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Zimbabwe races to implement IMF-backed reforms

Zimbabwe is racing to implement wide-ranging fiscal and monetary reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the country seeks to exit its long-standing debt crisis, rebuild trust with international creditors, and unlock …

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:16hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's disastrous Tri-Series sparks calls for reforms

Zimbabwe's dismal performance in the just-ended T20 International Triangular Series, hosted on home soil and featuring South Africa and New Zealand, has exposed deep cracks within the country's cricket setup and triggered renewed calls for…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:55hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt rolls out reforms to end blood challenges

The Ministry of Health and Child Care is undertaking sweeping reforms to Zimbabwe's blood supply system, aimed at making blood more accessible and affordable-particularly in public hospitals-where many low-income patients struggle to acces…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe could clear arrears with bold reforms

Zimbabwe could clear its arrears and rework $21 billion in debt that's kept it locked out of international capital markets for more than a quarter of a century if it implements fiscal reforms, the World Bank said."By adopting a bold set of…

Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:05hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter

US Ambassador Pamela calls for Reforms in Zimbabwe

US Ambassador Pamela Tremont, recently appointed to Zimbabwe, has urged the Zimbabwean government to implement reforms and enhance transparency to spur economic growth. Addressing the media in Harare, Tremont emphasized that broad-based ec…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:26hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa urges 'reforms' in fight against cholera disaster

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says a "governance crisis" in Zimbabwe was standing in the way of national efforts to combat a rampaging cholera outbreak that has so far claimed over 300 lives.In a statement he po…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 11:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Why demand of CCC alone to implement reforms and not Zanu PF too?' Whom did povo risk all to vote for and entrusted the task?

"@Wilbert Mukori , my brother, help me understand you. This time I come in peace. Is it CCC  which is supposed to bring about electoral reforms? I don't seem to be hearing about what you say about their parliamentary counterparts Zanu…

Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:15hrs | 16 | by Wilbert Mukori

Chamisa heading for polls without reforms

ZIMBABWE could be heading for elections without electoral reforms if President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaims the poll date before finalisation of the Electoral Amendment Bill which is before Parliament, experts told the NewsDay yesterday.Mn…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa under fire

Civil society organisations have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of refusing to implement electoral reforms in order to gain an unfair advantage in this year's hamornised elections.The claims were made at a meeting hosted by the Crisi…

Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe opposition must fight for electoral reforms

ELECTIONS are just a few months away and the public is joining in the fray.It is clear that Zanu-PF is not prepared to have reforms and will not bow down to the opposition's demands.Therefore, the opposition must pile more pressure and fac…

Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni

Mnangagwa's govt outfoxes opposition on reforms

ELECTORAL stakeholders, including the opposition, have raised concern over the secrecy surrounding the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 announced by government on Tuesday saying they were not consulted.Government announced on Tuesday that Cab…

Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's CCC feeding Diaspora with lies

The Diaspora recently was fed a glut of fake news on the situation in Zimbabwe.As the CCC and few others calling themselves human rights activists tear the name of the country, portraying a picture of bonded Zimbabwe, regional leaders went…

Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Bleak future for Zimbabwean families depending on breadwinners in South Africa

Families depending on remittances from relatives working in South Africa fear they will lose their primary income when the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit expires.A financial services company warns that deporting Zimbabweans will hurt both count…

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 21:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Broad reforms key for Mnangagwa ahead of US-Africa summit

ZIMBABWE'S invitation to attend the US-Africa summit in December can only reap through country a diplomatic dividend if President Emmerson Mnangagwa implements broad reforms to deepen democracy and protect human rights.The US-Africa summit…

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa loses hope on reforms

OPPOSITION parties have lost hope of the country holding free and fair elections next year in the absence of electoral reforms.Some of the political parties have predicted a disputed poll as government drags its feet on implementing electo…

Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF bigwigs 'blocking' parastatal reforms

