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Feasibility studies for Umvumila on cards
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started engaging potential consultants to undertake feasibility studies for Umvumila area as part of progress towards implementation of the Special Economic Zones in th...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:10hrs | 1708 | by Staff reporter
Hwange residents, Hwange Local Board fight over stands
HWANGE residents have filed an application at the Hwange Magistrates Court seeking to bar Hwange Local Board (HLB) from allowing certain classes of people to construct houses on their stands while oth...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa warns opposition
ZANU-PF says political parties that are shunning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's dialogue overtures and preferring violent confrontations will be dealt with by the law.This comes as MDC Allianc...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:17hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe commemorates World Breastfeeding week
Zimbabwe this week joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Breastfeeding Week held during the first week of August each year.Officially launching the National World Breastfeedi...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 14:37hrs | 119 | by MoHCC Comms
RBZ floats $500 million Treasury Bills
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is seeking to raise $500 million through the issuance of Treasury Bills to fund Covid-19 pandemic expenditure. The pandemic which was first detected in China...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt seek $5 million for COVID-19 fight
GOVERNMENT is seeking to raise $500 million through Treasury Bills (TBs) to meet the COVID-19 pandemic expenditure, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said.The apex bank has invited banks and bu...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses MDC Alliance activists' abduction claims
ZANU-PF yesterday said claims by three MDC- Alliance officials that they were abducted and sexually abused after holding an illegal demonstration on May 13 is a diversion of attention from the party's...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Celebrating an auspicious Day
TOMORROW is Africa Day, a truly and deeply auspicious day on the continent's calendar.On this day, various leaders of African nations that had wrestled freedom and independence gathered in Add...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:11hrs | 180 | by Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa
2 Zimbabwean banks removed from sanctions list
Agribank and the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) have now been fully removed from the US sanctions list, the American Department of the Treasury has announced, allowing them to do i...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:23hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ speaks on alleged airspace closure
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has denied reports that the air space has been closed and that their workers had gone on strike. In a statement released on Tuesday CAAZ said, "Our att...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 09:39hrs | 3660 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to launch Chiredzi sugarcane project
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) will on Saturday officially launch the estimated US$40 million Kilimanjaro sugarcane project in Chiredzi in line with Tongaat Hulett's endeavour to empower rura...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:38hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions derail Zimbabwe's economic growth agenda
IT'S almost two decades now Zimbabwe has been alienated from the global financial systems due to sanctions imposed by western countries protesting the land reform programme implemented by the Governme...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's TBs auction hit by low uptake again
A paltry $72 million out of the $150 million Treasury Bills (TBs) auctioned last week was subscribed, an apparent indication the market has no appetite for the sovereign paper.This is the seco...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Fifth TBs batch on the market
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday returned to the market with a fifth batch of treasury bills (TBs), seeking to raise ZWL$150 million to finance Government programmes. Last week, RB...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
RBZ floats $300m additional TBs
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday returned to the market with a fourth batch of treasury bills (TBs), this time seeking to raise ZWL$300 million to finance Government programmes. Th...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
RBZ third batch of TBs oversubscribed
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said on Friday it got offers four times more than the $100 million it sought to raise through treasury bills (TBs), signalling high investor appetite in the instrume...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:44hrs | 852 | by Staff repporter
IDBZ to build 300MW plants
THE Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is scouting for investors to finance the construction of mini-hydro and solar projects with capacity to generate 300 megawatts (MW), as the c...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
RBZ seeks to raise $30m
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is seeking to raise $30 million through a public auction of Treasury Bills (TBs) to finance government programmes.This is the first public Treasury Bill sale...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:58hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Former MDC MPs appointed ZACC commissioners
President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore-in eight commissioners of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday, among them a retired army major and two former opposition MPs.Mnangagwa recently...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 14:28hrs | 7136 | by ZimLive
Gweru's Gwenoro Dam at 18% capacity
GWERU'S main water source, Gwenoro Dam is now at 18% capacity, with city fathers expressing concern that the Midlands capital could face an unprecedented water crisis if urgent solutions for alternati...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces key appointments at four parastatals
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has announced key appointments at four parastatals falling under his portfolio.The Minister announced the appointment of new b...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:03hrs | 7362 | by Staff Reporter
NUST Student hostels construction gathers pace
CONSTRUCTION of the $12 million upmarket accommodation facility to house more than 1 000 students in Bulawayo by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has started.IDBZ chief m...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1834 | by Staff reporter
200 vapostori evicted from farm
ABOUT 200 members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church, who had illegally settled themselves at a farm in Chivhu, were on Thursday left homeless after their homes were set ablaze during an eviction...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:02hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views aft...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Tungamirayi, Zvinavashe, Zvobgo honoured in new street names
