HARARE – Retailers have promised that prices will not be going up as long as government expedites the rebate system which provides tax relief to registered businesses. This comes after people besieged retail shops engaging in panic buying after retailers opened their doors to the public following three days of closure due to the crippling…
BULAWAYO – Several Zanu PF officials here have removed party stickers from their vehicles in fear of possible attacks by angry citizens as tensions on the worsening economic situations simmers. This comes as three vehicles, one of them a Zanu PF branded double cab belonging to party provincial women’s chair Eva Bitu was last week…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will struggle to get financial support from international financial institutions due to its high debt levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Gerry Rice, the IMF spokesperson, said the southern African country need policies that would stabilise the economy. “I would say that of course Zimbabwe is facing major challenges and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is expected to continue relying on electricity imports for the next eight years due to lack of investment in the sector, a leading international think-tank has said. The southern African country requires 2 400 megawatts (MW) per day to meet national demand, while it only produces an average of 1 200MW. In…
HARARE – A new musical video, Kwedu, by rising musician Potifa Mopo, showcases the beauty of Nyanga. Nyanga, located in the eastern highlands of the country, boasts of centres of attractions inform of falls, game parks, forts and mountains. Nyangombe Falls, Mutarazi Falls, Nyamuziwa, Pungwe Gorge and Falls, Trout Hatchery, Rhodes Museum, Nyanga National Park,…
HARARE – Most of the Castle Lager Premiership clubs had their pre-season training programmes interrupted by the violent fuel hike protests that rocked Harare, Bulawayo and other towns last week. With the 2019 season set to start in March, a number of clubs had already began their preparations in order to be ready by the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe football is still operating in the dark ages judging by what transpired last week at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe champions FC Platinum were hosting South African giants Orlando Pirates in a Group B African Champions League match at the venue. Since the draw for the group stages was conducted in December…
HARARE – Our News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition spokesperson and director Tabani Moyo about last week’s shutdown. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: What is your assessment of the Shutdown in terms of its impact? A: The shutdown, in my own assessment, was a…
HARARE – Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave is one multi-talented woman. In addition to being an award-winning musician, Fungisai, a holder of a sociology degree, is also into gardening and designing. The mother of three, like other women of her age, wakes up early on a daily basis helping her maid with some of the morning chores. [GoogleAd]…
HARARE – The palpable fear among many Zimbabweans that 2019 would become yet another “annus horribilis” — Latin for a horrible year — has become a harrowing reality, with the country’s political and economic situation declining ever more rapidly, the Daily News on Sunday can report. This comes as the sickening events of the past…
