BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation radio presenter Alice Masuku, who has been locked in a legal wrangle with her late half-brother’s child over his estate, has lost the battle. Masuku is a former presenter of Inhlupho Zanamuhla, a Radio Zimbabwe programme which focused on socio-cultural and economic challenges faced by families and individuals, especially…
HARARE- Only three percent of Zimbabweans are still using fixed telephones in homes, as more people adopt the use of cellular phones, a Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe(Potraz) survey has revealed. Out of a total of 3 243 770 households surveyed in both rural and urban areas, 3 132 563 said they did…
HARARE – War veterans aligned to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa have vowed to ensure the reinstatement of seven Zanu PF provincial chairpersons suspended by the party for fanning factionalism. This came out from the countrywide meetings the former freedom fighters have been holding since their meeting with President Robert Mugabe in April. Zimbabwe National Liberation…
HARARE – Five activists have braved the cold winter nights and started sleeping at Africa Unity Square to protest against poor governance by Zanu PF. The 16-day campaign, which began on Tuesday night, was initiated by Lynnette Mudehwe, Lynda Masarira and Davison Mukushwa from the Zimbabwe Activist Alliance and Zimbabwe Women in Politics Alliance. In…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is lobbying regional countries to lift an international ban on ivory sales ahead of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) meeting scheduled for neighbouring South Africa in September, a senior government official said yesterday. Minister of Environment Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, told Sadc diplomats at a Cites breakfast meeting in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is facing massive food shortages reminiscent of the 2008 hyper-inflationary era, as the country battles a worsening cash crisis that analysts blame on President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF’s poor economic policies. A survey conducted by the Daily News yesterday also showed that the prices of many basic foodstuffs have recently risen…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blamed Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank governor John Mangudya for failing to improve cash distribution to banks. This comes as depositors have struggled to access money from banks while daily withdrawals have been limited to as low as $200. [GoogleAd] “These guys (Chinamasa and Mangudya )…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday said bond notes were to begin circulating in October this year, following conflicting reports on the launch dates for the notes. Mangudya said the apex bank needed about five months for the notes to be printed before they could be injected into the system….
HARARE – After missing in action for quite a considerable time, the Mitsubishi Pajero has made a dramatic entry into the Zimbabwean market. This was after a leading luxury vehicle distributor, Zimoco, recently clinched a lucrative deal to distribute and service Mitsubishi vehicles in the country. [GoogleAd] The marriage between Zimoco and Mitsubishi, which was…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s decision to “seize” 50 percent of all export proceeds into its nostro accounts as part of strategies to ease the biting liquidity crisis is tantamount to expropriation, a leading economist has said. This comes after the central bank last week directed local banks in receipt of all…
