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ZimAlloys resumes chrome smelting
ZimAlloys, a ferrochrome producer based in Gweru, has restarted its chrome smelting operations after an 11-year break, thanks to a US$7 million investment from Kuvimba Mining House. The company's revi...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:37hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Shops dump ZiG official rate for two-tier pricing system
Just like other Zimbabwean currencies introduced since the year 2000, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency is already showing signs of instability barely half a year after its introduction, with many shop...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 9557 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposes back stabbers
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has hit back at critics accusing him of failing to take decisive action against Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF government.In a post ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 11:31hrs | 2571 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats narrows down costs
Zimplats narrowed down costs in the quarter to end June although it is still investing in capital projects such as a solar power plant that is due for commissioning and a concentrator project....Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 14:06hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe boss in racism storm, pay scandal
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe's Managing Director, Malcolm Mycroft, faces allegations of racism, externalisation of funds, and unfair salary practices, negatively affecting local employees. Reports indicate ...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 12:59hrs | 2608 | by Staff reporter
Mother of four kills her newborn
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman is in soup after she allegedly killed her newborn baby and threw her in a Blair toilet.Zvanyadza Zikalomo who was already a mother of three pleaded guilty to the cha...Published: 27 Jul 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1653 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe misses mineral revenue target
Zimbabwe faces a challenging economic outlook for 2024, with economists warning of reduced foreign exchange reserves, diminished government revenue, and decreased economic activity due to lower global...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:20hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Bleak outlook for Zimbabwe's consumers
Inter Horizon (IH) Securities, a prominent financial services firm, has released a sobering report on Zimbabwe's consumer spending patterns for 2024. The analysis paints a bleak picture, attributing t...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 33 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zimbabwe load-shedding will not exceed stage-1 during winter season
ZIMBABWEANS can expect significantly limited load-shedding this winter season owing to considerably improved national grid stability that followed the commissioning of new generation units at Hwange T...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Whose son are you young man?
Exaggeration of one's skills and achievements in CVs to land a dream job is a common trend. Church adverts overselling what will happen if you attend certain services or conferences have left the expe...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Enos Nkala's property detroyed
THE widow of the late veteran nationalist and National Hero, Enos Nkala, has been left in shock after a tenant who was occupying the family's business premises at Mbalabala along the Bulawayo-Beitbrid...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa struggling to clear debts
ZESA Holdings has revealed that it is barely managing to meet its foreign and local obligations owing to the country's tight economic situation.The utility is struggling to service a US$2 bill...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe cement manufacturers exceeding local demand'
AFTER years of subdued production, local cement manufacturers are now exceeding local demand, Cabinet has revealed.Some 2.6 million tonnes of cement are now being locally produced against a de...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rats eat man's savings
A 20-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man who had allegedly been saving money in tins at his home, went berserk when he opened his "banks" to find scraps as rats had eaten the money while some of it had been corrode...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary
Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exp...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 4 | by Innocent Mpoki
Foreign investors ditch Zimbabwe capital markets
FOREIGN investors continue to lower their interest on the local capital markets, with investor participation on annual value traded averaging 3%, due to policy inconsistency and inflation, leading res...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity imports down 57%
ZIMBABWE has started reaping savings from reduced energy imports following improved domestic electricity generation mainly from the upgraded Hwange Thermal Power Station and the rising contribution by...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to engage debt collector
THE Gweru City Council (GCC) has resolved to engage a debt collector in a bid to force residents and ratepayers to settle their monthly bills and help recover the nearly $71 billion owed by its client...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
15 dams full, levels rise except in Matebeleland region
AT least 15 of the country's major dams are now full following the good rains received across the country in recent weeks with Lake Chivero in Norton already spilling, a Zimbabwe National Water Author...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 04:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to experience more power cuts
ZESA Holdings says consumers should expect more power outages in Harare, Bulawayo and some areas in Karoi and surrounding areas due to faults and maintanance work.Posting a notice on its socia...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobengula denigrating presenter tried to kill herself 3 times
The King Lobengula insulting ZBC presenter tried to kill herself three times in her lifetime, one hopes that she will try for the fourth time and become successful. During last week's broadcas...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo plunged into darkness
MPILO Central Hospital has gone for nearly a week without electricity owing to a fault at a substation that feeds the referral facility and surrounding suburbs.The public hospital has been rel...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC blames power outages on dwindling water levels in Kariba
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has attributed on-going power shortages to depressed electricity generation owing to dwindling dam water levels at Kariba dam....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa fired Roy Bhila
