Zimbabwe owes foreign creditors $21 billion, with arrears making up a significant portion of the debt overhang Source: Why AfDB warns Zimbabwe’s new law stands in way of debt relief? The African Development Bank (AfDB) says a new law introduced by Zimbabwe to curb civil society activities is a major setback to the southern African […]
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How Zimbabwe nurtured a culture of looters masquerading as businessmen
Source: How Zimbabwe nurtured a culture of looters masquerading as businessmen How did we end up in a country that venerates looters and thieves? Tendai Ruben Mbofana Zimbabwe, a nation blessed with abundant natural resources and a rich history of resilience, now finds itself grappling with a disturbing breed of individuals commonly referred to as […]
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Relaxation of Exchange Controls? Not Really
Source: Relaxation of Exchange Controls? Not Really ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE WATCH 1/2025 On the 15th April the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion published statutory instrument 34 of 2025 in the Gazette with a rather convoluted title: the Exchange Control (Amendment of Schedule to the Exchange Control Act) (Repeal) Notice, 2025. The instrument, which for […]
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Dzivaresekwa man jailed for taking brotherly love too far
Source: Dzivaresekwa man jailed for taking brotherly love too far | The Sunday Mail You can’t make this up TINASHE KASEVA, a 31-year-old man from Dzivaresekwa, must have thought he was clever than the system when he tried to pass off as his brother, Wilbert, and serve community service on his behalf. As it turned […]
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Zimbabwe’s local currency inflation at over 85% y/y in April
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate was at 85.7% in April in local currency terms, statistics agency data showed. Source: Zimbabwe’s local currency inflation at over 85% y/y in April | Reuters A man pushes a cart with groceries in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab April 25 (Reuters) – […]
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“Mnangagwa Is Not Paying Us Anything,” South Africans Chase Pregnant Zimbabwean From Hospital
Source: “Mnangagwa Is Not Paying Us Anything,” South Africans Chase Pregnant Zimbabwean From Hospital A heavily pregnant woman from Zimbabwe was recently chased away from Kalafong Hospital in Pretoria West by a group of South African women, who shouted at her in public and made her feel embarrassed. The South African women insulted her and […]
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New fisheries and aquaculture bill set to streamline Zimbabwe’s seafood industry
Zimbabwe has concluded public consultations on a new bill seeking to streamline its fisheries and aquaculture operations. Source: New fisheries and aquaculture bill set to streamline Zimbabwe’s seafood industry | SeafoodSource Fishers on the Zimbabwe side of Lake Kariba | Photo courtesy of chrisontour84/Shutterstock The government of Zimbabwe has concluded public consultations on a new […]
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Zimbabwe’s university lecturers deserve dignity, not destitution
Source: Zimbabwe’s university lecturers deserve dignity, not destitution “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, Nelson Mandela once declared. Tendai Ruben Mbofana Yet, how can that be achieved when those in power appear intent on disenfranchising those who impart that education? The ongoing strike by University of Zimbabwe […]
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Opportunity for growth in Zim-Moza trade
Source: The Herald – Breaking news. President Daniel Chapo Gibson Nyikadzino, Zimpapers Politics Hub ZIMBABWE and Mozambique have cultivated converging paths in relation to political, social, economic and cultural co-operation since the former’s independence in 1980. Unity and solidarity in shared common values have been defining characteristics of the solid and concrete bonds of friendship […]
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Mhlanga spends 60 days in jail over Geza interview
Source: Mhlanga spends 60 days in jail over Geza interview A PROMINENT journalist, Blessed Mhlanga, has spent two months in prison after Zimbabwean authorities arrested and prosecuted him on criminal charges related to interviewing a perceived opponent of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has been vocal in opposing manoeuvres to extend the ZANU PF political party leader’s tenure […]
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