Zimbabwe: Two steps forward, one step back – Cathy Buckle
As 2021 draws to a close, Zimbabwean author Cathy Buckle reflects on another year of no progress for the African nation.
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How Zimbabwe uses currency games to STEAL from its people – Cathy Buckle
Author Cathy Buckle has cleared a path through the smoke-and-mirrors: in a nutshell, Zimbabwe’s move to a new currency is a nifty way for the government to extract more funds out of its struggling citizens.
Can RTGS dollars save Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe began formal trading of what’s effectively a new currency as it tries to ease a shortage of dollars that’s crushed the economy.
Some Zimbabweans want SA rand as currency
Zimbabwe should adopt South Africa’s rand as its currency, one of a series of fundamental reforms needed to restore economic stability in the country, former Finance Minister Tendai Biti said.
Tendai Biti granted bail in Zimbabwe after Zambia deportation; Mnangagwa claims intervention
Zimbabwean opposition politician Tendai Biti, thwarted in a bid to seek asylum in Zambia, was charged with public violence in a court in his home country and released on bail.
Life after Mugabe: Zim opposition makes 10 key demands for credible election
Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections are being billed as the most important as the nation tries to rebuild after Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule and revive an economy that’s halved in size since 2000.
Zim Court trumps Mugabe: Mass action is legal – protestors prepare for more
Former finance minister Tendai Biti was jubilant after he took Mugabe’s government to court over an unpopular 14-day ban on demonstrations – and won.
Zim attacks foreign companies: Mugabe’s nephew to introduce new 10% levy
Mugabe’s newly installed nephew has not only re-instated the 51% local ownership rules, but has added a 10% tax levy on foreign companies that haven’t complied.
Tendai Biti: Mugabe regime won’t manage economic turmoil beyond next 4 months
Former Zimbabwean finance minister Tendai Biti believes an actual collapse of Robert Mugabe’s government is around the corner.
Zimbabwe: “Underestimated” Mujuru could be Mugabe’s Nemesis
For 13 years the biggest threat to President Robert Mugabe’s grip on power came from an opposition party that grew out of the country’s labor unions. Now he is facing an even bigger challenge from within his own party.