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Families to be displaced by the Bulawayo-Old Gwanda road project
THE construction of the 120km Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road will result in the relocation of people living within a 70-metre radius of the road and new homes will be built for the affected families....Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma factory creates 400 jobs
WHILE several established Bulawayo companies struggle to keep afloat citing numerous challenges, a small-to-medium scale furniture enterprise in Mpopoma is basking in solid growth and is now focused o...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk hints at blacklist for failed tender winners
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube has said some local companies that are awarded tenders for developmental projects are failing to deliver on agreed timelines and will be overlooked in future pr...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk blasts local companies
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube on Friday took a swipe at local companies that are awarded major development tenders in the city but fail to deliver, saying at some point the local authority w...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Local companies blamed for Egodini Mall delays
SOUTH African property developer, Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited company yesterday blamed Bulawayo companies for stalling progress in the construction of Egodini Mall.Company director Th...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo still reeling from illegal sanctions
THE tale of the demise of Bulawayo's industries is a story which cannot be separated from the illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe.Once considered the country's industria...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Subdued trade fair mirrors state of the country
AN old Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) flag flutters at the entrance outside the exhibition grounds in Bulawayo. The sun-burnt and worn flag has clearly seen better days and maybe should have...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors slam 'shoddy' government road repairs in city
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday slammed a government-led road rehabilitation exercise, questioning the workmanship which they said was shoddy.Speaking during a full council meeting, the coun...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Informal sector keeps Bulawayo running
THE informal sector in Bulawayo has contributed more than $13 million to council coffers through licence fees and rentals during the first six months of the year, Southern Eye has learnt.The l...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businesses must ride on ZITF, exploit regional market opportunities
WITH only a few weeks left before the country hosts the annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), Bulawayo once again comes under spotlight, not only as a host to the prime trade showcase, but ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo industries on the mend, claims Parly
BULAWAYO industry is said to be on a recovery path after major biscuit and sweet manufacturer, Arenel recently got a US$3 million capital injection for new projects.The observation was made by...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
60% of Bulawayo companies close shop
THE labour movement, consumer rights groups, small enterprises and informal traders have lamented the continuous collapse of Bulawayo industries amid revelations that up to 60% of companies have close...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:04hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Water woes cripple Bulawayo companies
THE Association of Business in Zimbabwe (ABUZ) has warned that manufacturing companies based in Bulawayo will soon be forced to shut down or scale down production owing to the ongoing water shortages ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Briefcase company fraudsters arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two Harare suspected fraudsters who allegedly used a briefcase company to swindle two chemical supplying companies of products worth more than $32 000.Elton Ch...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo companies struggling to access RBZ's forex interbank market
BUSINESSES in Bulawayo say they are struggling to access foreign currency from the interbank market due to its unavailability, contrary to the central bank's statement that the firms could not afford ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 07:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo takes deliberate affirmative action policy
BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni has said council has taken a deliberate affirmative action policy that will see local companies being prioritised in the awarding of tenders to promote the city...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: 'Rainbow hotel lied about Bulwayo's capacity'
The Construction Industry Federation for Zimbabwe(CIFOZ) has responded to a statement by the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel manager Innocent Kufa that Bulawayo companies do not have the required experti...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 16:09hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo companies do not have required expertise, says Rainbow Hotel
Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel has lamented the lack of qualified personnel to take up employment at the hotel during its massive renovation project.The hotel has closed its doors to the public as it ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:32hrs | 1 | by Cite.org
Massive job losses, Bulawayo worst affected
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said hundreds of people lost their jobs as a result of this week's violent protests and Bulawayo companies were the worst affected. He said ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A new economy beckons for Bulawayo
THE year 2018 was very eventful for the economy of the City of Kings as it works towards fulfilling its vision to be 'a leader in local governance excellence' with a vibrant economy by year 2024. ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Kholisani Moyo
'The Shona will knife the Shona' - Nkomo Prophesy 1983
It wasn't hard for Joshua Nkomo to Prophesy in 1983 that Mugabe's exit would be essenced by tribalism. In his 1983 London letter to President Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo wrote some Autistic Hallucinations - ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 21:02hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Datlabs embarks on $4,5m upgrade
PHARMACEUTICAL and personal care products manufacturer, Datlabs Limited, has embarked on a $4,5 million plant and equipment upgrade as it seeks to improve operational efficiency. Briefing Indu...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concern over Bulawayo disused industrial space
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube says her office is seized with identifying more working space for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part of measures to ensure success of their bu...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Industrialists troop to Bulawayo
THE 2018 Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) annual congress and international investment forum kicks off in Bulawayo today with high-level engagements set for the three-day indaba. The...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diaspora ready to assist Bulawayo industry
AILING Bulawayo industries could tap into financial resources owned by diaspora citizens to turnaround industrial operations and restore the city's manufacturing status, accomplished banker and one of...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Companies lose thousands in fake RTGS payments
