Opinion
When the president officially commissions companies, then Zimbabwe is still far from developing!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is still making national news headlines for officially commissioning new companies. In fact, his lat...Published: 6 hrs ago | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is this another catch-and-release?
The arrest of Neville Mutsvangwa has just ruffled feathers and opened a can of worms in Zanu PF's political factional fights. Is this governme...Published: 6 hrs ago | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe's very own Emperor Nero is burning down povo's hovels to build palatial villas for filthy rich few
"The closer the collapse of the empire, the crazier its laws" Marcus Tullius Cicero. Well we in Zimbabwe are witness this first hand. Za...Published: 6 hrs ago | by Wilbert Mukori
Remittances and FDI: Harmonizing Zimbabwe's economic strategies for sustainable growth
Zimbabwe's economy stands at a critical juncture, grappling with deep-seated challenges such as systemic unemployment, volatile currency fluctuations,...Published: 11 hrs ago | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
It never rains but, it pours for Zimbabwe's economy
For over ten years, Zimbabwe has struggled with its currency. Since 2008, this is the nation's sixth attempt to introduce a new one, the ZiG....Published: 15 hrs ago | by Dickson Chikwizo
The imbecility of Macron - 'Africa can't manage the world!'
Imbecility of MacronFollowing a wave of anti-French feelings across Francophone Africa, a former Economic Minister for France, one Thierry Bre...Published: 16 hrs ago | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
SADC Summit exposes Mnangagwa regime incompetence
There is usually nothing out of the ordinary when countries hosting major international events spruce up their existing infrastructure or even constru...Published: 17 May 2024 at 17:17hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabweans must unite for a shared vision,' argued Komichi. What vision has MDC/CCC ever had other than a seat on gravy train!
"Veteran opposition politician and anti-Zanu PF hardcore, Senator Morgan Komichi has claimed that there is need for opposition movements must to unite...Published: 17 May 2024 at 17:04hrs | by Wilbert Mukori
Open Letter to President Mnangagwa to Commission an Inquiry into Redcliff Municipality
Dear President Mnangagwa, It was with such great pleasure and a long overdue move that we learned of Your Excellency's instituting a Commissio...Published: 17 May 2024 at 14:09hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Poor workmanship in government contracts is due to corruption
Zimbabwe's Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Tapiwa Mhona, whilst answering questions in Parliament recently, expressed concern...Published: 17 May 2024 at 13:49hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why is Zanu-PF opening branches and office in South Africa?
Out of all liberation parties in Africa, Zanu PF is the only one that is opening offices and branches in all major South African cities and beyond. Fo...Published: 17 May 2024 at 13:45hrs | by Israel Dube
Wicknell is bumping with the big boys
HE dropped out of school just before he turned 15 and went straight into employment as a wages clerk for a bus company, when, around 1997, he could ba...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:15hrs | by Staff reporter
ZiG needs to be backed by RBZ discipline
According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a structured currency is a currency that is pegged to a specific exchange rate or currency basket and...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:04hrs | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
Zimbabwe celebrates independence amid doom
WHEN visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:03hrs | by Leonard Koni
RBZ is the problem not ZiG!
Before going to press on the Zimbabwe currency crisis, I had seven questions I wanted authoritatively answered. Professor Gift Mugano was the answer....Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:58hrs | by Kenneth Mufuka
Smith & apartheid regimes were angels compared to 44-Year-Old 'independent' Zimbabwe
Talking in terms of segregation, oppression and savagery towards those considered as foreigners or political undesirables, no present or past governme...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:56hrs | by Israel Dube
Whose son are you young man?
Exaggeration of one's skills and achievements in CVs to land a dream job is a common trend. Church adverts overselling what will happen if you attend ...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:52hrs | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
'No one will starve!' Zanu PF has never accounted for 40 000 + political murders much less indirect deaths
"As I stated in my recent declaration of a nationwide state of disaster due to the drought last week, our Zanu-PF government will not let anyone starv...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:47hrs | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit extension a temporary relief but ....
EMILY Machingauta (44), a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (Zep) holder, has welcomed the decision by the government of South Africa to grant a two-year exte...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | by Sally Nyakanyanga
African countries assisted South African independence; payback is Xenophobic actions: blacks on blacks' violence
I quote from Byo24: Former ANC MP and Abantu Batho Congress Councilor in eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza, says South African natives have been shortchanged. ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | by Nomazulu Thata
Gender Dynamics Shaping Ecological Outcomes in Zimbabwe
Throughout Zimbabwe's rich history, the relationship between its people and the environment has played a central role. This dynamic has been shaped by...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 17:52hrs | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
44 years into independence a giant is still facing economic collapse
Visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over thei...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:40hrs | by Leonard Koni
On what basis is a law school named after Mnangagwa?
So, the MSU (Midlands State University) in Zimbabwe named its law school after President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. This institution is curr...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:37hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mr. Mnangagwa, fighting for independence doesn’t give you the right to oppress us!
