Posts by Charles Rukuni

Four out of five registered Zimbabweans in the Midlands, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s home province, are likely to vote in next year’s elections according to the latest survey by Afrobarometer. Masvingo,…

Business activity in Zimbabwe, which has the world’s third-largest known platinum reserves, was brought to a halt due to a nationwide blackout. The electricity cuts were caused by a disturbance…

Zimbabwe had sold 9 516 gold coins by 23 September, mopping up $9 billion in excess liquidity. The coins were introduced in June to shore up the local currency which…

The Zimbabwe dollar today fell to $621.5321 to the United States dollar but while the central bank’s monetary policy committee was happy that the gap between the official and black…

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee has expressed satisfaction with the decline in the foreign exchange rate premium from 140% in May 2022 to between 5% and 15%,…

Masvingo, one of the strongholds of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and home of Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, has the highest number of people not registered…

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation dropped marginally in September to 280.4% down from 285% in August but month-on-month inflation fell from 12.4% in August to 3.5% this month. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube…

Zimbabwe’s state-owned enterprises and parastatals are collapsing because their boards of directors are appointed on political patronage and ministers consider them as their cash cows. Economist Eddie Cross, who worked…

The Cold Storage Company’s books have not been audited for the past eight years, according to the latest report from the Auditor-General’s office. The report on State-owned enterprises and parastatals…

Lands and Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuku has ignored for the past three years a request by Magwegwe legislator Anele Ndebele to list all the farms that were distributed by him…