TWO men from Chitungwiza have been arraigned for allegedly defrauding two Bulawayo companies of more than $12 000 by forging Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) payments.Allan Makuture (43) alia...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra accused of stifling export growth
Delays at border posts have seen Bulawayo companies accusing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of being an impediment to exports growth, as they say this has seen them losing business worth milli...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masuku attacks Grace Mugabe for spending $1,3 m on ring
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Affairs minister Angeline Masuku has challenged the Zanu-PF government to urgently recapitalise the city's closed industries and those operating at low capacity to boost the econ...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Banks prioritising Harare firms on forex allocations'
A NUMBER of Bulawayo companies have not been allocated foreign currency for raw material imports since last year from their banks, as priority is being given to Harare-based companies, an industry off...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo de-industrialisation, ZITF success juxtaposed
The 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade (ZITF) was by far the largest in decades both in terms of attendance by local and foreign exhibitors as well as the business activity.Not o...Published: 02 May 2018 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
SA firms seek Bulawayo partnerships
A SOUTH African embassy business delegation was in Bulawayo last week to gather data on manufacturing companies in the city for possible partnerships with investors in the neighbouring country....Published: 02 May 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Mohadi assesses state of Bulawayo firms
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has pledged to engage the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and foreign investors to revive Bulawayo industries.The VP yesterday visited some companies in Bulawayo for...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo cuts bills by 50%
THE Bulawayo City Council has given the city's businesses a lifeline by slashing bills by 50 percent in a move aimed at stemming company closures.Most businesses have been struggling to pay bi...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Egodini faces major facelift
Preparations for the reconstruction of Egodini rank into a world class mall as well as a standard road-port are at an advanced stage as work is expected to commence next month.The long awaited...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 18:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Renewed political will gives hope for economic revival
THE new political dispensation has brought with it a renewed sense of hope for a genuine national economic turnaround that is expected to better the lives of the country's citizenry with economic anal...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
More than 20 top Bulawayo companies regaining footing
MORE than 20 top companies in Bulawayo have recorded positive growth this year as evidenced by increasing capacity utilisation, fresh investment and opening of new plants. According to the Con...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 08:42hrs | 38 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo companies forced to buy Mnangagwa portraits
OPPOSITION parties in Bulawayo have accused their Zanu PF counterparts of fleecing local firms by forcing them to buy portraits of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Ruling party activists in the ci...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 15:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Intwasa Arts Festival in drastic changes
Financial challenges have forced Bulawayo's premium arts festival - Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo to reduce days of the annual fete from five to three.This year the festival will be held fr...Published: 22 May 2017 at 09:24hrs | 3 | by Thobekile Zhou
$20 million loan facility for Bulawayo companies
GOVERNMENT, through the ministries of Industry and Mines, will this week unveil nearly $20 million funding facility meant to capacitate three Bulawayo-based companies to manufacture equipment ...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cabs caught up in Marvo corruption scandals
A former worker at Marvo Stationary Mbonisi Gumbo has said it is disheartening and totally unacceptable to note that even the big corporates are involved in corruption activities, underminin...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 07:26hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo companies seek debt cancellations
A number of Bulawayo companies have approached the city authorities seeking rates exemption, a clear indication that all was not well in the country's second largest city's economy which has seen ...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe needs to protect its economic sovereignty as the Rand continues to plummet
Preamble:OF late Zimbabwe seems to be getting a lot of attention from South Africa. If I may refer my readers to an article which appeared in last week's Sunday News: article "SA business delegati...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:42hrs | 2 | by Dr Bongani Ngwenya
SA firms target Matabeleland
SOUTH African investors should capitalise on proximity benefits to tap into vast investment opportunities in Matabeleland region, an official said yesterday.Addressing the Zimbabwe-South Afric...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:33hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
Zanu-PF ministers exposed at conference
Gwanda Residents Association member Bekezela Fuzwayo has said Zanu PF minister were exposed on Friday when they were caught unaware and called to make reports on their ministries progress during congr...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 05:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo lobbies for bond market headquarters
AS efforts to revive the bond market in Zimbabwe gather moment, Bulawayo businesses are lobbying that the debt market be headquartered in the second largest city.A bond market is a regulated f...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 16:23hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
'Chiyangwa caused the demise of Bulawayo industries'
PROPERTY magnate Philip Chiyangwa is "angry" after the former Education Minister David Coltart blamed him for causing the demise of Bulawayo industries. Chiyangwa took over the running of several comp...Published: 02 Oct 2015 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Prosper Ndlovu
Chiyangwa blamed for demise of Bulawayo industries
Former Education Minister David Coltart has accused flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa of enriching himself at the expense of Zimbabwe's working class.In a recent interview with The Zimba...Published: 26 Jun 2015 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF threatens to dig up Rhodes' grave - faces resistance from villagers
ZANU PF threatens to dig up Rhodes'grave - faces resistance from villagersZANU PF supporters in Bulawayo have threatened to dig up the grave of Cecil John Rhodes in Matopos National Park amid ...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ boss to clarify on bond coins
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) boss John Mangudya will be in Bulawayo on February 5 to clear the air surrounding misconceptions associated with bond coins, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commer...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors ordered to 'go back to work'
The minister of Health and Child Care, David Parirenyatwa, on Tuesday pleaded with the striking doctors to go back to work as negotiations with the health board are on-going."We have a health ...Published: 29 Oct 2014 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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