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Solutions to Zimbabwe debt, fiscal deficits
THE Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (Ledriz) has crafted a cocktail of measures which could be a solution to Zimbabwe's debt problems, fiscal deficits, stunted growth an...Published: 12 hrs ago | 304 | by Staff reporter
Deal set to increase raw milk production
ZIMBABWE'S biggest dairy products manufacturer, Dairibord will only feel the impact of a grand cattle deal signed with platinum miner, Zimplats and Palmine after 12 months, analysts at IH Securities s...Published: 12 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits to being stumped by power crisis
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday admitted that rolling power cuts had stumped his government and called on the private sector to invest in the energy sector to boost supplies.Industry, b...Published: 12 hrs ago | 622 | by Staff reporter
Nearly 1 000 remote schools get Internet
THE Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (ZARNet) has connected more than 800 schools in remote parts of the country to the internet to promote e-learning after traditional teaching and learning pro...Published: 12 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa proud of industry revival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday expressed pride over the positive strides being registered by the country's industries - taking advantage of the supportive Government policy reforms. These have enhanced...Published: 13 hrs ago | 78 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco Sales Floor volumes rise 143%
ZIMBABWE'S biggest tobacco auction firm, Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF), says volumes rose by 143% during the third quarter ended July 31, 2021, in line with higher national output reported during the peri...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:24hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invites investors into energy sector
UNTAPPED natural gas and vast renewable resources present business opportunities for investors from across the world to come to Zimbabwe and do business while the country is modernising despite setbac...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
No Unvaccinated delegates at Zanu PF conference
Zanu PF has barred unvaccinated members to attend its annual conference scheduled for Bindura next month.Speaking at the Patty's Politi...Published: 22 Sep 2021 at 00:50hrs | 758 | by Shelton Muchena
Mnangagwa; Citizens are converging for change
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, at the start of this year, the people's president, Nelson Chamisa presented our Zimbabwe Agenda 2021 address in which he announced our big id...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:35hrs | 2414 | by Fadzayi Mahere
Opportunistic politicians must be voted out
IF one walks the streets, they will ask themselves will there ever be change or they need to reconsider where their vote will be.Well, the truth is, it doesn't even matter. The routine is the ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:34hrs | 297 | by Kaunda
Misa happy with issuing of community radio station licences
MISA Zimbabwe welcomes the licensing of eight more community radio stations as this will enhance access to information and exchange of ideas on issues that affect marginalised communities for the gove...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 113 | by Misa Zimbabwe
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously
THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. Pr...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Is Brics becoming a fading giant?
IT was 13 years ago when the world, mainly developing countries, celebrated the birth of what would be known as Brics — a group of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and So...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:13hrs | 353 | by Tapiwa Gomo
AU's $1,3 million scholarships open doors
AS the first semester of 2021/22 begins, Africa University has awarded close to US$1,3 million in scholarships and financial aid to students in need. Six hundred students from 20 countries received th...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Matabeland provinces start receiving Intwasa inputs
GOVERNMENT has started distributing farming inputs to Matabeleland provinces under the Intwasa/Pfumvudza programme before the onset of the rains expected to start next month. Government introd...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Harare, London entering another diplomatic level?
CORDIAL engagement and re-engagement between the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe testify that the Second Republic is quietly working and making good progress in terms of re-engaging the world. Thi...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:07hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Poor roads haunt region
WHILE roads development brings social, cultural and economic changes in the lives of people in terms of providing connectivity between places and reducing poverty, in rural Matabeleland it is a privil...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:40hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's contested legacy far from settled
TWO years after the death of former president Robert Mugabe, there remains no consensus regarding his legacy, with conflicting perceptions of the liberator-turned-despot dominating debate whenever his...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:40hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Hands off Highlanders, let the club flourish
THE country's oldest clubs, Highlanders and Dynamos have secured the biggest ever sponsorship deals in local football after they signed multimillion-dollar contracts with energy dealer, Sakunda Holdin...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1520 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
Mugabe: A nationalist hero and authoritarian dictator
A group of Robert Gabriel Mugabe admirers, linked to Zanu-PF, has published a profile of Robert Mugabe. They are trying to provide a profile of the late president, combining both the positive and nega...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 335 | by Fay Chung
Zimbabwe set to up platinum output
Zimbabwe is expected to add up to 4% (about 17 thousand ounces (koz)) of platinum production volumes as a backlog of semi-finished inventory is refined in south Africa on the back of easing disruption...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
NetOne makes senior appointments
NetOne has made senior appointments with four executives joining the State-owned mobile phone company, sources have said. The company appointed Mr Stanley Muchemwa as chief information officer...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Econet steps up its digital transformation drive
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has stepped up its digital transformation drive by deploying more self-care service channels for its customers.The move, which is in line with the company's stated bus...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares for UK trip
President Mnangagwa yesterday met British Ambassador Melanie Robinson and discussed his forthcoming trip to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be hosted by Britain ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:55hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns 79
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today celebrates his 79th birthday with the dream of a better and greater Zimbabwe still his main mission. Since his inauguration in November 2017, Mnangagwa has remained ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3080 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare hail Sakunda deal
Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders and Dynamos have hailed their new-found partnership with energy giants Sakunda Holdings, who unveiled a sponsorship package of about US$5 million in Harare las...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:47hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected to attend COP26 meeting in the UK
President Mnangagwa is expected to attend the Conference of Parties (COP 26) meeting in the United Kingdom where he will lead a Zimbabwean delegation and present the country's mitigation measures and ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:42hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Korean leader of world's largest church dies
South Korean clergyman who used to have the largest church and congregation in the world, David Yongi Cho, has died at the age of 85. Cho died on Tuesday. His Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assembl...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 13:13hrs | 1745 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe food security remains low,' says USAid
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) food security arm, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) says household food stocks are beginning to run low as the surging cost...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices near regional parity
PRICES of basic commodities in Zimbabwe are approaching parity with those in neighbouring South Africa and other parts of the region, with some goods actually now priced lower on the domestic market, ...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to launch music distribution platform
JACARANDA Media Group is set to launch an on demand digital music distribution service for both local and continental artistes at the end of this month.With the platform, artistes and record l...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Behind Lafarge CEO's departure
LAFARGE chief executive Precious Nyika left after the company was hit with a heavy central bank fine over exchange rate violations, industry sources said.Hours before her departure, Nyika stru...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:55hrs | 3447 | by Staff reporter
Mvuma granted town status
THE Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has granted Mvuma town status, making the gold mining centre the fourth town in the Midlands Province. The other towns in the province are Gokwe, Zvis...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Rising cement prices choke construction sector
Zimbabwe's construction sector is on a massive rebound, boosted by public spending on infrastructure and private development, but recent rising cement prices is becoming a major threat to the industry...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
FCB forex indexed loans rise
FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) says it grew foreign currency indexed loans to US$18,7 million during the half year ended June 30, 2021, as United States dollarbased deposits increased during the period....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Peace and reconciliation in the Second Republic
The inherent Western footprints in the ontology and epistemology of African nationalism in the past has stagnated the dream of realising how we can reconstruct the past and re-imagine the future....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 127 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Another bumper harvest on the cards
MAIZE production for the forthcoming 2021/22 summer cropping season is projected to hit three million tonnes, an all-time record high, up by nearly a million tonnes compared to last season's bumper ha...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:42hrs | 117 | by Staff writer
Sanctions won't hold us back, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the alleged economic sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries should no longer continue to hinder government's economic turnaround plans.Spea...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:48hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Treasury loses $112 billion to dodgy crony tax exemptions
TREASURY, always in financial dire straits, lost about ZW$112 billion in potential revenue last year (approximately US$1.3 billion on the official exchange rate) through tax expenditures consisting of...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:52hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investors line up new bank in Zimbabwe
A group of domestic and foreign investors has lodged an application with Zimbabwean authorities to roll out an investment bank, the first such institution since investment banks were toppled under the...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:35hrs | 2979 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says, 'We need a new direction: Every vote matters'
TWO decades ago, a diverse range of people and groups came together to build a glorious movement that would play a significant role in shaping the governance of our country.At the time, Zimbab...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 358 | by Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwewide construction, upgrade of bus terminuses
Shelters at bus terminuses countrywide will be repaired, replaced or installed before the next rains as part of a Government programme to upgrade urban public transport President Mnangagwa announced y...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Food, rent gobble 78% of workers' wages
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabwean workers are spending an estimated 78% of the monthly earnings on food and rental costs, leaving very limited room for personal growth and long-term investments owing to deep ec...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 346 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe foreign currency receipts jump to US$5bn
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency receipts have risen by 32 percent to US$5,09 billion in the last eight months against US$3,85 billion received in the corresponding period last year. The bulk of th...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF embarks on massive voter mobilisation drive
ZANU-PF Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said the party will reach five million votes in the 2023 elections as people have seen the fruits of developmental projects being implemented by the Second Repu...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt COVID-19 response driven by ignorance and ego than logic and science
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make global headlines, and issues of how to respond to it - most particularly, faced with restive populations divided between those who want to be vaccinated, and...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 17:27hrs | 742 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cassava revenue up 70%
CASSAVA Smartech Limited's revenue for the quarter ended August 31, 2021 increased by over 70% compared to the same period the previous year driven by growth in transaction activity.In a tradi...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
BAT records 27% jump in sales volumes
BRITISH American Tobacco (BAT) says increased investment-related strategies led to a 27% rise in sales volumes compared to the same period last year despite the challenging operating environment exace...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
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