Zimbabwe Insider - Part 604

Delta helps Zimbabwe stocks recover

Gains in beverage maker, Delta lifted the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange All Shares Index by 0.41 percent to 98.25 points today. The industrial index advanced 0.42 percent to settle at 327.4…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

Stories

Zimbabwe in big parastatals sell-off

Zimbabwe has invited bids to buy stakes in up to eight parastatals, including telecomms firms, Air Zimbabwe, Zesa Holdings and the National Railways of Zimbabwe and is selling off its…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

Stories

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange records $700 million turnover in 2017

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange recorded its highest annual turnover since dollarisation in 2009, amounting to $694.8 million in 2017 after a huge sell-off in November as former president Robert Mugabe’s…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

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Supa Mandiwanzira in a tight spot

Information Communication and Technology Minister Supa Mandiwanzira is in a tight spot following reports that prosecutor-general Ray Goba has written to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission for an update on investigations…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

Stories

Is Mnangagwa already assured of a 2018 election victory?- Not so says PDP

As the military strengthens its position and promises of cash come in, ZANU-PF is confident of winning national elections, Africa Confidential reports. “Two developments last month gave a good sense…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

Stories

Auxillia Mnangagwa gets praise from a strange quarter

First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has received praise from a strange quarter- Tsitsi Masiyiwa, wife of Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive, owner of the Econet group of companies. Tsitsi Masiyiwa, a philanthropist…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2018

Stories

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange opens new year in red

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange All Shares index started the year in the red after dropping 2.15 percent to settle at 97.95 points with some heavyweight counters slipping. The local bourse…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2018

Stories

Four Masvingo ZANU-PF MPs to be recalled

The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front provincial leader in Masvingo is to recall four legislators who were allegedly aligned to the G40 faction within ZANU-PF. The four are Walter Mzembi…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2018

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No holiday for Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been working throughout the festive season and was at his offices on New Year’s day yesterday, according to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. On Sunday, he was…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2018

Stories

Is a good dictatorship better than a corrupt democracy?

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to turn around Zimbabwe’s economy. The opposition believes he can, but they say this will be at the expense of democracy. “The real danger is…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2018