‘Stop Interfering With PSMAS’,Union Warns PSC

A civil servants umbrella body has warned the Public Service Commission (PSC) against interfering in the affairs of the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) as it should  be governed by its members and constitution. The warning by the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) comes after PSC secretary …

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Govt Must Address Poverty Levels In Zimbabwe: ZIMCODD

THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has challenged government to ensure the huge economic growth it reported recently corresponds with the welfare of the country’s citizens. Government claimed the economy grew by 7,8% last year despite growing poverty levels. Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com Business on the side-lines of the launch …

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Zim Moves To Clear External Arrears

Zimbabwe will go for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative or use own resources and bridging finance as it moves to clear external arrears, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF says Zimbabwe is faced with high public and publicly guaranteed external debt burden indicators and external …

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Dollarisation Juggernaut Rolls On…As Market Jostles For US$

Government’s implementation of the de-dollarisation policy to safeguard its monetary sovereignty is a failed policy as the market has rejected the local currency in favour of the greenback, multiple economists and captains of industry have said. The push for the greenback has seen several companies coming up with dollarised packages. …

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UMP Villagers Blast Zanu PF For Lies

Villagers in Maramba-Pfungwe have blasted Transport and Infrastructure Development officials over the slow progress in the rehabilitation of Murewa-Madichecha road which began several years ago. The villagers vented their anger of government officials following a visit to the area by the Transport and Infrastructure Development parliamentary portfolio committee. A number …

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As Shanghai Lockdown Drags On, Fears Grow For Global Trade

At a chemist in the upmarket neighbourhood of Koramangala in Bengaluru, India, owner Ram Narain anxiously asked one of his workers to check stocks of a long list of medicines scribbled on a sheet of paper. As the employee yelled back numbers, Narain shook his head. Asked what was worrying …

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Police Summon Mnangagwa Challenger

In a strange move viewed as intimidatory, police have invited Zanu PF youth league member Sybeth Musengezi (pictured) for “interviews” at the Harare Law and Order section. Musengezi is challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rise to the ruling party’s helm.  Police have been hunting for Musengezi for unknown …

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