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Bulawayo firm urged to seize lithium battery opportunities
A Bulawayo-based engineering company, VEET Engineering, has been encouraged to tap into the booming global market for lithium batteries and contribute to Zimbabwe's industrial growth and economic reco...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 08:22hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shine at ZNCC awards
At the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) 2024 Matebeleland Annual Business Awards, Mr. George Kudya of Star Distributors emerged as the star of the night, winning both the Overall Winner an...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for Mine Entra
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo last night ahead of today's official opening of the 25th edition of the Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) at the ZITF exhibition centre.The...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm makes graders
A BULAWAYO company is manufacturing graders that will help in import substitution as Government rolls out the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2).The company is seeking Gov...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commits to re-industrialisation
THE availing of lines of credit to the automobile repair industry is the sure way to facilitate retooling so the sector becomes a key enabler in Government efforts to modernise and stabilise the econo...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:30hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
BCC to prioritise Bulawayo firms in awarding contracts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has come up with a policy that will see it giving priority to local companies in all major projects in a bid to boost local empowerment.The local authorit...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commercialises umsuzwane herb
A BULAWAYO company, Green Afrique Technologies, has ventured into processing green tea using umsuzwane/zumbani to promote local herbal remedies for various respiratory ailments.Umsuzwane recen...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk: A man on a mission
Bulawayo City Town Clerk Christopher Dube has demonstrated that he is a man amongst men. The Town Clerk bravely thwarted attempts to illegally kick him out of office and equally thwarted a robbery att...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 11:15hrs | 6 | by Nicholas Ncube
Robbers pounce on Bulawayo firm, 2 seriously injured
TWO Chinese businessmen were seriously injured on Thursday night after they were attacked by robbers brandishing a pistol and machetes.The robbers stormed Naizonel Investments in Bulawayo's Ke...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm drags fuel dealer to court over $17000 debt
A Bulawayo firm, Wagon Distributors (PVT) Limited has been dragged to court by a fuel dealer for a debt amounting to $17 000 owed for fuel supplied.Afric Oil Petroleum summoned Wag...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo firms' tenders 'very poor '
BULAWAYO town clerk, Christopher Dube, has said local business people were failing to come up with competitive tenders, which leads to them losing out to Harare-based firms.Companies in Bulawa...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land developer, CBZ sued over botched property deal
A BULAWAYO firm Loxdale Investments (Private) Limited has taken Harare-based property developer, Rilbro Property and Development (Pvt) Limited and CBZ Bank to court over a botched land deal.In...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NSSA sues Bulawayo firm for $122 500 rental arrears
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has taken one of its Bulawayo tenants, Fair and Square Investments (Pvt) Limited, to court over rental arrears amounting to $122 514.In summons fi...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms register +50% capacity utilisation
BULAWAYO industries registered above 50 percent capacity utilisation in 2017, higher than the 45 percent achieved by the national manufacturing sector.Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Lupepe to get $1,8m in botched up deal
THE High Court has ordered Bulawayo firm, Yatakal Trading (Pvt) Limited trading as Viking Hardware Distributors, to reimburse over $1,8 million to Ilasha Mining (Pvt) Limited following a botched minin...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 04:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NRZ sues its Bulawayo tenants
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe's (NRZ) Contributory Pensions Fund is suing Bulawayo firm Coloursell Distributors (PVT) Limited and a local medical doctor over rental arrears and damages.The pen...Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms submit bids for Egodini upgrade
THE bidding process for the $60 million Egodini Mall project in Bulawayo closed on Friday with contractor - Terracotta Private Limited - saying construction work would now start in April 2018. ...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T wins T-shirt legal fight
THE High Court has ruled in favour of the MDC-T and dismissed South African clothing company Cabat Trade's demand for R46,6 million for campaign T-shirts printed for the main opposition party in the r...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Houseboat brings Victoria Falls to a standstill
BUSINESS temporarily screeched to a halt in Victoria Falls town yesterday afternoon, as residents jostled to catch a glimpse of a huge luxurious houseboat which passed through the tourist resort town ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Bulawayo to be declared an SEZ
INDUSTRY and commerce executives in Bulawayo have called on the Government to declare the entire city an industrial Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as opposed to adopting a sectoral approach. Cont...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo firm sued for a debt of over $96 000
A Bulawayo firm Guru Holdings has been sued for a debt amounting to over $96 000.Stanley Bruce Alfred Longhurst filed summons at the Bulawayo High Court suing Guru's Holdings (PVT) Ltd over a ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 10:16hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
Obert Mpofu wins in court
THE High Court has ruled in favour of Macro-Economic Planning minister Obert Mpofu's company, Maminza Transport, and ordered a Bulawayo firm which had hired the latter's construction equipment to pay ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet Wireless sues Bulawayo firm
ECONET Wireless (Private) Limited has sued a Bulawayo–based airtime agent for failing to pay a $178 000 debt for airtime juice cards supplied in 2009.The mobile phone operator filed its summ...Published: 19 May 2017 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu demands $25 000, drags firms to court
A transport firm owned by Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister Obert Mpofu is suing two Bulawayo firms over a $25 900 debt for hiring construction equipment.Ma...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mthwakazi party blast Tsvangirai over remarks of forgiving Mugabe on Gukurahundi atrocities
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has blasted MDC- T leader Morgan Tsvangirai for allegedly saying that he will forgive President Robert Mugabe on Gukurahundi atrocities committed against the people of M...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 05:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Shut down non-performing parastatals,' says Chinamasa
