November 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Harare City Council Hit By Load Shedding
ONGOING countrywide power cuts have hit Harare's largest water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray resulting in the capital city going dry Wednesday. Read more »
October 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Sanctions Restrict Horticultural Export Markets - Says Farmers4ed
THE horticultural sector witnessed exponential growth and generated significant foreign currency in yesteryears, but the gains were wiped out by economic sanctions, a ruling party… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Be Cautious After Floating U.S.$5 Million Worth of Treasury Bills
A local financial analyst has urged the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to exercise extreme caution following the announcement to borrow a total of US$5 million from the local market… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Li3 Lithium Corp Scouts for Additional Ground in Mutare
CANADA based Lithium exploration and development company, Li3 Lithium Corporation says it is currently scouting for additional prospective ground in Mutare in a bid to up output in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Government Abandons Rescue Operation At Bayhorse Mine Says Too Risky
GOVERNMENT has halted efforts to retrieve the remaining bodies of miners trapped in a collapsed mine shaft at Bayhorse, Chegutu. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Sued Over 'Controversial' Mutapa Investment Fund
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been taken to court following the promulgation of the Mutapa Investment Fund which critics have called a ploy to loot state resources. Read more »
October 07, 2023
Zimbabwe: Chicken Inn Wins Trademark Battle, Chicken Slice Barred From Using the Word 'Luv'
INNSCOR Africa Limited's Chicken Inn has won a trademark battle against Slice Distributors (Pvt) Ltd, also trading as Chicken Slice. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: Harare City Council Workers Bemoan Low Salaries Hampering Rufaro Stadium Renovations
DISGRUNTLEMENT and low morale among City of Harare workers has slowed down the renovations of Rufaro Stadium extinguishing hopes and prospects of football returning this year. Read more »
Zimbabwe: End of an 'Error' - Market Rejects $50 Mbuya Nehanda Note As Inflation Soars
Vendors and some retailers in Harare are now rejecting the ZW$50, introduced in 2021 by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya. Read more »
October 03, 2023
Zimbabwe: Shoddy Extractive Methods Triggered Bayhorse Mine Disaster - Minister Zhemu
NEWLY-appointed Minister of Mines, Soda Zhemu, has made startling revelations that the gold mine tragedy at Bayhorse in Chakari, Chegutu district, was a result of haphazard… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Treasury Perm SEC Guvamatanga Rubbishes Retailers' Complaints Over Tuckshops Influx
FINANCE Ministry's secretary, George Guvamatanga has ignored the impact of tuck shops on formal retailers, instead hinting that most businesses are being run by managers who lack… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Aims to Shake Off Election Criticism With New Debt Deal
Zimbabwe's president is preparing to restart talks on $14bn of unpaid debt as deep divisions persist over disputed elections in the southern African country. Read more »
September 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mine Disaster as 40 Workers Trapped After Chegutu Shaft Collapses
ABOUT 40 Bayhorse Mine employees in Chakari, Chegutu district, are reportedly trapped underground after a shaft collapsed Friday morning. Read more »
October 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: 9 Dead, 4 Missing and 21 Survivors in Chegutu Mine Disaster
NINE mine workers have so far been confirmed dead after a shaft at Bayhorse Gold Mine in Chakari, Chegutu district, collapsed Friday morning. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Small Scale Miners Take Minister to Task Over Bottlenecks
THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) Friday met the newly appointed Mines Minister and briefed him on the opaque challenges bedeviling the sector. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Told to Be Realistic About Industrial Policy Roadmap
THE Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) stakeholder consultations ended on a high note with stakeholders urging the government to be realistic on perceived… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Labour Demands Space in Zim's 'Opaque' Trade Agreements
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has upped the ante in demanding space in the country's numerous bilateral and multi-lateral trade agreements in a bid to protect the… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Two Soldiers Named Among Four Dead After Boat Capsizes on Lake Kariba
TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) members were among four people, who drowned while aboard an overloaded make-shift boat that capsized on Lake Kariba, last week. Read more »
South Africa: Maimane Says Ramaphosa's Calls For Lifting of Zimbabwe Sanctions Siding With Dictatorship
SOUTH Africa is bearing the brunt of leadership ineptitude of Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu PF which has led to migration chaos overburdening the country's social services. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Blames Disorderly Govt Structures for Poor SDGs Tracking
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed disorderly government structures which are often duplicating tasks for hindering accurate and timely tracking of the… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: Four Feared Dead After Overloaded Boat Capsizes On Lake Kariba
At least four people are feared dead after an overloaded make-shift boat capsized on Lake Kariba while en route from Nyaodza fishing camp heading towards Wafa-Wafa army base. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Gender Parity Issues Are Now Economic Issues - Say Mutsvangwa After Shifting Ministry
Minister of Women's Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa has called on the government to continue capacitating women saying gender parity issues are now economic issues. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Industry Says Reserve Bank 70% Inflation Target Realistic
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says the attainment of between 60-70% inflation targets set by the monetary authorities is realistic and achievable. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Countrywide Road Traffic Blitz Targeting Pirate Taxis Leaves Commuters Stranded
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a nationwide joint operation to rein in errant motorists, who have literally turned the country's roads into a traffic jungle where… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Lay Into Mnangagwa's New ICT Minister Mavetera - Say She Has No Idea What She Got Herself Into
A SECTION of Zimbabwe's internet users, already riled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet appointments, has described new Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister… Read more »