Posts by Charles Rukuni

The Movement for Democratic Change has accused the Southern African Development Community of behaving like a record stuck in a groove after the regional body congratulated Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa…

Zimbabwe will issue new notes and coins soon to replace the country’s quasi currency that was introduced three years ago in a failed attempt to counter a crippling shortage of…

Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko today fled from anti-corruption questioning after he was summoned over alleged criminal abuse of office, officials said. Mphoko, 79, who served under long-time ruler Robert…

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabweans have to endure four more months of hardship after which the country will focus on jobs, growth, productivity and development. “The big macro-economic decisions…

Troops and police were out in force in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo today to prevent a planned opposition march, days after brutally dispersing a similar banned protest in Harare.…

The International Monetary Fund’s resident representative in Zimbabwe has warned the government against boosting wages for state workers after the introduction of a new currency pushed up inflation and reduced…

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube laid out a plan to end the nation’s two-decade stand-off with international creditors and dismissed rapidly accelerating inflation as “wage compression”. Ncube, 55, also said…

Zimbabwe police barred the largest opposition party from staging a protest planned for tomorrow in the second-largest city of Bulawayo, citing security concerns. Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Nyathi said prohibition…

Tanzanian President John Magufuli today asked the Southern African Development Community to speak with one voice on sanctions on Zimbabwe which the country says is stifling its economic recovery. Zimbabwe…

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), intends to pay visits to Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political crisis that…