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Zimbabwe businesses free to set prices using market exchange rates

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu has announced that businesses can set their prices based on market exchange rates rather than adhering strictly to the official central bank rate. He made the statement during a meeting with the Tourism Business

March 10, 2025

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Arts & Lifestyle·Environment·Zimbabwe

Five dead as Honda Fit plunges into abandoned chrome pit

ZIMBABWE- Five bodies, including that of a heavily pregnant woman and three of her relatives, have been recovered from a disused chrome pit in Shurugwi after a Honda Fit plunged into the 30-metre-deep pit on Sunday evening. Shurugwi District Development Coordinator Romeo

March 6, 2025

South Africa

War Veterans Vow to Proceed with Zimbabwe Protests Despite Crackdown

A faction of war veterans demanding President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s resignation says they remain committed to organising mass protests despite a police crackdown forcing their leaders into hiding. The group’s spokesman Knox Chivero released a video Sunday night from an undisclosed location, claiming

March 3, 2025

Politics

Blessed Mhlanga Denied Bail in High-Profile Incitement Case

HARARE- A court has denied bail to journalist Blessed Mhlanga in a high-profile incitement case, with Magistrate Farai Gwatima ruling that his release could compromise the ongoing investigation and risk public unrest. During Friday’s proceedings, Gwatima underscored the prosecution’s responsibility to establish

February 28, 2025

Politics·Zimbabwe

Sikhala’s Democracy Group Fights Zanu PF Push to Extend Mnangagwa Term

HARARE – The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) has launched a campaign to block attempts by Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF party to amend the constitution and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule beyond 2028. The democracy coalition’s stance follows Zanu PF’s October resolution

February 19, 2025

Arts & Lifestyle·Politics·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Hospitals Use Cardboard as Casts in Road Crash Crisis

Zimbabwe’s healthcare crisis has been thrust into the spotlight after hospital staff were forced to treat victims of a deadly bus crash with cardboard casts, sparking nationwide outrage and renewed calls for urgent reforms to the country’s medical system. The Lutumba Tollgate

February 18, 2025

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Crime·Politics·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Drops $1M Fraud Case Against Builders of VP’s Wife

State withdraws charges against Gray Homes owners accused of defrauding Vice President’s wife in multiple construction projects. Harare prosecutors have withdrawn fraud charges against Annavestah and Gray Mudiwa, owners of Gray Homes, who were accused of defrauding Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s

February 18, 2025

Zimbabwe

Zim Compensates BIPPA-Protected White Farmers

HARARE- Zimbabwe has commenced compensation payments to farmers and investors affected by the country’s Land Reform Program in 2000, as part of a US$20 million facility allocated in the 2024 National Budget. Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the payments,

February 12, 2025

Crime·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Taxi Driver Convicted of Kidnapping Over Payment Dispute

A Harare court has convicted Talent Mhembere, 33, of kidnapping after the inDrive taxi driver detained and drove off with a passenger who couldn’t provide exact change for her fare. Faith Gwena, 28, testified that Mhembere locked her in his vehicle and

February 12, 2025

Arts & Lifestyle·Zimbabwe

Divorces Rates Soar In Zimbabwe As Courts Struggle With Backlog

Rising divorce filings highlight social pressures and strains on judicial system as thousands of Zimbabwean marriages end.

February 10, 2025

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