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SA steel tariff hikes threaten jobs

Proposed increases to 460 steel tariff codes are set to affect more than 16 000 traders and R51,5 billion (US$2,9 billion) worth of imports, sparking fears of job losses in South Africa's downstream steel industry.Trade consultancy XA…

Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:54hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter

Bitumen World forced to cut jobs

One of Zimbabwe's leading construction firms, Bitumen World (BW), has announced job cuts due to delayed payments from government projects, highlighting the ongoing financial challenges in the country's construction sector.The company cited…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:26hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

Malema urges Zimbabweans to seek jobs at home

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has urged Zimbabweans to seek employment opportunities within their own municipalities, such as Harare, instead of South Africa, while reiterating that local workers should be…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 14:30hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter

Govt warns of Facebook page advertising bogus Embassy jobs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has issued a public alert over a fraudulent Facebook page impersonating the Zimbabwe Embassy in Kenya and luring job seekers with fake employment offers.In a statement released…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans falsely registered to vote in Mozambique's 2024 election?

Masvingo, Zimbabwe  -  In early 2024, journalists working in Zimbabwe's Masvingo province began hearing troubling rumours: Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, was allegedly registering supporters to fraudulently vote in…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:21hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe mining sector job carnage only a tip of the iceberg

Zimbabwe's mining sector recorded a staggering loss of 1,216 jobs in 2024  -  a 314% increase from the previous year  -  according to a recent report by the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ). The sharp rise in…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:20hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans warned about Saudi job risks

Zimbabweans considering employment in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the beauty industry, have been urged to exercise extreme caution and verify job offers before committing, amid rising concerns over misleading recruitment practices.The…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 20:49hrs | 6422 | 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 over the political undertones of the…

Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 22:02hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean migrants lose jobs in SA after raid on spaza shops

Zimbabweans working in South Africa's spaza shops are facing hardship following a series of raids targeting foreign-owned tuckshops after allegations of food poisoning incidents, which have left children dead and others hospitalized.The…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter

Desperate Zimbabweans fleeced of US$47 000 on promise of UK jobs

The high unemployment rate in Zimbabwe has left many desperate for opportunities, and fraudsters are taking advantage of this vulnerability by offering fake job placements abroad. In the latest scam to be uncovered, two women from Bulawayo…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:03hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter

CMED apprenticeship intake jobs

TRAINING INTAKEApprenticeship Intake JobsCMED Private Limited  Expires 25 Oct 2024  Harare Full-TimeJob DescriptionApplications are invited for the Apprenticeship Training Programme with CMED (Private) Limited in the following…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 14:29hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter

'Zanufication' of Zimbabwe govt jobs gathers momentum

ZANU-PF provinces are advocating for a policy that would reserve government jobs exclusively for graduates of its Chitepo School of Ideology. Provincial structures are currently holding meetings to draft resolutions for the ZANU-PF…

Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:33hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter

Manhize steel plant to create 150 000 jobs within 10 years

The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in Manhize aims to create 25,000 direct jobs and 150,000 opportunities in related industries within the next five to ten years. Currently employing nearly 2,000 people, the plant has begun…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 08:49hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Scammed by Zimbabweans in the diaspora, job seekers lose fortunes

ARMED with a smartphone, a lone vigilante confronts an alleged scammer in Birmingham, United Kingdom clicks "record" on the device and demands that the woman pays back thousands of British pounds that she swindled a Zimbabwean job seeker…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Fraudsters exploit Zimbabweans seeking UK health and care jobs

When Zimbabwean mother-of-four Eunice Sinoya enrolled in a first aid course near the capital Harare, she was lured by the college's promise of a job in Britain's care sector. But more than a year on, she is sitting at home with her dream…

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:57hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF created 2,7 million jobs promised in 2018,' claims party's deputy youth commissar

