Zimbabwe seen among the world’s 20 most corrupt countries: Transparency International

Zimbabwe is viewed as one of the world’s 20 most corrupt countries, according to a new report by graft watchdog Transparency International. The 2018 Corruption...

‘No fast-track justice’: IN FULL – Zimbabwe lawyers’ petition to Chief Justice

Lawyers have marched in Harare in protest at what they describe as the 'fast tracking' of the trials of hundreds of people arrested in recent riots. Below,...

Deadlock: Civil servants issue new strike ultimatum

Public sector unions gave Zimbabwe’s government up to Wednesday to make a new salary offer or face a strike after wage negotiations reached a deadlock, raising the...

GUEST COLUMN – Tony Hawkins: Changing CEO alone won’t work, change the system

By Prof. Tony Hawkins It is too early to assess the economic impact of this month’s highly-effective shutdown and the government’s heavy-handed response....

Robbing Peter to fly Paul: Govt subsidises air travel at exporters’ expense

Late last year, RwandAir’s Harare office sold return tickets to Dubai for $352, payable through ‘swipe’ or RTGS$, Zimbabwe’s unofficial currency which is pegged at parity to...

Fuel imports up 24% – Zimra

Zimbabwe imported 1.63 billion litres of petrol and diesel in 2018, a 24% increase on the previous year, Zimra data has shown. The country...