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Chinese firm gets lucrative US$200m Zimbabwe exploration deal
GOVERNMENT has awarded a US$200 million contract to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to modernise Zimbabwe’s geological survey and metallurgical laboratory infrastructure facilities, the Zim...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
US$44m war chest to drive Zimbabwe's oil/gas search
Oil and gas explorer Invictus Energy, says the discovery of commercially viable quantities of petroleum deposits at its Mukuyu-1 or Baobab prospects in the north of Zimbabwe would transform the countr...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Oil, gas equipment lands in Zimbabwe this week
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm exploring oil and gas in Muzarabani and Mbire districts of Mashonaland Central, north of Zimbabwe, expects the first batch of key pieces of the exploration drillin...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oil drilling to begin in 2022
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm prospecting for oil and gas in Muzarabani, may start drilling exploration wells early next year after taking delivery of state-of-the-art equipment to be used in i...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans await US election with apathy, anticipation
THE upcoming vote could mark a major shift in American politics, but it's unclear how the outcome will affect the two nations' frosty relationship.Whether the issue is the coronavirus pandemic...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends cannabis/ mbanje licensing
Government has suspended the licensing and growing of marijuana - popularly known as mbanje.Last month, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration gazetted licence fees for those interested...Published: 20 May 2018 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
US penalises Zimbabwean company, firm ordered to pay $141 000 fine
UNITED States' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has penalised local accounting and auditing firm, KPMG Zimbabwe for operating without being registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversi...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Canadian company secures $350m for Zimbabwe projects
A CANADIAN firm has secured more than $350 million to finance government-backed projects with a service contract now expected to be signed between the firm and the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Canada if the...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Innocent Ruwende
Air Zimbabwe rejects Canadian rescuer
AIR Zimbabwe spurned proposals for a restructuring deal from Canadian aviation firm, NEXTFLIGHTAIR, an arrangement that would have helped it acquire five more aircraft and grow its revenue to $136 mil...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caledonia's Zim gold mine boosts production
Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation is pinning its hopes of lowering production costs on increased gold output.The firm says it is targeting production of 50,000 ounces...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 14:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu-PF ready to do things differently,' says Chinamasa
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa says investors should, without delay, grab abundant investment opportunities in the country as this was the right time to do so as governmen...Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 07:16hrs | | by Business Reporter
Canadian firm hides Zimbabwean Mineral Data
Crucial Zimbabwean minerals exploration data is stuck in the hands of foreigners after a Canadian firm contracted by Government to conduct aeromagnetic surveys left without handing over the results....Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Brian Chitemba
Chinese And Russian Mining Interests A Violation Of Green Rights
The people of Zimbabwe have always had close traditional ties to nature which is the environment. It is only recently that the issue of environmental rights, popularly known as green rights has co...Published: 28 Mar 2014 at 08:31hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai
Belgium based Antwerp pins future on Zim diamonds
The Antwerp Diamond World Centre (AWDC) said on Tuesday it is pinning its long term survival on Zimbabwe, a a key emerging producer in the world, the New Ziana reported.The Belgium based AWDC,...Published: 28 Jan 2014 at 15:54hrs | | by New Ziana
Zimbabwe to lead diamond producers - report
Zimbabwe has the potential to become the world's top diamond producer should the gems be sold on an open market, a Canadian firm has reported. In its commentary on the diamonds sector, Kitco, ...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nokia unveils world's first Windows Phone phablet, Lumia 625
Finnish phonemaker, Nokia Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 625 -- the world's first Windows Phone phablet.Despite being the biggest Nokia to date, the 625 will sit rather low in the deck in term...Published: 23 Jul 2013 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Blanket Mine's gold output increases
BLANKET Gold Mine's output in the second quarter was 11 560 ounces, up 26 percent from the previous quarter. The firm's latest quarter gold output was also a 41 percent improvement from the prior com...Published: 15 Aug 2012 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
Gwanda Community Acquire Stake in Blanket Mine
Blanket Mine in Matabeleland South, Gwanda district has disposed of a 15 percent stake to a consortium of local investors, Flemiro Investments, for US$11 million as part of its indigenisation compli...Published: 11 May 2012 at 01:59hrs | | by Moyo Roy
MDC-N is pushing the devolution issue
This column has in the past highlighted US and other western manoeuvres in central and the horn of Africa, all under the guise of fighting Joseph Kony and that will-of-the-wisp called Al Qaeda. It ha...Published: 31 Mar 2012 at 14:05hrs | 38 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Zimbabwe's Indigenisation programme branded a gimmick
The government's indigenisation regulations have been branded a political gimmick to lure votes for Zanu-PF by Caledonia Mining Corporation. The Canadian firm's remarks come at a time when President M...Published: 03 Dec 2011 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Farai Rwodzi charged with espionage
TWO Africom Holdings bosses and a Harare businessman yesterday appeared in court on espionage charges after they reportedly illegally set up satellite communication equipment and leaked official...Published: 29 Oct 2011 at 05:21hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telecoms authorities bans Econet Blackberry pilot project
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has clashed with regulator Potraz (Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe) after it emerged that some of its subscribers and workers were using Blackbe...Published: 18 Jun 2011 at 21:10hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Econet set to start Blackberry services
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, is currently in talks with Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM) - the manufacturers of BlackBerry devices - for the deployment of Blackberry services in the country, a so...Published: 27 Mar 2011 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Byo24News
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