BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO THE latest World Bank report indicates that 6,4 million Zimbabweans are living on less than US$1,90 a day. The report is based on the multilateral institution’s Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP), an interactive computational tool that allows users to replicate internationally comparable regional and country-level poverty estimates. In its recent update, the […]
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‘ED abusing Presidential powers’
BY TAURAI MANGUDHLA THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s use of Presidential Powers to legalise the hike in interest rates by 200% and to declare lending and repayment of loans in United States dollars, saying it was unconstitutional. New Presidential Decree Statutory Instrument 118A /22 issued on Monday stipulates […]
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Chitungwiza shooting incident probed
Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi Crime Reporter TWO people were seriously injured at a shopping centre in Chitungwiza on Monday after they were caught in crossfire during a shootout between police and a suspected armed robber. Tashinga Mugwara and Pamela Muchazorwei, were shot by bullets that had missed the suspect, Denis Madondo, at around 4pm. They […]
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Zimbabwe Pushes Gold Coins as a Cure for Runaway Inflation
Source: Zimbabwe Pushes Gold Coins as a Cure for Runaway Inflation | The National Interest The government of Zimbabwe has announced its intent to lower its high inflation rate by putting up a series of gold coins for sale. The government of Zimbabwe has announced its intent to lower its high inflation rate by putting […]
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Zim court ends septuagenarian’s agony bizarre traditional custom
Source: Zim court ends septuagenarian’s agony bizarre traditional custom A NYANGA Magistrate has ended the agony of a 76 year-old man by outlawing the imposition of a penalty imposed by a traditional leader for allegedly violating a bizarre custom banning the wearing of red colours during the rainy season. Fungai Mushonga, the Headman for Tamunesa […]
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‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle
Source: ‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle | Global development | The Guardian The country’s first women’s fishing co-operative has made a good living on Lake Kariba for a decade, but global heating, overfishing and lower rainfall now mean that catches are becoming increasingly sparse On a stool on […]
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It ‘takes me back to forced removals under apartheid’ – activist’s Zim exemption permit fears
Migrant activist Sharon Ekambaram thinks of forced removals during apartheid when she imagines what will happen when Zimbabwe Exemption Permits expire. Source: It ‘takes me back to forced removals under apartheid’ – activist’s Zim exemption permit fears | News24 South African Nation Defence Force members patrol the area near Beitbridge on July 06, 2016 in […]
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Govt must go back to the drawing board, fast
ON Tuesday, the Finance and Economic Development ministry and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, announced new economic measures meant to stall the country’s current untenable state of affairs characterised by three-digit inflation that has goaded prices to unreachable levels for the majority of Zimbabweans. The rising prices of goods and services have resulted in the […]
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3 die of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
BY OBERT SIAMILANDU THREE people died after possibly inhaling carbon monoxide at Hwange National Park. Reports indicate that student tour guides at Hwange National Park lit a charcoal heater to warm themselves on Sunday evening while sleeping inside a tent. Unfortunately, they were for the whole night exposed to carbon monoxide emitted by the charcoal. […]
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CCC is the only game in town: Khupe
Source: CCC is the only game in town: Khupe – #Asakhe – CITE Former Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Thokozani Khupe has said the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is “the only game in town” urging Zimbabweans to rally behind the party leader in the 2023 general polls. Khupe was recently addressing CCC supporters […]
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