Amos Mpofu, mpofuamos41@gmail.com IN a shocking daylight robbery, six armed men made off with nearly US$4 million after raiding a cash-in-transit vehicle that was carrying boxes of money from an Ecobank branch in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred at the corner of Fife Street and 9th Avenue in the city centre shortly after 3pm. The […] …
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Summer crop boost. . . Govt acquires tractors, combine harvesters
Precious Manomano, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has acquired 300 combine harvesters and 14 888 tractors valued at US$18,5 million, to expedite winter wheat harvesting and increase tillage capacity for summer cropping. This significant investment will improve crop yields, enhance food security and support economic growth towards securing food security and sovereignty, which is critical for the attainment […] …
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Over US$4 million stolen in Zimbabwe’s biggest cash heist
Cash-in-transit van picking up cash from Ecobank branch in Bulawayo targeted
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War veteran and ex-deputy minister Tshinga Dube dead at 83
Son says he succumbed to kidney failure
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South African gospel legend Solly Moholo dies aged 65
Award-winning music icon had been in hospital for several weeks
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78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo’s Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
More still to be accounted for as boat had been loaded with 278 passengers
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Zimbabwe softens stance on local lithium processing after price collapse
Requirements for lithium miners to process the mineral locally eased
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Zimbabwe’s president vows to implement measures to stop currency slide
Source: Zimbabwe’s president vows to implement measures to stop currency slide HARARE, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday vowed to implement corrective measures to protect people’s incomes after the country’s new gold-backed currency slid on the black market five months after it was introduced. President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives ahead […]
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Mnangagwa’s Sona headache
Source: Mnangagwa’s Sona headache PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Last week, authorities were forced to devalue the free-falling five months old Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency after it lost value against major currencies. The move wiped off salaries and profit margins for businesses, triggering memories of the 2008 economic crisis that led to the scrapping of the […]
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Mnangagwa acknowledges currency crisis, defends gold-backed ZiG
Source: Mnangagwa acknowledges currency crisis, defends gold-backed ZiG President Emmerson Mnangagwa has addressed the ongoing turmoil surrounding Zimbabwe’s five-month-old gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), while defending its backing by gold reserves. President Emmerson Mnangagwa Pic:Ministry of Information By Costa Nkomo This comes in the wake of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) decision last […]
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