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Eswatini closes schools indefinitely as pro-democracy protests flare up
Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, said Saturday it had shut its schools "indefinitely with immediate effect" as the country faces a wave of pro-democracy protests.Protests have flared...Published: 5 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff writer
Black market records steepest annual rise
THE parallel market exchange rate rocketed by 27% during the third quarter (3Q) of this year, marking its steepest ever growth in one year, researchers at Inter Horizon Securities (IH) said at the wee...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1281 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United crash out of Chibuku Cup
Dynamos 1 - 1 CAPS UtdHARARE football giants CAPS United crashed out of the Chibuku Super Cup after playing out a stalemate with bitter rivals Dynamos in the penultimate round of the Group O...Published: 20 hrs ago | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bankers sweat over forex crackdown
Zimbabwean bankers are fretting over compliance with government directives to root out "illegal foreign currency dealings, with the country's biggest bank, CBZ, cautioning its employees against facili...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:05hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues to deteriorate.Last year, the local authori...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions lobbyists' days are numbered
THE United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms Alena Douhan, will be in the country from tomorrow to October 28, ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:58hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
'Workers want better salaries, not WiFi'
HEALTH professionals yesterday scoffed at government's offer to stop mass resignations through the provision of non-monetary incentives such as WiFi and loans, saying their employer was focusing on tr...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar plunges into death spiral
ZIMBABWE's currency is in a death spiral and headed for a tragic end, two years after it was re-introduced into circulation, stoking fears of the 2008 hyperinflationary era where the government was fo...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:22hrs | 2873 | by Staff reporter
Govt, business stalemate rages
BUSINESS executives made desperate attempts from last week Friday to worm their way out of arrests for violating foreign currency exchange regulations, but the government turned a deaf ear as it vowed...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:19hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Time Bank offers to finance former farmers' compensation
Time Bank Zimbabwe Limited that is set to re-open its doors to the public on December 01 this year, has excited the market after unveiling four types of loan facilities among them a scheme for payment...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi villagers resist non-Ndebele teachers
PARENTS of pupils at Mbembesi Primary School in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, on Saturday demonstrated against the deployment of teachers who do not speak local languages.The area is do...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:14hrs | 4827 | by Staff reporter
CZI warns of imminent Zimdollar collapse
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned that the local currency faces imminent collapse and called on government to come up with alternative policy measures to restore confidence in ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry could be amputated, court hears
Marry Mubaiwa is at a serious risk of having at least one of her arms amputated after failing to get the medical care she needs to treat her lymphoedema, a court heard on Tuesday.The Harare Ma...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Govt needs to stabilise bread and butter prices
THE looming increase in bread price will pile pressure on the country's citizens already battling a wildly inflationary environment aided by poor monetary policies by Treasury.To say that the ...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 792 | by Eddie Cross
The impact of US sanctions on Zimbabwe
WHEN the American government passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment (Zidera) Act 20 years ago, it argued that the Act was not intended to punish ordinary Zimbabweans but to targ...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 446 | by Eddie Cross
Strong winds, drizzle across Zimbabwe
The strong winds and thunderstorms over many areas since Sunday including drizzle and light rain in some areas yesterday arise from a strong high pressure system over Zimbabwe. Meteorological ...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:56hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
'People of Zimbabwe have become sanctions collateral damage'
WHEN the American government passed the Zidera Act 20 years ago, they argued that the Act was not intended to punish the people of Zimbabwe but to target those individuals and organisations that, in t...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 182 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe isn't any different - even at school we had those who celebrated failure!
I am sure we all remember those school days - with all the craziness of youth.Surely, who can forget those ever-present mind boggling scenes of pupils who would helplessly weep in agony, after...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 17:29hrs | 3086 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Show us criminals that surrounded Gushungo
My People,Ignatius Chombo, the man who was branded the biggest criminal around Gushungo, is now a free man.Chombo was seized by soldiers on the night of the infamous coup while sleepin...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1312 | by Dr Stop It
'Paltry salaries aching Zimbabwe workers'
Zimbabwe leads on mental health cases among workers, with the majority suffering depression due to paltry salaries that cannot sustain them in an inflationary environment, research has established....Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo makes retirement U-turn
Uncertainty continues to cloud Chimurenga musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo's retirement arrangement following his affirmation of two shows slated for South Africa early next month and possibly, one i...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3890 | by Staff reporter
UN rapporteur visit to expose sanctions damage
THE visit next week by a United Nations special rapporteur to investigate the impact of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe will help lay bare the full extent of how the embargo is a violation of human righ...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Debunking the 'targeted sanctions' myth
A CROSS-SECTION of the country's population still believes the political falsehood meant to deodorise sanctions as targeted at certain individuals and specific corporations.The happenings on t...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's forex auction system faces imminent collapse?
