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Zimbabwe scales up crocodile exports
The Government of Zimbabwe has stepped up efforts to scale up crocodile farming and exports, focusing on Binga District as a key node in its agro-wildlife economy. The move comes amid growing global d...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:14hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Farmers to claim offals, hides, heads, and hooves at Zimbabwe abattoirs
Livestock farmers will soon be able to reclaim the full value of their animals - including offals, hides, heads and hooves - after slaughter, as Government moves to amend Statutory Instrument (SI) 182...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
Zimbabwean cuisine is very diverse and varied just like its cultures and languages. The staple food is sadza, pap, that can also be called differently by minority tribes. Sadza features in most ...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:13hrs | 2 | by Tondo Chinehasha
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bata puts faith on Zimbabwe economy: US$5 million in plant and machinery
BATA Shoe Company Zimbabwe has invested over US$5 million in plant and machinery, in sheer demonstration of confidence in the economy.The company recently installed a polyurethane pouring plan...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
BCC smart city project on
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will this year expedite the implementation of its smart city programme which it hopes to complete by 2024.This strategy, which was boosted by the visit of BCC o...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:40hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
'Cattle branding affects leather quality'
STAKEHOLDERS in the leather industry have said cattle brand marks compromise the quality of leather products, particularly those destined for the export market.Zambezi Tanners finishing manage...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Leather sector revival on course
Ministry of Industry and Commerce says it is pressing ahead with resuscitating the country's leather sector and is targeting firms with lower capitalization requirements for assistance during the rema...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Political Reporter
BCC plans smart city houses
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is pursuing smart city housing opportunities that include development of low-cost accommodation for low-income earners and renewal of old suburbs.The local auth...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hybrid bulls for Gwanda
THE Government has supplied 34 hybrid bulls to Gwanda district in Matabeleland South for cross-breeding purposes to resuscitate beef and leather production, which is on the decline, a Cabinet minister...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC plans smart city housing programme
BULAWAYO City Council says it is pursuing an ambitious plan to develop low-cost houses for low-income earners through a smart city housing programme.The city's economic development officer Kho...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions now behind us,' says Chiwenga
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says his government is no longer troubled about sanctions as they were now behind Zimbabwe as the citizens have since been united with their land for economic growt...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions won't stop economic turnaround'
THE continued imposition of illegal sanctions will not stop Zimbabwe's economic transformation as the country is building robust internal capacities to create wealth and expand job opportunities for i...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dr Chiwenga to officially launch Leather Sector Strategy
THE Zimbabwe Leather Sector Strategy (2021-2030) would be officially launched this Friday in Bulawayo with Vice-President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, expected to lead the proceedings. The leathe...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to lead leather sector revival
ZIMBABWE has received US$15 million funding from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) to capacitate industrial operations under the leather sector value chain. Industry a...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 new mini-factories for Matebeleland North Province
A TOTAL of 10 mini-factories will be shortly established to manufacture high-value leather products in rural Matebeleland North province following the handover yesterday of brand-new equipment sourced...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leather and tanning industry need to meet international standards to penetrate Global markets
The ZimTrade - PUM Leather Tanneries Seminar workshop which took place on the 20th - 21th May 2019 in Bulawayo demonstrated sigh of relief to local players in leather industry as they rubbed shoulders...Published: 24 May 2019 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Enos Denhere
Basic goods prices shoot up 200%
PRICES of basic commodities have risen sharply with some increasing by almost 200% between October last year and April this year, according to official statistics.Presenting a paper titled Zim...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
A new economy beckons for Bulawayo
THE year 2018 was very eventful for the economy of the City of Kings as it works towards fulfilling its vision to be 'a leader in local governance excellence' with a vibrant economy by year 2024. ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Kholisani Moyo
Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030. This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Emerson D. Mnangagwa
Economic Dialogue: Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030.This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabili...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:29hrs | 4 | by HE Emmerson D Mnangagwa
Time to value add, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proposed an indaba on how Zimbabwe should develop value chains for the country's mining and agriculture sectors with a view to advancing the twin objectives of moderni...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to prioritise CSC revival
GOVERNMENT should fast track the revival of the Cold Storage Company (CSC) to stimulate growth of the leather industry and ensure increased contribution to the economy, players in the sector have said...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Millennium Footwear records uptick in local demand
ONE of the country's leading exotic leather shoe manufacturer, Millennium Footwear, has pushed up capacity utilisation to over 40% due to increase in local demand, the company's director, Stuart Simal...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gideon Gono's Special Economic Zones broke
THE newly-constituted Gideon Gono-led Special Economic Zones (SEZs) board is operating on zero budget and has extended a begging bowl to member organisations to bankroll its activities while it awaits...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joseph Made approves $300m Command Livestock
Cabinet has approved the $300 million Special Programme on Livestock Production that is expected to run for between three and five years.Livestock farmers from all sectors - communal to A2 and...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Notice of demand for the restoration of Matebeleland State
Under the direction and authority of Matebeleland Liberation Organisation Supreme Council, The President of M.L.O. Paul Siwela served the British government under the leadership of David Cameron and Z...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 10:50hrs | 13 | by Paul Siwela
Notice of Demand for The Restoration of Matebeleland State
Under the direction and authority of Matebeleland Liberation Organisation Supreme Council, The President of M.L.O. Paul Siwela served the British government under the leadership of David Cameron and Z...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 15:17hrs | 6 | by Paul Siwela
Textile outfit retrenches following Zim imports ban
Another local textile company has retrenched workers after the Zimbabwean government banned importation of textile products into their country in order to resuscitate their own depressed textile indus...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 07:08hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo firms pay extra
MANUFACTURERS in Bulawayo are facing additional costs when importing raw materials due to the long route they take to get inputs to factories.Local firms are often forced to consolidate cargo ...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Roberta Katunga
Mujuru allies purge condemned
ZANU-PF secretary for legal affairs Patrick Chinamasa has urged the Bulawayo province to unite and shun factionalism as the party embarks on its countrywide restructuring programme in preparation for ...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 06:59hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Zimbabwean tables must serve what Zimbabwean farms produce
One riotous evening in the eighties, the late Dambudzo Marechera started his vivid address to a writers' indaba by what seemed a senseless, irreverent postulate: "We are a sexually active nation!"...Published: 14 Feb 2015 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Leather industry challenged to transform raw hides into finished goods
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) region has been challenged to transform raw hides into finished goods and boost the leather industry whose potential value is worth over US$8...Published: 16 Jun 2013 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Youth unemployment: lessons from Ethiopia
In Hawassa City in southern Ethiopia, 250 kilometres from the capital Addis Ababa, 24-year-old Mitike Paulos, her younger sister and three friends are busy producing leather bags and belts for sale. ...Published: 28 May 2013 at 19:21hrs | | by Andualem Sisay, in Addis Ababa
Bata to outsource hides from neighbouring countries
LEADING shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, intends to source raw hides from neighbouring countries due to a shortage on the local market which has been affecting production at its Gweru factory....Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 05:51hrs | | by Business reporter
Raw hides shortage hits Bata Shoe Company
The country's biggest shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, has been hit by a raw hides shortage which has seriously affected production at its Gweru factory.The shortage comes after suppliers...Published: 17 Jan 2013 at 04:50hrs | | by Business Correspondent
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