Using Rand as main currency would be ‘Prudent’ – Mlambo
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe deputy governor, Kupukile MlamboBy John Viljoen and Godfrey Marawanyika A central bank official said it would be“prudent” for Zimbabwe to use the rand rather than the U.S....
View ArticleProtests against Eunice Sandi-Moyo and Sarah Mahoka
ZANU-PF’s women’s league secretary for finance, Sarah MahokaDEMONSTRATIONS that appeared to have been co-ordinated rocked ZANU-PF yesterday as hundreds of placard-wielding Women’s League members...
View ArticleZSE completes Alban Chirume investigation
ZSE chief executive officer Alban Chirume was send on forced leave last month.AN investigation into the conduct of suspended Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) chief executive officer (CEO), Alban Chirume,...
View ArticleGovt pays US$35m to CAPS creditors
CAPS Holdings was majority owned by businessman, Fred Mtandah.GOVERNMENT has paid US$35 million in Treasury Bills (TBs) to CAPS’ creditors, some of whom had previously taken the troubled drugs-maker to...
View ArticleMandi Chimene’s farm to be subdivided
Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Mandiitawepi ChimeneA SPRAWLING farm north of Mutare City belonging to mercurial Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Mandiitawepi Chimene has been earmarked...
View ArticleAirZim deal collapses
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Joram GumboPLANS by the country’s beleaguered airline, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), to lease modern passenger aircraft from Malaysia Airlines have hit a...
View ArticleZimbabwe incapable of maintaining US dollar: Chakravati
We need US$900 million to US$1 billion in the cash system.ZIMBABWE could soon be forced to adopt the South African Rand as it is incapable of maintaining a strong US dollar, an has economist...
View ArticleTelecoms workers form new union
Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Supa MandiwanziraA BREAKWAY trade union for telecommunications workers has applied for registration with the acting...
View ArticlePolitics of biometric voter registration system
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Rita MakarauWHEN the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced that the country was going to adopt Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system for use in the...
View ArticleJames Mushore turns to Labour Court
James MushoreSUSPENDED Harare town clerk, James Mushore, has taken his case to the Labour Court.Mushore was suspended by Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister, Saviour...
View ArticleCouncil faces implosion
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour KasukuwereTHE country’s 92 local authorities could lurch into serious financial crisis because the majority of their residents are...
View ArticleWorkers toil for nothing
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Prisca Mupfumira…120 000 unpaid for three yearsTHE majority of employees outside the public sector are toiling for months on end without pay while...
View ArticleZimbabwe still paying for defunct national projects, says Mangudya
Central bank governor, John MangudyaZIMBABWE is still paying off loans used to fund strategic national projects that have long become derelict or defunct due to lack of proper maintenance and care,...
View ArticleWFP launches five-year plan to end hunger in Zimbabwe
Bishow Parajuli is UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in ZimbabweTHE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Zimbabwean government on Monday jointly launched a US$253...
View ArticleZambia, Zimbabwe to sell US$440m stakes in Batoka project
Zimbabwe and Zambia will operate separate power plants at the dam that will each cost $732 million to build.ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe plan on selling US$440 million in equity stakes in the hydropower plants...
View ArticleSandi-Moyo, Mahoka resign
ZANU-PF’s women’s league secretary for finance, Sarah MahokaTHE beleaguered duo of Eunice Sandi-Moyo and Sarah Mahoka have resigned from ZANU-PF following a barrage of accusations that included...
View ArticleZimbabwe in mental health crisis
Health and Child Welfare Minister, David Parirenyatwa…10 percent of Zim population mentally ill…Economic woes trigger mental health crisisTHE effects of almost two decades of an economic free-fall has...
View ArticleAirZim crisis deepens
AirZim’s aged fleet comprises of two Boeing 767s, three B737s, three MA60s and two Airbus A320s.AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) management has made significant cutbacks in route network to curtail serious...
View ArticleZim companies bleeding
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John MangudyaZIMBABWE’S industries are bleeding heavily due to an economy that has continued to...
View ArticleEMA board meetings raise eyebrows
Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Oppah Muchinguri-KashiriWORKERS at the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) have raised concern over alleged profligacy by the parastatal’s board...
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