THE country’s mounting prices crisis goes beyond the linear relationship between the weakening Zim dollar and the much-coveted greenback as posited by economic experts, a senior government official has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, presidential spokesperson George Charamba, pictured, added that Zimbabwe suffered from an “imperfect market structure” where monopolies had “no reason to be…

ZIMBABWEANS showed little appetite for yesterday’s planned national shutdown, with analysts calling on activists to adopt new strategies to push authorities to…

ZIMBABWEANS are keeping their fingers crossed that the raft of measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the weekend will stabilise prices of basic goods, calm the parallel forex market and end the country’s transport blues. This comes after consumers, labour unions and business cautiously welcomed the new policy pronouncements yesterday, while former Finance minister…

POLICE warned yesterday that they would descend heavily on political activists who are planning a major protest action against the government on Monday if they break the law. Dubbed a ‘National Shutdown,’ the mooted peaceful protest is being organised by a number of interested parties, including tertiary education students, teachers and nurses. But national police…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came out guns blazing, warning unscrupulous individuals and businesses manipulating the foreign currency exchange rate that they will…

AS AUTHORITIES continue to battle to stabilise skyrocketing prices of basic goods, worried Parliamentarians have summoned Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, to appear before them to explain the deteriorating economic situation in the country. This will see Ncube addressing legislators on Thursday next week, by which time it is hoped authorities would have unveiled new…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, pictured, is worried about the lack of momentum around the country’s mooted national talks meant to help fix Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the MDC boss also said, however, that he would not give up the pursuit of the much-needed inclusive dialogue ahead of the 2023…

AMID surging prices of goods in the country and a lack of movement on much-needed national dialogue, churches are now offering to mediate the mooted inclusive Zim talks. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the leader of the Zimbabwe Divine Destiny Church, Ancelimo Magaya, pictured, said this was an option after churches recently completed the process of…

PRESSURE is building within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for the party to move with speed to strengthen its governance systems, including putting in place a formal constitution and holding its inaugural congress ahead of the 2023 elections. Party insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said while it was generally accepted that it would…

HARDLINERS within both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition continue to hinder much-needed national dialogue, which is seen as the only…