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Mnangagwa ruined Zanu-PF business empire
THE predictable appointment of FBC Holdings chief executive John Mushayavanhu as the incoming Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor has completed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's critical post-electio...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 18:00hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Mnangagwa deserves another term
VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday implored the electorate to vote for President Mnangagwa in the August 23 harmonised elections as he has religiously fulfilled the promises he made when...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP candidate to push for laws against deindustrialisation
The Citizens Coalition Candidate for Change (CCC) candidate for Nketa Constituency, Obert Manduna, has a lofty goal to push for laws prohibiting deindustrialisation in Bulawayo once he is in Parliamen...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 16:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'National Blankets out of the woods'
NATIONAL Blankets Ltd in Bulawayo requires a capital injection of US$1,5 million to operate optimally.The company's business development manager Shepherd Nyambirai said this during a tour of t...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
National Blankets halts production as tiff with Zimra escalates
TEXTILE giant National Blankets has temporarily stopped production after the manufacturing firm failed to settle a ZW$800 000 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) debt.The Bulawayo company...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:51hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
National Blankets bounces back
BULAWAYO'S giant textile firm, National Blankets Limited, has resumed operations and is now producing as per order while pushing towards ramping up output. The company has managed to dodge liq...Published: 29 Oct 2021 at 08:44hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo still reeling from illegal sanctions
THE tale of the demise of Bulawayo's industries is a story which cannot be separated from the illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe.Once considered the country's industria...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industries on rebound'
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube has applauded local industrialists for their commitment towards the revival of the city's industries and expressed optimism that many more would be ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages business community to revive industry
Bulawayo City Council is engaging the local business community to spearhead the development and revival of industries.This was revealed by council spokesperson Bongiwe Ngwenya yesterday in a n...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another blow for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO textile manufacturing firm, National Blankets (Pvt) Limited, has been liquidated following years of poor performance and failure to find a good investment suitor in yet another blow to the ci...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
The dynamics of smuggling in Zimbabwe
Catch me if you can, is a phrase that may describe the goings on at Zimbabwe's ports of entry as the Treasury continues to lose millions of dollars in revenue due to smuggling and other criminal activ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Blankets faces imminent liquidation
BULAWAYO-BASED textile maker National Blankets is facing imminent liquidation after failing to court a suitable investor to inject fresh capital into the ailing company.The company, which was ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Job losses spike as economy deteriorates
POOR government policies have led to the escalation of the country's economic crisis with an estimated 13 000 people in the western region losing their jobs in the past 12 months, a labour official ha...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF costs balloon
Zanu-PF's salary bill has increased substantially after a decision was made to accommodate bigwigs left out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lean Cabinet as full time party employees.Mnangagw...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 11:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blanket firms face extinction
ZIMBABWE'S sole blanket manufacturer, Waverley, is facing an uncertain future due to illegal Chinese imports, the government has said.Waverly, which stands at the heart of the ruins of scores ...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 15:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CABS sues National Blankets over $852k loan
LOCAL financial institution, Central Africa Building Society (CABS) has sued struggling National Blankets Limited over a five-year-old bank loan amounting to $852 496.National Blankets has bee...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu looks to revive Zanu-PF business empire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF is looking to revive its fallen business empire, crippled by gross mismanagement and corruption.In an exclusive interview with the Daily New...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Product dumping killing Zimbabwe industry
As local manufacturers struggle to raise foreign currency to import raw materials and equipment on one end, another uncontrolled delinquent flourishes on the other to their detriment. Cheap imports ha...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:31hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma
Smuggled blankets suffocate Waverly
ZIMBABWE's remaining blanket manufacturer, Waverly Blankets, faces collapse as its operations are being suffocated by an influx of smuggled blankets allegedly from China. It is understood that once th...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
A sad reminder that nothing has changed: Bulawayo-Harare highway
Under a gigantic Zanu-PF colourful election campaign billboard covered with the image of a half-smiling president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is a small stall manned by a middle-aged vendor selli...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let us breathe back life to Bulawayo
The thrust that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has put on the economy is a very positive move that deserves encouragement and support from all Zimbabweans.Mnangagwa and his government have made ...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Diasporans keen to revive Bulawayo industries'
