© ZIMBABWE’S economy is expected to grow by 3 percent in 2020, rebounding from a contraction of 6,5 per- cent this year, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday while presenting the national budget. Initially, Ncube had forecast a growth of 4,6 percent premised on improved rains, but updated weather forecasts predict a season of below…
© SASAI, the new all-in-one App from Cassava Fintech International (CFI), exhibited at AfricaTech, the fintech and digital expo that runs concurrently with AfricaCom, the continent’s largest telco and tech conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, annually. The conference, which brings togeth- er hundreds of telco, fintech and digital technology players, financial services providers,…
© MACHETE-WIELDING gangs popularly known as Mashurugwi are wreaking havoc in Chegutu West, attacking civilians, following a gold rush in the area, a parliamentarian has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chegutu West Member of Parliament Dexter Nduna said there was a gold rush in the town, which had seen an increase in criminal…
© ZIMRE Holdings Limited(ZHL)’s says its total revenue in the third quarter plummeted 14 percent below budget due to muted perfor- mance in regional operations and a slowdown in stand sales at Zimre Property Investments (ZPI). Lovemore Madzinga, the insurance giant’s company secretary, said the macro-economic reforms being implemented by government have had a direct…
© ZIMBABWE’S worsening socio-economic crisis is creating a breeding ground for human trafficking, key stakeholders dealing with immigration and human trafficking have revealed. This emerged during a workshop organised by the Arupe Jesuit University in partnership with the African Forum for Catholic Social Teaching (Afcast) Research Unit held in Harare yesterday under the theme “Renewing…
© THE Ecumenical Church Leaders Forum (ECLF), an association of like-minded Christian leaders, has slammed the country’s security forces for allegedly playing a role in the human rights violations that have been blamed on the government. ECLF members are drawn from across denominations and mother bodies including the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Evangelical Fellowship of…
© SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday rescinded his decision to bar opposition MDC Members of Parliament (MPs) from debating in the august House as punishment for question- ing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy. Announcing his ruling, Mudenda said he had put into consideration the fact that the country’s Constitution makes it man- datory…
© PARLIAMENT is moving to prefer contempt charges against several Cabinet ministers who have made it a habit to bunk the business of the august House despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa calling them to order, National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. Ruling on a point of order by MDC Mutare Central MP Innocent Gonese in…
© ZIMBABWEANS want the government to cut taxes and also implement policies that will reduce the worsening poverty levels among ordinary people when Finance minister Mthuli Ncube presents his 2020 National Budget today. The budget comes as Zimbabwe is going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, which has seen the country battling soaring…
THINGS took a turn for the worse in the warring MDC on Tuesday when party hooligans stormed a meeting that was being chaired by its leader Nelson Chamisa, threatening to deal with former secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora in full view of the party’s big guns, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This happened despite the ongoing claims…
