Zimbabwe Situation

Tendai Ruben Mbofana It is really sickening whenever I hear senior government and ruling ZANU PF party officials always choosing to fault businesses every time prices of basic commodities shoot up. Over this past weekend, information minister Monica Mutsvangwa was in rural Manicaland province, where she placed all the blame for these skyrocketing prices on […] …
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Rutendo Nyeve, Sunday News Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) is set to conduct an economic census next year which will cover both formal and informal establishments across the country in order to generate comprehensive baseline statistics on the size and structure of the economy as well as generate key information required for compilation […] …
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Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) full council meeting last Wednesday degenerated into chaos with two councillors eventually ejected from council chambers for improper dressing. The largely Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors have seemingly been divided into warring factions owing to the ongoing candidate nomination process within the party. The […] …
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Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter A SUPER-SPECIALIST hospital is set to be constructed at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), a move that will reduce the number of locals going outside the country to get specialised surgeries. This comes as a state-of-the-art laboratory, the first in Zimbabwe, is also at 95 percent completion with the view of […] …
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Source: Mapeza salutes Chiragwi –Newsday Zimbabwe Mapeza and his men face Ngezi Platinum at Baobab Stadium, at a time they are in bad form. FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza has heaped praises on Ngezi Platinum gaffer Takesure Chiragwi, saying the youthful tactician has the most dangerous team in the topflight ahead of their clash at […] …
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Source: PNL lines up bumper programme –Newsday Zimbabwe They are set to clash in two venues — Gweru and Beitbridge with the latter hosting some of the highly-anticipated clashes. The Premier Netball League (PNL) is expected to serve a netball fiesta this weekend with potentially exciting matches lined up between today and tomorrow. They are […] …
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Source: Winky D music goes global –Newsday Zimbabwe Winky D THERE is no stopping Zimbabwe’s dancehall president Winky D, whose imprint now straddles the globe after getting recognition from the home of dancehall music, Jamaica. He is the Bob Marley of Zimbabwe, relatable to everyone, especially the ghetto whose struggles he highlights in the hard-hitting […] …
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Source: Mudenda blasts absentee ministers –Newsday Zimbabwe SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda on Thursday blasted ministers who are failing to attend Parliament and warned that they were abusing their offices. Only a handful of Cabinet ministers turned up during the question-and-answer session this week. Mudenda confirmed […] …
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Source: You are deluded, Biti tells Mthuli –Newsday Zimbabwe Tendai Biti FORMER Finance minister and opposition legislator, Tendai Biti, says the government’s latest interventions to save the free-falling local currency exposes panic in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday announced a number of measures to stem the spike in prices of […] …
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Source: Why Zimbabwe’s Launch Of Gold-Backed Digital Currency Has Sparked Fears Among Economists The Zimbabwe dollar is currently trading at more than $2,000 for $1 US in the black market“The reality is that while the gold-backed digital coins are good, they … cater to the rich and are exclusionary,” The economist also tweeted yesterday, mentioning […] …
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