President Mugabe flies into factional storm
President Robert MugabeLOCAL artiste Jah Prayzah may have composed his popular ballad, Mudhara vachauya, to simply highlight challenges associated with long-distance relationships between many...
View ArticleJoram Gumbo defends Mnangagwa
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Joram GumboJORAM Gumbo, the ZANU-PF provincial chairman for the Midlands, has sprung to the defence of under fire Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa,...
View ArticleMy silence is louder, says Jabulani Sibanda
Former war veterans’ leader, Jabulani SibandaFORMER war veterans’ leader, Jabulani Sibanda, who has been conspicuous by his silence, says he is still very much active in politics and that Zimbabweans...
View ArticleLacoste bays for Saviour Kasukuwere’s blood
Saviour KasukuwereA FACTION linked to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for the revival of the National Elections Directorate to neutralise Saviour Kasukuwere who, as the national political...
View ArticleZimbabwe has only US$300 million in circulation, govt advisor urges rand...
Hard cash in circulation inclusive of bond notes and US dollars was five percent of total bank deposits which has contributed to the country’s liquidity crisis.ZIMBABWE has US$304 million hard cash in...
View ArticleIMF raps inequality in low income countries
The IMF staff report notes that the impact on inequality can also be affected by the presence of a large informal sector.INCOME inequality in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) has remained...
View ArticleWillard Zireva set to leave OK Zimbabwe
OK Zimbabwe chief executive officer, Willard ZirevaOK Zimbabwe chief executive officer (CEO) Willard Zireva is set to leave the group after a long tenure which started off well before the unbundling by...
View ArticleZimbabwe requires US$900 million to curb liquidity crisis
Zimbabwe requires US$900 million to curb liquidity crisisZIMBABWE requires in excess of US$900 million in cash to curb the liquidity crisis but the amount will be impossible to inject if the US dollar...
View ArticleZimbabwe has lowest commitment on protection of property rights: World Bank
The World Bank headquarters.ZIMBABWE has the lowest commitment when it comes to protection of property rights, contract enforcement and lack of arbitrary expropriation without proper compensation, a...
View ArticleAlex Siyavora to take over as OK Zimbabwe CEO
Alex Siyavora has been appointed OK Zimbabwe CEOOK Zimbabwe’s current finance director Alex Siyavora has been appointed successor chief executive officer (CEO) to outgoing long serving Willard Zireva...
View ArticleSuccession: ZANU-PF’s hot potato
Vice President Emmerson MnangagwaFIVE years ago, the Research Advocacy Unit (RAU) — a non-governmental organisation that researches on human rights and governance issues — produced a penetrative report...
View ArticleDrug prices soar
Health and Child Welfare Minister, David ParirenyatwaBy Nyasha ChingonoDRUG prices are soaring due to foreign currency shortages in the battered economy, worsening the woes of suffering patients, who...
View ArticleEvan Mawarire in surprise return
#ThisFlag Pastor, Evan MawarireCLERIC Evan Mawarire, who stirred a revolutionary spirit with his #ThisFlag campaign, which triggered a series of mass street protests last year before he skipped the...
View ArticleKariba power generation up 70 percent
ZRA increased water usage for hydropower generation at the dam, from 20 billion cubic meters to 30 billion cubic metresGENERATION capacity at Kariba South Hydroelectric Power Station, Zimbabwe’s main...
View ArticlePlot to nail Jonathan Moyo
Higher and Tertiary Education Minister, Jonathan MoyoSHOCKING details of a plot to nail Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Jonathan Moyo over the alleged abuse of funds from the Zimbabwe Manpower...
View ArticleStanchart cancels use of international VISA cards
Stanchart said clients travelling out of the country would have to apply for consideration to use the visa cards.STANDARD Chartered Bank’s Zimbabwean unit on Tuesday cancelled the automatic use of its...
View ArticleZANU-PF in populism overdrive
ZANU-PF political commissar, Saviour KasukuwereBy Alois VingaWHILE opposition parties are busy bickering over the establishment of a coalition, the ruling ZANU-PF party is actively perfecting its...
View ArticleCritics punch holes into ZEC poll roadmap
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Rita MakarauBy Njabulo NcubeABOUT a fortnight ago, Rita Makarau, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), revealed that her team had finalised...
View ArticleVP Phelekezela Mphoko hauled to court
Vice President Phelekezela MphokoBULAWAYO — Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has been hauled before the courts by villagers in Tshayile in Bubi, Matabeleland North, who are seeking to block the...
View ArticleJoice Mujuru’s party splits
Zimbabwe People First leader Joice Mujuru INTERNAL disagreements within the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party led by former vice president Joice Mujuru came to the fore yesterday when the her...
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