Money and Economy in Zimbabwean History: A Concise Currency Timeline

Money and the winds of change in the 1960s. Federal collapse, the Rhodesian rebellion, sanctions UN sanctions and the turn towards a post-sterling currency. Tinashe...

Only 37% of Zimbabweans have access to basic sanitation facilities

Farai Mabeza Only 37% of the Zimbabwean population use basic sanitation facilities, a 2019 survey has reported. According to the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey done...

Govt awards civil servants US$13 pay rise

Simba Rushwaya/Xolisani Ncube Government workers and their representatives have rejected the government’s US$13 equivalent of the 50 percent salary increment awarded last month. Government on Tuesday...

Mnangagwa consoles Chamisa over late mother

Simba Rushwaya In a rare case of solidarity, President Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to his arch rival opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of...

U.S. avails $60.55mln for Zimbabwe 2020/21 Lean Season assistance

HARARE – The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide $60.55 million toward the World Food Programme’s (WFP) 2020/21...

US$2m boost for post-Cyclone Idai restoration

Cynthia Chitombi Zimbabwe has received a US$2m grant to help in its efforts to re-build infrastructure destroyed by Cyclone Idai in March last year. The funds...

Auditor General to be removed from national procurement oversight committee

Farai Mabeza The Auditor General is set to be removed from the Special Procurement Oversight Committee due to a glaring conflict of interest, it has...

Download: Natfoods celebrates rare centenary as a Zimbabwean corporate

Jonathan Waters July 3, is the 100th anniversary of National Foods if we are to trace the company to its “corporate roots”, when the British...

State-owned diamonds company fails to pay workers

Xolisani Ncube Workers at the state owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) have gone for three months without salaries—a development the company says is due...

ZSE’s obscure relationship with Government

Government’s relationship with the stock exchange has been shaky from the 1980-independence start. It was, after all, unknown to this group of comrades. In...

Zamco resolves $452 mln debts in May including ZC’s $32 mln

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro  HARARE - Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco) has so far resolved $452 million of the bad debts it mopped up and said they...

ZERA defends petrol blending

Cynthia Chitombi Zimbabwe has reduced its fuel import bill by about 20 percent through the blending of unleaded petrol with ethanol, a senior government official...

The Diamond Heist from Harare to Minsk

Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has been thriving in the past three years. Although the country’s diamond, gold and mineral revenues are wide, Zimbabwe expanded its diamond...

African Banks are small but profitable

The Banker  LONDON – 1 July 2020: African banks are small in world terms but they punch above their weight in profits, according to The Banker’s...

Zimplow revenue down 19%, profitability drops 42% due to COVID-19

Farai Mabeza Manufacturing and distribution group, Zimplow Limited, recorded a 19% fall in revenue and a 42% drop in profitability in the first five months...

High Court makes landmark ruling on divorce claim

Xolisani Ncube The High Court has ruled that men who do not take care of their children while on separation pending divorce could walk out...

Money and Economy in Zimbabwean History: A Concise Currency Timeline

The US-UN multilateralism and global monetary order: Implications for Southern Rhodesia’s monetary developments, 1950 – 1960 Tinashe Nyamunda June 26, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of...

Tech Hub launches 26 week long Startup Incubation Programme

HARARE - In a study carried out by Tech Hub Harare between January 2019 to May 2020, over 250 Zimbabwe based startups indicated that attracting funding...

King 98, US based firm in three year music deal

Tawanda Marwizi US-based music label Cinq Music has signed a three year deal with Zimbabwean hip-hop musician King 98, born Ngonidzashe Dondo. The company, through its representative Diana...

Chihuri says President Mnangagwa targeting him over a woman

Case provides glimpses on how wealth is distributed among high ranking officials HARARE - Former Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri has claimed that President...