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:54hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Bheki forms over Indian Ocean, Southern Africa braces for potential impact
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced the formation of Cyclone Bheki, the second tropical storm of the season, over the Indian Ocean. While the storm is still far from Zimbabwe an...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:04hrs | 4021 | by Staff reporter
Malema predicts more departures from EFF
Despite the number of prominent and high-ranking figures dumping the EFF to join the MK Party, the fiery party leader, Julius Malema has signalled more exits, adamantly saying his party will remain st...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 15:48hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Rains spark optimism for Zimbabwe's planting season
The recent rains across Zimbabwe have brought hope to farmers nationwide, with several regions receiving over 20mm of rainfall, a key marker for initiating the planting season. Notable downpours were ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:26hrs | 191 | by Sgtaff reporter
ED2030 campaign suffers setback
An ambitious campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 has suffered a significant setback, with a key faction of the ruling Zanu-PF party failing to endorse the move in resolu...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
Trump's odds of winning have suddenly surged
A data scientist who constructed a model to predict who will win the 2024 presidential election says Donald Trump has surged ahead in the last week.Dr Thomas Miller from Northwestern Universit...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expects rains 'from November onwards'
Rains are anticipated to begin in Zimbabwe starting in November, with October expected to remain largely dry, according to Climate Minister Sithembiso Nyoni's briefing to the cabinet on Tuesday. Nyoni...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 09:10hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
RBZ predicts further Zimbabwe economic downturn
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revised its 2024 economic growth forecast down to 2%, citing the severe drought's impact on economic activity. This is a sharp decline from earlier estim...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:42hrs | 2580 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa succession takes centre stage in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF finds itself in a familiar predicament as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's supporters aggressively advocate for his potential extension of presidency beyond 2030, despite his current term ending...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:36hrs | 2004 | by Staff reporter
Severe cold front forecast to sweep across Zimbabwe
Yesterday, parts of Matabeleland South, Masvingo Province, and Manicaland in southeast Zimbabwe experienced cold temperatures. The cold and cloudy conditions, driven by south-easterly winds, a...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be hit by a cold spell from today until Wednesday
Starting today, Zimbabwe is set to experience a cold spell lasting until Wednesday, with temperatures dropping as low as three degrees Celsius in the morning. The Meteorological Services Department (M...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 09:54hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe livestock deaths to increase
The World Food Programme (WFP) predicts a potential increase in livestock deaths in Zimbabwe in the coming months, surpassing last year's figures. Livestock conditions are fair to poor in many...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZiG slows price increases in Zimbabwe
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FewsNet) reports that despite the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, which has brought some stability, prices in United States dollars (USD) re...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ostallos Siziva wasting time, resources running as CCC candidate says Tshabangu
Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-proclaimed secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), asserts that Gift Ostallos Siziva, the deputy spokesperson seeking reentry into parliament, is squa...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bracing for Cyclone Alvaro
The government of Zimbabwe has said it is taking measures to prepare for Cyclone Alvaro, which formed off the coast of Mozambique. Although the storm initially headed towards Madagascar, there are con...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar tormented by trust issues
FBC Securities, a leading securities firm, has highlighted that confidence in the local currency in Zimbabwe remains low due to historical volatility and value depreciation. Zimbabwe has faced currenc...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank must consider introducing a ZW$500 000 note
This week, a prominent price monitoring thinktank emphasized the need for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to contemplate the introduction of a ZW$500,000 note as the Zimbabwean currency continues t...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara predicts disputed Aug 23 Zimbabwe poll
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has predicted another disputed poll for Zimbabwe given the escalation of political violence and other electoral malpractices.President Emmerson Mn...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 08:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
US credit rating downgraded
China Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI) slashed its sovereign credit score for the US by one notch earlier this week, becoming the first among top rating firms to make the move.The l...Published: 27 May 2023 at 19:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Varsity open to everyone
THE Zimbabwe National Defence University has debunked a misconception that it only enrols members of the uniformed forces.In fact, most of those enrolled at the university are civilians....Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi predicts GNU post 2023 elections
EXILED former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has predicted dialogue and the formation of a government of national unity (GNU) after this year's general elections.Mzembi, has been holed up in S...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF continues to maintain its grip in rural communities - report
A local think-tank says the alliance between Zanu-PF and state institutions, coupled with a dependency syndrome shall continue to impede the opposition's efforts to penetrate rural constituencies duri...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 18:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Above-normal rainfall predicted for March
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid)'s food security arm, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), has predicted above-normal rainfall for March, a change from th...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africans face another fuel price increase as well as interest rate hike
