Business News

New ZiG currency loses 80% value since launch; officials say too early to write it off

New ZiG currency loses 80% value since launch;…

By Reuters HARARE: Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports

World Bank says Zimbabwe needs economic stability to advance debt talks

World Bank says Zimbabwe needs economic stability to…

By Bloomberg News HARARE: Zimbabwe needs an uninterrupted period of macroeconomic stability of at least 12 months to

Zimbabwe to tackle gold smuggling by boosting mine surveillance

Zimbabwe to tackle gold smuggling by boosting mine…

By Bloomberg News HARARE: Zimbabwe plans to tackle rampant gold smuggling by increasing surveillance at mining sites, Mines

Zimbabwe’s biggest miners seek $182 million for solar projects

Zimbabwe’s biggest miners seek $182 million for solar…

By Bloomberg News HARARE: Some of Zimbabwe’s biggest miners are seeking $182 million to develop 200 megawatts of

Zimbabwe’s ZiG currency suffers longest losing streak against dollar

Zimbabwe’s ZiG currency suffers longest losing streak against…

By Bloomberg News HARARE: Zimbabwe’s bullion-backed currency is experiencing its longest run of losses against the dollar since

Zimbabwe increasingly becoming focal point for mining consultancy Minrom

Zimbabwe increasingly becoming focal point for mining consultancy…

By miningweekly.com Amid growing global demand for critical minerals, such as lithium, graphite, manganese and iron, Zimbabwe is

Zimbabwe seeks to attract more Chinese tourists: minister

Zimbabwe seeks to attract more Chinese tourists: minister

By Xinhua HARARE: Zimbabwean Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Barbara Rwodzi on Wednesday said the Southern African

Despite crackdown, Zimbabwe’s new ZiG currency is crumbling too, just four months later

Despite crackdown, Zimbabwe’s new ZiG currency is crumbling…

By News24.com The Zimbabwe Gold currency launch in April has lost half its value, according to the black

Entertainment

US: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment

US: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after…

By Associated Press NEW YORK: Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations

US: Woman legally challenges Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants

US: Woman legally challenges Miss America, Miss World rules banning…

By Associated Press NEW YORK: A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that

Zim comedian makes ‘America’s Got Talent’ semi-finals; battles 11 rivals for US$1 million top prize

Zim comedian makes ‘America’s Got Talent’ semi-finals; battles 11 rivals…

90.5 WESA | By Bill O’Driscoll Growing up in Zimbabwe, Pittsburgh-based comedian Learnmore Jonasi learned comedy — and English

SA and Zimbabwe arts bodies sign deal for cultural and creative exchange

SA and Zimbabwe arts bodies sign deal for cultural and…

By The Citizen As a way of developing arts and culture in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the National

Renowned SA actor opens up about family rejection due to his Zimbabwean wife

Renowned SA actor opens up about family rejection due to…

By IOL News Renowned South African actor and former “Rhythm City star” Setlhabi Taunyane – also known as

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ordered to pay $100 million in sexual assault lawsuit

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ordered to pay $100 million in sexual…

By Reuters A Michigan inmate who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting him at a party

Zimbabwean-American actor and playwright Danai Gurira: ‘Our first concern is the pursuit of excellence and our narratives’

Zimbabwean-American actor and playwright Danai Gurira: ‘Our first concern is…

By Forbes Africa When Danai Gurira returned to the United States (U.S.) at the age of 19 from

UK-based Somers weaves Zimbabwean history and crafts through her ‘Invisible Hand’

UK-based Somers weaves Zimbabwean history and crafts through her ‘Invisible…

By Southern Guild Southern Guild gallery opens Invisible Hand, a solo exhibition of large-scale ceramic art pieces by Xanthe Somers, at their Cape Town location. The art

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International

South African families in Zimbabwe to exhume, repatriate remains of political activists who died in exile

South African families in Zimbabwe to…

By IOL News Several South African families, whose relatives were political activists who migrated and later died and

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Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought

Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores…

By Associated Press HARARE: Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other

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GENEVA: WTO’s Nigerian head seeks second term to complete ‘unfinished business’

GENEVA: WTO’s Nigerian head seeks second…

By Reuters GENEVA: WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as head of the World Trade

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