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Zimbabwe ends foreign currency use as inflation spirals
The crisis-hit country is facing another bout of sharply rising prices, with official inflation now at nearly 100 per cent
Editorial: New dollar may be too late for Zim
‘In practice, bond notes have rarely traded at 1:1 with the US dollar. On the black market, the rate can be as high as 4:1’
Zimbabwe’s new currency: the ‘RTGS dollar’
Decision is meant to stabilise the economy — but analysts are not convinced
A year later, Zimbabweans reflect: “I sort of miss Mugabe”
Zimbabweans reflect on the anniversary of Mugabe’s resignation
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis deepens
Zimbabwe’s economy is in dire straits. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to stabilise the economy ‘soon’ but not everyone is optimistic
Zimbabwe’s financial system is living on borrowed time —and borrowed money
Years of political instability and economic mismanagement under the rule of ZANU-PF have left Zimbabwe’s financial system in chaos
Can Zanu-PF afford another currency crash?
‘Bond notes were the government’s short-term answer to its long-term economic problems but now this is proving to be an expensive mistake’
Zim activists charged over election violence
Twenty-eight Zimbabwean activists were charged on Monday over post-election violence as Britain condemned a ballot recount as an attempt by President Robert Mugabe to "steal" the…
Divisions cause turmoil in Zim ruling party
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, shaken by internal divisions and a potentially strong election challenge to President Robert Mugabe, will expel candidates running against its official…
Zim acquires Heinz stake in cooking oil firm
Zimbabwe’s government has taken over United States food giant HJ Heinz’s 49% stake in the African nation’s leading cooking oil maker for ,8-million. The transaction is the first…