Source: NewsDay Original video URL IN THIS VIDEO: We visit the Harare city centre to check the situation on the first day after the introduction of bond notes by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Bank queues remained quite long because with some banks giving out $50 worth of bond notes per transaction Some retail outlets […]
Entering the foggy zone: Political economy of the transition in Zimbabwe
Source: Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Download full report (3.6MB PDF) Introduction This paper reflects on the political economy of the transition in Zimbabwe for the past years and most significantly in 2016. It discusses and interrogates the interaction between socioeconomic transformation and political change, that is, how the economy has and is affecting political stability and […]
Parly begins bond notes hearing
Source: NewsDay Original article URL The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development will tomorrow begin hearings on two Bills, including the one which will pave the way for the introduction of the bond notes. The bond notes roll into the market today. The hearings, which run up to December 3, will also discuss […]
Coalition impossible: Biti
Source: Blessed Mhlanga, NewsDay Original article URL PEOPLE’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Tendai Biti has cast doubts on the ability of political parties in Zimbabwe to unite and form a formidable coalition, which will challenge President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF in the 2018 general elections. Biti said opposition party leaders were too […]
Transparency key for ZEC
Source: Blessed Mhlagna, NewsDay Original article URL INDEPENDENT election watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has outlined voter registration regulations, which would be critical in making the 2018 general elections credible. Top of the list is how Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will manage the procurement of the $50 million biometric voter registration (BVR) equipment and […]
Bulawayo’s crippling water crisis puts lives in danger
Source: Mthandazo Nyoni, Standard Original article URL IF he had the maps showing the location of Bulawayo’s water reticulation pipes, John Mpofu says he would have by now dug a hole, then drill into one of them to ensure a steady supply of the precious liquid. His tears of joy after the birth of his […]
Preliminary statement on the Chimanimani West Parliamentary By-Election
Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) deployed 17 mobile and static observers to the National Assembly by-election in Chimanimani West. The static observers were at every polling station, whilst the mobile teams were roving around the Constituency assessing the political environment outside the polling stations. The by-election was held […]
Bond notes circulation starts tomorrow
Source: Xolisani Ncube, Standard Original article URL Local banks will start issuing bond notes tomorrow, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced yesterday. The currency that is at par with the United States dollar has divided opinion in Zimbabwe amid a flurry of lawsuits to stop it, but the announcement by the RBZ showed that […]
Bond notes: RBZ sings a different tune
Source: Tatira Zwinoira, Standard Original article URL Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the central bank may not inject bond notes worth $75 million into the market by year-end as earlier promised, insisting there was need to build market confidence in the currency. In September, Mangudya said bond notes worth $75 million […]
Zimbabwe central bank to release bond notes Monday
Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it will introduce bond notes Monday with a total value of $12 million. In a statement, the bank said Saturday, “The bond notes will be released into the market through normal banking channels in small denominations of $2 and $5 to […]
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