Zimbabwe: Parliament Concerned Over Continued Rejection of New ZiG Currency

PARLIAMENT has expressed concern over the continued rejection of the newly launched Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency by some traders. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Teachers Say Government Has Ignored Calls for Discussions On Salary Increments

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: Ih Securities Optimistic ZiG Tax Payments Will Shore Up Demand

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

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

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 »

Zimbabwe: Teachers Dance At Work to Get Mnangagwa's Attention, After He Dished Out U.S.$800 to Supporter

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: Justice Minister Ejected From Parliament By Speaker

THE Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi was yesterday ejected from the National Assembly by Speaker Jacob Mudenda. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Tax 'Thirsty' Ncube Slaps U.S.$ Transactions With 2% IMTT

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: Selling, Growing Genetically Modified Maize Seed Is Illegal- - Agriculture Deputy Minister

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 »

Zimbabwe: Motorists Now Able to Buy Petrol, Diesel Using New ZiG Currency

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

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 »

Zimbabwe: Minister Pledges Better Perks for War Veterans to 'Age Gracefully'

MINISTER of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is aware of the plight of war veterans and their… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Gospel Musician Kombo, Husband Challenge Evidence of High Court Judge, Accuse State of 'Animal Farm' Operations

GOSPEL artist, Ivy Kombo and her husband, Admire Kasi, have challenged the summoning of a High Court judge as a State witness midway during their trial, arguing that the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank Clueless On Dealing With 'Big Fish' Fuelling Illegal Forex Trade

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu last week struggled to present a concrete plan to deal with wealthy politicians and businesspeople pumping money into… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Newly Launched ZiG Currency to Breathe Life Into Ailing Economy - Finance Minister

Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube says the country's economy is expected to rebound as a result of the newly launched gold backed currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). Read more »

Zimbabwe: Law Will Catch Up With Fuel Dealers Not Accepting ZiG - Says RBZ Governor

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mushayavanhu says fuel companies will soon be required to sell in the new currency, ZiG. Read more »

Zimbabwe: We Cannot Be That Cruel - Says Agric Deputy Minister in Zanu-PF's Defence, Amid Fears of Politicisation of Food Aid

DEPUTY Minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos has dismissed fears Zanu PF will politicise the distribution of food aid right in the middle of Zimbabwe's worst drought in years,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Public Hearing Dates Set for Death Penalty Abolition Bill, Week After Mnangagwa 'Saves' Prisoners On Roll

ZIMBABWEANS will, between May 6 and 10, be given an opportunity to share their views on the Death Penalty Abolition Bill in public hearings to be held across the country's ten… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Import 1.4 Metric Tonnes of Maize From Brazil, Argentina As Hunger Bites

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced plans to import 1.4 million metric tonnes of maize from new source countries including Mexico, Argentina and Brazil… Read more »

Zimbabwe: World Press Freedom Day - Govt Urged to Uphold Free, Independent Journalism in Face of El Nino-Induced Drought

The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) and the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) have issued a clarion call to the government to ensure a free and independent media so citizens get… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Police Blocks Workers' Procession, Cites Security Reasons

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) issued two statements warning the Workers Day organisers against convening a procession and roadshows on the day of commemorations. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mutorashanga Man Acquitted of Raping a 72-Year-Old Granny

A 62-year-old Mutorashanga man, Knowledge Machazi who was jailed six years last year for raping a 72-year-old granny had his sentence and conviction set aside by the High Court… Read more »

Zimbabwe: ZCTU Blasts Rampant Corruption, Says Inequality Gap Widening

THE Zimbabwe Congress (ZCTU) of Trade Unions has bemoaned rampant corruption on the back of concerns that the gap between the haves and have-nots continues to widen. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mental Health Patients Filling Up Prison Psychiatric Institutions Due to Stigmatisation By Relatives

A High Court judge Philda Muzofa has challenged authorities to ensure that mental health issues are prioritised to avoid the commission of crimes by mentally challenged people and… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Chamisa Close Ally Walks Out of Worker's Day Commemorations After ZCTU Leader Uses Zanu-PF Mantra

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's close ally Ostallos Siziba on Tuesday walked out on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Florence Taruvinga's Workers Day… Read more »