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Engineer Simela Dube laid to rest
THE late Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Director of Engineering Services Engineer Simela Dube epitomised humility and tackled Bulawayo service delivery challenges head on.Through his innovations,...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
AfDB oils Zesa wheels
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has donated 10 vehicles worth US$800 000 to Zesa Holdings to enable the power utility to reach out to areas where electricity supplies were cut off by Cyclone Idai ...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:29hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must step up reform agenda, says IMF
ZIMBABWE should step up its reform agenda in order to quicken economic growth and normalise relations with the international community and multilateral lenders, the International Monetary Fund says....Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to import 400MW to bridge power deficit
STATE power utility, Zesa Holdings, intends to import up to 400 megawatts from Mozambique and Zambia as part of measures to end a debilitating power crisis, a senior executive said.This comes ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean to head AfDB's South Sudan operations
THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Themba Bhebhe, a Zimbabwean national, as South Sudan country manager effective October 1, 2021.Bhebhe joined the pan-African bank in 200...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to continue resisting illegal sanctions
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has commended the country's citizens for resisting machinations by the country's detractors to effect regime change through the use of illegal economic sanctions imposed to alienat...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN spotlights Zimbabwe sanctions
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday met United Nations (UN) special rapporteur, Ms Alena Douhan, who is in the country to assess the impact of unilateral coercive measures imposed on the country by the Unit...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa says his govt will not continue crying over sanctions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will not continue mourning over sanctions imposed against Zimbabwe by the West some 20 years ago.He said despite the sanctions in place, Go...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwe to lose out on loans
ZIMBABWE is set to miss out on a multi-million-dollar fund for countries sharing the Zambezi watercourse because of its external debt estimated at US$10,5 billion.The funds will be disbursed t...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 19:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit set for next week
Global Renaissance Investments (GRI) will next week host the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Summit in Harare.The summit is set for October 14.The Zimbabwe Infr...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political uncertainty hampering energy sector revival, says AfDB
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has cited an unstable political environment and the risk of expropriation as some of the reasons unnerving potential investors from injecting capital in Zimbabwe's ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face 216% rates hike
BULAWAYO rate payers are expected to pay an average of 216 percent more in tariffs as the local authority has proposed a $24 billion budget for the coming year.The budget consists of a $16,8 b...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is the best boss ever, claims Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has showered praises on President Mnangagwa's leadership, describing him as the "best boss" to ever work with and under.Since...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt lavishes Mthuli Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay
GOVERNMENT allegedly splurged over US$200 000 on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured)'s accommodation after his lengthy stay at a five-star hotel in the capital before he relocated to a plush home...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Solutions to Zimbabwe debt, fiscal deficits
THE Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (Ledriz) has crafted a cocktail of measures which could be a solution to Zimbabwe's debt problems, fiscal deficits, stunted growth an...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency receipts surge
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency receipts increased by 32% to US$5,09 billion during the eight months ended August 7, 2021, as industries shook-off the effects of a difficult 2020 to ship more products to ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to launch US$ bond on VFEX
WITH the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) being one of the innovation reforms meant to support the process of financial deepening, Government is working on launching a US$ bond and list it on the ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 05:58hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A farmer harvests success in refugee camp
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - When Jean Damacene arrived at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe, he was 38 years old and hoping to return to his country Rwanda soon. Eighteen years later, the maize farmer...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 13:14hrs | | by APO
2021 Mid Term Monetary & Budget analysis
The latest mid-term budget and monetary policy statements were presented in a low key mode with emphasis on avoiding policy shocks that can rock the economy. The Zimbabwean government revised upwards ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Amacimbi processing plant set up in Beitbridge District
GOVERNMENT in conjunction with development partners has set up the country's first state-of-the-art mopani worm processing plant in Matshiloni area in Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South. The amac...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 decimates BCC workforce
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to retest its workers who are in isolation in order to increase the number of workers reporting for duty and reduce the burden on its depleted staff....Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Bulawayo service delivery is collapsing
LONG-TOUTED as the best-run local authority in the country, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is failing to offer efficient services as seen by collapsing water and sewer infrastructure, failureto f...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 13:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe won't get international Covid-19 rescue package
ZIMBABWE will not receive a dime from a multi-billion-dollar facility organised by international financial institutions which seeks to help countries of the global South in dealing with the socio-econ...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe upbeat about economic rebound
Zimbabwe is hoping for economic rebound this year as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube expects the economy to grow by 7.8%.For two consecutive years, the country's economy has been shrinking. Even...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 20:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC appeals for US$1bn to overhaul water system
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it requires US$1 billion to overhaul its water and waste management infrastructure.Mayor Solomon Mguni made the appeal during a meeting with Africa Develop...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$600 million for Bulawayo infrastructure
