By Benard Kabwijukya on November 24, 2017
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Harare, New president, presidential inauguration ceremony, sworn in, Zanu-PF party, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe president
Africa, General, Regional
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as president of Zimbabwe today becoming the country’s second leader since independence from white minority rule in 1980. Mnangagwa took his oath of office in front of tens of thousands of jubilant Zimbabweans who had gathered at a stadium in Harare, after greeting the crowd with a raised fist. People […]
By Benard Kabwijukya on November 23, 2017
Emmerson Mnangagwa, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Zanu-PF party, Zimbabwe
Business & Economics, Business & Finance, Business news, Finance
Zimbabwe must act quickly to dig its economy out of a hole and access international financial aid, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Government spending and foreign debt are too high and it needs structural reform, Zimbabwe mission chief Gene Leon said.The once-thriving economy is now seen as a regional basket case. “The economic situation […]
