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Zimbabwe suspends duty on flour, cooking oil
Zimbabwe on Tuesday, 13 May, suspended import duty on some basic commodities, including cooking oil and flour, in response to a sharp spike in prices following the flotation of the local currency by the central bank last month. 16 May 2008 12:59

RBZ launches new Z$500 million bank note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new Z$500 million bank note barely two weeks after issuing Z$250 million and Z$100 million denominations. 16 May 2008 12:54

South African newspapers face distribution veto in Zimbabwe
[Dumisani Ndlela] The distribution of South African and other international newspapers could be banned or restricted under measures meant to limit their import into Zimbabwe. 16 May 2008 07:07

CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. 15 May 2008 16:04

Hackers target Herald website
The website of Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper was hacked over the weekend - an apparent backlash by Zimbabweans who have been openly plotting to “jam Zanu PF communications” on internet chatrooms. 14 May 2008 12:07

Gov't puts pressure on newsprint producer ahead of run off
[Dumisani Ndlela] The Zimbabwe government is exerting pressure on Mutare Board and Paper Mills (MBPM) to increase newsprint supplies to the state-controlled newspaper group, Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers), whose publications it hailed for “standing firm in defence of national institutions” during the March 29 elections. 14 May 2008 08:00

Importers abandon merchandise as duty payments soar
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwean importers were caught off guard last week after customs duty payments went up by almost 6,700% following the floatation of Zimbabwe's domestic currency on the official market. 12 May 2008 14:00

Travel warnings hit Zimbabwe's marketing campaign
[Dumisani Ndlela] The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is scrambling for a lifeline after its marketing campaign was thrown in the lurch by travel warnings from key countries, resulting in the cancellations of bookings by international tourists. 9 May 2008 13:43

Zim business launch customer service organisation
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's private sector has launched the Institute of Customer Services (ICS) as the country grapples with poor quality products and service delivery due to an economic crisis now in its ninth year. 7 May 2008 14:00

Cash shortages on first day of currency floatation
Cash shortages in Zimbabwe worsened Monday, 5 May, on the first day of free trading of the Zimbabwe dollar as people queued for hours in banks to buy up local currency. 6 May 2008 16:51

Reserve Bank unveils Z$250 million note
Zimbabwe's central bank, currently grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new high-denomination bank note of a quarter of a billion dollars, state television reported Monday, 5 May 2008. 6 May 2008 16:31

Exchange rates tumble after RBZ currency floatation
Exchange rates on the black market tumbled Thursday and Friday after Wednesday's announcement by the central bank that it was to float the Zimbabwe dollar. 5 May 2008 10:07

State media group reviews newspaper subscription plan
[Dumisani Ndlela] The state-owned Zimbabwe Newspapers group (Zimpapers), which publishes two daily titles as well as five weekly newspapers, has reviewed all newspaper subscriptions and introduced a pre-paid payment plan to stem losses. 24 Apr 2008 06:30