February 12
Zimbabwe: Turf Wars Between Govt and Council Disrupting Sports Infrastructure Development - Sports Minister
Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Kirsty Coventry says local councils are not willing to work hand in hand with her ministry to develop sports infrastructure around… Read more »
February 11
Zimbabwe: Govt Crafting 'Permanent Solution' to Exchange Rate, Price Distortions - Mnangagwa
FINANCE deputy minister Kudakwashe David Mnangagwa has said the Treasury is working on what he termed a "permanent solution" to address price and exchange rate distortions. Read more »
February 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Assured of Adequate Maize Supply Ahead of Expected Drought
ZIMBABWEANS have been assured that the country has enough maize supply to last it through an expected drought despite the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) telling Parliament only four… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Hints At More Policies to Deal With Zimbabwe's Galloping Inflation, Valueless Dollar
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and Finance Ministry will soon be implementing a 'raft' of new policies to save the country's… Read more »
February 06
Zimbabwe: EU Maintains Sanctions On Zimbabwe Defence Industries for Another Year
THE European Union has extended sanctions on Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) by a further year. Read more »
February 04
Zimbabwe: Delayed Rains Prompt Drought Resistant Small Grains Demand
THE delayed onset of the rainy season late last year prompted an increase in small grains demand, listed seed producer SeedCo Limited has revealed. Read more »
February 03
Zimbabwe: TSL Hails Contract Tobacco Farmers for 75 Percent of Crop Output
TSL Limited has commended the impact of contracted tobacco farmers saying the strategy is yielding fruit on the back of an overall satisfactory performance across the group's… Read more »
January 26
Zimbabwe: Suspended Highlanders Employee Demands Job Back, Threatens Legal Action
SUSPENDED Highlanders employee Sihlalisiwe Mkandla has threatened legal action against the club if she is not reinstated. Read more »
January 22
Zimbabwe: Civil Servants Call Out Government's Double Standards as U.S.$300 Addition Is 'Unfairly' Deducted
CIVIL servants under the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) have bemoaned a move by the government to introduce massive deductions on the US$300 wage… Read more »
January 15
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Is Making Its Citizens Criminals Again
Zimbabwe started 2024 with the news that we have the highest inflation rate in the world. Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke said that on 4 January our annual inflation was 1… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Scoff At U.S.$300 Salary - 'A Product of One-Armed Banditry' Says Union
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has scoffed at the US$300 Covid-19 allowance conversion into a salary describing the move as a mere 'tissue of misrepresentation'. Read more »
January 12
Zimbabwe: Judge Saves Mine From Closure As Major Road Faces Collapse
High Court judge, Justice Amy Tsanga has saved a local mining company, Korzim Strategic Minerals (Pvt) Ltd whose operations risked being halted for causing serious environmental… Read more »
January 11
Zimbabwe: Harare Stadium Conundrum Nears Solution as Rufaro Eyes Return in Time for 2024 Season
HARARE City Council (HCC) hopes for the return of football at Rufaro Stadium with indications that the ceremonial home of football will be ready to host Castle Lager Premier Soccer… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Expert Says 2024 National Budget to Worsen Workers' Plight in the New Year
RENOWNED academic, Dr Godfrey Kanyenze says the just commenced year will be one of the toughest for workers owing to a cocktail of ensuing hardships. Read more »
January 07
Zimbabwe: Redwing Mine Tragedy - Government Orders Suspension of Operations, Rescue Efforts Ongoing
GOVERNMENT has ordered the suspension of mining operations at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga following the collapse of a shaft Thursday due to suspected earth tremors. Read more »
January 06
Zimbabwe: Anthrax Outbreak Hits Zimbabwe, Zambia - Disease Traced to Hippos
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January 05
Zimbabwe: 15 Miners Feared Dead At Scott Sakupwanya's Redwing Mine After Shaft Collapse
AT least 15 gold miners are feared dead at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province, after a shaft collapsed Thursday trapping some workmen, who were operating underground. Read more »
January 04
Zimbabwe: Govt Reveals Plans to Evict Illegal Settlers on Agricultural Land
AGRICULTURE Minister Anxious Masuka has revealed plans to evict all those living illegally on state land that includes areas reserved for agriculture. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Passport Fees Hiked Despite Uproar
HUNDREDS of those who slept at Harare's Passport office and an equal number who trekked to the busy premises at the break of dawn in December will be glad they did after government… Read more »
December 29, 2023
Zimbabwe: Sugar Industry Suffers 14 Percent Sales Decline
THE local sugar industry suffered a 14% sales decline due to the influx of cheaper imports necessitated by the government's policy initiatives. Read more »
December 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zim's Third-Quarter Gold Output Up 0,4 Percent
GOLD output for the third quarter of 2023 rose by 0,4% with Artisanal- Small-Scale -Gold-Miners dominating the list as the largest producers, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Raw Minerals, Tobacco Dominate Zim's Export List
RAW minerals and tobacco continued to dominate Zimbabwe's export list in the third quarter of the year, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) third-quarter report has established. Read more »
December 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe's Arcadia Mine Workers Want Union Protection
Workers at Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) and others at smaller companies contracted by the mine have moved to join labour unions amid reports of threats against doing so by the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Bemoans Tough Year for Workers', Says Wages Below U.S.$600 Poverty Datum Line
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the year 2023 will go down memory lane as one of the toughest for workers with the majority earning salaries way below the current… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Invictus and Mbuyu Energy Sign Gas Sales MOU for 500mw Gas to Power Project
Invictus Energy Limited has updated its Gas Supply memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mbuyu Energy for the supply of gas to their proposed 500 MW Gas to Power project. Read more »