© Last month, Zimbabwe banned the use of the rand, the US dollar, and other currencies as legal tender in the country. [GoogleAd] For the past decade, the government has allowed these currencies as legal payment after its own dollar became worthless. Its interim currency — the Real Time Gross Settlement dollar (RTGS) or “zollar”…
© FOR the past two decades or so, Zimbabwe’s economy has gradually been going down the precipice with people’s lives registering significant deterioration, owing to the declining standards of living. [GoogleAd] In more ways than one, it has been the ruling Zanu PF government’s ruinous populist policies over the years that have caused this decline….
© DESPITE the reforms promised by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, nothing has happened to change the communist-type closed economy created by ex-president Robert Mugabe. While statements were made about not implementing the infamous laws used by Mugabe’s regime, these still remain. [GoogleAd] If anything, the environment has become difficult for enterprises. In September last year, government…
© IN NORTON, a sprawling town 40 kilometres west of the capital city, Harare — residents counted themselves lucky when they saw the Chinese setting camp in the precincts of their homes. [GoogleAd] Twenty-seven-year-old Nomsa Moyo saw herself securing a decent job at the tile manufacturing plant, which has since been established by the Chinese….
© THOUSANDS of civil servants were last week left fuming after Treasury advanced a Z$400 pay-out to members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces as a cushioning allowance, while the rest of the employees in public service received a paltry Z$97, which they scornfully rejected. [GoogleAd] Different civil servants’ unions yesterday came out guns blazing, saying…
© THE price of petrol and diesel has gone up by $1 and 76 cents respectively due to changes in the exchange rate. According to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), the price of petrol went up from $5,26 to $6,10 per litre, while that for diesel increased from $5,08 to $5,84. [GoogleAd] “You recall…
© A THIEVING heavily-pregnant maid who stole US$4 000 worth of property from her employer has been spared jail. [GoogleAd] Rutendo Mamika of Hukuziwi Village under Chief Mutambara had been convicted on her own guilty plea by magistrate Purity Gumbo. The maid stole an assortment of gadgets, clothes and groceries from Ester Matondo’s Murambi residence…
© A MOTORIST was robbed of $1 200 in Nyanga recently while trying to recover $15 from three passengers who had bolted out of his vehicle without paying their fare. [GoogleAd] The culprits are still at large with police investigations still underway. Manicaland police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident. Munyaradzi Mangwe, 36, had given…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Chancellor of the Midlands State University (MSU), capped 6 977 graduands at a colourful ceremony held at the main campus in Gweru on Friday. [GoogleAd] Of the graduands, 3 348 are female while 3 629 were male. A total of 989 students graduated…
© MDC deputy chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, who is facing charges of seeking to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, has said his arrest is part of the Zanu PF government’s plan to cripple the opposition and civil society organisations. [GoogleAd] Sikhala said this through a bail application filed by his lawyers before the Masvingo High…
