Monthly Archives: May 2023

Source: Devex Newswire: Is Zimbabwe walking into a major foreign aid misstep? Civil society groups in Zimbabwe are worried that government actions — specifically a proposal to place new restrictions on NGOs’ political activities — will turn off donors and potentially cause international aid to the country to dry up. A consequential choice Zimbabwean President Emmerson […] …
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Source: RBZ puts tobacco cartels on the radar – The Zimbabwe Independent INFLUENTIAL tobacco cartels have been placed under the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s radar following reports that they have been colluding to manipulate prices. The practice has benefited tobacco contractors, who fund farmers to produce the crop, along with their merchants, mostly in […] …
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Source: Minister Accused Of Pressuring Scholarship Recipient For Sex The minister of state in the office of the president, Davis Marapira, was accused on Monday of pressuring a 19-year-old student who received a scholarship from him to have sex with him.Marapira reportedly attempted to convince the young woman to come to his hotel but became upset […] …
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Source: Biti Criticizes Mthuli Ncube Over Falling Zimbabwe Dollar   Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti criticized Treasury boss Mthuli Ncube over the falling Zimbabwe dollar. Biti said there is widespread rejection of the local currency in the market and an urgent need to address the failed de-dollarization experiment. He wrote on Twitter: There is rampant rejection of the […] …
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Source: POTRAZ to investigate alleged third-party access to personal data – #Asakhe – CITE By Misa Zimbabwe The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says it will investigate alleged violations of the Cyber and Data Protection Act following an enquiry by MISA on alleged third-party access to personal data in breach of the […] …
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