The Standard - Best Sunday Read
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Fresh war over Mugabe remains - The Standard
WEBBy The Standard | May. 2, 2021. BY EVERSON MUSHAVA A fresh war has erupted over the burial of the late president Robert Mugabe with a Zvimba villager dragging the erstwhile strongman’s widow Grace to a traditional court over the matter. Mugabe, who died in September 2019 aged 95, was buried at his Kutama …
2008 hyperinflation: Govt allocates US$25m for pensioners
WEB2 days ago · THE government has allocated US$25 million for disbursement to pensioners who qualify pre-2009 compensation for loss of value. In July 2022, government committed US$175 million to compensate pensioners and insurance policyholders for value that was lost during the changeover from the Zimdollar to …
Mwonzora suffers major blow - The Standard
WEBBy The Standard | Apr. 4, 2021. BY MOSES MATENGA MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora’s manoeuvres to position himself as the main opposition leader suffered a double blow last week after the United States and the European Union (EU) signalled that they consider his ascendancy as lacking credibility. Mwonzora took over from Thokozani Khupe as ...
Mnangagwa: When the mask falls off - The Standard
WEBMay 22, 2021 · ZIMBABWE has been going through a lot in the past week, trying to navigate through a constitutional crisis but one thing has stood out about the administration. It is autocratic both at home and abroad. BY Paidamoyo Muzulu President Emmerson Mnangagwa has from the day he assumed power through a military coup in …
Porous Zim borders ‘now a security threat’ - The Standard
WEBBy The Standard | Mar. 14, 2021. BY MOSES MATENGA ZIMBABWE’s porous borders are posing a serious security risk as they expose the country to a litany of illegal activities, including smuggling and criminal syndicates roaming undetected, a damning report says. According to the report by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs ...
Zida sees huge jump in new investments - The Standard
WEBSep 17, 2023 · THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) has recorded nearly 800 new investment projects, a figure that is higher than that registered for the whole of 2022, the agency says. According to Zida, the total investment value of licences signed in over the first half of the year was US$1,07 billion, an increase of US$760,87 million as of ...
NRZ collapse was avoidable: Mabena - The Standard
WEBBy The Standard | Mar. 28, 2021. Former National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman Alvord Mabena believes the collapse of the parastatal is closely linked to the decimation of the country’s industrial base. Mabena (AM), who served the NRZ as an engineer, general manager, chief executive officer and chairman, told Alpha Media Holdings ...
Mnangagwa moves to checkmate Chiwenga - The Standard
WEBApr 18, 2021 · And top constitutional law expert Lovemore Madhuku has described the proposed scrapping of the running mate clause as part of moves to manage the succession issue in Zanu PF. “It is a succession clause,” Madhuku told The Standard. “The running mates are subordinate to the president and the only …
High inflation drives cost of living - The Standard
WEBJan 3, 2021 · The monthly inflation rate also dropped in November to 3.2 percent from 4.4 percent in October. Despite this, the cost of living in rural and urban areas continues to increase, mainly driven by the continued high inflation rates.”. FEWS NET added that diesel prices also increased by almost 20% in the first week of December, while petrol ...