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Mozambique's President to open ZITF
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo will officially open the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), set to run from April 21 to 26 in Bulawayo, with this year's event attracting a...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Over 1,000 national youth service graduates offered govt jobs
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that over a thousand graduates from the controversial National Youth Service programme are set to be absorbed into public institutions, sparking fresh debate ov...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 22:02hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe digital skills training programme
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched the Zimbabwe Digital Skills Development Programme, an initiative aimed at equipping 1.5 million young Zimbabweans with essential digital skills to thriv...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
ZiG to join global currency club with ISO Code
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is in the process of applying for an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) code for the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) as it moves to make the unit a standalone ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 19:25hrs | 29 | by Tafara Shumba
Zanu-PF intensifies by-elections campaign
Zanu-PF has intensified its campaign for the Mkoba North constituency in Gweru and Kwekwe's Ward 10 council seat ahead of the February 3 by-elections.Teams have been deployed in the areas wher...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dangles cane plots to youths
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has doled out sugarcane plots to Zanu-PF youths in Chiredzi, Masvingo province, as a vote-buying gimmick ahead of the 2023 polls.In past elections, the ruling party ha...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dangles land to youths, war vets
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka has said youths are exempted from joining the waiting list for available land, a development that has been described as a campaign gimmick on the part of Zanu-PF as the c...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa ally sparks verbal war against rival empowerment lobby group
A WAR of words has erupted between officials aligned to two rival indigenous empowerment lobby groupings, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) and newly-launched Economic Empowerment Group (EEG)....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pushes tax relief for youth
GOVERNMENT has urged companies to embrace the Youth Employment Incentive (YEIT) that will see firms employing youths below 30 years benefiting from tax exemption.Youths who are a vital cog for...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to prioritise social services, incentivise teachers
PARTICIPANTS in public hearings on the 2022 national budget yesterday called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to prioritise social services and incentivise teachers.The Parliamentary Portfolio...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Grab business opportunities availed by Second Republic'
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has challenged Zimbabweans to grab opportunities availed by the Second Republic and venture into businesses that will help develop the country. Speaking at t...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
I'm here to empower every woman, says Sandra Ndebele
Artiste and businesswoman, Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi, who was at the weekend appointed Bulawayo's representative for Young Women for Economic Development, has said she will work hard to ensure that women...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets want more cash
WAR veterans in Karoi have demanded more cash from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, instead of being given loans for income-generating projects.The issue arose during a public hearing on the 202...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt letting down youths'
GOVERNMENT has failed to formulate policies that address the high unemployment rate among the youth, while political inequalities in the country have barred young people from participating in democrat...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland youths fail to access Empower Bank loans
YOUTHS from Matebeleland North say they failed to submit applications for loans that are accessible through the Empower Bank due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 lockdown period.The ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Brick by brick, Vision 2030 is realisable
The achievements scored so far by President Emerson Mnangagwa's New Dispensation have raised a ray of hope that Vision 2030 is indeed possible, more so if unity of purpose prevails in the country....Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Grace Chekai
Ex-merchandiser rises to become Deputy Mayor
BULAWAYO'S newly elected Deputy Mayor councillor Mlandu Ncube believes his passion for service delivery has seen him rising from being a merchandiser at a local supermarket to the top council post. ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa now mirror of Mugabe's patronage system
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent appointments of High Court Judge Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo to lead the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and Gerald Mlotshwa to the Sports and Recreatio...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 18 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa raps unjustified price increases
The government has noted the continued unjustified increases in prices of basic goods and services and is engaging stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the issue which is affecting ordinary citi...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Empower Bank opened it's doors for youths in Bulawayo and Surrounding Provinces
Empowerment bank is geared to transform the livelihoods of many entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. On the 11th of March 2018 the bank officially opened its doors in the city of Kings . The occassion was grace...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 14:11hrs | 1 | by Enos Denhere
New bank opens in Bulawayo
EMPOWER Bank yesterday officially opened its first Bulawayo branch pledging a $50 000 non-collateral loan package to local entrepreneurs with viable project proposals on a first come and first serve b...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads Clean-Up from Parirenyatwa Hospital
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today heads to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for the national monthly clean-up exercise as Government intensifies efforts to build sustainable environment management an...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youth leader condemns Youth bank
ZANU PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu has condemned Empower Bank saying the way that it is being run is not good for youths."Empower Bank is an empowerment tool for young people but...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube retires 3 365 green bombers
Government has, with immediate effect, retired 3 365 youth officers who were employed by the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation. They will be paid cash in lieu of accrued leave days and ca...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:03hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Empower Bank to introduce agency banking