A TOP economist has warned Zimbabwe's auction system introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is facing an imminent collapse after which dollarisation will prevail 100%.Addressing Parl...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Rautenbach enjoys Zanu-PF links
MULLER Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach is one of the most controversial business moguls in Zimbabwe, with several legal challenges against him and his company Green Fuel. Rautenbach, who is into vast mining...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fears currency crisis may trigger social uprising
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is intensifying its sweeping crackdown on foreign currency traders in the volatile market amid growing fears of an exchange rate-driven economic meltdown, The...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar market correction
A MAJOR highlight of this week's auction is the magnitude of currency depreciation. The Zimbabwean dollar (Zimdollar) weakened by the highest weekly margin since the beginning of the year, a strong si...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:03hrs | 295 | by Respect Gwenzi
China sees third force in huge outcry over its Zimbabwe activities
FOLLOWING months of a huge outcry over Chinese enterprises' "exploitative" strategy in Zimbabwe's mineral resources, Beijing's diplomats in Harare spoke out this week, telling the Zimbabwe Independent...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:01hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Big Zimbabwean companies are fingered in forex fiddle
TOP executives and directors from up to 20 big companies face imminent arrest following a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) investigation into massive multi-million-dollar fraud involving the country's f...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:58hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Govt to adequately fund forex auction system
The Second Republic will leave no stone unturned in its endeavour to turnaround the economy and will ensure that the foreign currency auction system is adequately funded and that the relevant authorit...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Midwives shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a critical shortage of midwives at council-run clinics which has seen maternity centres operate with just half of the needed staff, putting pregnant women and unborn babies at risk....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi traders to resist eviction
TRADERS yesterday described the Harare City Council's order for them to vacate Mbudzi roundabout within 48 hours as illegal and unconstitutional.On Tuesday, council ordered traders who conduct...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:05hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Stadia crisis looms in Zimbabwe
THE inevitable change in the 2021 domestic football season to spill into the first-half of next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic will expose the country's poor state of stadia.The Premier Soc...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Forex black market chokes residents
Bulawayo residents have said parallel market rates are chocking them as they cannot afford to pay rentals or make ends meet.Parallel market rates have shot up to about $180 for US$1 in the str...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
RBZ revises year-end inflation forecast upwards as currency weakens
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate could end the year between 35 percent and 53 percent, up from an earlier estimate of 25 percent to 35 percent, the central bank said in a statement shared with reporte...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:44hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Terence Mukupe, NGO clash over construction project
FORMER Finance deputy minister Terence Mukupe has accused an environmental pressure group, the Community Water Alliance (CWA), of plotting to stop the construction of a shopping mall and stadium near ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:41hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
UN reviews Zimbabwe sanctions
THE impending visit by the United Nations Special Rapporteur to review the impact of the illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western world signals a new dawn in the relentless ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Makomborero is our national Hero: We demand his release immediately! These Thugs must Free Mako now!
We demand I repeat once more, we demand the release of Makomborero Haruzivishe now at best yesterday. We cannot be silent when our children languish in Zanu notorious prisons for no apparent reasons e...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 14:30hrs | 1007 | by Nomazulu Thata
Currency crisis alarms Zimbabwe business
BUSINESS has expressed alarm over the free- falling Zimbabwe dollar, warning that the foreign currency crisis could plunge the economy into a deeper crisis.The gap has been widening between th...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Poachers take advantage of lockdowns
CASES of wildlife poaching have increased due to subdued anti-poaching activities that have been brought about by the lockdowns introduced to curb the spread of Covid-19.This was said by Paint...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
RBZ sees sustained inflation decline
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) expects the annual inflation rate to keep falling until year-end, but has revised upwards its December 2021 target to between 36 percent and 53 percent, from 25 perc...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:10hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Swaziland citizens besiege US Embassy
Pro-democracy protesters in the Kingdom of Eswatini besieged the United States of America Embassy on Friday calling for an end to the Western country's support of the dictatorial monarchy led by King ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 11:37hrs | 4099 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Money laundering haunts Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE is one of the countries at high risk of money laundering, according to a report by the Swiss based Basel institute on governance.The report titled Basel anti-Money laundering (aMl) in...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank panics as exchange rates spiral
MONETARY authorities revised annual inflation targets upwards on Monday before lining up a sea of fresh policy proposals to government, as they scurried to stem a "worrisome" surge in parallel market ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:02hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
US$40 pension for Chamisa's recalled MPs
RECALLED opposition MDC Alliance MPs were in June this year paid a measly $6 000, equivalent to US$40 on the parallel market, as pension by the Public Service Commission.One of the affected MP...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:59hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders one foot in
Highlanders 1 1 Bulawayo CityBULAWAYO Chiefs put up a brave performance to hold Highlanders in a tense Group 2 Chibuku Super Cup tie at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.Highlanders moved to...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:57hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set for US$1,1 billion current account surplus
ZIMBABWE's current account is projected to register a stronger surplus position of about US$1, 091 billion this year, higher than the initial projection of US$611,5 million, the Reserve Bank of Zimbab...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mafume cleared to return to Town House
Local government minister July Moyo on Wednesday imposed Stewart Mutizwa as acting mayor of Harare, even as a court threw out an application for Harare mayor Jacob Mafume to be barred from Town House....Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:30hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Masarira piles pressure against child marriage
OPPOSITION Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) party leader Linda Masarira has piled pressure on government to align the Marriages Act to the Constitution, saying current legislation allow...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:30hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
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