RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya has dismissed the parallel market rate as a false reflection of the true value of the local currency against major currencies, ...
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GOVERNMENT has hiked salaries for State university workers in a move that will see cleaners at institutions of higher learning earning more than teachers and college lecturers. ...
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Zimbabwe now faces a second major descent into inflation and economic despair in a space of 12 years. ...
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Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) is saying the introduction of Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 has reduced confidence in policyholders and shareholders in the pensions industry that has been on recovery path during the multi-currency regime.
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MDC activist, Justice Dzingirayi, together with his lawyers, John Mugogo Attorneys have been slapped with costs on a high scale after their application seeking to bar Finance minister and Clerk of Parliament from giving the opposition party MPs their salaries, allowances and vehicles, was dismissed by the High Court. ...
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A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe law lecturer has challenged the government's reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar and the outlawing of a decade-old multi-currency system, arguing that the decision was inconsistent with the Act of Parliament which introduced the basket of foreign currencies in February 2009.
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Without discounting the immense damage of sanctions and corruption in the public sector, whenever Finance minister Mthuli Ncube blames many of the economic woes bedevilling Zimbabwe on cartels and manipulation of foreign currency rates on the so-called parallel market, he won’t be making a stupid joke as some people would have the nation believe. ...
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Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called on government to facilitate the transition of workers and economic units from informal to formal, while respecting workers’ rights and ensuring opportunities for income security, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. ...
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By NQOBANI NDLOVU Zimbabwe’s tax agency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) said revenues from the controversial 2% electronic money transfer tax rose by a staggering near 6 000% ...
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The Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IMPZ) has called for an upward review on the taxable wage threshold from RTGS$350 to cushion workers from the rising cost of living. ...
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ZIMBABWE should introduce an independent currency board which would stop the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) from controlling the foreign currency exchange rate, an industry expert has said. ...
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JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, together with his Finance and Economic Development counterpart Mthuli Ncube, have both entered appearance to defend a $1,8 million political parties funding claim by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T. ...
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IN the past instalments, I have questioned the lack of clarity on the government’s approach to reviving the economy. ...
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called violence by the country’s security forces “unacceptable and a betrayal” following deadly protests last week sparked by a sharp fuel price hike. ...
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FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said the serious challenges facing the country, including a high budget deficit and significant debt, and currency challenges, were surmountable with major structural reforms. ...
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