“The ZiG notes and coins are by these presents declared to be in production and will start circulating in the economy on 30 April 2024 to allow the Reserve Bank to undertake an intensive educational and awareness campaign on the key security features of the ZiG notes and coins." Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed top-ranked banker, John Mushayavanhu, as the new governor of the central bank, almost a month before the end of John Mangudya’s term of office.
HARARE — Former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala who spent almost two years in remand prison says he is assessing the current state of his fragmented Citizens Coalition for Change, which was recently abandoned by its leader Nelson Chamisa claiming that it has been hijacked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF. In an interview with journalists in Harare on Wednesday, Sikhala said he is unhappy that he was abandoned by CCC colleagues until he got support from the Job Sikhala Solidarity Movement led by Obert Masaraure.
The U.N Children's Fund has commended Zimbabwe for raising the age of sexual consent to 18 years, a move that children’s rights groups hope will deter pedophiles.
HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has predicted Zimbabwe's moribund economy will turn around this year following the recent discovery of oil and gas near the country's border with Mozambique and Zambia and improvement in the country’s mining and tourism sectors. Economists are not as optimistic, as Zimbabweans continue to leave the country.
Drawing on childhood memories of Zimbabwe hosting liberation refugees, Takura Zhangazha argues that today's anti-African sentiment in South Africa contradicts the values of Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and the continent's liberation struggle.
Donald Trump has confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun's suspension, as criticism over the striker's eligibility continues to grow.
Makhadzi has appealed for African unity after Zimbabweans called for a boycott of South African artists amid rising tensions over Afrophobia and anti-immigrant violence.
South Africa's foreign ministry reportedly authorised its High Commissioner to receive Jacob Zuma in India, as Parliament awaits the outcome of an internal government inquiry.
