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News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe: Activist Accuses Harare City of Deliberate Financial Blackout

Published on: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Zimbabwe: Activist Accuses Harare City of Deliberate Financial Blackout
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202601220347.html

A local human rights activist has called for the immediate suspension of Harare City Council alleging that more than US$200m in public funds may have been lost through what he describes as a deliberate "accounting blackout" and the manipulation of the city's financial systems.

News Zimbabwe Harare: Local financial firm caught in US6.8 million scandal

Published on: Sunday 25 January 2026
Local financial firm caught in US6.8 million scandal
News source: https://www.newsday.co.zw/theindependent/politics/article/200051111/local-financial-firm-caught-in-us68-million-scandal

The CIO corruption case revolves around US$6.8 million renovation and construction works on a three-storey multi-purpose building owned by CIO company, Terrestrial Holdings, through Aldershot ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: Believe, Walk and Run as First Capital Bank’s Wellness day slated for Sunday

Published on: Wednesday 19 July 2023
Believe, Walk and Run as First Capital Bank’s Wellness day slated for Sunday
News source: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/believe-walk-and-run-as-first-capital-banks-wellness-day-slated-for-sunday/

Spread This NewsBy Staff Reporter LEADING financial service provider First Capital Bank, will this weekend host a wellness event on Sunday. The event will be held at the First Capital Bank Sports Club ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: IMF agrees to engage with Zimbabwe on new Staff Monitored Program

Published on: Thursday 20 July 2023
IMF agrees to engage with Zimbabwe on new Staff Monitored Program
News source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/07/21/imf-agrees-to-engage-with-zimbabwe-on-new-staff-monitored-program

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to engage with Zimbabwe on a new Staff Monitored Program (SMP), which may begin in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a report released Thursday ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: Fifa ends Zimbabwe football ban as committee created to oversee return

Published on: Tuesday 11 July 2023
Fifa ends Zimbabwe football ban as committee created to oversee return
News source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/66166138

Fifa readmits Zimbabwe to international football after creating a temporary committee to govern the game until June 2024.

News Zimbabwe Harare: Bulawayo experiences the Harare hurt as Zimbabwe's dream comes crashing again

Published on: Tuesday 04 July 2023
Bulawayo experiences the Harare hurt as Zimbabwe's dream comes crashing again
News source: https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/37959535/world-cup-qualifier-2023-bulawayo-experiences-harare-hurt-zimbabwe-dream-comes-crashing-again

As in 2018, Zimbabwe fell short in the last two games of the Qualifier, leaving a boisterous home crowd in shock | ESPN.com

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe’s chess “queens” are checkmating adversity

Published on: Saturday 15 July 2023
Zimbabwe’s chess “queens” are checkmating adversity
News source: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/https-www-newzimbabwe-com-zimbabwes-chess-queens-are-checkmating-adversity/

TRT Afrika IN an epic scene from the 2016 Mira Nair-directed biographical film, Queen of Katwe, the actor playing 10-year-old Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi has a distraught look on her face as ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: US Boxer Mayweather Stumps for Zimbabwe's Ruling Party

Published on: Friday 14 July 2023
US Boxer Mayweather Stumps for Zimbabwe's Ruling Party
News source: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-boxer-mayweather-stumps-for-zimbabwe-s-ruling-party-/7181186.html

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is promoting the sport a year after making a similar trip to Nigeria, and he also appears to be supporting the ruling ZANU-PF party ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe launches first ever messaging, financing app

Published on: Sunday 18 June 2023
Zimbabwe launches first ever messaging, financing app
News source: https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200012989/zimbabwe-launches-first-ever-messaging-financing-app

Zimbabwe has taken a significant step in the world of social media with the development of its own application, TalkChart which has already attracted over 30 000 users. The innovative application ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe on reforms: ‘We know what needs to be done. The challenge is to do it, and do it quickly’ – Adesina

