May 10
Zimbabwe: Mthuli Ncube Sets ZiG200 000 Fine for Traders Setting Prices Above Official Exchange Rate
New Zimbabwe
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has set a fine of ZiG200 000 to be paid by individuals and corporates found guilty of violating the country's exchange rate regulations. Read more »
Zimbabwe: We Do Not Pay When Work Is Not Done Properly - Govt Orders Fossil Construction to Re-Do Lorraine Drive
New Zimbabwe
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has ordered a local construction company, Fossil, to re-work the resealing of Lorraine Drive Road, Harare, due to shoddy workmanship. Read more »
Zimbabwe: International Labour Organization Urges 'Toothless' Tnf to Convene Regular Meetings
New Zimbabwe
THE International Labour Organization (ILO) has implored parties to the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) to adopt the habit of convening regular meetings as a strategy to pursue… Read more »
May 09
Zimbabwe: Parliament Concerned Over Continued Rejection of New ZiG Currency
New Zimbabwe
PARLIAMENT has expressed concern over the continued rejection of the newly launched Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency by some traders. Read more »
Africa: Zimbabwe, Zambia Turn to East Africa for Maize Support
Business Day Africa
Southern African countries, once regional food basket and a significant supplier of grain to East Africa, now faces a substantial deficit, prompting them to turn to Uganda and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Say Government Has Ignored Calls for Discussions On Salary Increments
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has revealed that the government has ignored several of its calls for meetings to discuss their salary increments. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Senior Zimbabwean Official Says Corruption Hurting Economy
VOA
Zimbabwe's prosecutor general -- the former head of the country's anti-corruption commission -- says corruption is costing the country nearly $2 billion annually, devastating the… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Voices Alarm As ANC Enlists Zanu-PF Help for Elections Campaign
Daily Maverick
Opposition parties have expressed concern over reports that the ANC has asked Zanu-PF for assistance with its elections campaign, given the Zimbabwean ruling party's controversial… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF Should Be Barred From South Africa's Elections [press release]
DA
In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region's electoral outcasts - ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ih Securities Optimistic ZiG Tax Payments Will Shore Up Demand
New Zimbabwe
LEADING Research firm, IH Securities is optimistic that the policy directive to pay taxes in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency will shore up the unit's demand but warned that past… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Directs Supporters to Attend Controversial Passion Java's Church Event
New Zimbabwe
THE ruling ZANU PF party has directed its supporters in Harare to attend a religious event on Thursday hosted by controversial cleric Passion Java. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo to Benefit From Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Fund
New Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Fund, which aims to provide technical assistance and funding to young people to… Read more »
May 08
Zimbabwe: Teachers Demand Fair Wages and Collective Bargaining
263Chat
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has raised concern over the plight and welfare of teachers saying it is increasingly undermining the quality of education delivery,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Dance At Work to Get Mnangagwa's Attention, After He Dished Out U.S.$800 to Supporter
New Zimbabwe
MEMBERS of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have promised to show their dance moves in hopes President Emmerson Mnangagwa notices them and much like he… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals Introduces Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
263Chat
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has set up an immediate kangaroo mother care (IKMC) unit and pediatric theatre, a groundbreaking development expected to bring about a considerable… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Justice Minister Ejected From Parliament By Speaker
New Zimbabwe
THE Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi was yesterday ejected from the National Assembly by Speaker Jacob Mudenda. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Farmers Earn Over U.S.$660 000 From Shisha Tobacco
The Herald
The ongoing shisha flue cured tobacco marketing season has seen over 35 percent of the expected crop being sold by Day 4 with growers earning over US$660 000 at an average price of… Read more »
May 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Appeals to Its Diaspora Population and Foreigners for Investments
VOA
Faced with an inability to access offshore credit lines -- due to defaulting on previous loans -- the government of Zimbabwe is appealing to its diaspora population and foreigners… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Likely to Abolish the Death Penalty - How It Got Here and What It Means for the Continent [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Zimbabwe is likely to abolish capital punishment, following a cabinet decision on 7 February 2024. However, its parliament still has to endorse the move and pass the necessary law… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Tax 'Thirsty' Ncube Slaps U.S.$ Transactions With 2% IMTT
New Zimbabwe
FINANCE Minister, Prof Mthuli Ncube has subjected US$ transactions to the 2% Intermediated Mobile Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) on the back of yet another overhaul of the tax measures… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finance Ministry Announces Transition Measures From Zim Dollar to ZiG
The Herald
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion has announced the transition from the Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWL) to the new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)… Read more »
May 06
Zimbabwe: Selling, Growing Genetically Modified Maize Seed Is Illegal- - Agriculture Deputy Minister
New Zimbabwe
DEPUTY Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Vangelis Haritatos, has warned that those illegally selling genetically modified organism (GMO) maize… Read more »
South Africa: Concourt Rules Out R2-Billion Damages Claim By Zimbabwean Farmers
GroundUp
Afriforum, supporting the farmers, says it will continue the legal fight in other countries Read more »
Zimbabwe: Motorists Now Able to Buy Petrol, Diesel Using New ZiG Currency
New Zimbabwe
IN a major climbdown, Zimbabwean authorities, initially jittery to force petroleum dealers to accept the new ZiG currency, have announced motorists can now buy petrol and diesel… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Kombi Overturns Three Times Near Chivhu, School Children Injured
New Zimbabwe
SOME Mutero High School learners were seriously injured this morning when a kombi they were travelling in from Harare to Gutu lost control and overturned three times. Read more »