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May 16, 2016
Zimbabwe Revises Economic Projection Downwards to 1.4%

The downward projection also comes after the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency or Zimstats Monday said the country’s consumer prices declined 1.64 percent year-on-year in April, after contracting 2.31 percent in March.
May 13, 2016
RBZ Governor Consulting Stakeholders on Introduction of Bond Notes

“The dialogue that is taking place is going through social media, newspapers, and the press … It’s a healthy debate. We have noticed some of the comments, the advice (being) given. I think the legal opinions that were given initially were based on the wrong premises."
May 11, 2016
Zimbabwe Prosecutor General's Request for Outsider to Preside Over His Case Dismissed

The Judicial Service Commission or JSC says Tomana is not a "fit and proper person" to continue in the esteemed office of prosecutor-general in the wake of defying court orders from superior courts.
May 10, 2016
Zimbabwe Central Bank Chief Kamikaze Pilot for Struggling Economy

Banks are running out of cash, long lines are now the order of the day amid an ongoing economic crisis.
May 10, 2016
Is Zimbabwe Parliament Playing Oversight Role in Introduction of Bond Notes?

Constitutional law expert Alex Magaisa says the new constitution also empowers parliament to have an over sight role in government expenditure and the loan from Afrexim Bank might actually have been obtained in breach of Section 300 (3) of the Constitution.
May 07, 2016
Exclusive Interview: Central Bank Talks 'Zimbabwe Dollar Return', Liquidity Crunch

Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency seven years ago as inflation spiraled to over 89.7 sextillion per cent, at least according to one commentator.
May 07, 2016
Zimbabwe Pastor Vows to Continue Protest Despite Death Threats

Mawarire says his call is a nonviolent direct confrontation, but he says he feels his life is in danger as he is receiving mysterious calls threatening him.
May 06, 2016
UNFPA: Pregnancy Complications Killing 6 Women Per Day in Zimbabwe

According to a statement released by UNFPA, “Maternal mortality in Zimbabwe currently stands at 614 per 100,000 live births, one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide.
May 04, 2016
U.S Based Zimbabwean Author Urges Africans to Write Own History to Preserve Their Culture

An internationally known performer, music educator and ethnomusicologist Tendai Muparutsa says Chikowero’s book is, "A worthy contribution to African history, ethnomusicology, music, and dance married together with the powerful institutions of African colonialism and missionary work."
May 03, 2016
Ease of Doing Business Reforms in Zimbabwe Set to Attract Investors

Some economists have blamed Zimbabwe’s indigenization law, which compels foreign companies to part with majority shares, for scaring investors.
May 03, 2016
Amnesty International South Carolina Protests Itai Dzamara Abduction

State security agents punched and beat Patson Dzamara with batons and later forced him to drink about four litres of water after he staged a peaceful demonstration at Independence Day celebrations attended by President Robert Mugabe on 18 April at Harare’s National Sports Stadium.
May 02, 2016
Zimbabwe Urged to Reform to Address Growing Cash Crisis

Head of the International Monetary Fund’s Staff Monitored Program Domenica Fanizza has previously urged Zimbabwe to clarify its indigenization law as a means of unlocking investments in the southern African nation.
May 01, 2016
US Ambassador: Removal of Zimbabwe Targeted Sanctions Dependent on President, Congress

"Zimbabwe is not eligible for loans from the international financial institutions because as you know, it stopped paying before 1999 and that made Zimbabwe ineligible."
April 30, 2016
Guest Choice Questioned as Togolese President Opens ZITF

Some Zimbabweans said Togolese president Faure Gnassingbe was unfit to officially open the 57th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.
April 28, 2016
Zimbabwe Pupils Set to Recite National Pledge as Court Ruling Is Delayed

“It is apparent to me that what is being referred to as a national pledge is in fact a prayer. It is a prayer which exalts various secular phenomena including the national flag and the mothers and fathers who lost their lives in the liberation struggle."
April 28, 2016
Mugabe Attacked for Failing to Rescue Zimbabwe Women in Kuwait

Nyaradzai Gumbondzvanda, African Union Goodwill Ambassador on Early Child Marriages, says the African Union and SADC should take action on human trafficking.
April 27, 2016
US Ambassador Says Zimbabwe’s Failure to Access Loans Result of Arrears Not US Sanctions

Harare hopes that if it settles its arrears, it will seek IMF financial support for a medium-term reform program.
April 26, 2016
Judgement Reserved in Suspension of Harare Mayor Case

Manyenyeni a member of the opposition MDC party cited Kasukuwere and Attorney-General Advocate Prince Machaya as respondents.
April 26, 2016
U.S Ambassador Meets MDC-T Leader Tsvangirai

Ambassador Thomas Jnr. told Studio 7 that the meeting is part of his efforts to engage the country’s political and civil society leaders.
April 25, 2016
Political Squabbles Cripple Harare City Council As Town Clerk Defies Kasukuwere

Mushore vowed to report for duty and threatened legal action should anyone try to kick him out.

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