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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 | 84 | 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund is "useless"
Industry and Commerce Minister Professor Welshman Ncube says the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) is "useless'' and will not solve the problem of deindustrialisation in Bulaw...Published: 05 Aug 2012 at 02:37hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Mining sector proceeds should be channeled towards reviving ailing Bulawayo firms says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday said proceeds from the mining sector should be channeled towards reviving ailing Bulawayo firms to ensure the city regains its status as the country's industrial hub....Published: 27 Apr 2012 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai to have Dimaf expeditiously disbursed
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday pledged to ensure that the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf), which he said was meant for struggling Bulawayo firms, is expeditiousl...Published: 26 Apr 2012 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga attacks the Queen of England
Secretary General for MDC Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has attacked the Queen of England for being silent when more than 20 000 were killed during the bloody Gukurahundi era but was quick to voice ...Published: 26 Mar 2012 at 07:43hrs | 3 | by Alois Sibanda
Bleak future for Bulawayo firms
BULAWAYO - Inexplicable delays in the disbursement of the much-awaited Distressed Indu-stries and Marginalised Areas Fund (DIMAF) have left most companies clutching at the straws for survival as they ...Published: 19 Jan 2012 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$1 billion needed to revive Bulawayo firms - Byo Governor
AN estimated $1 billion is required to revive companies in Bulawayo, Bulawayo Governor and Resident Minister Cain Mathema said yesterday.In his welcome remarks during the Zanu-PF 12th Annual N...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 06:04hrs | | by -
Fast track Bulawayo industries' survival
The land reform exercise which saw hundreds of thousands of land-hungry Zimbabweans getting land under the programme pioneered by a Zanu-PF Government shall forever remain inedible on our political la...Published: 08 Dec 2011 at 06:19hrs | | by Nelson Masukume
Outsiders apply for Bulawayo's US$40 million
BUSINESS sharks from outside Bulawayo have submitted applications to get money under the US$40 million meant for the city's distressed companies.According to Ntombenhle Moyo, the chairperson t...Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 13:44hrs | | by Sehlule Zondo
Govt avails US$40 million to resuscitate Bulawayo companies
Zimbabwe government has availed US$40 million for the resuscitation of Bulawayo companies and urged the firms to start applying for the money immediately, state controlled "The Herald" reported on Fri...Published: 06 Oct 2011 at 21:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa not pledging support for ailing Bulawayo firms
The Times reports that South Africa presidency spokesperson Zizi Kodwa denied reports in Zimbabwe's The Herald newspaper on Friday that SA will assist struggling firms in Bulawayo with a $50-million...Published: 20 Jun 2011 at 05:54hrs | | by Ndou Paul
ESAP team, IMF, Arrives in Zimbabwe for Mid-Year Budget Consultations
A team of economists from the International Monetary Fund arrived in Harare this week to help prepare a mid-year budget statement and review economic developments.IMF External Relations Depart...Published: 14 Jun 2011 at 05:43hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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