Posts by Charles Rukuni

Over the past three months, the Zimbabwean monetary and fiscal authorities have announced various measures to try to halt the depreciation of the Zimbabwean dollar by curbing speculative activity. The…

Zimbabwe is currently using multiple currencies so it is illegal for anyone to insist on payment in United States dollars, Deputy Finance Minister Clemence Chiduwa told the Senate yesterday, addding…

Nearly two-thirds of UK firms have been hit by the effects of Russian sanctions since the start of the war in Ukraine, data shows. A survey from insurance buyer Mactavish…

Citizens Coalition for Change vice-president Tendai Biti who has been a strong proponent of dollarisation, persistently telling Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to ditch the local currency for the economy to…

Independent legislator Temba Mliswa, who was kicked out of Parliament yesterday after claiming that ZANU-PF politburo members were using an army company Rusununguko to loot, today said the Minister of…

Not everyone is happy about the Zimbabwean dollar’s gains. Black market traders have been left reeling as measures taken by authorities, including new gold coins, to support the embattled local…

Independent legislator Temba Mliswa was yesterday kicked out of Parliament when he accused the Ministry of Defence of not being accountable saying an army company called Rusununguko was being used…

Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti yesterday told Parliament that one could not buy four loaves of bread with $60 000. Bread currently costs less than $1 000 in most shops.…

Citizens Coalition for Change vice0president Tendai Biti told Parliament yesterday that Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube did not present a supplementary budget last month but a brand new budget because he…

Zimbabwe legislators yesterday complained that they were being chased away from one hotel to another because of non-payment for their accommodation. Opposition legislator David Tekeshe said if Parliament could not…