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Zimbabwe:
Harare Hikes Towing Fees By 1000%
The Herald, 11 December 2019
Harare City Council has increased its towing and clamping fees 1000 fold effective this Friday following Government's approval. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Rights Situation Now Worse Under Mnangagwa Than Mugabe - Opposition
New Zimbabwe, 11 December 2019
MDC legislator and party secretary for justice and legal affairs, Innocent Gonese (pictured below) says the country's human rights situation has become worse than it was during the… Read more »
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Botswana:
Refugees in Botswana Return Home, But Face Bleak Future
VOA, 11 December 2019
Botswana has repatriated 135 Zimbabwean refugees, the majority who fled political persecution at the height of a violent and deadly 2008 presidential election. Some of the 700… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Sense of Crisis Worsens
Zimbabwe Independent, 6 December 2019
President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants "time, patience, unity of purpose and perseverance", to get Zimbabwe's stuttering economy working again. The economy was "dead" under his… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Bulawayo City Council Stops Refuse Collection Due to Fuel Shortages
New Zimbabwe, 11 December 2019
Bulawayo city council has set itself up for a potential health hazard after authorities at City Hall have abruptly stopped normal refuse collection services from industry and homes… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Billions Lost to Land Barons
The Herald, 11 December 2019
Land barons, housing cooperative leaders, property developers and politically-connected people illegally sold $3 billion worth of urban State land since 2005 and pocketed most of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Telecoms Sector Reels Under Socio-Economic Implosion
Zimbabwe Independent, 6 December 2019
Zimbabwe is battling with a myriad of economic ills and the telecoms industry has not been spared. The biggest problem has largely hinged on high tariffs across all services.… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Central Bank, Govt Benefiting From Cash Crunch
263Chat, 10 December 2019
A local non-governmental organisation has blasted the government for lacking motivation to address cash shortages in order to continue pocketing the 2 percent intermediary tax… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Eskom Power Crisis Keeps Zimbabwe in the Dark
263Chat, 10 December 2019
Zimbabwe's hopes for an improvement in power supply have been dashed following a major setback in power generation at South Africa's utility company, Eskom due to a reported… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Currency Crisis Is Far From Being Resolved
ISS, 11 December 2019
Zimbabweans are heading into yet another bleak festive season, with basic commodity costs soaring beyond the reach of many, and basic service delivery on the brink of collapse. The… Read more »