EMPOWER Bank has set sights at introducing agency bank as part of its efforts to reach out to all marginalised youths across the length and breadth of the country.Empower Bank head of marketin...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Entrepreneurship, the new spirit of Zimbabwe
The turn of the 21st century was not good for Zimbabwe as the country was slapped with illegal sanctions by the west which led to the closure of many industries. Despite going for nearly two decades w...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 13:53hrs | 2 | by Elijah Chihota
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 22 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Empower Bank to open branch in Bulawayo
EMPOWER Bank has secured office space and recruited personnel in Bulawayo in readiness for the opening of the branch on a date to be advised. The new offices are at the Exchange Building situa...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new political order
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and black consciousness icon once said, "It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die". President Mnangagwa o...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Keith Guzah
RBZ registers 19 new micro-finance firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) registered 19 new micro-finance institutions between January and June this year, bringing the total number of licensed operators to 194. "This brings the num...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland people should stop crying about marginalisation
PEOPLE from Matabeleland region should grab opportunities availed by Government instead of endlessly crying about marginalisation, a senior Zanu-PF official said yesterdayAddressing Zanu-PF ra...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Co-exist with supporters of rival parties
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Engelbert Rugeje yesterday urged ruling party supporters to co-exist with followers of other political parties and ensure a peaceful election on July 30. A...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Stop water disconnections: Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said it was improper for local authorities to disconnect water from defaulting residents as such measures pose a health hazard. Addressing Zanu-PF...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa relaunches Grace Mugabe project
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday relaunched the youth Empower Bank, exactly seven months after former First Lady Grace Mugabe opened the financial institution's doors to the public without a ban...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa keen to reward talent, hard work
President Mnangagwa says his administration will reward talent and innovation in its drive to transform Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy by 2030 following the launch yesterday of Empower Bank. ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets $65bn GDP by 2028
Zimbabwe is targeting to reach Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$65 billion by 2028 on the back of wholesale improvements in investment.Foreign investor interest in Zimbabwe has also grown ma...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bigwigs corruption continues unabated
ENTRENCHED corruption and nepotism fuelled by elite members of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration despite the so-called "new dispensation" reflects an unabated continuation of unscrupulous ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Empower Bank must benefit all Zimbabwean youths, not a chosen few
Revolutionary greetings comrades. Zimbabwe is for all who live in it and as such all her citizens shall share her resources. Her resources are not for a selected few or the friends and relatives of th...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Khulani David Ndhlovu
Minister defends youths focus bank establishment
WOMEN and Youth Affairs Minister Sithembiso Nyoni has defended the establishment of Empower Bank saying the institution will afford youths an opportunity to access loans without stringent requirements...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Empower Bank in the spotlight
Empower Bank was launched without an operating licence and authorities are now regularising documentation to facilitate its opening, The Sunday Mail has gathered.The bank's board will be re-ex...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
President Mugabe threatened with death, says Grace
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has claimed that President Robert Mugabe has been threatened with death if a certain person does not succeed him, the clearest indication that Zanu PF's succession wars are get...Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 11:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe angrily tells Mnangagwa off
INFIGHTING in Zanu-PF reached fever pitch yesterday when Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa dug in his heels, maintaining that he had fallen ill due to poisoning despite an earlier dismissal of these c...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe blasts Mnangagwa
FIRST Lady Dr Grace Mugabe yesterday shot down Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that he was poisoned, saying he was merely seeking sympathy. She said VP Mnangagwa was "nothing" but an employ...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Masvingo Presidential Youth Interface Rally
PRESIDENT Mugabe this afternoon addresses thousands of Zanu-PF youths at Mucheke Stadium in the third leg of his nationwide Presidential Youth Interface Rallies. He has been to Mashonaland East and Ma...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 12:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Youth empowerment, Govt priority,' says Mugabe
Government is rolling out a cocktail of economic empowerment interventions to facilitate the integration of young people into mainstream economic activities and establish their position as the foundat...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bona critics can go to hell,' says Zhuwao
Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo and his Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment counterpart Patrick Zhuwao last week took turns to hand President Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona (pictured b...Published: 28 May 2017 at 09:33hrs | | by Obey Munyati
Bona is competent, honest, and reliable - says Mugabe's nephew
Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment counterpart Patrick Zhuwao has defended the appointment of President Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona into the Empower Bank board.According to Zhuwa...Published: 28 May 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Alice Dube
Empower Bank to dole out loans to 40 000 youths
Close to 40 000 young entrepreneurs have been earmarked to get loans from the newly formed Empower Bank.President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona is among the board members.According to...Published: 28 May 2017 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bona Mugabe 'gets SECOND board appointment in a week'
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona Chikore, has been appointed a board member of the soon-to-be-established Empower Bank, which will be run by the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowermen...Published: 27 May 2017 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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