Zim not at risk of famine; food imports on the way, says Ncube

HARARE – Government will during the course of the year drip feed into the economy bigger denominations in order to enable ease of transactions. Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube told Bloomberg on the...
Zimbabwean courts are handling emergency cases only during the Level 4 national lockdown

Investors conned of US$1m in botched deal

Munyaradzi Doma Three family members and their former consultant have been arrested after allegedly defrauding two businessmen of US$1m and £70 000 in a botched investment deal. Former Carefree Travel director Musa Ahmed Adam Yousaf, his wife...
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Parirenyatwa wants charges quashed

Munyaradzi Doma Former health and child welfare minister David Parirenyatwa has applied for discharge on grounds the state has failed to prove any case against him. The Zanu-PF politburo member facing charges of criminal abuse of...
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Chamisa wants dialogue with ED, military

Cynthia Chitombi MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says he is ready to dialogue with his rival President Emmerson Mnangagwa, but on condition the military is involved. Addressing his supporters at the launch of his State of...
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Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones could unlock Africa’s Digital Economy 

By Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela We are all waking up to the enormous potential of Africa becoming the emerging giant tech hub of the world. The evidence is everywhere: from news of a US$360 million...
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Impala Car Hire opens branch in Zambia

Tawanda Marwizi Growing Zimbabwe-based transport entity, Impala Car Hire has opened a new branch in Lusaka, Zambia. The development, according to chief executive Thompson Dondo, was part of the company’s target to expand its footprint across...
Zimbabwean courts are handling emergency cases only during the Level 4 national lockdown

Suspended chief magistrate Guvamombe off the hook

Munyaradzi Doma Suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has been set free after the State withdrew all charges against him on Monday. He was facing criminal abuse of office charges. The state led by prosecutor Constance Ngombengombe told...
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Chamisa rally to go ahead after police clearance

Tawanda Marwizi MDC president Nelson Chamisa has been cleared to present his “State of the Nation” address set for Mbare’s Stodart Hall tomorrow, it has emerged. The party’s chairman for Harare province Wellington Chikomo confirmed that...
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Housing co-op executives up for US$1m fraud

Munyaradzi Doma Three former executive members of a Harare-based housing co-operative have been dragged before the courts for fraudulently selling 760 stands belonging to the organisation and pocketed US$1m. The ex-leaders at Nehanda Housing Cooperative including...
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Zim in severe crisis, economy to contract says UN

FinX HARARE -  (FinX) Zimbabwe’s economy will register a negative growth  2.5% in 2020 from a negative 5.5% growth in 2019 owing to foreign currency shortages, elevated public debt and uncontrolled inflation, a recent report...