© THE disastrous plunge in the value of the recently re-introduced Zimbabwe dollar has resulted in prices of basic goods in the country shooting up at an even faster pace — prompting many hard-pressed Zimbabweans to describe the current state of the national economy as “a total disaster”, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] The startling…
© Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm, has honoured EcoCash with the 2019 Digital Wallet Innovation Award in the ‘‘Market Adoption’’ category. EcoCash is a subsidiary of Cassava Smartech [GoogleAd] The awards, announced at the Mobile Payment Conference in Chicago, United States, recognised innovation achieved by digital wallet providers that are changing the…
© THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it will intervene to end clashes between Bindura residents and artisanal miners, popularly known as MaShurugwi. [GoogleAd] The commission has since called for an all-stakeholder meeting to end the conflict. NPRC commissioner Charles Masunungure said the recent clashes between Bindura residents and the artisanal miners were…
© CLAIMS by under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that his much-criticised policies will start bearing fruit towards the end of the year look increasingly nonsensical, as the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar has crashed against the US unit on the parallel market — precipitating massive price hikes. [GoogleAd] This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)…
© TREASURY yesterday released $37,4 million for water and sanitation to Harare City Council to avert a looming crisis. [GoogleAd] This comes after Harare’s water situation has plunged to desperate levels with some suburbs going for months without water while others are only receiving it for less than half the day. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube…
© ZIMBABWEANS from across the political divide exhibited unrestrained joy last night after news broke out that abducted medical doctor Peter Magombeyi, pictured, had been found alive. [GoogleAd] With many people beginning to fear for the worst after nearly a week of Magombeyi’s chilling kidnapping last Saturday, there was a palpable sense of relief all…
© ZIMBABWE has been hit by post-abortion care medicine shortages, risking the lives of women legalised to abort in the country, a report has revealed. [GoogleAd] Abortion is illegal in Zimbabwe except in circumstances where the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life, where there is serious risk that the child to be born will suffer from…
© The Citizens’ Manifesto is set is to hold a national citizen convention next week in an effort to try and bring the ruling Zanu PF and the country’s main opposition party, the MDC, to the negotiating table to solve the deepening economic and political crisis. [GoogleAd] The organisation, which is made up of more…
© THE government says it has entered into a public private partnership (Triple P) with banks to mobilise domestic resources and finance the controversial Command Agriculture programme. [GoogleAd] This comes amid outrage over the failure by Treasury to account for US$3 billion allocated to the programme between 2017 and 2018, as reported by Auditor-General Mildred…
© WORKERS in the mining sector are leaving the country in droves owing to low wages, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] The movement of workers began to bite the country in the early 2000s, escalated by economic instability and workers, including graduates, started migrating to seek greener pastures elsewhere. The current economic crisis, which…
