Uhuru at 44: Still a long way out
Whenever the freedom fighters speak of their roles in the armed struggle, the masses are always forgotten, relegated to historical footnotes.
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No room for politicking in food distribution
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Apr. 17, 2024
Bullying tactics will not work
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Apr. 16, 2024
ZiG: Guard against political interference
The Zimbabwe dollar will officially cease to circulate on April 30 when the new notes and coins will be introduced.
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Apr. 15, 2024
Availability will stabilise sugar prices
In a statement this week, the Zimbabwe Sugar Association (ZSA) said it holds adequate sugar stocks for local consumption.
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Apr. 13, 2024
Moral suasion key for currency survival
Before the introduction of ZiG, the Zimdollar was on its way out with over 80% of transactions being done in United States dollars. The notes were mainly used for change.
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Apr. 12, 2024
Kwibuka 30: Lessons for Zim
Rwanda has made a pledge that the dark past will not recur by putting in place systems to ensure it is completely a thing of the past.
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Apr. 11, 2024
Govt must not undermine new currency
At the same time, the market has basically refused to continue transacting in the Zimdollar, leaving mostly the United States dollar and the South African rand to fill the void.
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Apr. 10, 2024
ED must rein in third term movers
In an interview with Brick by Brick magazine, Mnangagwa said: “There is not an iota of evidence where Zanu PF or I as President has ever expressed the violation of our Constitution.”
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Apr. 9, 2024
The pain of adjustment
Monetary authorities say the new measures in place will see the trend reversed with ZiG accounting for 30% of transactions by the end of the year and 40% next year.
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Apr. 8, 2024
ZiG requires bold measures to succeed
The veteran banker said he would not “do anyone’s job” referring to the quasi-fiscal operations that have haunted previous central bank governors.
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Apr. 6, 2024
A defining moment for Mushayavanhu
The Zimdollar has depreciated sharply against the greenback amid calls for the redollarisation of the economy, five years after the return of the local unit.
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Apr. 5, 2024
Zim to pay the price of stoicism
The farmers are aware of the need to keep their grain and the paltry US$390 per tonne will not do anything to entice them to change their stance.
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Apr. 4, 2024
Living a lie.
This points to the challenges the soon-to-be unveiled structured currency will face and monetary authorities will find themselves at the deep end.
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Apr. 3, 2024
An empty uhuru
In other words, we simply inherited the colonial land tenure system which we ironically hoped to dismantle through independence.
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Apr. 2, 2024
Cry beloved poor citizens
Firstly, this is not the first time government has banned the importation of old second-hand vehicles, as our last week story pointed out.
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Apr. 1, 2024
Speed thrills but kills
Faced with such a scenario, operators will tend to carry more passengers than the required numbers and do multiple trips during the long holiday to maximise on their profits.
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Mar. 30, 2024
Cholera remains a threat despite vaccination
Mega church services have been lined up for an action-packed weekend that will be replete with worship, although in some provinces gatherings have been restricted to contain the spread of cholera.
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Mar. 29, 2024
A last-ditch bid to build grain reserves
In a statement on Monday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere announced a US$390 per tonne price in a "special initiative" to mop up excess grain stocks in the country.
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Mar. 28, 2024
A futile exercise
It is against this background that parents approached school authorities for vacation lessons.
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Mar. 27, 2024
Waiting for Godot
The delay in announcing the MPS, which is normally released in February, creates uncertainty in an economy which is eager to project itself as a go-to destination for investors.
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Mar. 26, 2024
Investors need protection
The world’s largest stainless steel producers, Tsingashan Holdings Group of China, is completing an integrated steel plant in Manhize near Mvuma.
By Newsday
Mar. 25, 2024
Can govt please save our souls
Connecting to the 2G network, which is also as mighty slow as the Amazon rainforest sloth, is akin to partying with a cow as it is costing an arm and leg.
By Newsday
Mar. 23, 2024
Disaster looms ahead on our roads
It is quite worrying that our road planners are in deep slumber with little to no indication that they will wake up any time soon to expand our roads, especially in urban areas.
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Mar. 22, 2024
Reality too slow to dawn on us
In this modern era, government should revise its data collection methodologies so that information is available in real time, especially on critical matters of food security.
By Newsday
Mar. 21, 2024
A case for our farmers
Most curious about this latest salvo from the farmers is that it comes hardly days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa “knighted” the Agriculture minister
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Mar. 20, 2024
Let’s grab bull by the horns
We thought the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa executive secretary Claver Gatete recently advised us to deal with the root causes of our currency volatility and not the symptoms.
By Newsday
Mar. 19, 2024
Grassroots key to Zim’s development
Little wonder there is so little process and regression in the journey towards achieving the SDGs.
By Newsday
Mar. 18, 2024
Wheels are coming off
Manufacturers' major gripe with retailers is that they pay in local currency and after a grace period like a month in an environment in which the Zimbabwe dollar is fast depreciating.
By Newsday
Mar. 16, 2024
Govt must walk the talk on civil servants’ salaries
The workers have flagged government's half-hearted approach and its unwillingness to call a roundtable on the working conditions of its workers.
By Newsday
Mar. 15, 2024
