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Zimbabwe will issue gold 'Mosi-oa-tunya' coins as sky-high inflation slams local currency

The inflation rate clocked in at an astonishing 192% last month, and the Zimbabwe dollar has deprec…

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Zimbabwe just introduced a new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight inflation and wean off the US dollar

The gold-backed ZiG is Zimbabwe's sixth attempt at a new currency since 2008.

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BRICS's messaging about de-dollarization could get even messier if Zimbabwe joins the group's bank

A former Zimbabwe finance minister said there could be an economic "disaster" if the current admini…

Huileng Tan   


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T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe makes it to Super 12 for the first time

Zimbabwe made it to the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup for the first time after an easy five-w…

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Zimbabwe is looking at adopting cryptocurrency as legal payment, top government official says

A top official said Zimbabwe is looking to allow cryptocurrency as legal payment, according to a lo…

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Zimbabwe Announces Plans For A $300 Million 'Disneyland In Africa'

“Zimbabwe is a country that often struggles to do the basic things it needs to do and this cannot b…

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Zimbabwe is bringing in a gold-backed digital currency with its own dollar ravaged by inflation

Central bankers hope the tokens will help to stabilize the Zimbabwean dollar, which has been destab…

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T20 World Cup: Sikandar Raza, bowlers lead Zimbabwe to clinical 31-run win over Ireland

All-rounder Sikandar Raza continued his glorious run in 2022 with a fantastic 82 off 48 balls while…

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Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak texts Henry Olonga and confirms he is "very much alive"

Former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga has now revealed that Heath Streak is alive after earlier po…

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Zimbabwe's new president thinks Brexit is a 'good thing'

Following Mugabe's resignation, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Zimbabwe's rejoining t…

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Zimbabwe reportedly turned off the entire country's internet to shut up people protesting its out-of-control economy

Before the hike the government was effectively subsidising the price of fuel for its citizens, but …

Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock   


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Zimbabwe's stock market is up 800% this year as investors seek shelter from blistering 176% inflation rate

Local investors see equities there as one way to protect the value of their cash against sky-high i…

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Zimbabwe's next move could trigger the return of 'rapid inflation'

Back in 2008, Zimbabwe experienced an episode of horrific hyperinflation as a result of Robert Muga…

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Inside the lives of the 'Rich Kids of Zimbabwe,' who spend their money on fast cars, island vacations, and private jets

This month, Zimbabwe's longtime leader, Robert Mugabe, was forced to resign after the army a…

Sarah Jacobs   


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Zimbabwe is paying its citizens $5 for 175 quadrillion Zimbabwe dollars

The process will expunge Zimbabwean notes from the country's banking system, which now includes a c…

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93-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe resigned after a military takeover - here's what you need to know about the world's longest-serving leader

Over the past nearly 40 years, the now 93-year-old Mugabe has gone from an African independence her…

Peter Jacobs   


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Zimbabwe has shut down social media for 7 days straight, prompting claims it is trying to cover up deadly protests that killed at least 12 people

The Ministry of Information blamed the first blackout on Tuesday on internet "congestion," and gove…

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At least 600 arrested, dozens wounded as economically shattered Zimbabwe teeters on the edge

US Democratic Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware and Cory Booker of New Jersey, both members of the Sena…

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A plane has been seized in Zimbabwe after large amounts of cash and a corpse were found on board

Maharaj told the BBC: "The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is aware of an aircraft carrying a SAR…

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Mugabe is out of power after 40 years of political and economic chaos in Zimbabwe - here's what could happen next

The first question to be answered is who will take over the government. With the military denying a…

Jonathan Garber