Josiah Tungamirai, V. Musungwa and E.J.M Zvobgo are among the street names that residents in the developing suburb of Clipsham Views will see if current naming proposals by City of Masvingo's health, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 21:33hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bullish on TelOne future prospects
The professionalism of TelOne's management, including their determined push to turnaround the State-owned enterprise (SOE), will likely be a drawcard for reputable technical partners or suitors, Presi...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:30hrs | 415 | by Staff rpeorter
Meikles suffers court setback in bid to overturn $3,6 million judgment
High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has dismissed an application to rescind a judgment compelling Meikles to pay over $3,6 million owed to the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Govt to injects $264 million into housing
Government will next year invest $264 million in housing construction in a bid to reduce the national housing backlog estimated at more than 1,3 million. The demand for housing has over the ye...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:41hrs | 831 | by Staff Reporter
$100m Zesa tender scam raises stink
IRREGULAR tender procedures coupled with a lax accounting system, among other factors, have delayed the completion of the US$100,4 million prepayment and smart metering project the power utility, Zesa...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:09hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Government to solve Cowdray Park sewer problems
THE Government has set aside over $45 million targeted at improving the country's water and sewer infrastructure, a move which will see 90 percent of all urban dwellers having access to safe drinking ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 08:09hrs | 1023 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road rehabilitation to start in 2020
THE rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway to be funded by the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) and the Government at an estimated cost of $350 million is expected to...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 07:43hrs | 810 | by Staff Reporter
One year on with a listening President
Following the events that transpired last year around this time, Zimbabwe underwent government transition ushering in the Second Republic which has proved far removed from the era of former president ...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 15:06hrs | 937 | by Prosperity Mzila
More than $5 billion required for Zimbabwe roads rehabilitation
THE Government requires more than $5 billion to rehabilitate the country's entire road network with more than $250 million having been availed to the department of roads as work on re-establishing tra...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sets privatisation timelines
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has set timelines for the disposal and partial privatisation of a number of state-owned enterprises, as part of a raft of measures to revitalise Zimbabwe's fragile econom...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 07:02hrs | 4506 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt unveils parastatal reform strategy
Government has rolled out detailed plans for the restructuring of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), with 41 entities lined-up for privatisation, departmentalisation and listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exc...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Govt to set up new suburb in Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a new suburb in Bulawayo with more than 2 000 housing stands and will build civil servants' houses in Lupane, Matabeleland North. Delays in construction of civil...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1774 | by Staff reporter
16 State enterprises to be privatised
The government is undertaking a raft of State enterprise reforms under which 16 entities will be privatised, 13 parastatals merged while two others will be liquidated, State Enterprises Restructuring ...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 15:22hrs | 2696 | by Staff reporter
Stench of sewage in cholera-hit Harare
Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare.L...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:40hrs | 1643 | by BBC
IDBZ gets $150m capital injection
The Government has injected $150 million equity capital into the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe to help the institution discharge its mandate of providing long and medium term funding for...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
1 200-bed hospital for Harare
Government is set to build a world class 1 200-bed hospital in Harare as President Mnangagwa's administration pushes to improve the country's primary health care system. In his remarks during ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:44hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ Nust hostels funding under threat
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) risks losing the $12 million funding for the construction of hostels for the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students if the...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:12hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Hwange targets 4 major projects
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) has embarked on four major "Quick win" projects which are at various stages of implementation as it seeks to improve service delivery.Speaking in an interview on the s...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ opens new office in Bulawayo
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) yesterday officially commissioned its southern regional office in Bulawayo, positioning itself to adequately steer infrastructure projects across...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:50hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch C-TRADE
Zimbabwe's capital markets are set for their most significant development in recent years as President Mnangagwa officiates at the launch of C-TRADE tomorrow. C-TRADE is an online and mobile t...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
War vets, IDBZ headed for showdown
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is headed for a showdown with war veterans, resettled on the periphery of Masvingo, after the institution was offered 100 hectares of their land ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 09:09hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council Senior Officials conniving with IDBZ and a private developer
Mthwakazi Republic Party's Parliamentary candidate for Bulawayo East constituency Mbonisi Gumbo who is also the party's Secretary for Information and Publicity was invited by residents in his Constitu...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 13:36hrs | 2578 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare-Nyamapanda highway dualisation soon
Dualisation of the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway is set to commence this year as Government moves to reduce road carnage, a Cabinet minister has said.Addressing people at Hurungwe Primary School i...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:58hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
WikiLeaks: 25 most corrupt ministers and public figures in Zimbabwe
These individuals will never be prosecuted by the Mnangagwa government because he is involved with entirely all of them. Either they were in the deal together or they know too much of his own dirty de...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 11:06hrs | 41931 | by WikiLeaks
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