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Tobacco sales increase 206%
THE value of tobacco crop sold at both auction and contract floors increased 206,54% to US$101,5 million as of day 21, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board show.This is up ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 456 | by Staff reporter
ZRP sued for seizing auctioned vehicles
POLICE Assistant Commissioner Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crispen Charumbira has been dragged to court by a local man for seizing two vehicles the latter bought from an auction five years ...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:41hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Catastrophe looms in Zimbabwe, says SA's BusinessDay
As Zimbabwe enters the next phase of its coronavirus-induced lockdown - a partial but indefinite hold on economic activity - fears for the country’s economic future are rising.The economy wa...Published: 28 May 2020 at 20:45hrs | 3596 | by Chris Muronzi I BusinessDay
Unclaimed vehicles at Zimra depot to be auctioned
At least 100 vehicles abandoned at Vehicle Inspection Depots in Gwanda and Bulawayo will be auctioned if not claimed within 30 days, according to a notice by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commiss...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
The excitement is difficult to hide
The tobacco selling 'season' is upon us and with it, 'Dollars are in the air'. There is visible excitement in the village, even kids are now laughing louder than before as if aware that once the tobac...Published: 24 May 2020 at 21:55hrs | 106 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zimpost considers solar-powered vehicles
STUNG by perennial fuel and electricity shortages affecting its operations, Zimpost a quasi-government institution is planning to invest in solar power and electric-powered vehicles to combat the chal...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Sub-standard Covid-19 products flood Zimbabwe
tHE Standards association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) is conducting quality tests on hand sanitiser and protective clothing and will soon be publishing a list of certified producers following the proliferation ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Botswana moves to stage 3 Coronavirus lockdown
Botswana has announced that it will be entering Phase 3 of the Coronavirus lockdown on Friday. The phase will see the government lessening restrictive measures that came with the lockdown regulations....Published: 14 May 2020 at 22:28hrs | 3867 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tobacco farmers withhold crop
TOBACCO farmers in most parts of the country have reportedly withheld their crop, refusing to release the golden leaf to transporters to be sold at the auction floors in their absence.Transpor...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:53hrs | 1539 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland Central malaria cases blamed on artisanal mining, proximity to Mozambique
THE record increase in malaria cases in Mashonaland Central has been attributed largely to widespread socio-economic activities such as mining and farming that predisposed populations to malaria....Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:58hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco deliveries increase, prices firm
The volume of flue-cured tobacco being delivered to the floors continues to increase as prices firm. By day three of the opening of the 2020 marketing season, farmers had sold 694 496 kilogrammes of t...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reopens tobacco auction floors
Zimbabwe farmers started selling their tobacco crop on Wednesday after the coronavirus outbreak delayed the opening of auctions, which provide vital foreign currency inflows, by more than a month....Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 13:45hrs | 465 | by Reuters
Tobacco fetches US$4/kg on opening day
The 2020 tobacco marketing season opened yesterday, amid calls for farmers to draw lessons from the lucrative and successful tobacco industry and apply their skills towards production of other crops t...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:07hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Nyandoro gives Mzilikazi residents free mealie meal
MORE than 300 needy households from Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo will this week get free mealie meal and other grocery items courtesy of football legend Esrom Nyandoro who hails from the suburb....Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 13:21hrs | 1797 | by Staff reporter
34 leave quarantine centre
Thirty-four of the 73 returning residents in quarantine at the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM) in Darwendale were allowed home on Saturday. Of the 34 dischar...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:30hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Calls grow to reopen parts of Zimbabwe's crisis-ridden economy
A tall, medium build security guard stands behind a large steel gate at Boka Tobacco Auction Floors on the outskirts of Harare, his face partially covered by a white surgical mask and his hands encase...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 19:46hrs | 2023 | by Al Jazeera
No coronavirus funds stollen by Mnangagwa
There has been an online news spreading rumours that the Zimbabwean government is funnelling millions of Corona virus dollars to a Mnangagwa-linked company. The article maintained th...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 2246 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Basic food price freeze agreed
Private sector producers and retailers have agreed with the Government to freeze prices of essential foods as part of measures to cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures r...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
40 000 mine workers to undergo COVID-19 testing
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says mines are to resume operations during an extended lockdown, a plan that would need at least 40 000 mine workers to be immediately screened and tested for COVID-19....Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 08:05hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Opening of tobacco sales floors put on hold
The 2020 tobacco marketing season which was scheduled to open yesterday has been postponed to allow stakeholders to devise mechanisms to sell the crop while ensuring minimum risks of spreading the Cov...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 07:06hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Tobacco auction floors to be decentralised
Tobacco auction floors will be decentralised this year to avoid concentrations of people with accommodation modalities and the days on which farmers should visit the auction floors now being worked ou...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Closing Down the Kariba Kapenta Fishery a Grave Error - Stakeholders
In this piece our Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio, Environment and Tourism Correspondent, Laiton Kandawire, chronicles the feelings of hopelessness and disenfranchisement expressed by the fishing c...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 443 | by Laiton Kandawire
Gweru seeks permission to sell stands
GWERU City Council has applied to Government for permission to commence selling residential and commercial stands. The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works temporarily banned the loca...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
In honour of a selfless leader
On Saturday, Zimbabweans from all corners of the world, are meant to celebrate 40 years of independence!I say 'meant to celebrate' because, at this stage, there is little to celebrate....Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 12:08hrs | 1462 | by Busisani Ncube
Britain accused of adopting Mugabe economics
It is a little-known fact that even the UK government has an overdraft facility.It's called the Ways and Means Facility and it resides at the Bank of England.Ordinarily, the government...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 09:02hrs | 19000 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus threatens the start of Zimbabwe tobacco sales season
