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ZB Bank introduces WhatsApp banking
ZB Financial Holdings has signed a money transfer agreement with one of the largest international money transfer companies, Ria Money Transfer of the United States as part of its efforts to enable dia...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:49hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Freddie Gwala, Majalisa date Bulawayo
SOUTH Africa's yesteryear musician Freddie "Amadamara" Gwala makes a return to Zimbabwe during the festive season where he is expected to hold a show alongside disco queen, Patricia Majalisa, in Bulaw...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Who Owns England?
Who Owns England? The question sounds oblique, when one considers the country's documented long history of "civilisation". One would think that, by now, this question should have long been settled. Ye...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:33hrs | 125 | by Ranga Mataire
Kariba fined over sewage discharge
Kariba Municipality has been fined $2 000 for discharging raw effluent into streams and the environment. The magistrates' court in the resort town also directed the local authority to repair a...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Homelink aims to support start-ups
FINANCIAL services entity, Homelink, says it has come up with a programme to support the growth of micro enterprises as part of its initiative to boost economic growth.The company has come up ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni is not above the law
Once upon a time, Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni controversially assumed the Ndiweni Chieftainship on 22 August 2014 following the death of his father, Chief Khayisa Ndiweni who had held the post for ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 3705 | by Bevan Musoko
Forex duty for raw materials suspended
Government has exempted 12 food and beverages companies from paying duty in foreign currency when importing certain raw materials quantities necessary for their production processes. Also on t...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Ezimnyama are Chibuku Neshamwari champs
POPULAR Bulawayo-based dance ensemble Ezimnyama are this year's champions after they ruled the roost at the national finals of the annual Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival held on Saturday...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu Breweries re-introduces mahewu
REBOUNDING Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries will re-introduce its non-alcoholic sorghum drink, Royal Mahewu next month as it seeks to ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Powercuts hamper milk production
THE rolling power outages in the country have hit milk production hard, businessdigest has learnt.Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) chairperson Kudzai Chirima said the power outages...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:08hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Warriors attract former Macedonia coach
Experienced former Macedonia Janevski Cedomir, who has also coached top clubs in Europe, has registered his interest in the vacant Warriors coaching job after submitting his credentials to Zifa for co...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:24hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs more than our prayers
As I carried a message of comfort to the young Christian pastors in Masvingo, I was overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations under which these brothers worked.My interactions with Apostle El...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:27hrs | 1587 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Delta targets Botswana, SA markets
Listed beverages maker Delta Corporation says it is moving ahead with plans to consolidate the ownership of its Chibuku brand in the region with an arrangement to enter Malawi and Botswana markets bef...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:13hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe?
A year ago, with Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe out of the picture, the troubled southern African country seemed to have taken a turn for the better.Mugabe's successor and the incumbent, ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | 284 | by Al-Jezeera News
Mnangagwa govt getting in the way of its own reforms
FOR much of the past year, Zimbabwe's economy has oscillated between confusion and chaos, and as the second half of 2019 wears on, the headwinds show no immediate sign of relenting.This is in ...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 473 | by Perry Munzwembiri
Zimbabwe anticipates carbon dioxide production in 2020
THE production of carbon dioxide, a vital ingredient in the brewing of soft drinks, is envisaged to save Zimbabwe vast amounts in foreign currency used to import the product.It is also anticip...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 880 | by CAJ News
Zesa Holdings' breach of contract
THE frustration and futility of it all; no person living in Zimbabwe is happy with the current electricity supply situation.Not even the most hopeful optimists can think brightly about power c...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:30hrs | 2823 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zimbabweans can't afford to drown their sorrows in a pint anymore
Zimbabweans can no longer afford to drown their sorrows in beer as the product is now priced beyond their reach, the country's biggest alcohol brewer Delta said on Wednesday.Delta, which has A...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | 1450 | by Reuters
The reality of stagflation in Zimbabwe
The current fiscal year is turning out to be a challenging year for the Zimbabwean economy. The country is experiencing all the features of economic decline from a recession, high unemployment rate, d...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:31hrs | 2464 | by Victor Bhoroma
4 armed robbers shot dead
FOUR suspected serial armed robbers - out on bail facing 24 armed robbery charges involving cash, vehicles, guns and jewellery - were shot dead during a shootout with police in Kwekwe. The sus...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1543 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fears cholera outbreak
BULAWAYO residents are wary of a cholera or typhoid outbreak in the city after the local authority indefinitely shutdown water supplies to the entire city on Tuesday without notice.The indefin...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Acting President Mohadi appeals to businesses on prices
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has appealed to local businesses to support the Government's economic realignment measures through implementing a fair pricing model to avoid causing unnecessary suffering ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Secondary stock exchange for Bulawayo
PLANS of opening a secondary stock market exchange which will likely to be located in Bulawayo are at an advanced stage, an official said. In an interview with Sunday News Business on the side...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Beer prices go up
Delta beverages has announced new prices of its alcoholic prices effective today. The news prices are in line with the recent statutory instrument that outlaws the use of foreign currency as legal ten...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 18:31hrs | 9127 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Warriors held
Zimbabwe 1 - 1 UgandaUganda and Zimbabwe played out an entertaining draw in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo.Uganda took an early lead through Emmanuel Okwi's close-range finish a...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 20:39hrs | 2296 | by BBC
Pepsi Zimbabwe increases production by 200%
PEPSI Zimbabwe, the local unit of Varun Beverages, says production capacity at its manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare has increased by 200% due to huge demand of its product, local and abroad....Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter
