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Articles by Lisa Tazviinga
Zimbabwe: Smuggling Groceries From South Africa New Covid-19 Frontier
FOR most families in Zimbabwe, the days leading to month-end are a painful slog because the meagre salaries people earn do not last the distance. As soon as the funds run out, the rat race begins, money is borrowed on the back of promises that it will be paid at month-end. The amount borrowed far exceeds the expected salary which means families are in perpetual deficit.
Zimbabwe: 'Absence of Sound Economic Systems a Threat to Lockdown'
IT is the first of its kind for Zimbabweans. One which threatens them all. It calls for unity of purpose and it will surely test the fitness of country's social security system, and the elasticity of philanthropy in a crisis situation. For the first time, citizens are counting days together towards one finality -- not the pay day or the end of a week -- but the end of the 21 days of the lockdown on April 19.
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Gobbles Over U.S.$11,4 Million On Foreign Trips
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his bloated entourage splashed US$12 million on travel expenses between January and September this year at a time government is battling to contain an intractable economic crisis.
Zimbabwe: Zimdollar Needs Two Years to Stabilise - Ncube
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube says it will take at least two years for the Zimbabwean dollar -- which was demonitised in 2009 before being re-introduced in June -- to operate as a stable currency. The local unit has been losing value against the United States dollar and other currencies. The US dollar was trading at 1:15 against the local currency on the interbank market this week.
Zimbabwe: Health Sector Loses Us$500m Annually
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe is losing US$500 million annually as a result of patients seeking treatment outside the country. Ncube's disclosure comes at a time government this week expelled 77 doctors for embarking on industrial action, citing poor remuneration and working conditions, as well as the rising cost of living. He was speaking at a luncheon with editors in Harare on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Govt's PR Offensive a Futile Exercise
Government's decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive political and economic reforms.
Zimbabwe: Govt Stalls Harare Bus Deal
By LISA TAZVIINGA China Nachang Engineering (Pvt) Ltd has withdrawn from a US$400 million deal with Harare City Council which was expected to supply 600 green-energy buses in the metropolitan province, saying it was advised against engaging council by government officials who insisted they go via the appropriate ministry. The Chinese firm in February this year approached council with the mass solar bus transportation system.
Zimbabwe: Power Outages Threaten Dairibord
By Cloudine Matola and Lisa Tazviinga Dairibord Zimbabwe Holdings has been hit hard by the nationwide power outages, forcing the company to resort to diesel-powered generators which has proven costly to the locally-listed firm, businessdigest has learnt.
Zimbabwe: Inadequate Supervision Worsens Mining Deaths
By Lisa Tazviinga The mining industry has suffered several fatal accidents over the past 12 months, mainly because of corruption and inadequate monitoring of mining activities by government. This comes at a time when illegal artisanal gold mining activities have been on the increase.
Zimbabwe: Agony of Chronic Patients Amid Drug Price Madness
By LISA TAZVIINGA AS she walked out of a pharmacy empty-handed -- at the fourth attempt -- a hypertensive patient Chiedza Mhungu (56) of Mabvuku suburb could not hide the engulfing distress on her face. Visibly in pain, she lumbered towards the door before stopping to catch a breadth on a bitter Monday evening this week. She dragged herself across the street, feebly negotiating her way through honking cars as she walked to the next drugstore in the vain hope of finding cheaper medicine.
Zimbabwe: Lack of Confidence Hampers FDI Inflows
By Lisa Tazviinga and Cloudine Matola The country's hopes of attracting meaningful foreign direct investment (FDI) on the back of the 'Zimbabwe is open for business mantra' will remain dead in the water, unless the government addresses the confidence deficit in the country, a respected international businessman has said.
Zimbabwe: U.S.-China War to Impact Global Trade
By Lisa Tazviinga The on-going trade war between the United States and China will not stop the development of the Asian nation, although tensions have affected not just bilateral trade between the two countries, but also world trade, the Deputy Head and Political Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe Zhao Baogang says.
Zimbabwe: Govt's Dodgy Multi-Billion Dollar Deals Illegal, Says Biti
By Lisa Tazviinga and Cloudine Matola Former finance minister Tendai Biti has condemned the majority of deals signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing them as unconstitutional and void as they were not approved by parliament in contravention of the standard procedure of acquiring national debt.
Zimbabwe: City Vendors Bear Brunt of Govt's Heavy-Handedness
By Lisa Tazviinga What began as an ordinary day suddenly turned into a nightmare for tuckshop owner Farai Simango (38) at Zengeza 3 shopping centre in the dormitory town of Chitungwiza.
Zimbabwe: Soldiers in Boko Haram-Style Invasions
By Nyasha Chingono and Lisa Tazviinga At a private hospital in Harare on Wednesday, a mother lay between her two children, all writhing in pain from injuries sustained when masked soldiers attacked their home Boko Haram-style. After firing several gunshots at her doorstep in the wee hours of Wednesday, armed soldiers wielding AK47 rifles and wearing balaclavas, forced their way into her home.
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