Posts by Charles Rukuni

A British lord yesterday said the United Kingdom had signed an agreement with Zimbabwe to accommodate refugees deported from Britain but this had never been published. It was only the…

The suspension of loans by banks announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 7 May was a big hammer but it was needed, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told the Senate yesterday.…

As the US crosses the grim milestone of 1 million deaths from Covid-19, US billionaires have seen their combined wealth rise over US$1.7 trillion, a gain of over 58 percent…

Not now because the country is under sanctions. It cannot therefore access concessional loans that are essential for infrastructure development. The country is, however, using its own resources to upgrade…

Opposition legislator, Anele Ndebele of Magwegwe says President Emmerson Mnangagwa should appoint a second Vice-President if he is committed to upholding the 1987 Unity Accord as well as implementing his…

Zimbabwe legislator for Nkayi South Stars Mathe yesterday bemoaned escalating prices in the country saying that when she picked up an item from a shop it was priced at $899…

The Zimbabwe dollar today plunged by $85.27 to average $258.5404 against the United States dollar narrowing the gap with the interbank rate which only last week was more than $100…

Nearly 2 900 businesses benefitted from the Zimbabwe foreign currency auction in April with 749 large firms getting US$107.8 million while 2 142 small and medium enterprises got US$17.9 million.…

Zimbabwe’s foreign exchange auction has allotted US$3.1 billion since its inception in June 2020. The country now, however, has three exchange rates but the gap between them is too wide.…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe must industrialise its rural areas using agriculture as the base and has outlined seven steps to do so. Writing in his weekly column in the…