Resolving Zimbabwean challenges in transfer pricing
A lot of debate about taxation in most developing countries is evolving on how to ease revenue leakages through offshore tax havens. But there is another hot issue called transfer pricing which develo...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 369 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
'Taming the Shrew' - Deaths on our Roads
Driving in Harare and in the highways of Zimbabwe has become distressful. Recent reports of high profile road traffic deaths refer. The traffic chaos has become a 'shrew.' There is urgent need to 'tam...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1321 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Baba Harare 'dates' Bev for new video
CONTEMPORARY musician Braveman Chizvino - affectionately known as Baba Harare - is set to release a video featuring raunchy dancer Beverly 'Bev' Sibanda, dubbed Automatically at the end of this month....Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:09hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu's remarkable turnaround
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries, which has close to a decade been reeling under massive losses, has had a remarkable turnaround....Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | 644 | by Sytaff reporter
Zifa blocks bank account freeze
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has successfully thwarted the bid by a local hospitality firm, Daisy Guest Lodge (Pvt) Ltd, to freeze its bank account over a payment dispute.According...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Bread shortages loom
A bread shortage is looming after local millers ran out of wheat due to foreign currency shortages to import the cereal. The country has been facing challenges in wheat availability of late in...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2217 | by Staff reporter
Rainbow Tourism Group trading update
The company delivered a strong performance in 2018 achieving revenues of $34.3 million which was 27% above the prior year despite an increasingly challenging economic climate. This performance w...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:00hrs | 357 | by Rainbow Tourism Group
RTGS dollar plunges by 140%
ZIMBABWE'S local currency, the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar, has plunged by 140% to trade at US$1:ZWL$6 on the official interbank market, nearly four months after its introduction in Febru...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3135 | by Staff reporter
Low turnout at Sulu's birthday bash
DENDERA musician Sulumani Chimbetu's 37 birthday bash was poorly attended at Mushandirapamwe hotel in Highfield on Saturday night following high admission fee which was beyond the reach of many....Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 19:31hrs | 2901 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Zimbabwean man boasting about drinking 'expensive' beer
A Zimbabwean man was filmed boasting that a beer he was drinking is beyond the reach of many.The man is heard on the video boasting that a quart of Castle Lager is worth two chickens, and that...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 12:30hrs | 3741 | by Staff reporter
Counterfeit goods threaten Zimbabwe economy
The Anti-Counterfeit Watchdog has said counterfeit, illicit and fake goods on the local market have become a formidable threat to businesses and the country's economy.In a statement to mark th...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'King' rallies Zimbabweans in South Africa
The claimant to the Ndebele throne Bulelani Khumalo has invited Zimbabweans in South Africa to an Indaba which will be held on Saturday the 8th of June at Berea Park in Johannesburg, South Africa....Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 10:40hrs | 4499 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Delta Beverages resumes sales in RTGS dollars
DELTA Beverages has resumed sales in RTGS dollars, citing an improvement in the availability of foreign currency from the interbank market.The firm, which is the country's largest manufacturer...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 2471 | by Staff reporter
Doctor protests cop's conduct
A Harare medical doctor Johannes Marisa has raised a complaint with the police over the handling of a traffic case involving Mabvuku Police traffic section citing "falsification of evidence".I...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1350 | by Staff reporter
MDC linked Amnesty International Zimbabwe suspended over corrupt
Amnesty International Zimbabwe, which was exposed in an audit that unearthed serious fraud and mismanagement involving millions of United States dollars has been suspended from its mother body, Amnest...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:43hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Car burglar triggered US travel warning on Zimbabwe
A HARARE man whose CCTV footage of him breaking into a vehicle prompting the United States embassy to issue a travel warning to Zimbabwe appeared in court yesterday.The CCTV footage captured t...Published: 28 May 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1708 | by Staff reporter
Coca-Cola ranks as Africa's top food and beverage brand
Coca-Cola is the only food and beverage brand ranked in the top five most admired brands in Brand Africa's 7th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands.Coca-Cola was named as the fourth m...Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:11hrs | 657 | by Agencies
Sikhonjwa causes stir with no U-18 theatre return
WHEN one talks of sex on stage, most Zimbabweans would expect the mention of Bev and Zoey, those two queens of raunchy dance, to follow. Before the strippers that seduce and titillate men on s...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:40hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Public urged to be wary of counterfeit goods
CONSUMERS and the Government could be using huge sums of money to buy counterfeit goods which are flooding the market.This was revealed by the Anti Counterfeit Watchdog, a non-profit organisat...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:39hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
A smoking pipe hung precariously from his blackened lips
We stood crowded in this rural watering hole at Nzvimbo Growth Point in Chiweshe, Mash. Central. It was pretty cold outside and everyone who entered the bottle store for a beer did not go out. B...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:12hrs | 257 | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwe struggles to keep its fledgling currency 'zollars' alive
MOST CURRENCIES have snappy names, like yen, won, kip or lek. Some have unfortunate ones: dong or colón. Few have names as cumbersome as Zimbabwe's Real-Time Gross-Settlement Dollars, also known as R...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1363 | by The Economist
Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 75%
ZIMBABWE'S annual inflation rate for the month of April shot to 75,86%, up nine percentage points on the March rate of 66,8% as the country fails to tame price increases.Last month the statist...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe customers hit back at unscrupulous businesses
Prices of some local products appear to have entered a self-correction mode as consumer demand is said to have declined by at least 40 percent. Just last week, listed beverages giant Delta Cor...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Import substitution: best remedy to high import bill
Zimbabwe imported goods worth $6.85 Billion in 2018, a 38% increase from 2017. That import figure can go up by 30% if smuggled merchandise and under declared imports at the country's border posts are ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:15hrs | 457 | by Victor Bhoroma
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