BULAWAYO is poised for a major economic transformation and growth following a pledge by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to pump US$600 million towards the city's major infrastructural developmenta...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt buys 100 ambulances
GOVERNMENT has procured a fleet of 100 new fully equipped ambulances that are set to be deployed to healthcare facilities throughout the country.The first batch of the specialised vehicles is ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 19:21hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
India, AfDB donate ambulances, medical equipment to Zimbabwe
Government has received a fleet of 20 ambulances, and ancillary medical equipment from the Government of India as well as the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help improve the country's public healt...Published: 27 May 2021 at 17:24hrs | 1 | by Staa reporter
Bulawayo water woes unrelenting
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has no timeline for the lifting of its water-shedding regime after failing to meet the March deadline, blaming this on a combination of electricity outages and unfinished w...Published: 20 May 2021 at 21:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe part of Kazungula Bridge project'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said Zimbabwe was now part of the Kazungula Bridge project that was snubbed by his predecessor, the late President Robert Mugabe.Kazungula Bridge is a...Published: 07 May 2021 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$48m injection for Zimbabwe banks
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) will inject €40 million (US$48 million) into Zimbabwe banks for on-lending to the private sector, following an exceptional decision by the European Union (EU) memb...Published: 07 May 2021 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge opening to boost Sadc trade
THE official opening of the Kazungula Bridge and One-Stop Border Post facilities next week Monday is expected to enhance Southern Africa's access to international markets through connectivity with maj...Published: 05 May 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
John Deere expands firm's construction equipment portfolio to Zimbabwe
JOHN Deere is expanding its construction equipment line-up to 18 countries, including Zimbabwe, where Deere-branded construction products were previously not available.The company already supp...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dr Chiwenga to officially launch Leather Sector Strategy
THE Zimbabwe Leather Sector Strategy (2021-2030) would be officially launched this Friday in Bulawayo with Vice-President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, expected to lead the proceedings. The leathe...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
AfDB pegs Zimbabwe growth at 4,2%
ZIMBABWE'S economy contracted by 10% last year and is envisaged to grow by 4,2% in 2021 if effective measures are taken to stabilise foreign exchange and avoid excessive money creation, the African De...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Zimparks, Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute (LKFRI) has launched small-scale fisheries (SSF) project that support loc
Titled, "Setting the stage for successful and sustainable management, development and utilisation of the small-scale fisheries of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe" is the project that was launched yesterday by t...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 7 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent
Zimbabwe dominates Sadc remittances
ZIMBABWE received the largest remittances in southern Africa, underpinned by high migration of citizens who fled a two decade-long economic crisis, the latest African Development Bank (AfDB) data show...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nzenza warns CZI to brace for stiff competition
GOVERNEMT has warned industries to brace for stiff competition against other African manufacturers as the region removes trade barriers, following a historic trade pact that came into effect in Januar...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
More water for Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council says it has completed the final phase of the rehabilitation of the Criterion Water Works which will result in the city's water pumping capacity going up to 180ML per day against ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Road infrastructure decay needs policy change
The pace of Zimbabwe's road infrastructure decay has reached alarming levels which call for a policy change by the government. The country's major highways and urban roads have become a living hazard ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
BCC exhausts US$33 million AfDB allocation
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has exhausted the US$33 million received from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on various projects, forcing the contractor working on the Epping Forest water...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel, mines and banks the Tagwirei method
TAGWIREI has built up his wealth in large part through a long-standing partnership with major commodities trader Trafigura, which has been trying to distance its operations from him as he faces intern...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
State entities dominate forex allocations, says Cross
STATE firms and government departments are collecting a significant amount of funds allocated at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s foreign currency auction system weekly, crowding out the private s...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BCC purchases and installs defective water pumps
THE Bulawayo City Council could have lost millions of dollars after purchasing and installing new water pumps with "significant design and manufacturing" defects that they wanted installed at the loca...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 new mini-factories for Matebeleland North Province
A TOTAL of 10 mini-factories will be shortly established to manufacture high-value leather products in rural Matebeleland North province following the handover yesterday of brand-new equipment sourced...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIMCODD calls for Zimbabwe debt cancellation
International financial institutions have to cancel Zimbabwe's crippling debt, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has said, as the burden proscribes the southern African country ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
IMF lowers Zimbabwe GDP growth further
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe's economy will contract by 10,4% this year, much higher than its earlier prediction of 7,4%, but expects a rebound next year.It also expects...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube rules out de-dollarisation
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says that Zimbabwe is beginning to engage multilateral creditors, with a view of clearing its US$1.8 billion arrears, which will see the country unlock fresh funding to a...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to keep getting IMF technical support'
GOVERNMENT has said it will continue working with international financial institutions (IFIs), including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after its aborted Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) with th...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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