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Beverage makers say 35% RBZ rate hampers growth

Zimbabwe's beverage industry has raised concerns over the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) decision to maintain the bank policy rate at 35% per annum, saying the high interest rate is constraining growth and limiting access to affordable f…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:41hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter

0 pass rate teachers to be fired

A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited concerns about the chronic neglect of Zim…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden

Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural Murewa, a young mother secretly takes …

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter

Midlands grapples high rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission

The Midlands Province continues to record higher-than-average cases of HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, despite extensive national efforts to eliminate new pediatric infections, officials have revealed.Speaking at a recent me…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:23hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter

Detective Constable Hove mourned after tragic shooting

The Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Jasper Chizemo, and colleagues of the late Detective Constable Cassandra Hove (37) have described her as a courageous and dedicated officer whose service was instrumental in the succes…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo tops national crime rate

Bulawayo has been named the city with the highest crime rate in Zimbabwe, standing at 2,506.1 crimes per 100,000 people, nearly double the national average of 1,356.6 per 100,000.The latest statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics …

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:14hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter

ZiG scarcity has eased exchange rate depreciation

The limited availability of Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency has helped ease exchange rate depreciation on the parallel market, although US dollar demand pressures have continued to push premiums higher towards the end of 2024.Introduced last …

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:17hrs | 3120 | by Staff reporter

ZiG inflation rate now pegged at 37.2%

Zimbabwe's inflation rate for the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency surged to 37.2% in October, according to the latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat). This sharp increase, reflecting a substantial rise from Septemb…

Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:48hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South sees 18% drop in crime rate

Matebeleland South Province has seen an 18 percent decrease in crime levels from January to September this year compared to the same period last year, according to recent police statistics. A total of 6,039 cases were reported in 2024, dow…

Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe urged to ditch 'command' exchange rate

The government of Zimbabwe is facing increasing pressure to abandon its "command" exchange rate for the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, introduced in April, as businesses struggle to cope with currency distortions that threaten to push retai…

Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 09:21hrs | 3979 | by Staff reporter

245% increase in suicide attempts

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has recorded a 245 percent increase in attempted suicide cases handled at the health institution amid reports that the most affected age group includes young adults aged under 30. A total of 38 suicide at…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

School heads face chop over 0% pass rates

Members of Parliament want heads of schools recording zero percent pass rates to be demoted among other punitive measures that Government should impose.The legislators noted that some better resourced schools are performing dismally compar…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimdollar exchange rate bolts

MARKET watchers have predicted a gloomy 2024 outlook amid a galloping exchange rate, steep taxation and an ever tanking economy, NewsDay reported.As usual, this is heavily impacting on ordinary citizens whose disposable incomes have been e…

Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:36hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Ratepayers flag bribe-taking municipal police

BULAWAYO residents have accused municipal police operating at the central business district revenue hall of soliciting for bribes from ratepayers to fast track access to services."Now in order to get quick and fast service, you now have to…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Ncube frets over runaway forex rate

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube this week threatened to hike Zimbabwe's policy rate beyond 200%, if companies continue to dabble into parallel market activities.The Treasury chief, who spoke during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF…

Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records 45% surge in crime

ZIMBABWE recorded a 45% surge in crime last year after 208 027 criminal cases were reported to the police in the last quarter of 2022, compared to 143 923 cases in the first quarter, latest Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) fig…

Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe slashes policy rate

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday slashed its policy rate further to 140%. The policy rate had been pegged at 150% at the beginning of the year, from 200% before.Analysts said the move, will bring immediate relief to industries,…

Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe inflation rate declines

ZIMBABWE continues to experience a sustained drop in inflation since August last year as the annual rate for March tumbled to 87,6 percent from 92,3 percent in February.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) Director General Mr …

Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Govt schools use parallel rate

WOES continue to mount on inflation-ravaged parents as government schools defy a ministry directive to peg school fees for the first term next year on the prevailing interbank rate.The Primary and Secondary Education ministry directed that…

Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

2021 O-Level pass rate improves

Last year's Ordinary Level results are now out with a subject pass rate of 26,34 percent that is marginally higher than the 24,77 percent recorded in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and curtailed schooling.Zimsec chairman Pro…

Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Why Tsholotsho has highest HIV burden

GROWING up in a poverty-stricken family, and being discriminated against by her own father drove Thabiso Ndlovu straight into the hands of men.The 21-year-old from Maphane Village in Tsholotsho, is a mother to a two-year-old bouncing baby …

Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Covid-19 recovery rate continues to rise

THE national Covid-19 recovery rate continues to rise, raising hope for a return to normalcy under the new normal, with reopening of schools becoming a possibility.From Wednesday last week to yesterday, the recovery rate has been standing …

Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo teen scores 10As in Cambridge exams

A 17-year-old Bulawayo boy, Liyanda Lionel Ncube from Atlantic Academy, has scored all As in the Cambridge November 2021 Ordinary Level exams.Ncube is described by his teachers as an intelligent, hard-working and disciplined student who ha…

Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe HIV prevalence drops from 13,9% to 11,8%

VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles as the Health Minister, has said despite the Covid-19 induced disruptions to HIV/AIDS service delivery in 2020, the government's response to HIV was pleasing as new infections decrease.…

Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 20:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Stakeholders tackle poor pass rate in Matabeleland North

POOR pass rates in Matabeleland North schools took centre stage at an ongoing workshop where stakeholders are crafting a Provincial Economic Development Plan, amid concerns that the province's main challenge is human capital.A cross-sectio…

Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Why Binga has low HIV prevalence

SINCE the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cultures such as polygamy, sexual cleansing and oth…

Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's inflation rate now at 194%

THE annual inflation rate will continue falling and year-on-year inflation will be below 55 percent in July, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) says, confirming trends. At its latest meeting held on April 30, th…

Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

'RBZ can do more to force rate down'

THERE is significant headroom for the foreign exchange rates to come further down, thereby reining in inflation and speculative price increases, but only if the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe abides by Government policy to direct half the export…

Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Exchange rate upward pressure on

Exchange rate upward pressure onTHERE were signs this week that the grey market was slowly returning from its brief sabbatical following the monetary policy dawn raid of June 24 that called out the multi-currency regime sired in February 2…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:51hrs | 2 | by Brett Chulu

Zimbabwe inflation rate is 69,9%, says US economist

RENOWNED United States economist Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate is 69,9%, much higher than the official figure of 4,83%."At present, Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate, by my measure, is 69,9%. I measure the inflation rate…

Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:56hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

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