Posts by Charles Rukuni

Buckle up, because Zimbabwe’s going for a wild ride down Gold Lane, ditching the US dollar like it’s out of fashion. Under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime, this southern African gem…

Zimbabwe today introduced a new currency called Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) and has given Zimbabweans 21 days to exchange the current local currency notes. The new currency has a highest note…

Researched by Mary Alexander This report was written by Africa Check., a non-partisan fact-checking organisation. View the original piece on their website. IN SHORT: Following a US presidential executive order…

In less than two months, the Zimbabwean dollar has breached another significant threshold, dropping below $20 000 against the US dollar after its decline past the 10 000 level in…

Twenty one years ago, on 6 March 2003, US President George W. Bush claimed to have “determined” under Executive Order 13288 that some alleged actions and policies of certain members…

Zimbabwe Deputy Finance Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa was cornered in Parliament to state when the long overdue monetary policy statement, which will come up with a new exchange rate management system,…

Zimbabwe is the 16th biggest economy in Africa according to data from the International Monetary Fund. But Africa with its 54 countries and 1.4 billion people has a smaller economy…

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi who is leader of government business in Parliament yesterday said Zimbabwe is not panicking about the impending maize shortage because it has about 245 000 tonnes…

Zimbabwe has been ranked the third happiest country in Africa according to the Mental State of the World in 2023. And before you laugh it off, the study says this has…

Zimbabwe ambassador to the UNited States Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba has accused the United States Agency for International Development of interfering in the country’s democratic processes — calling USAID’s human rights…