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Zimbabwe fights illegal settlers on state land 'sold' after being repossessed from white farmers
Two decades after a disastrous attempt at land reform, which drove out more than 400 white commercial farmers, the Zimbabwean government is fighting illegal settlers on state land handed out by tradit...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
UK High Court order rattles Zimbabwe govt
THE United Kingdom High Court order compelling Zimbabwe to comply with a 2015 ruling requiring the payment of US$125 million to two firms whose land was seized during the country's contentious fast-tr...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 10:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
London court says former colony Zimbabwe is not immune to English courts
The High Court in London has rejected the Zimbabwean government's attempt to evade paying a US$125 million arbitral award for grabbing land belonging to Border Timbers Ltd and Hangani Development Ltd....Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 20:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US court rejects Zimbabwe's bid to evade US$440m payment
A FEDERAL judge in the United States (US) recently tossed a bid by the Zimbabwe government to escape payment of some US$440.3 million compensation awarded to a European family over Harare's controvers...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US foreign policy and the Zimbabwe dollar!
In my life journey, my three years stay in Jamaica was probably the most traumatic and most revealing as to how the imperialists work.I am, therefore, surprised that Mthuli Ncube and his handl...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:37hrs | 5 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabwe govt only repays 2% of $9,5m domestic debt
GOVERNMENT has, in the first two months of the year, only managed to pay $195 million, or 2%, towards the country's domestic debt which is currently hovering around $9,5 billion, Finance and Economic ...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:31hrs | 10 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:17hrs | 3 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Cyclone Idai hits Manicaland business
THE devastating Cyclone Idai has affected Manicaland's agro-based industry thereby reducing exports, while players in the small to medium enterprises sector were either forced to close shop or downsca...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stench leads to recovery of Cyclone Idai victims bodies
The rising stench of decomposing Cyclone Idai victims buried under debris at Ngangu in Chimanimani is now helping the recovery of bodies with residents saying sniffer dogs will quicken the pace of rec...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's budget: The good, bad and ugly
In September, while meeting fund managers in New York, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said what the economy needed was a "big bang", a shock to the system. A week later, he brought that big bang; on th...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | 4 | by NewZWire
Aspiring legislator pledges to resuscitate Chipinge Central dairy
The Joice Mujuru-led People's Rainbow Coalition candidate for Chipinge Central, Shingi Mathabuka, has pledged to resuscitate small-scale dairy farming and coffee production in the constituency in orde...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who is who on the Zimbabwe campaign trail?
A TOTAL of 23 candidates successfully filed their nomination papers last week enabling them to run in the presidential elections to be held on July 30, although it is self-evident the real race will b...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Up close with Blessing Gumiso
FOR someone who experienced a severe culture shock when he joined Highlanders back in 1998, Blessing Gumiso has fallen so much in love with Bulawayo that he decided to return and settle in the city af...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Sakhelene Nxumalo
Zimbabwe cancels Essar's licences
GOVERNMENT has cancelled Indian conglomerate, Essar Africa Holdings' power generation licences after the company ditched the country due to government bickering over its investment in integrated steel...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 06:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'13 companies liquidated, 1 000 retrenched,' says RBZ
Enacy Mapakame NEARLY 1 000 people were retrenched as 13 companies liquidated during the first quarter of 2016 on depressed manufacturing activity, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (R...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Queen Elizabeth's mother visited disputed top Mugabe's aide farm
COLOGNE- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, visited the disputed lucrative Centenary Farm in Figtree, owned by white Zimbabwean commercial farmer, Dave Connolly, which has now been seized and officiall...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mugabe's full speech - Let's shun corruption, regionalism, nepotism
Address by his excellency the President of the republic of Zimbabwe, Comrade RG Mugabe on the occasion of Zimbabwe's 36th Independence Day celebrations, harare, yesterday. H...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 07:19hrs | 24 | by RG Mugabe
Chinese blamed for stalling Zimbabwe's economic turnaround
An insidious culture of dishonouring loan agreements has taken root in public and private enterprise and is now affecting Government inter-State economic partnerships.The latest victims of thi...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:01hrs | 2 | by Kuda Bwititi
Peasant farmers spread fires in Eastern Highlands- ZPP
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that some peasant farmers in the Eastern Highlands were reportedly spreading fire in the privately owned properties thereby destroying a lot of timber and property ...Published: 26 Nov 2015 at 05:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimplats wins top national safety awards
Zimplats has taken the top two places in the Safety and Health at Work (SHAW) national awards. Zimplats Processing Division came first. Ngwarati Mine, which is owned by Zimplats, came second, while Mu...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by NHPR
Pungwe hydro-power station to be operational next year
PUNGWE B's 15,25-megawatt (MW) hydro-power station is expected to be fully operational by next year in a move that will increase power output and ease power shortages, an official has said.Spe...Published: 22 Dec 2014 at 10:03hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
ICSAZ introduces new ECG Awards category for banks
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe has announced there will be a special award category for financial institutions in this year's Excellence in Corporate Governa...Published: 24 Jun 2014 at 13:46hrs | 1 | by Mike Hamilton
Turnall Holdings judged best governed company on ZSE
Turnall Holdings won the trophy for the Best Governed Company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in the inaugural Excellence in Corporate Governance Awards. British American Tobacco came second. Econet Wi...Published: 15 Nov 2013 at 12:21hrs | 3 | by Mike Hamilton
Timber industry in limbo
The exotic timber industry was arguably one of the mainstream industries, not only in Manicaland province, but the whole country.The eastern highlands were known for the lush pine, gum and...Published: 08 Nov 2013 at 02:12hrs | 3 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Econet results fail to cheer ZSE shares
ZSE shares were back in the red on Friday after Econet February finals failed to cheer the market with investors flagging a sell-off in the telecoms counter.The Industrials Index eased 0.39 or...Published: 31 May 2013 at 10:51hrs | | by Business reporter
Would SADC and the AU endorse a military coup in Zimbabwe?
Media reports that Mugabe and his Zanu-pf party are again pushing for elections before the end of the year despite lack of key electoral reforms point towards what looks like a military coup. ...Published: 11 Jan 2012 at 21:06hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst, London
Radar reported a depressed set of results
Despite the satisfactory performance by Border Timbers, Radar reported a depressed set of results, due to a myriad of problems at McDonald Bricks and UBM. Turnover at $37.1 million was up 49% against ...Published: 27 Sep 2011 at 09:34hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
Border Timbers release a fair set of final results
A fair set of results from Border in what management say was an impressive performance although sales volumes were not as high as budgeted. Turnover at $21.9 million was up 59% from prior period, wit...Published: 27 Sep 2011 at 09:20hrs | | by Business reporter
More electricity power stations for Zimbabwe
ZESA Holdings has licensed 13 independent power producers with a combined capacity of 4 546 megawatts expected to be operational in about four years.Zesa is producing about 1 400 MW which is a...Published: 12 Sep 2011 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawian lawyer forced to quit Zimbabwe land trial
Malawian lawyer Peter Mutharika has been forced to resign from the arbitration panel in two international court cases in which groups of foreign investors are suing the Zimbabwean government for breac...Published: 20 Aug 2011 at 19:12hrs | | by Bhebhe
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