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Zim inflation soars to 100 580%

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation vaulted to 100Â 580,2% in January to set a new world record, but it is still unlikely to cause sleepless nights to President Robert Mugabe’s…

Zimbabwe inflation rockets to 66 000%

Zimbabwe’s annualised inflation rate rose to a record 66 212,3% in December, dealing another blow to President Robert Mugabe’s efforts to pull the once prosperous African…

Zim inflation figures affected by shortages

Zimbabwe’s latest inflation figures have been delayed because there are not enough goods in the shops by which to measure price increases, it was reported on Tuesday. There was…

Zim to slash three more zeros from currency

Zimbabwe prepared on Friday to slash three more zeros from its currency for the second time in a year, as inflation soars in the crippled economy. Central bank Governor Gideon…

Embattled Zimbabwe delays inflation data

Zimbabwe on Monday delayed the release of inflation data and said it might not be available ”for a while”, fuelling concerns the government had failed in its bid to hold back…

Report: Zim inflation soars to almost 15 000%

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation shot to almost 15 000% last month, almost double the previous month’s rate and the worst mark yet in the country’s struggle with hyperinflation,…

HIV rate declines in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has registered a 2,5% decline in the prevalence of HIV to 15,6% of the population, the authorities revealed in Harare on Wednesday. The latest decline is from 18,1% of…

Little support for strike in Zimbabwe

Bread queues snaked their way outside supermarkets in the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Wednesday, where few people appeared to have heeded a call by unions for a two-day general…