The Zanu-PF youth league has vowed to defend the nation and President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 31 July as the opposition and civil society intensify preparations for a demonstration on the slated day. The Jacob Ngarivhume fronted demonstration has been gathering steam on social media platforms with
Zimbabwean health authorities are planning to roll out an ambitious 100 000 COVID-19 tests in the 'next few weeks' as the country continues to record-breaking daily cases from the pandemic. Last night Zimbabwe recorded 133 new positive cases from the coronavirus to leave the cumulative figure
Multinational organisations, which have long relied on dollar- or euro-based funding when doing business in Africa, are increasingly adding local currency capital to their funding mixes thanks in part to the advancement of the continent’s financial markets, according to Standard Bank Group’s Investment Banking team. This
HARARE – 17 JULY 2020 Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe recently launched a technologically advanced application which allows account holders to pay bills and make instore purchases on their phone using QR code scanning technology. The App named SlydePay, is a platform which uses the wallet technology to
The much awaited Mid-Term budget statement suffered an anticlimax having attracted huge interest in the week build up with expectations of a reviewed budget allocation to meet increasing Covid-19 expenditure as cases continue to rise. We are aware that government initially wrote to development partners seeking
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting innovating business opportunities for Africa around testing and contact tracing, Econet founder and executive chairman Strive Masiyiwa has revealed. By Dyson Murwira Masiyiwa said this in a Zoom call with Sarah Manyika of Museum for African Diaspora. “There are extraordinary amounts of innovation
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has ruled that the Right to shelter or housing does exist in the country and is a justifiable right as enshrined in the Constitution. Confirming the landmark ruling on twitter, Tendai Biti law chambers said they are humbled by the ruling
Popular rapper, Mudiwa Hood has said he misses his unwell counterpart Desmond "Stunner" Chideme and their cat and mouse relationship. Reports say Stunner is not in good health and has been admitted at a private medical facility in Harare. The duo is known for frequently making headlines
Opposition politician Tendai Biti dismisses the Midterm Budget Review presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, describing it as ‘a morbid act of uninspiring rubble’. Biti who was Finance minister during the Government of National Unity (GNU), said this review was
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has warned players in the hospitality and tourism industry to strictly abide by the stipulated COVID1-9 regulations, failure to which will result in the closure of operations. The government recently relaxed regulations for the in the Tourism and Hospitality through the
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