Economic Analysis
Zimbabwe Minister unveils budget focusing on jobs and production
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says the country is expected to record an […]
Global markets lower amid uncertainty about US-China trade
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were lower Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman said it is likely to leave its benchmark interest rate [...]World shares advance as investors await US-China trade moves
Zimbabwe Bourse CEO Bemoans 80% Currency Crash Ravaging Market
Parly summons minister over doctors’ strike
Parliament has demanded a ministerial statement from Health minister Obadiah Moyo explained the state of the country’s health delivery system after government fired over 280 doctors recently. The call, endorsed by Speaker of the National [...]
‘Schools may not re-open in January’
Schools in Zimbabwe may permanently close this year if the government does not address the challenges facing the teachers who are incapacitated to go to their workplaces of work the Zimbabwe Teachers Association has said. [...]Mnangagwa gets himself a Doctorate in Philosophy of Education
Video: Dying for a better life – South Koreans fake their funerals for life lessons
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean service is offering free funerals – but only to the living. More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since it opened [...]Actor, novelist, musician, teacher and n’anga rolled in one . . . The life of Cornelius Ncube
Suspect arrested for issuing fake Zimbabwe, SA drivers licences
Pretoria – A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing, issuing and selling Zimbabwean and South African driver’s licences, asylum-seeker temporary permits and passports, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation [Hawks] said on Thursday. [...]SA police raid notorious brothels . . . Zimbabwean sex slaves freed
Zimbabwe Central Bank threatens tough action on Ecobank for engaging in black market activities
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said that alleged money laundering activities by Ecobank warranted severe punishment both to the bank and client who withdrew money from the bank. This comes after a picture of [...]Zimbabwe biggest bank CBZ “caught smuggling new notes and coins into black market”
MDC to launch video streaming platform
The opposition Movement for Democratic change will be launching a fully-fledged media empire soon. The Secretary General of the MDC Charlton Hwende announced that the party is recruiting media practitioners to be employed by the [...]
Dought-hit Zimbabwe readies mass wildlife migration
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe is planning an enforced mass migration of wildlife away from a park in the country’s south, where thousands of animals are at risk of death due to drought-induced starvation. At least [...]Zimbabwe suspends South African livestock imports after foot and mouth outbreak
Ex-Commercial farmer urges land reform chapter closure to allow economic recovery
Bushiri planning trip to Gaborone after Botswana lifts travel restriction
PRETORIA – Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader, self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Friday thanked Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi after Gaborone reversed a travel restriction imposed under former president Ian Khama over “security concerns”. A delighted [...]