NON-functioning parastatals deserve to be shut down as they are costing the Government through accruing huge wage bills with no dividend to the major shareholder.Finance and Economic Devel...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arenel begins snack plant commissioning
DIVERSIFIED Bulawayo-based manufacturer, Arenel, has begun commissioning its snack plant under a $2 million investment that is expected to create about 300 jobs.Chief Secretary to the Offi...Published: 05 May 2016 at 11:50hrs | | by Business Reporter
Bulawayo firms pay extra
MANUFACTURERS in Bulawayo are facing additional costs when importing raw materials due to the long route they take to get inputs to factories.Local firms are often forced to consolidate cargo ...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:27hrs | | by Roberta Katunga
Bulawayo firms beg for debt reprieve
BULAWAYO province has appealed for a Presidential protection on ailing companies and a waiver on interest charges levied on them by financial services to facilitate economic recovery.Provincia...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 00:34hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
Poverty contributes to poor pass rate in Matabeleland
Poverty in Matabeleland and Midlands has been blamed for continuous low pass rates by students.Reacting to Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec)' schools performance report released la...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T eagerly awaits judgment in R4 million lawsuit over campaign regalia
MDC-T is eagerly awaiting judgment in the R4 million lawsuit in which the party was dragged to court for failing to pay two Bulawayo firms for campaign regalia reportedly used in the 2008 harmonised e...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 08:17hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Bulawayo firms get debt extension relief
Struggling industries in Bulawayo have received a life line from the local authority as it has extended its 50 percent rebate offer to June.The offer is open to industry and commerce.F...Published: 05 Mar 2015 at 10:00hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
'Buy local' crusade to be launched in Bulawayo
The Buy Zimbabwe Campaign team, in partnership with Innotec (Pvt) Ltd, regulators and authorities, are coordinating the programme will this month launch a Bulawayo business sensitization campaign ...Published: 06 Oct 2014 at 05:47hrs | | by Business reporter
$10 salary for Marvo employees
TROUBLED Bulawayo firm Marvo Stationery Manufacturers has paid its workers $10 each after going for 18 months without salaries, it emerged yesterday.The disgruntled workers told Southern Eye B...Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 10:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T sing the financial blues
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has failed to pay its workers countrywide for the month of April, as political parties continue to struggle in Zimbabwe's harsh economic climate.Senior party sources ...Published: 09 May 2014 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe donations scandal
THE Zanu-PF Youth League in Bulawayo has been caught up in a fresh scandal with the wing's secretary for indigenisation Davis Mhambi being accused of cheating struggling Bulawayo firms to donate nearl...Published: 11 Mar 2014 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Declaring Bulawayo as an i-hub will be a fulfillment of ZimAsset
As a continuation on the previous publication on "Bulawayo should be declared an iHub as part of resuscitation" it is paramount to take into cognizance the five year strategic plan with special rega...Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 13:18hrs | 2 | by Nkosana George Mazibisa
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt style revolution in Zimbabwe Part 2
Crane Brinton's Theory of Revolution Historian Crane Brinton argues that the revolutionary "fever" begins with certain "symptoms." It is only right and ...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 05:07hrs | 4 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Troubled Bulawayo firms unlikely to open anytime soon
SOME troubled Bulawayo firms are unlikely to open anytime soon due to the prevailing difficult economic environment, 'The Standard' reported on Sunday.Some companies in Bulawayo sent workers h...Published: 05 Jan 2014 at 08:04hrs | 2 | by Business Reporter
'Budget should prioritise recapitalising Bulawayo firms'
THE 2014 national budget statement should be hinged on funding infrastructure development projects and recapitalising strategic companies in Bulawayo, industrialists said yesterday. Finance and Econom...Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Business Reporter
Delma Lupepe denies being broke
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Delma Lupepe has denied that he is broke but blames the government policy inconsistencies and unrealistic interest rates charged by financial institutions for the demis...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 02:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delma Lupepe lashes at Harare Banks
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Delma Lupepe says he is not broke, but blames the government policy inconsistencies and unrealistic interest rates charged by financial institutions for the demise of mo...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 09:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Harare banks crack whip on Bulawayo firms
THE Sheriff of the High Court has attached property worth millions of dollars belonging to 13 Bulawayo companies and seven businesspeople over failure to service loans owed to different financial inst...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 02:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms in court for selling cyanide
Court ReporterTWO Bulawayo companies have been dragged to court for illegally dealing in cyanide, as investigations to establish the origins of the chemical that was allegedly used to poison a...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare firm eyes troubled Bulawayo firm
A Harare textile firm Paramount Garments (Pvt) Ltd is in talks with troubled Bulawayo clothing concern Archer Clothing Manufacturers (Pvt) Ltd with a view of resuscitating operations of the Belmont-ba...Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 03:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare companies dominate ZITF
THIS year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is dominated by Harare companies who make up 57% of local exhibitors, with Bulawayo firms accounting for 35%.More than 100 ...Published: 26 Apr 2013 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Bhebhe
Datlabs losses Ingrams' Camphor Cream licence
TIGER Brand of South Africa has cancelled an arrangement under which Datlabs (Private) Limited Zimbabwe's pharmaceuticals and personal care products manufacturer and Bulawayo firm had manufactured the...Published: 18 Apr 2013 at 09:10hrs | | by Business reporter
Zim’s Railroads Riding to Extinction
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s rail transport system may be nearing extinction if the government does not take drastic action to solve the series of operational challenges that have made commut...Published: 25 Mar 2013 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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