CONCERTED efforts by Treasury to push for key parastatal reform and privatisation of the loss-making entities have been frustrated by some hawkish cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats, who have for many years enjoyed the feeding trough…

Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ignores colonials masters' poll recommendations

ZIMBABWE has failed to effect critical recommendations of the European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission (EOM) that observed the 2018 harmonised elections with the grouping warning of a potentially chaotic 2023 poll if the key issues re…

Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Electoral reform is not an event

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is the most criticised of all the five independent commissions. Some of the criticism is fair and deserved, but some of it is unfair because of misinformation.  Calls for electoral reforms come …

Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:13hrs | 5 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Zimbabwe makes progress in human rights reforms

ZIMBABWE has made tremendous progress in the implementation of various reforms that seek to strengthen and protect citizens' rights.On Wednesday the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group review…

Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Reforms crucial before 2023 polls

THE dust has now settled after the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as the seventh President of Zambia. There are lessons to be drawn from how Hichilema rose to power. He showed resilience and tenacity to remain focused in the face of ad…

Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:52hrs | 3 | by Tapiwa Gomo

Opposition flogs electoral reforms dead horse, again

Faced with increasing pressure from its largely impressionable and excitable young members, who are growing impatient, and the counter-attractions presented by other opposition players like Jacob Ngarivhume of Transform Zimbabwe and the 31…

Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga

Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business

THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, which is the Parliament, and the judici…

Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 3 | by Mirian Mangwaya

Call for meaningful reforms grow louder for Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent jaunt to Japan in search of elusive investment has once again brought to the fore the futility of his numerous trips outside the country without introducing political and economic reforms at home first…

Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

UK tells Mnangagwa to reform or no support

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement process will stall if his government does not implement critical political reforms and bring to account securocrats accused of fronting an assault on human rights in Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom…

Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

No alternative to genuine reforms in Zimbabwe

President Emmerson Mnangagwa got very useful advice when he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the just ended seventh International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Tokyo on Friday.According to the Japan…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:52hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

'Sanctions stifle Zimbabwe reforms'

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo has said the removal of illegal sanctions by the West will increase investment in Zimbabwe and aid the implementation of land and security sector reforms. Dr Moyo said in an…

Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

ZEC consults CSOs on poll reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has started consultations with civil society organisations (CSOs) to craft new voter education material as part of the wider electoral reforms it is carrying out.The reforms are part of a battery of …

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa govt getting in the way of its own reforms

FOR much of the past year, Zimbabwe's economy has oscillated between confusion and chaos, and as the second half of 2019 wears on, the headwinds show no immediate sign of relenting.This is in spite of government's own constant and consiste…

Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Perry Munzwembiri

World must be patient with Zimbabwe on reforms - SB Moyo

SINCE taking over power from long-time leader Robert Mugabe in a military coup in 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to end Zimbabwe's pariah status through an international re-engagement process. The country has been in isolati…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:26hrs | 13 | by Staff report

Reforms must be all encompassing

THE call for electoral reforms by the independent elections watchdog, Elections Resource Centre (ERC), could not have come at a more critical time.This is in view of the economic difficulties being experienced in the country, whose repercu…

Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Editorial - Newsday

Political Reforms can UNITE Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF always complain that the main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and MDC Alliance are cry-babies who never accept electoral defeat and hence they are holding the country back through spreading negativity and i…

Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Darlington Nyambiya And Farai Maguwu

'Mnangagwa's govt must accelerate reforms to move forward'

THE European Union (EU) and Zimbabwe are set to resume political dialogue, which officially stopped in 2002. Under Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement, the EU will seek to re-engage with government, a sign of a renewed desire to normalise r…

Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa reels over security sector reform

AS the European Union (EU) and Zimbabwe prepare to resume formal re-engagement talks, with Brussels insisting on sweeping reforms, including security sector overhaul, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is between a rock and hard place.Security s…

Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Structural reforms crucial for turnaround

