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SUGAR processor Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) was last week forced to increase salaries after disgruntled workers torched plantations of unripe cane in protest over low wages. The incident took place after the company and unions representing the employees reached a deadlock during a collective bargaining process which began in March …

HARARE – Zimbabwe has denied harbouring the most wanted Rwandan genocide fugitive Protais Mpiranya, who is now known to have died in the country in 2006. Mpiranya’s body, buried under the alias Ndume Sambao, was exhumed from Granville cemetery in Harare by United Nations investigators and DNA confirmed his real …

Seven miners were killed on Sunday when they plunged down a 200-meter shaft after a rope from a winch snapped, officials said. Officials from the ministry say no-one is expected to have survived. Efforts to recover the bodies are underway at Bucks Mine near Colleen Bawn in Matabeleland South, said …

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for implementing a raft of economic stabilisation measures before consulting with partners at the Tripartite Negotiation (TNF) and warned the measures could trigger massive job cuts. The TNF is a social dialogue platform which brings together government, business and  …

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s recent economic pronouncements have reportedly triggered a shortage of most locally-manufactured basic commodities in most retail shops, while others were overpriced, raising fears of a repeat of the 2008 scenario. Last week, Mnangagwa dealt a heavy blow to local industry by stopping …

HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army has placed perceptions around Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa at the heart of its recruitment exercise, ZimLive can reveal. Army recruits who qualified for the second phase of vetting after running a timed 10km marathon last month were examined over their …

The continuous assumption by the government of secret debts accrued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is harmful to Zimbabweans as they are forced to pay back these funds, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has said. These observations from ZIMCODD, a social and economic justice watchdog, come after …

LOCALS in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi district have accused the government of prioritising outsiders, saying the authorities took swift action following the fatal accident at Chilonga Bridge involving a NetOne vehicle. They said this is stark contrast to the lethargy displayed by officials whenever villagers raise complaints over the …

On May 7, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a cocktail of measures he said were aimed at stabilising the rapidly depreciating local currency. The measures included an indefinite suspension of lending by banks. One of the local banks, BancABC, sent the following analysis of the president’s speech to its customers: Restoration …

HARARE – Struggling medical insurance company Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) will receive a government bailout to clear its debts and improve its balance sheet, vice president Constantino Chiwenga said on Tuesday. Chiwenga, who is also the health minister, said government employees who make up most of PSMAS’ 900,000 customers …