ZIMBABWE'S deputy Industry and Commerce minister Roy Bhila was fired last week over corrupt issues involving cement import licences - money-spinning permits - and the secret charging of "facilitation ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 19:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco switches off 4 of its 6 furnaces
Ferrochrome producer, Zimasco has switched off four of its six furnaces at the Kwekwe plant owing to several challenges chief among them high power charges.The company is operating with two fu...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back to 20-hour power cuts
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with 20-hour power cuts, with no solution in sight until 2025 at the earliest."It's a long road ahead," Energy Minister Edgar Moyo said.Zimbabwe's peak...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zesa plans to connect 3 million rural households
ZESA plans to connect at least three million rural households in Zimbabwe over the next four years via solar-energy home kits as well as grid connections where possible to support the major catch-up i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe load shedding to ease by end of November
THE Government has assured the country of reduced load shedding by the end of November when one of the units at Hwange Power Station comes on board following depressed electrity generation at all powe...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe allows cement imports after prices double
Zimbabweans can now freely import cement, the government says, a response to a doubling of prices caused by surging demand and depressed local production.Cement prices are rising due to a comb...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats is cutting spending on its US$1.8bn projects
The decline in global platinum prices is compelling Impala Platinum to reduce its planned expenditures across its operations, including Zimplats, which is expected to negatively impact local suppliers...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 08:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mineral revenue slumps 29%
In the first half of this year, Zimbabwe's mineral revenue experienced a 29% decline, amounting to US$2.6 billion, owing to several challenges, including falling commodity prices, foreign currency sho...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power cuts could persist until late November
Ongoing power outages could persist until late November, power utility ZESA said on Wednesday as it blamed technical faults at Hwange Power Station where a new 300 MW power generator is also undergoin...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station technical faults cause increased load shedding
ZESA has said technical faults at the Hwange Power Station have led to a decrease in power generation, resulting in increased load shedding.In a statement, Zesa Holdings said that the&nb...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZESA confirms increased load shedding
ZESA, the power utility, has reported a decrease in electricity generation due to routine maintenance at its Hwange Unit 7, a 300MW production line that was synchronized in March of this year. ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe urged to cut sugar imports to avert collapse of local industry'
To safeguard local producers grappling with declining sales, it is advisable to halt sugar imports into Zimbabwe. Concerns have arisen that by March of next year, the country could find itself burdene...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra revenue collection surpasses target
A TOTAL of $4,43 trillion in revenue was collected against a target of $3,49 trillion in the first half of the year with positive growth recorded on value-added tax on imports, customs duty, excise du...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
As expected, Carter Center says Zimbabwe general elections took place in a restricted political environment
Zimbabwe's administration of the elections lacked independence and transparency in key areas and the polls happened in a restrictive political environment, a preliminary observer report by the Carter ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC claims 300 000 Zimbabweans in SA coming to vote
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) South Africa province has claimed that 300,000 Zimbabweans based in the country have begun making their way to Zimbabwe to vote in the national elections....Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 21:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Top tips to play poker the next time
If you know how to play poker, you know how fun it can be. And if you don't, it's time to learn. You don't need to wati for weekends or a party to play. Instead, you can do it online on sites like ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Sinohydro restores power in Zimbabwe
Going to bed and waking up in darkness had become the norm for Zimbabweans as the country endured rolling blackouts due to depressed power generation.But now, according to Zimbabwe's President...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa doing such a great job then why try so hard to convince Zimbabweans?
Those who know me personally are aware that I am not easily deceived. The secret is that, possibly due to my introvert nature, I analyze and scrutinize any given situation more than what may o...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:56hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mumps outbreak hits Harare
Harare has been hit by an outbreak of mumps, a contagious viral infection mostly common in children that affects the salivary glands.Mumps is most recognisable by the painful swellings in the ...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares garbage disaster in Harare
The near collapse of garbage removal in the four Harare Metropolitan councils caused President Mnangagwa to yesterday declare a "state of disaster" the poor waste management that has seen ever-growing...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe GDP jumps 6,2% to $56 billion
ZIMBABWE's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6,2 percent to clock $56,1 billion during the first quarter of the year 2023 when compared to $52,8 billion recorded in the same period last year....Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Multichoice believes Zimbabwe may prove a better market than Nigeria
Multichoice, which is banking on economic and monetary policy reforms in Nigeria to offset exchange rate losses, considers Zimbabwe an important market that is better than its West African counterpart...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe consumer demand remains firm despite currency depreciation
DEMAND within Zimbabwe's consumer sector will remain firm, supported by the informal sector, which makes up the bulk of the economy and shows resilience to macro-economic changes, a research firm has ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 8 hits first full capacity on trial
HWANGE Thermal Power Station Unit 8 has achieved its first full capacity of 355 megawatts while undergoing trials as Zimbabwe moves to register a record power output and ease electricity challenges in...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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