https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATIbnDjXWPA/desmond-kumbuka RSS for Node Fri, 01 May 2026 23:00:43 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-23/zimbabwe-seeks-sponsors-to-help-clear-arrears-sunday-mail-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-23/zimbabwe-seeks-sponsors-to-help-clear-arrears-sunday-mail-says Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:38 GMT Street vendors at the bus terminus in the central business district of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Consumer prices are climbing at an annual pace of over 100%, sparking jitters in a nation where the scars of hyperinflation run deep. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-22/zimbabwe-central-bank-mulls-more-measures-to-protect-currency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-22/zimbabwe-central-bank-mulls-more-measures-to-protect-currency Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:37:20 GMT A customer displays a bundle of brand new ZiG banknotes after collecting them from a bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The southern African nation that’s had bouts of hyperinflation and triple-digit inflation introduced ZiG, short for Zimbabwe Gold on April 5. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-24/zimbabwe-power-utility-warns-of-increased-blackouts-due-to-fault https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-24/zimbabwe-power-utility-warns-of-increased-blackouts-due-to-fault Sat, 24 Aug 2024 16:33:33 GMT Cooling towers constructed at Hwange Thermal Power station in Hwange, Zimbabwe. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-17/africa-has-over-1-trillion-in-sovereign-debt-un-agency-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-17/africa-has-over-1-trillion-in-sovereign-debt-un-agency-says Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:58:46 GMT Traders at Nima market in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, March 11, 2024. Ghana is resisting calls by holders of the country's eurobonds to offer a sweetener for restructuring $13 billion of debt, risking a self-imposed deadline for a deal. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-18/zimbabwe-s-fbc-holdings-acquires-standard-chartered-unit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-18/zimbabwe-s-fbc-holdings-acquires-standard-chartered-unit Sat, 18 May 2024 13:06:23 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/-john-the-second-vows-to-restore-zimbabwe-central-bank-s-status https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/-john-the-second-vows-to-restore-zimbabwe-central-bank-s-status Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:21:10 GMT John Mushayavanhu Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-07/zimbabwe-may-suspend-plan-to-restrict-informal-trade-raise-vat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-07/zimbabwe-may-suspend-plan-to-restrict-informal-trade-raise-vat Sun, 07 Jan 2024 09:15:38 GMT Pedestrians pass street vendors outside a pharmacy at the Miracle Mall in the business district of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Consumer prices are climbing at an annual pace of over 100%, sparking jitters in a nation where the scars of hyperinflation run deep. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-17/world-heritage-group-clears-5-billion-dam-near-victoria-falls https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-17/world-heritage-group-clears-5-billion-dam-near-victoria-falls Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:35:08 GMT The UNESCO World Heritage Site Victoria Falls. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-23/zimbabwe-votes-amid-questions-about-election-s-credibility https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-23/zimbabwe-votes-amid-questions-about-election-s-credibility Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:05:52 GMT Voters queue at a polling station during the presidential and legislative elections in Mbare, Harare, on August 23, 2023. Zimbabweans on August 23, 2023 began voting in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-25/zimbabwe-faces-more-power-cuts-due-to-aging-infrastructure https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-25/zimbabwe-faces-more-power-cuts-due-to-aging-infrastructure Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:14:24 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-24/zimbabwe-capital-approves-use-of-local-currency-to-pay-services https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-24/zimbabwe-capital-approves-use-of-local-currency-to-pay-services Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:25:21 GMT Pedestrians walk by main streets in the Harare's Central Business District on November 20, 2017.Zimbabwe is locked in one of its worst political crises since independence with President refusing to resign despite a military takeover, mass street protests and his dismissal from the ruling ZANU-PF party. / AFP PHOTO / Jekesai NJIKIZANA (Photo credit should read JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/zimbabwe-says-698-people-have-died-so-far-in-measles-outbreak https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/zimbabwe-says-698-people-have-died-so-far-in-measles-outbreak Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:44:41 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-03/zimbabwe-bars-state-agencies-from-charging-fees-in-us-dollars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-03/zimbabwe-bars-state-agencies-from-charging-fees-in-us-dollars Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:58:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-17/zimbabwe-central-bank-to-meet-retailers-over-rising-prices-mail https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-17/zimbabwe-central-bank-to-meet-retailers-over-rising-prices-mail Sun, 17 Jul 2022 10:30:22 GMT Shoppers at a market in the central business district (CBD) of Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. South Africa's government met Tuesday to discuss how to accelerate the country's economic recovery and consider the most feasible way to provide further welfare grants. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-17/with-132-inflation-zimbabwe-state-workers-scoff-at-100-raise https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-17/with-132-inflation-zimbabwe-state-workers-scoff-at-100-raise Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:45:23 GMT A man carries his wares through a market as business continues in the Zimbabwean capital Harare on November 16, 2017, a day after the military announced plans to arrest "criminals" close to the president. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-11/zimbabwe-fines-12-banks-on-financial-indiscipline-herald-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-11/zimbabwe-fines-12-banks-on-financial-indiscipline-herald-says Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:04:08 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-19/zimbabwe-to-seek-z-60-billion-in-private-funding-to-buy-grain https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-19/zimbabwe-to-seek-z-60-billion-in-private-funding-to-buy-grain Wed, 19 May 2021 15:22:29 GMT A man carries a full bag of donated maize grain on March 13 2019, in the Mutoko rural area of Zimbabwe. - Eastern Zimbabwe receives help to fight drought induced hunger, as a total of 32.000 villagers affected by drought in the Mutoko area. They received USD cash donations and children porridge donated by the World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with USAID. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-04/zimbabwe-zambia-hydropower-plant-upgrade-delayed-by-two-years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-04/zimbabwe-zambia-hydropower-plant-upgrade-delayed-by-two-years Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:06:27 GMT An aerial view shows the Kariba Dam and the Kariba lake in Kariba on January 20, 2020. From the Zambian side the plant is managed by ZESCO, a state-owned power company. - In the absence of sufficient rain, the Kariba dam, the main source of electricity for Zambia and Zimbabwe, is expected to operate at only 25% of its capacity in 2020. (Photo by Guillem Sartorio / AFP) (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/zimbabwe-gross-revenue-collection-for-fourth-quarter-over-target https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/zimbabwe-gross-revenue-collection-for-fourth-quarter-over-target Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:37:08 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/zimbabwe-government-reduces-operations-amid-covid-19-resurgence https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/zimbabwe-government-reduces-operations-amid-covid-19-resurgence Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:16:19 GMT