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RBZ tightens internal bank transfers to stop illicit fx trades

HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, through the Financial Intelligence Unit, has instructed banks to to limit internal transfers to two per day...
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Kasukuwere appeals to Sheriff to enforce farm High Court order

Farai Mabeza Former cabinet minister and Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasusukuwere has approached the Sherriff to execute a High Court order recently granted in his...
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Tourism union says workers facing uncertainty as industry will only fully re-open in Q4

 Shamiso Ngwena Thousands of workers in the tourism and hospitality industry could lose their jobs due to the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which...

Finsec signs MOU with Harare Institute of Technology

HARARE - The Financial Securities Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding with the Harare Institute of Technology for the development of mutually beneficial projects...
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GMB to pay maize producers $16k after 30% incentive

Tawanda Marwizi Farmers who deliver their maize and other traditional grains will now enjoy the 30 percent incentive after the Grain Marketing Board directed all...
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Money and Economy in Zimbabwean History: A Concise Currency Timeline

War, Global Crisis and Colonial Consolidation, Currency Developments, 1910s -1920s. Tinashe Nyamunda The previous articles in this column examined the origins of the colonial monetary system...

Kariba records second lowest levels in 1Q20

Farai Mabeza Lake Kariba recorded its second lowest levels on record in the first quarter of the year due to the delayed onset of...
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Chamisa lawyer summoned

Tawanda Marwizi The Zimbabwe Republic Police Anti-Corruption Unit has summoned prominent lawyer Thabani Mpofu for questioning. According to the lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, the details of the...

Econet voice, data and SMS volumes decline in Q1 2021

HARARE – In its Q1 2021 trading update Econet Wireless Zimbabwe reported that the economic environment is still not ideal for business as fundamentals...
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An end to commodity reliance crucial for Africa

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro HARARE-  2020 economic forecasts were mostly upbeat. Everyone raised the prospect of synchronised growth acceleration after the US-China truce, which temporarily halted the...