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Zimbabwe cannot fund large-scale projects without monetary autonomy
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe's economic debate is often framed through the lens of inflation control, exchange rate stability, and the day-to-day functionality of the US dollar in domestic transactions. Yet, beneath the surface of this apparent "fake stability" lies...
Zimbabwe’s currency conundrum traps businesses, squeezes sugar giant
Nehanda Radio
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July 1, 2025
CHIREDZI – Zimbabwean businesses, notably sugar producer Hippo Valley Estates Limited, continue to face significant financial and operational challenges due to the country’s dual currency system, with the company’s recent financial results...
Torture and Enforced Disappearances in Zimbabwe: A Crime Against Humanity
The Zimbabwean
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July 1, 2025
Introduction Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has experienced numerous waves of politically motivated violence, including widespread torture and enforced disappearances. Perpetrated largely by state actors—especially the military, police,...
Maphisa to host Zimbabwe's 2026 independence celebrations
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
THE ZIMBABWE Cabinet has approved Maphisa Open Space in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province, as the official venue for the 46th Independence Day and Children's Party Celebrations in 2026. The decision, announced following a recent Cabinet...
Legislating patriotism will never silence Zimbabwe’s real patriots
The Zimbabwean
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July 1, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana Once again, we find ourselves witnessing the familiar theatrics of excitable ZANU PF legislators, now feverishly pushing for the enactment of a so-called “National Ideology” in Parliament. To directly receive articles from...
Zimbabwe's agric producer prices surge 36.4%
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe's agricultural producer prices spiked sharply in May 2025, with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) reporting a 36.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Producer Price Index for Agriculture (PPIA), signalling growing...
Zimbabwe govt to clear pre-2009 pensions backlog
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
The Zimbabwean Government is finalizing amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 162 of 2023 to fast-track compensation payments to private sector pensioners who lost significant value in their savings due to the devastating hyperinflation period...
Zimbabwean farmers embrace AI
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is advancing agrifood systems through integration of effective digital technologies in Zimbabwe. Through the Fostering Digital Villages Initiative (FDiVi), FAO hosted a Digital Fair...
Top 10 Investigative Stories They Tried to Suppress in Zimbabwe (2024–2025)
The Zimbabwe Newslive
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July 1, 2025
Uncovering truth in an age of silence In Zimbabwe, some stories never make the evening news. Others disappear after a single day ,buried by power, fear, or silence. This report is not just a roundup of headlines. It’s a record of resistance. These...
Dollarisation and the Death of Sovereign Investment: Why Zimbabwe Cannot Fund Large-Scale Projects Without Monetary Autonomy
The Zimbabwe Mail
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe’s economic debate is often framed through the lens of inflation control, exchange rate stability, and the day-to-day functionality of the US dollar in domestic transactions. By Brighton Musonza Yet, beneath the surface of this apparent...
Zimbabwean farmers embrace AI and digital tools through FAO-led rural initiative
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
TechAfricaNews The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is advancing agrifood systems through integration of effective digital technologies in Zimbabwe. Through the Fostering Digital Villages Initiative (FDiVi), FAO hosted...
Zim industry leaders call for Unified Taxation System
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe's business community has raised concerns over the country's fragmented taxation system, urging the government to adopt a unified tax framework to alleviate the heavy burden of multiple taxes that are hindering business growth and...
Zimbabwe’s Inflation Rises As ZiG Falls
Zim Eye
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June 30, 2025
Zimbabwe’s Inflation Rises As ZiG Falls By A Correspondent Zimbabwe’s annual inflation, measured in Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), rose to 92.5% in June 2025, according to new data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) released Friday. The...
With tobacco output record already set, Zimbabwe eyes 400m kg milestone
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
Tobacco Reporter Two weeks after topping 300 million kilograms of tobacco output for the first time, Zimbabwean officials say this year’s crop should top 330 million kg, and that achieving 400 million kg in the future is within reach. According to...
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation eases to 0.3%
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation rate eased to 0.3% in June 2025, shedding 0.6 percentage points from the May figure of 0.9%, according to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). The slowdown is being attributed to...
Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and 49. The findings have raised serious public...
Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early childhood classes and 40 in primary grades. The...
Delta beer truck overturns in Zimbabwe, looters descend on scene
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
News / Local by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views A Delta Beverages truck transporting opaque beer overturned early Monday morning along the notorious Christmas Pass, with scenes of chaos unfolding as passersby looted crates of beer from the crash...
2025 Minimum Wage Rates for the Mining Sector
Mining Zimbabwe
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June 30, 2025
In a major development for Zimbabwe’s mining workforce, new minimum wage rates for the period 1 January to 31 December 2025 have been agreed upon and pegged in US Dollars. The agreement, reached on 17 April 2025, was made between the Employees’...
South Africa set Zimbabwe 537 to win after Mulder's career-best 100
India Today
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June 30, 2025
South Africa took firm control of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, setting the hosts a towering target of 537 runs after Wiaan Mulder's career-best 147 on day three at Queens Sports Club. By stumps on Monday, Zimbabwe were 32 for 1 in...