Embrace the 4th industrial revolution: Mutambara
Former deputy premier, Arthur Mutambara has said for Zimbabwe to prosper economically, it needs to transition into the fourth industrial revolution. The revolution is characterised by a combination of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and…
Consumers bemoan 3-tier pricing system
Marondera residents have called on authorities to come up with an effective price control system, saying the current situation of price hikes has resulted in the suffering of citizens. This was revealed during a public hearing by the Joshua Sacco-led…
5,3 million Zimbabweans need food aid: UN
The United Nations estimates that a total of 5,3 million Zimbabweans will need food aid and has started efforts to raise funds to bridge the food deficit to avert a massive humanitarian crisis. In a press release, the UN said…
Government urged to revise property rights in the mining sector
By Nyasha Chimuka The People and Earth Solidarity Law Network has urged government to set up a commission of inquiry that is inclusive, free and fair that will investigate and analyse property ownership in the mining sector as large scale…
Monetary policy statement, an admission of failure
On February 20, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya, issued his monetary statement which contained both admissions of failure in the economy and a topsy-turvy aspiration for an immediate better future. The monetary policy statement was a clear indication…
Toiling for RTGS dollars: Tale of Zim farmers
ZIMBABWE’S top major foreign currency earners — tobacco growers — toil and till the soils growing the crop that drives the economy, only for their sweat to be rewarded in real time gross settlement (RTGS) dollars, a currency that threatens…
Forex parallel market bullish
FOREIGN currency parallel market traders are unfazed by the introduction of the interbank market auction of the real time gross settlement dollars (RTGS$) and have continued trading on the streets without batting an eyelid. United States $100 is fetching $370…
Battlefields disaster: Lessons learnt
A day before the Valentine’s Day on February 13, tragedy struck Zimbabwe’s artisanal gold mining sector. How ironic. Gold is used to produce jewellery, a symbol of love and wealth. However, the Battlefields disaster, where eight miners were rescued alive…
SA civic groups blast Sadc over Zim rights violations
SOUTH African civic society groups, under the banner of the Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN), have accused Sadc of glossing over the human rights’ violations in Zimbabwe. SAPSN called on the regional bloc to appoint a fact-finding mission to…
Positioning in times of high uncertainty
Unfolding events since the beginning of 2019 have helped give a clearer view in terms of expectations on the policy side of the economy. The reactionary fuel price increase, announcements by the Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that the Zimdollar will…