Zimbabwe has managed to turnaround and achieved double digit annual inflation from a periodic high of 838% realized in July 2020 to 56% achieved in July 2021. The redollarization of the local economy and relative slow growth in money supply have been instrumental in attaining price
Listed financial services provider, ZB Financial Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Shepherd Tapiwanashe Fungura as the new Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 August 2021. Fungura joins the Group from Raknok Enterprises (Pvt) Limited where he was the Chief Executive Officer since
Renowned Zimbabwean poet Obert Dube is suing five Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers for damages after they assaulted him in January 2021 in the resort town of Victoria Falls for allegedly violating a government imposed curfew meant to curb the spread of coronavirus. Dube was assaulted
Public policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has bemoaned the congestion at public transport termini which they said is an impediment in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In an Access to Public Health Monitoring Report for the month of July, ZDI
The land boundary conflict between a local Chisumbanje investor Green Fuel and surrounding communities has taken a new twist with local farmers and stakeholders resolving to approach government the ethanol company to consider the out grower model that allows well known successful farmers to also
Bio-technology firm, Oil Castor, says it has paid over US$1 million to castor bean farmers this year alone. According to the company's co-founder, Alvaro Arellano, "The firm runs a programme where rural castor bean farmers buy engineered seed and upon harvesting their crop, Oil Castor buys
In the last 60 years, music festivals have become the cornerstone of British culture, and among those that have grown year by year, particularly in the southern African community, is Zimfest Live. Now in its 21st year, the all-encompassing family festival has become a symbol of
Shabir A. Madhi, University of the Witwatersrand Any notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially after it was recognised that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was largely spread through the airborne route, all indications were that
Even as highly contagious coronavirus variants continue to emerge, virologists and immunologists have been clear that vaccines are not only preventing serious infections but also curbing transmission as well. By Shelton Muchena However, that doesn't mean that vaccinated people are already protecting billions shunning or failing to
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has raised concern over corporates that are forcing employees to undergo the COVID-19 vaccination saying it infringes on their rights. In a statement Tuesday, the Commission said whilst it is aware that vaccination is for the general protection of citizens,
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