How to de-monetise the Zimbabwe Dollar

An open letter to Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa on the proposed demonetisation of the local currency

Open Economy: The lessons We Refuse to Learn

We have managed to keep friendly relations with Eastern nations. These friendships have been very beneficial for our economy. Maintaining proximity, however, should allow us to learn not just from…

Boutiques & Informal traders elbow out Traditional Shops

Conventional clothing shops have lost ground to boutiques and informal traders due to the former’s failure to align their prices with those in the region.

Clothing Industry Decline linked to Deteriorating Lifestyle

Trade unions in the clothing and textile industry say high cost of living coupled with deteriorating lifestyle have contributed significantly to the decline of the sector as consumers are now…

Samaita divides FC Platinum

FC Platinum coach Lloyd “Samaita” Mutasa has divided opinion at the Zvishavane-based outfit.

Council workers embezzle thousands

Vusumuzi Dube Municipal Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council is reportedly being defrauded of thousands of dollars by its workers who are taking advantage of the local authority’s lax security to…

Businessman strips woman

Sukulwenkosi Dube A MARRIED Plumtree businessman stripped his girlfriend’s colleague naked during a brawl which saw him get a beating for his conduct. A 17-year-old juvenile and his father Darlington…

Public smokers face arrest

MINISTRY of Health and Child Care has called on the law enforcers to descend on public smoking offenders as the ministry intensifies its crackdown on citizens reluctant to comply with…

Hospitals fail to pay for contraceptives

GOVERNMENT health institutions and council clinics across the country are reportedly failing to pay the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) for supplies of contraceptives since 2010, with the debt…

Significant decrease in stock theft cases registered

THE country has witnessed a significant drop in the number of stolen cattle and cattle rustling cases in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last…

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