He never tires reminding us!Zimbabwe's independence was fought for in a protected liberation struggle where thousands of innocent lives were l...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:28hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
There is evidence to prove CCC is Zanu PF team B in all but name and it's foolish to deny it
There is a mountain of evidence to prove that MDC/CCC is Zanu PF team B in all but name. MDC/CCC leaders, especially during and since the 2008...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 22:28hrs | by Wilbert Mukori
Heavily Militarised government is the reason for economic meltdown
I am compelled by love of my country to delve deep into the core issues that hinder progress and meaningful development including but not limited to t...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 22:25hrs | by Sithembiso Hadebe
ZiG Currency: Catalyzing Zimbabwe's Middle-Income Pursuit - Empowering Economic Well-being
Zimbabwe has taken a crucial step in revitalizing the economy and instilling trust in the financial sector by introducing the groundbreaking Zimbabwea...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 22:17hrs | by Elvis Dzvene
First it was Chamisa, now it's Biti, who is next?
WHEN THE KITCHEN GETS HOT, THEY UNCEREMONIOUSLY BOLT OUT: FIRST IT WAS NELSON CHAMISA, NOW IT'S TENDAI BITI, WHO IS NEXT?The recent stat...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 21:17hrs | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Why Jacob Zuma is now winning court cases
On Tuesday, 9 April 2024, the electoral court set aside the IEC's decision to bar former president Jacob Zuma from running for a parliamentary seat. T...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 15:26hrs | by Siyabonga Hadebe
Zimbabwe finds a way to turn paper into gold long live Gushungo!!!
Money, the market, free enterprise, free trade, law, and justice, among others - existed in other forms before the colonialists introduced paper curre...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 16:58hrs | by Sam Wezhira
Even Chissano knows Mnangagwa has failed Zimbabwe!
The visiting former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano made a very telling comment yesterday.He alleged that Zimbabwe was experiencing soci...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 16:52hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's structured currency: Here's the abracadabra
Against the backdrop of the inception of the supposedly gold-backed currency called the ZiG this week, there has been considerable confusion as to whe...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 12:47hrs | by Staff reporter
Introduction of ZiG Currency and its Economic Impact
On Friday the 5th of April 2024, the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank introduced a new "structured currency" called ZiG to tackle the ongoing economic crisis in ...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 07:02hrs | by Matthew Dube Esquire
Government up to its usual shenanigans, again
In the latest act of the ongoing drama which I dub "Governmental Promises: A Comedy of Errors," our esteemed government has once again shocked and dis...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:40hrs | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Is an underwear a leading economic indicator?
I was unfamiliar with the Men's Underwear Index - the MUI - until I heard it discussed this week on National Public Radio. Perhaps on the Marketplace ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 13:42hrs | by Ralph Gardner Jr.
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 1. Please hire a Comms team ASAP. 2. Part of fostering confidence is having timely, reliable, and acces...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:21hrs | by Anonymous
Zimbabwe needs political change, not currency change
ZIMBABWE NEEDS POLITICAL CHANGE NOT A CURRENCY CHANGE.... A currency is a bundle of trust and confidence. A currency is not a currency without confide...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:02hrs | by Nelson Chamisa
New currency without public confidence won't solve crisis
The government of Zimbabwe through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has launched a new currency, which it calls the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).We h...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:29hrs | by Mlondolozi Ndlovu
We need restoration of economic confidence not new currency
ActionAid Zimbabwe stands firm in its commitment to the economic well-being of Zimbabweans.We have closely monitored the recent announcement r...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:28hrs | by ActionAid Zimbabwe
Has Chamisa been bought?
IN early 2008, Simba Makoni, with the covert but obvious backing of the late powerful ex-general, Solomon Mujuru, sprung up to the podium and made the...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:28hrs | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe currency crisis: Time to face the truth
THERE is, of course, no such thing as "a shortage of foreign currency".In open and disciplined markets, all that such a claim reflects is an o...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:26hrs | by Obert Nyandoro
The Zimbabwe currency crisis as seen from abroad!
AS we go to press, US financial news media has become aware of the Zimbabwe financial crisis.Bloomberg news agency and the Financial Times hav...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:25hrs | by Kenneth Mafuka
Mnangagwa's foot in the mouth again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uncanny ability to frequently put his foot in the mouth, sometimes without harm but his recent episode on structur...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Strategic Analysis of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy and Its Implications on the Real Estate Sector
Introduction The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unveiled a new monetary policy aimed at stabilizing the coun...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 09:17hrs | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Diplomatic tiff between Botswana and Germany: the magnificent ELEPHANT
The president of Botswana was not angry per se. He should never be angry if he is aware of the global positioning of states: which country is at the t...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 18:10hrs | by Nomazulu Thata
Here is how to convert your Zimdollar balances to Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)
To convert your ZWL balances to ZiG, the formula is dividing the interbank forex rate conversion into ZWL by the foreign currency exchange rate into Z...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 21:49hrs | by Staff reporter
John Mushayavanhu brings a new culture of transparency to RBZ
Zimbabwe witnessed the dawn of a new culture at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. In a groundbreaking move that has garnered widespread commendation from ...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:53hrs | by Nicholas Ncube
ZANU PF has dismally failed
The Zanu PF government continues to fail the majority of the people. All hope is now lost. The majority of people who are now finding it hard to eke o...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 15:40hrs | by Leonard Koni
Anti-government critic Reneth Mano eyes top Government position
Anti Government critic Reneth Mano who became popular for bashing ZANU PF and accusing it of beating and maiming people during elections is now seekin...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 18:53hrs | by Nixon Magwede
Churches that support Mnangagwa benefit from Zimbabweans' suffering!
I HAVE written quite a bit on the deceitful and misleading teachings of Christian organizations that support the ZANU PF regime.I do not feel ...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 12:09hrs | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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