A woman displays the new $10 banknotes on her way out of a bank in Harare.
Zimbabweans Face Yet Another Gloomy Festive Season
Zimbabweans will face yet another gloomy festive holiday this year as price of basic goods continue to soar well beyond the reach of many at a time authorities predict that inflation will continue to scale up in the New Year. Millions of Zimbabweans are already facing food insecurity, primarily due to drought, mismanagement of resources by government, and Covid-19 hasn't made it any better. Critics say President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to keep promises he made in 2018's election campaign to revive the economy by pushing through reforms, attracting foreign investment and rebuilding collapsing infrastructure.
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Zimbabwe: Gloomy Christmas Looming for Zimbabweans
263Chat, 15 December 2020
Zimbabweans will face yet another gloomy festive holiday this year as price of basic goods continue to soar well beyond the reach of many at a time authorities predict that… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Thousands Ditch Teaching Profession, More Expected to Leave
New Zimbabwe, 15 December 2020
THERE has been a mass exodus of teachers from public schools this year amid claims by unions the number of those that have resigned could be well over 10 000. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Minister Mutsvangwa Says Economy Back On Its Feet
New Zimbabwe, 15 December 2020
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the country's economy was on the rebound basing this on what she said were the successes of government's Transitional Stabilisation… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Improved Civil Servants Perks a Priority
The Herald, 15 December 2020
Government says it has registered success in its negotiations with civil servants over salaries and other employment terms and is planning continuous improvements on the welfare of… Read more »
InFocus
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A total of 2.61 million people or 27% of the population in rural Zimbabwe are facing severe food shortages, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has said. In ... Read more »
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People travelling between South African and Zimbabwe will be required to have a certificate proving their negative Covid-19 status from a test no older than 48 hours. Home Affairs ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe has reopened its borders for passenger traffic including motorists and pedestrians, eight months after its closure, to control the spread of Covid-19. Cross-border traders ... Read more »
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The Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union has criticised the workers' U.S.$10 per month salary, describing it as a "slave-like" situation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ... Read more »
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Teachers have rejected the government's 40% salary hike offer, describing it as a mockery, vowing not to return to work until their employer pays them meaningful salaries. Since ... Read more »
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More government teachers are dying by suicide as the educators fail to make ends meet, the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe has said. Takavafira Zhou, the union president, ... Read more »
