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pulling out

Zimbabwe: ZSE sees mass exodus as firms move to Victoria Falls Stock Exchange

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) has witnessed a torrent of listings in recent months, with several companies parting ways with the main ... Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) to move to the foreign currency-denominated bourse. Analysts are subsequently sceptical about the ZSE’s future and dollar liquidity levels in the Southern African country.

Sneaky sneaky

Zimbabwe: Opposition takes electoral commission to court over flawed boundaries report

Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) has taken the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to court over its ... poor delimitation report in an effort to postpone the upcoming elections, while critics say the filing is just another sideshow.

Compromise?

Zimbabwe: Is the raw lithium export ban backfiring?

Mining players in Zimbabwe are calling on the government to lift an export ban imposed on raw lithium since last year, citing stockpiling of ... the white gold, which has led to a sharp decline in prices and left small-scale miners struggling.

international intrigue

Burkina Faso, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire… Ari Ben-Menashe, lobbyist for countries in crisis

Lieutenant Colonel Damiba, Nabil Karoui, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Laurent Gbagbo, General Hemetti, etc. These are some of the clients of this effective ... Israeli-Canadian lobbyist, known for his questionable methods...

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pulling out

Zimbabwe: ZSE sees mass exodus as firms move to Victoria Falls Stock Exchange

Sneaky sneaky

Zimbabwe: Opposition takes electoral commission to court over flawed boundaries report

Compromise?

Zimbabwe: Is the raw lithium export ban backfiring?

pulling out

Zimbabwe: ZSE sees mass exodus as firms move to Victoria Falls Stock Exchange

Sneaky sneaky

Zimbabwe: Opposition takes electoral commission to court over flawed boundaries report

Compromise?

Zimbabwe: Is the raw lithium export ban backfiring?

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bloated roll

Zimbabwe: Errors in voters’ roll could derail the election

Zimbabwe will hold harmonised elections in four months even though the country’s electoral commission (ZEC) has not released an electronic ... voters’ roll for scrutiny despite several court challenges.

Vote notes

Zimbabwe: Crackdown on politically conscious musicians

With just a few months from the presidential and parliamentary elections, the Zimbabwe government is increasingly unleashing law enforcement ... to quell popular Zimbabwean musicians. With their social platform and concerts, musicians are encouraging people to register to vote and denounce corruption and massive looting of public resources.

Cracking down

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF stifles civil society ahead of elections

Zimbabwe's government says its pending bill restricting non-governmental organisations aims to combat money laundering and threats to the state. ... Critics call it a naked attempt to give the ruling Zanu PF party a leg up in this year's presidential and parliamentary elections by kneecapping one of the country's few avenues for political accountability.

multiple accusations

Zimbabwe: Can Mnangagwa use corruption-plagued projects as electoral leverage?

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government often hail infrastructure development as one of their biggest achievements. With ... the 2023 general elections just a few months away, he is widely expected to cite his feat even more frequently during his campaign for a new five-year term, yet corruption accusations tarnish the image of the national projects.

guarded secret

Zimbabwe: Opposition CCC cagey about electoral strategy

Five months remain until Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s biggest contender is Nelson Chamisa, the leader ... of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Chamisa has remained tight-lipped regarding his campaign strategies and party structures as a way to protect the party, but this formula could backfire, say analysts.

Murky deals

Zimbabwe: Government in hot water over external, domestic debt

Zimbabwe's debt clearance strategy with international creditors will not be an easy feat to achieve as the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) ... and diplomats representing the country’s creditors demanded tough fundamental prerequisites to clear over $6bn worth of foreign debt arrears. Meanwhile, the government’s murky financing agreements in the domestic market are adding insult to injury.

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