Zanu-PF aspiring legislator for Epworth North Constituency Taurai Kandishaya has defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa's two million jobs promise saying the ruling party has surpassed the target.Speaking at a political debate organised by…

Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 07:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zinara blasts contractors over shoddy jobs

THE Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) has warned private companies contracted by government to rehabilitate national roads against shoddy work after some of the rehabilitated roads developed potholes within a few months.Government…

Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt claims to have delivered 600 000 jobs

NEARLY 600 000 new formal jobs have been created in various sectors from 2018 to date, an indication that the formal economy is growing in tandem with increased economic activity, latest figures from the National Social Security Authority…

Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's job creation mega deals facade exposed

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's much-vaunted job creation thrust and mega deals have proven to be mere political rhetoric after the country's statistical agency noted continuing joblessness, particularly among youths.The Zimbabwe National…

Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 19:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's new multi-billion industrial hub to create 25 000 jobs

A NEW industrial energy hub worth over US$13 billion that is set to create more than 25 000 jobs will soon be running in Mapinga Mashonaland West province in yet another transformative initiative from the Second Republic. The plant that is…

Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe roadworks create 11 000 jobs

Fifty-five contractors and nearly 11 000 people have so far been hired countrywide to conduct works under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2), bringing joy to communities along the roads not just for decent communications…

Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mpopoma factory creates 400 jobs

WHILE several established Bulawayo companies struggle to keep afloat citing numerous challenges, a small-to-medium scale furniture enterprise in Mpopoma is basking in solid growth and is now focused on further expansion with attention on…

Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge upgrade creates 1 500 jobs

GOVERNMENT has created more than 1 500 jobs for locals under the ongoing US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation and upgrade project.Beitbridge is one of the busiest border posts in Africa, which not only connects Zimbabwe and…

Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe NGOs job bloodbath, 18 000 jobs on the line

ABOUT 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its current form.The PVO Amendment Bill was…

Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zupco creates 7 000 jobs

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has created more than 7 000 jobs since the beginning of its revival programme in January 2019, with more drivers and conductors set to be employed as the company beefs up its fleet.The…

Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:10hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter

Jobs bloodbath at CBZ Holdings

FINANCIAL services giant, CBZ Holdings Limited has sent dozens of workers home after completing an extensive review of its business model, the second such bold move within a few months.NewsDay Business understands that complex negotiations…

Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Jobs, tenders for locals, Bulawayo mayor

BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday said the local authority was forging ahead with a deliberate local empowerment policy where local jobs and tenders would be reserved for locals to ensure a quick turnaround of the city's…

Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Youth development should be anchored on job creation'

TAKUDZWANASHE Gore, a 29-year-old university graduate breaks down as he narrates how he has been eking out a living on the streets despite graduating four years back.Together with many other youths of his age, he survives on selling…

Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Half a million Zimbabweans lose jobs

ABOUT 500 000 Zimbabweans have lost their jobs since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last year igniting de-industrialisation, the World Bank (WB) said, as it revealed extensive food shortages and worsening poverty.In its report titled…

Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora says Zimbabweans are fed up with political fights, want jobs, food

MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has said Zimbabweans are fed up with engaging in daily, deadly, and partisan political fights and now yearn for jobs, food, and better medical care.He accused political leaders across the divide of…

Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Banking sector job losses to intensify in 2021

MORE job losses are looming in the banking sector as the sector intensifies the digitisation process in 2021 businessdigest has learnt.Digitisation is expected to result in more closure of bank branches in 2021.Last year, more than 300…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe warns citizens against applying for international jobs

The Zimbabwean government has warned its citizens against applying for international jobs as they may fall into traps of criminal syndicates disguising as employment agents.This follows recent media reports that an International hotel was…

Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa creates 235 635 jobs for Zimbabweans

The Ministers of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and Industry and Commerce, and Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development informed Cabinet on job creation trends in all sectors of the economy since the…

Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 13:14hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

