Davison Kaiyo
The Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has changed the dates for publication of the Consumer Price Index following the completion of the computerisation of the agency.
ZimStat announced in a statement Friday the information will now be available in the...
Sydney Kawadza
Some areas in Zimbabwe are likely to face acute food shortages from October going into the new year despite the country receiving above normal rain during the 2020/2021 agricultural season, the Famine Early Warning Systems has predicted.
In the...
Abu Mubariki
Zimbabwean-born Strive Masiyiwa has become the first Black billionaire to break into The Sunday Times Rich List with his wealth estimated to be £1.087 billion ($1.5 billion). His entry into the list makes him the richest Black in...
Sydney Kawadza
The SADC region is seeking investment water resources development to address insecurities in food and energy while meeting demands from a growing population.
Development of water resources would also ensure environmental protection in the region.
According to the AfDB, there...
BULAWAYO – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, says close to $300 million has been disbursed to entrepreneurs under the National Venture Capital Fund (NVCF).
The disbursements mark the operationalisation of the fund, which is responsible...
Simba Rushwaya
The African Development Bank has predicted a dramatic and strong economic recovery for Zimbabwe in 2021 in the aftermath of the ravaging effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the bank’s supplement to the 2020 African Economic Outlook.
The...
Davison Kaiyo
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has disbursed USD1.17 billion since the auction started in June last year with Bakhresa group-owned Blue Ribbion topping the list of beneficiaries having accessed over USD17 million over the 10 months’...
By Jono Waters
The Spanish Flu epidemic struck Rhodesia in early October, 1918, being introduced into the country by passengers arriving from South Africa by train. It spread quickly in all the urban centres before making its way into the...
Farai Mabeza
Government has announced a price moratorium on basic goods after prices skyrocketed following the start of the COVID-19 lockdown at the beginning of April.
The moratorium was announced by Vice President Kembo Mohadi who blamed the increases on speculative...
View of the city from Meyrick Park, Harare. (Flickr/Jonathan N. Wakeling)
On Thursday, May 13, the Africa Center hosted a Zimbabwe roundtable, in partnership with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, featuring perspectives from government and the...