Published on: Tuesday 16 May 2023
Zimbabwe on reforms: ‘We know what needs to be done. The challenge is to do it, and do it quickly’ – Adesina
News source: https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/economic-analysis/zimbabwe-on-reforms-we-know-what-needs-to-be-done-the-challenge-is-to-do-it-and-do-it-quickly-adesina/

Africa Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina says Zimbabwe step up the pace on reforms to help push forward a strategy to clear arrears with foreign lenders. Adesina is heading Zimbabwe’s talks with creditors on a deal to clear some US$6 billion in arrears, which prevent Zimbabwe from accessing capital abroad. On Monday, Adesina spoke…

News Zimbabwe Harare: African Devt Bank proposes 'fast track' compensation for Zimbabwe white ex-farmers

Published on: Sunday 14 May 2023
African Devt Bank proposes 'fast track' compensation for Zimbabwe white ex-farmers
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/african-devt-bank-proposes-fast-track-compensation-for-zimbabwe-white-ex-farmers/ar-AA1bcusI

By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - The African Development Bank (AFDB) has developed financial instruments to "fast track and front load" $3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was taken from them by Zimbabwe's government, the bank's president said on Monday. Akinwumi Adesina's announcement, which did not include details of the proposed instruments, comes after former

News Zimbabwe Harare: Gems regroup amid financial constraints

Published on: Wednesday 17 May 2023
Gems regroup amid financial constraints
News source: https://www.herald.co.zw/gems-regroup-amid-financial-constraints/

WITH the Vitality Netball World Cup getting closer, the Gems are set to regroup next week in Harare amid financial constraints that have ... from July 28 to August 6 in Cape Town, South Africa.

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe sells $40 million gold-backed digital tokens

Published on: Wednesday 17 May 2023
Zimbabwe sells $40 million gold-backed digital tokens
News source: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/273834388/zimbabwe-sells-40-million-gold-backed-digital-tokens

The move is meant to expand the value-preserving instruments available in the economy according to the countrys central bank The Reserve ...

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe, creditors to hold another round of debt clearance talks

Published on: Tuesday 02 May 2023
Zimbabwe, creditors to hold another round of debt clearance talks
News source: https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/main/zimbabwe-creditors-to-hold-another-round-of-debt-clearance-talks/

THE next round of structured meetings on Zimbabwe arrears clearance and debt resolution process will be held in Harare next week, as efforts continue to resolve the country’s external debt liabilities, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. In 2022, President Mnangagwa appointed AfDB president Dr Akinwumi Adesina and former Mozambican president Joachim Chissano to…

News Zimbabwe Harare: In Zimbabwe, rolling blackouts hobble mining goals

Published on: Wednesday 05 April 2023
In Zimbabwe, rolling blackouts hobble mining goals
News source: https://www.marketplace.org/2023/04/05/in-zimbabwe-rolling-blackouts-hobble-mining-goals/

The country has a goal of reaching $12 billion in mining exports in 2023, but industry leaders say they can't get ahead without reliable electricity.

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose

Published on: Tuesday 04 April 2023
Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zimbabwe-to-investigate-gold-smuggling-after-al-jazeera-expose/ar-AA19v42C

In a four-part investigative series, Al Jazeera exposes gold smuggling from Zimbabwe involving high-ranking officials.

News Zimbabwe Harare: Zimbabwe probes exposed gold smugglers linked to Mnangagwa

Published on: Wednesday 05 April 2023
Zimbabwe probes exposed gold smugglers linked to Mnangagwa
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/zimbabwe-probes-exposed-gold-smugglers-linked-to-mnangagwa/ar-AA19vTFl

International Crisis Group said gold worth $1.5 billion was smuggled by Zimbabwean syndicates......

News Zimbabwe Harare: US Dollars replaces Zimbabwe’s currency for second time

Published on: Thursday 06 April 2023
US Dollars replaces Zimbabwe’s currency for second time
News source: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/us-dollars-replaces-zimbabwes-currency-for-second-time/

By Bloomberg News The greenback has replaced the Zimbabwean dollar as the most-used currency in the southern African nation for a second time, almost four years after the re-introduction of the local ...