200 000 enter formal job market

More than 200 000 formal jobs have been created between November 2017 and the end of last month boosting employment by 20 percent backed by 235 000 more now earning in the informal sector. Further, 86 new inward investments and new…

Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says 'Painful but necessary reforms' Will create jobs, prosperity

THE ongoing "painful but necessary reforms" by the new administration are set to deliver sustainable jobs, economic stability, growth and development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.In a special address to the nation on Friday to…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Dollarisation failed to create jobs in Zimbabwe'

While Zimbabwe registered remarkable economic growth during the multi-currency era, the period dismally failed to generate significant formal jobs, research findings 5released by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reveal.This assertion was…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 18:57hrs | | by Staf reporter

1 200 get employment at Zupco

THE revival of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has created jobs for more than 1 200 people and more drivers and conductors are set to be hired countrywide starting next month. Zupco acting chief executive officer, Mr Everisto…

Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa has created 800,000 jobs, claims govt

It is a year since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came into power after the army dislodged long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in dramatic fashion.Mnangagwa, who bounced back a few days after being fired by Mugabe, promised to set Zimbabwe on a…

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe companies expected to close shop, massive job losses loom

The lifting of a protectionist policy introduced by former president Robert Mugabe's regime last year to promote local production could see companies closing shop, resulting in massive job losses, industrialists warned yesterday.On…

Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

More jobs coming, says Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Government has embarked on a number of economic initiatives expected to create employment and address the liquidity crisis bedevilling the country. Addressing Zanu-PF supporters at Dulivhadzimu Stadium in…

Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Most aspiring councillors just after jobs

URBAN Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) president Bernard Manyenyeni has taken a dig at the majority of aspiring councillors in this month's polls, saying they were driven by greed and not committed to genuine service delivery.The…

Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Fake soldier demands $200 for military jobs?

A 33-year-old Kadoma man allegedly disguising himself as a soldier and duped two desperate men of $200 by promising them military jobs.The accused, Terrence Maxwell Nyanga (33) residing in Munhumutapa area, Rimuka Suburb received money…

Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa in 'jobs for boys' storm

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has admitted to flouting tender procedures by awarding Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's wife Marry a lucrative multi-million dollar travel services tender without following due processes, a…

Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:36hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

How new teachers in Zimbabwe learn to do their jobs

There's a big difference between what prospective teachers learn at university and what they find when they enter the world of work. Some scholars have called this a "reality shock", and pointed out that it could "account for the…

Published: 24 May 2018 at 16:02hrs | 2 | by Nhlanhla Mpofu, Sol Plaatje University and Lizette J de Jager, University of Pretoria

Econet creates 60 000 jobs

ZIMBABWE largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless, says it has paid $1.3 billion to Government in taxes since 2009 and created over 60 000 jobs directly and indirectly in the economy through various investments.The country…

Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Vendors give govt 48-hour ultimatum to create jobs

Vendors have given government a 48-hour ultimatum to create jobs for them so that they are able to leave the streets. The ultimatum comes barely a day after government also gave the vendors the same order to leave the streets or face…

Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 10:46hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

2 000 jobs lost in 2017 first half, says ZCTU

THE first half of 2017 saw 2 120 workers being retrenched, representing a 16% increase from the 1 825 laid off during the same period last year, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has revealed.ZCTU president, Peter Mutasa told…

Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Technite jobs on standby as Kwese awaits licence

As debate rages on whether Kwese TV will be licensed in the country if given the green light, Econet Media's offering could unlock thousands of new jobs for satellite installers in the country.Through Technites, an enterprise of the mobile…

Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ster-Kinekor Bulawayo vacancy notice

AFTER announcing in May that they will be setting up a movie house in Bulawayo, Ster Kinekor are now searching for workers that will man the stations when the movie house opens in the city next month.Ster-Kinekor will set up shop at the…

Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by online

320 jobs created in Maphisa

ABOUT 320 jobs have been created at the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) Antelope Estate in Maphisa, Matobo District, alone through revitalised agricultural production, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.More…

Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

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