September 04, 2023
Zimbabwe: Local Companies Urged to Ride on Preferential Trade Agreements
LOCAL companies must ride on Preferential Trade Agreements (PTA) to boost exports and unlock economic benefits from Zimbabwe's stellar foreign relations trade promotion agency… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: U.S.$ Denominated Loans Hit 94% as Advances Increase Seven-Fold
US$ denominated loans extended by the local banking sector constituted 94% on the back of an eight-fold increase of total loan advances, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Mid-… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Motorists Plead With ZINARA to Restore Show Time Discounts
MOTORISTS have pleaded with the Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA) to restore arrears discounts during the Agricultural Show week amid indications the facility is not… Read more »
August 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Pensioners Drown in Poverty As Companies Hold on to $47 Billion Deductions
HAVING grown up in the rural community of Chiriseri in Bindura South, Backdoor Mhunza says he witnessed the disgusting twist of circumstances which can ensue one in his old age due… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zim Foreign Currency Receipts up U.S.$5, 5 Billion
ZIMBABWE's foreign currency receipts reached US$5, 5 billion in the first half of 2023 driven by exports and diaspora remittances among other top earners, the Reserve Bank of… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Elections Eve - Cybersecurity Monitor Registers Disruptions on Internet Service
INTERNATIONAL watchdog Netblocks has confirmed that internet service has been degraded in Zimbabwe a day before the crucial general election. Read more »
August 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube Declares ZW$608 Billion Budget Surplus
FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube has declared a total ZW$608,5 billion budget surplus in the first half of the year amid strong economic growth predictions up to year-end on account… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Denies Politics at Play After Stopping Rufaro Stadium Commissioning - Says Standards Have Not Been Checked
HARARE Metropolitan Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti says there is no politics being involved in the cancellation of Thursday's commissioning of the Rufaro Stadium. Read more »
August 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: GetBucks to Delist From ZSE Due to Poor Returns
MICROFINANCIER, GetBucks Microfinance Bank Limited has reached a decision to exit the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) citing that the benefits of trading on the bourse are… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank Set to Introduce Gold Backed Digital Tokens for Daily Transactions
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says plans have now reached an advanced stage to introduce the Gold Backed Digital Tokens (GBDT) as a medium of exchange to be by the public in… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Shrinking Political Space, Lack of Opportunities Forcing Youth Exodus - Study Reveals
SHRINKING civic space, lack of jobs and opportunities have emerged as top push factors contributing to youth migration out of Zimbabwe, a report has revealed. Read more »
August 08, 2023
Zimbabwe: Brain Drain - Law Graduates Enrolling for Nurse Aide Courses Just to Leave Zimbabwe - Says CCC Aspiring MP
OPPOSITION parliamentary aspirant Ephraim Ndlovu has said Zanu PF party has failed to address youth and empowerment issues despite governing the country since independence. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Zimbabwe: Galileo Resources Drills Hint on Lithium at Kamativi
UK-based opportunity-driven company, Galileo Resources Plc has reported discovering key lithium sources after recent drills at Kamativi in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Arts and Crafts Sector Exports Decline By U.S.$5,1 Million
THE local arts and crafts sector has suffered a US$5,1 million decline amid calls to sustain the witnessed brief recoveries for sustained growth, trade promotion agency ZimTrade… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Slams Five Years Imprisonment Sentence for Staging Strikes in New Labour Law
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has criticized the recently promulgated Labour Amendment Act for stipulating a sentence of up to five years in jail for organizing any… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Canada Based Miner to Commence Exploration at Three Properties in Zimbabwe
Canadian based gold exploration and development concern, Zephyr Minerals Limited is set to commence exploration over three gold properties, MC, MC-2 and Nyanga North which will be… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Created 2,7 Million Jobs Promised in 2018 - Claims Party's Deputy Youth Commissar
Zanu PF aspiring legislator for Epworth North Constituency Taurai Kandishaya has defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa's two million jobs promise saying the ruling party has… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Farmers Show Huge Appetite for Agric Index-Based Insurance
For Japhter Nyathi, whose 5-hectare plot at Honeybird Kop Farm, Umguza district in Matebeleland North was destroyed by a hailstorm a few weeks before expecting his first 2022… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Zimbabwe: Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee Resolves to Stay the Course of Stability
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has resolved to stay the course of stability which is currently taking shape by avoiding implementing new… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mealie-Meal Prices Drop As Zimbabwe Dollar Strengthens
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has slashed mealie meal, salt and flour prices in line with a strengthening Zimbabwe dollar. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Gifts 18 'Eminent' War Veterans With Brand New Ford Ranger Vehicles
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly handed over 18 top-of-the-range vehicles to surviving former liberation war veterans, including ex-vice president, Phelekezela… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: ZW$ Recovery Diminishes Telecommunications Services Providers' Tariff Hikes Prospects
THE steady recovery of the ZW$ in recent weeks almost diminishes recent calls by mobile telecommunications services providers, making it difficult to ascertain where exactly to… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Signs 12 MOUs With Iran to Boost Relations
ZIMBABWE and Iran Thursday signed 12 deals which are aimed at improving business in Zimbabwe and strengthening relations between the two countries. Read more »
July 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Treasury Cancels 17 Pharmacies' Operating Licences Over Exchange Rates Violations
THE Finance Ministry has cancelled operating licences for 17 Pharmacies nationwide after the Financial Intelligence Unit Investigations (FIU) conducted investigations which found… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Zimbabwe: Former Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi Fires Gunshots At Opposition Supporters
Former deputy information minister and Zanu PF aspiring MP Energy Mutodi allegedly fired gunshots at Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members who had gathered at Baradzanwa… Read more »