ZIMBABWE's economy has for long been dogged by multiple man-created obstacles, confining it in the abyss it has been struggling to get out of for decades.Once these obstacles are removed economic growth is realised through liberalising lab…

Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Editorial - Daily News

Piece-meal austerity without reforms a wild goose chase

AUSTERITY measures introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) will have a devastating effect on the economy and is at variance with Zanu-PF's electoral promises and its traditional pro-…

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa wants MPs to push for Department of Civil Protection reform

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa wants his legislators to push for capacitation and reform of the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) in the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai.Currently in Chimanimani, where the opposition leader i…

Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Cabinet approves parastatal reforms

CABINET yesterday approved a litany of measures meant to strengthen under-performing parastatals such as Air Zimbabwe, the Grain Marketing Board and Zesa Holdings.Addressing journalists soon after the Cabinet meeting, Information minister …

Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Qualifying and quantifying political reform in Zimbabwe

Earlier this week a local daily reproduced an article from the American weekly magazine, Newsweek. The article was titled "White farmers 'getting poorer, sicker' as they await Government compensation". This was in reference to former white…

Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:37hrs | 2 | by Joram Nyathi

Access to information, media freedom in the digital age

THE right to information and media freedom are critical components of freedom of expression. Freedom of expression, as defined by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is the "right to hold opinions without interference …

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:11hrs | 11 | by Patience Zirima

Mnangagwa says accept 'painful' economic reforms

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will undergo a "painful" reform process to achieve transformation and modernisation of the economy. Government has already begun implementing some austerity measures and in an article published in the infl…

Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube calls for political reforms

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has urged the government to be receptive to the reform demands of the opposition and Western powers - as this will enable Zimbabwe to access help from overseas companies and multilateral institutions such as t…

Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube needs to cushion the poor

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube stuck to his guns on Friday after his proposed tax on electronic transactions was received with indignation by already overtaxed Zimbabweans and insisted that taxpayers were already paying for a weak economy.T…

Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | | by Editorial - the standard

Zimra embarks on tax administration reforms

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it is ready to contribute to a "new dispensation" through tax administration reforms, which seek to simplify tax rules and help taxpayers to meet regulatory requirements more effectively and effi…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Electoral reforms - What are they

THERE has been a lot of talk since 2008 about electoral reforms. I have received many questions about what exactly this means and have been asked to break it down to into very simple, digestible terms.Interestingly of the persons who asked…

Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:17hrs | 2 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Opposition must continue pushing Zec for reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finally relented and will allow political parties to observe the printing of ballots, a significant victory for the opposition that has been campaigning for this.It is a mystery why Zec has been …

Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

MDC demands reforms, free and fair elections

The MDC National Standing Committee sat in full session in Bulawayo on Saturday 26th of November 2017 to deliberate and review the current political and socio -economic situation in the country, emphasising on the urgent need for a return …

Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Kurauone Chihwayi

Mnangagwa transitional is ideal if it focuses on reforms

I believe the most ideal thing to do as a President is to give an ear to the people and you will be the best President in Africa. African politics is characterized by the following, corruption, policy inconsistency, looting from state coff…

Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 16:30hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo

Without reforms, no fair election

The Movement of Democratic Party won the 2008 election, but Zanu Pf government simply refused to transfer power, and having withheld election results for more than a month without an explanation to the public, announced an election runoff …

Published: 25 Jul 2017 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Zanda Shumba

Zimbabwe at cross road; implement reforms and end suffering or do nothing and suffer

Election time is a very important time in a democratic country where elections are free, fair and credible because it offers the ordinary people the rare opportunity to have a meaningful say in the governance of the country. The people hav…

Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

Electoral reform starts with us, vote registration is key

Yes, that is correct, electoral reform starts with us - you and me - and that is a fact. In addition, voter registration cannot be stopped because the government says it has no money. While the government and ZANU PF have the obligation to…

Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Benjamin Paradza

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