There seems to be no reprieve for South African wallets as another hefty fuel increase is predicted for next week, as well as economists anticipating further interest hikes.The Organisation Un...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 19:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to beat Mnangagwa predicts Afrobarometer
A MASS Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) survey has predicted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa stands no chance against opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa if elections...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
IMF notes show no appetite for reform
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose b...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:50hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
IMF notes show no appetite for reform
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 12:34hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Maimane predicts that Zanu-PF won't win 2023 polls
SOUTH African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has predicted that the ruling Zanu-PF party will lose the 2023 elections, saying "the time for corrupt regimes is over".Maimane, who now leads One...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni predicts overwhelming rigging in the by elections
FORMER Ntabazinduna traditional leader Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has predicted overwhelming rigging of the March 26 by-elections in favour of Zanu-PF saying the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimTrade predicts exports growth
TRADE development and promotion agency, ZimTrade, says Zimbabwe's exports will continue on the growth trajectory experienced throughout this year until December.The growth has been underpinned...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza predicts tough encounter
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza has admitted that they face a tough encounter when they take on Ghana in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday, but promised a positive outcome.Zimbabwe is still searc...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Pandemic jump-starts Zimbabwe online retail sales
Kenneth Mudzingwa has worked and studied in Turkey for five and a half years. To help his two siblings with groceries, the Zimbabwean citizen used a money transfer service that sometimes took days....Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
World Bank predicts 3,9% growth
ZIMBABWE'S economy will grow by 3,9% this year, underpinned by a good agricultural season and an inflationary slowdown, the World Bank (WB) predicted yesterday.However the global lender warned...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:21hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe predicts 7.5% economic growth
ZIMBABWEAN Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube believes the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are "behind us" and the nation has better economic prospects following the roll-out of a vaccination program....Published: 19 May 2021 at 18:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ predicts fall in mealie-meal prices
THE price of mealie-meal is set to go down drastically for the next three months following a bumper harvest among both commercial and subsistence farmers this year.The government is expecting ...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
90% of Zimbabwe's forex in formal market
ABOUT 90 percent of the country's foreign currency is now circulating in the formal market thereby stabilising the exchange rate and stimulating economic growth, Finance and Economic Development Minis...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe hurtling towards stagflation'
LAST week the CEO Africa Roundtable (CEOART) gathered some of Zimbabwe's best economists and industrialists to digest economic developments during the first quarter of 2021. What came out of the summi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We remained focused: Musona
DESPITE the COVID-19 results shenanigans that led to the 30-minute delay to the start of the Group H Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Botswana and Zimbabwe on Thursday, Warriors captain ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Eskom debts spell trouble for Zesa
SOUTH Africa power utility, Eskom, will require government funding of approximately R1 billion per week - the equivalent of R6 million every hour of the day - to remain both financially and operationa...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urban house rentals becomes very expensive
The United Nations predicts that by 2050, seventy percent of the population in Africa will be living in urban areas hence there will be many challenges ,risks as well as opportunities which comes with...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 20:47hrs | | by Noel Mavura
Zimbabwe urban house rentals become very expensive
The United Nations predicts that by 2050, seventy percent of the population in Africa will be living in urban areas hence there will be many challenges, risks as well as opportunities which comes with...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Noel Mavura
Risks of flooding increasing
Significantly higher rainfall continues to fall throughout the country with most areas already surpassing 300mm, says the Meteorological Services Department in a mid-season outlook which further predi...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti predicts a tough 2021 for Zimbabweans
A BLEAK 2021 awaits Zimbabweans, a year which will be characterised by price increases in bread, fuel, electricity, and other basic commodities, creating inflationary pressures in the country, former ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa predicts prosperous New Year
AFTER setbacks spawned by Covid-19 last year, 2021 promises to be a year of progress as it begins today against the backdrop of a good rainy season, prospects of a vaccine against the global plague an...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hope fades in Zimbabwe 3 years after Mugabe's ouster
ZIMBABWE'S former leader Robert Mugabe stepped down on November 21, 2017, bringing an end to nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule.His resignation came days after military tanks rolled throu...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:34hrs | | by AFP
Zimbabwe cannot rely on imports, says Mohadi
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has said Zimbabwe cannot continue to rely on grain and cereal imports when the country has the capacity to utilise irrigation schemes that are lying idle throughout the cou...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe cannot rely on imports, says Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has said the country cannot continue to rely on grain and cereal imports when it has the capacity to utilise irrigation schemes that are lying idle throughout the country t...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa predicts agric boom
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there will be a rapid agricultural boom that will ensure food security for citizens and spur unprecedented economic growth in the country.This comes...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:41hrs | | 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
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