Zimbabwe's severe shortage of U.S. dollars is set to worsen as the coronavirus threatens the start of sales of tobacco, its second-biggest source of foreign exchange."It's the cash flow that's...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 19:35hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judges told to postpone pending criminal charges
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has directed judges of all superior courts and magistrates to postpone pending criminal and civil matters in response to the 21-day national lockdown declared by President Mn...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:12hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Businessman challenges auctioning of property
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Ismail Moosa Lunat has approached the High Court challenging the auctioning of his property over a debt of more than US$384 000 that he owes fellow businessman Mr Mohamm...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Impact of COVID 19 on Zimbabwean Economy
The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the world economy and to Zimbabwe's fragile economy too. So far the virus has infected close to 470 000 people from 200 ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:08hrs | 915 | by Victor Bhoroma
Kasukuwere withdraws title deeds claim application
FORMER Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has withdrawn an application in which he was seeking to compel the State to comply with a court order which instructed it to release title deeds to ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:41hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa under fire over seized Gwanda vehicles
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has come under fire for seizing Gwanda Town Council's vehicles following a dispute over a $17 million debt for water suppliers.Zinwa seized counci...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:35hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to repossess properties
THE Bulawayo City Council will repossess 26 properties in the city after their owners failed to heed an ultimatum requiring them to either pay their rates or resume development works within their stan...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:25hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa to auction Gwanda council vehicles
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has defied a government directive to release Gwanda Town Council vehicles attached over a $17 million debt and has invited bids for the ambulances and fir...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:38hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wants to keep houses, leaves spoons for Marry in divorces settlement
VICE_PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga is willing to let his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa get all their kitchen utensils, a bed and three cars in their divorce.But he draws the line at cash that ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 12:27hrs | 7426 | by Staff reporter
Business wants priority fuel allocations
Industrialists and farmers want special treatment in fuel allocations if fuel supplies are not readily available so that they can continue to produce. They fear that licensing more service sta...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:15hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
The road now looks like a post war zone
A stitch in time saves nine, if only the road from Mkunyadzi to Chigwida was repaired before onset of the rains motorists and commuters could be smiling all the way home. Red flags were raised pointin...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1112 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Chinotimba, Chinese firm settle out of court
Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba and Chinese-owned firm Sunny Zimbabwe International have settled their dispute over a $65 755 debt out of court, resulting in two pending appeals in the...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:29hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Muguti, wife finally to part ways
FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti who was going through divorce proceedings with his wife, Tapiwa Muguti (nee Mukandi), will finally go separate ways after the two agreed that their marriage ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 07:27hrs | 5600 | by Staff reporter
Forex retention thresholds deterring production
The prevailing foreign currency retention thresholds to various sectors of the economy are acting ...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 13:36hrs | 1241 | by Victor Bhoroma
City tycoon in messy scandal
A top Bulawayo businessman is embroiled in a messy property scandal that has drawn in the deputy sheriff of the High Court who is accused of conducting a sham auction that allegedly prejudiced a local...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stability key, says Mthuli Ncube
ONE of Government's main priorities this year is exchange rate stability that Treasury says will be achieved through the Reuters Trading System and keeping an eye on money supply growth, a Cabin...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:34hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Exposing corruption at ZIMPARKS
Who Guards the Guard? Once upon a time in the remote southeastern corner of Zimbabwe- ZIMPARKS Juniors were short-changed by superiors in 2011, but I still wonder if everything was done above bo...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 12:11hrs | 2003 | by Nicholas Ncube
Penalties for businesses demanding forex
Businesses selling goods and services in foreign currency face stiff penalties for defying the Government, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Statutory Instrument...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
The regime is alien to transparency, accountability
THE ruling Zanu-PF party members have been giving Zimbabweans comic relief in the past few months, making the right noises about transparency and accountability in government and the economy, but ques...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:12hrs | 300 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
CAPS Pharmaceuticals reopen plant
ZIMBABWE'S largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer, CAPS Pharmaceuticals has reopened one of its two plants in Harare, which was shut down years ago as it forges ahead to improve the availability and acc...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:15hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Zifa property set to go under the hammer
ZIFA are set to lose more assets this week after a local auctioneer gave notice that office property attached from 53 Livingstone Avenue earlier this month will be put under the hammer. The auction ha...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:36hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar has been a disaster for asset values, economy
The introduction of Zimbabwe's own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted. Since it was launched the ZWL has fallen fro...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 588 | by John Legat
Hottest must-have collectible cars
For those that are looking to build a portfolio of collectible cars, you have quite a lot of options that are available to you. In addition, the great thing about this is that you really do not have t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 14:44hrs | 804 | by Staff Writer
Noose hangs over bigwigs as ZACC sharpens its claws
The anti-corruption drive has moved a gear up towards prosecution of individuals fingered in graft, with fresh revelations the Attorney-General's Office is now being ropped in to team up with the Nati...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 3140 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe faces a gloomy 2020
IN the three weeks since the 2020 national budget both the economy and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's recovery strategy have drifted closer to the rocks. In their stubborn refusal to heed development...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:30hrs | 803 | by Anthony Hawkins
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