THE revival of Bulawayo industries is likely to be a reality soon as Zimbabweans based abroad have shown interest in investing in the city, a minister has said.The Minister of State for Provin...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Mthwakazi
Dear Mthwakazi, Angiqale ngokubingelela sizw'esinsundu, sizw'esimpisholo. Mthwakaz'omyama ondlelazimhlophe induku zibomvu. Mazinyan'eSilo uLobhengula wamaWaba kaMzilikazi kaMatshobana kaManget...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 16:03hrs | 3 | by Collen Dube
Bulawayo on the rebound
After decades of progressive decay, signs of recovery have started to show for Bulawayo's beleaguered industry as factories where birds had come to roost begin to rise out of their slumber.The...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's woes mount
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police's Criminal Investigations Department is investigating Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's role in the mismanagement and looting of Zanu-PF's business empire, leading to it...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under, fraud probe
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police's Criminal Investigations Department is investigating Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's role in the mismanagement and looting of Zanu PF's business empire, leading to it...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 07:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Revival of Bulawayo industries possible task
OVER the years a lot has been said about the deindustrialisation of the country's second largest city, Bulawayo. It has been reported that nearly 100 companies closed in Bulawayo causing the loss of m...Published: 20 Aug 2017 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo scents industry revival
Diversification and innovation are the buzzwords for Bulawayo's surviving industries whose resilience in the face of a difficult macro-economic climate deserves applause. While the city has seen a dem...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs renew fights over companies
A renewed fight over the mismanagement, looting and collapse of Zanu-PF's business empire looms as the issue is now being resurrected as part of President Robert Mugabe's succession war.Zanu-P...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 18:10hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council sell houses over unpaid water bills
THE Bulawayo City Council will explore the option of selling residents' properties to offset debts accumulated by households that are failing to settle their bills as the local authority continues to ...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government gives a stern warning to smugglers
In a move that will put an end to all smuggling activities at the same time promoting By-Zimbabwe products, Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr Mike Bimha, will in the next few weeks be visiting wholes...Published: 31 May 2017 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Prosperity Mzila
Maridadi deserves the title
Mthwakazi Republic Party spokesperson Mbonisi Gumbo has said MDC-T legislator James Maridadi deserves the title honourable after he made brilliant submissions in parliament over the Chinese investors ...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 06:13hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zambezi water: Solution to Bulawayo's ills
Bulawayo City is a pale shadow of its former self. This is mainly because of closure or relocation or contraction of many commercial, industrial companies and social welfare organisations.Once...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
MP bemoans state of affairs at Mpilo hospital
A member of the house of assembly N Mguni has bemoaned the state of affairs at the Mpilo Central Hospital saying patients were bringing their own blankets and sourced their own medication which made t...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC to host SA business delegation
Bulawayo City council will this year host a delegation from South Africa to explore opportunities for business engagement with the neighbouring nation.This was revealed through the latest coun...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Barbourfields Stadium to erupt into ZAPU songs as Highlanders displays its new bus.
Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo 'Emagumeni' is expected to be buzzing with Highlanders Football Club supporters coming to have a glimpse of Highlanders Football Club's newly acquired state of th...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 23:08hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
National Blankets to cash in on winter
National Blankets is targeting to increase production levels this winter from an average 20% to 50% but it requires more than $3 million working capital.National Blankets manufactures a wide v...Published: 11 May 2015 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Let's revive Bulawayo'
THE revival of Bulawayo industries hinges on the government awarding state tenders to ailing companies in the city, Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko said yesterday. Speaking durin...Published: 16 Feb 2015 at 07:02hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
'Rhodesian garden boys were better than Zim workers of today'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the standard of living for the majority of workers in the country has fallen below that of people who worked as "garden boys" and housemaids for the w...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 09:43hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
23 families to lose houses, residential stands
AT least 23 Bulawayo families will have their houses and residential stands auctioned today for failure to pay debts owed to council and different financial institutions. An auction company wi...Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt style revolution in Zimbabwe Part 2
Crane Brinton's Theory of Revolution Historian Crane Brinton argues that the revolutionary "fever" begins with certain "symptoms." It is only right and ...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 05:07hrs | 4 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
'Goche's intimidation of the civil servants is totally unacceptable' - MDC-T
The Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC today [Friday] said threats made this week by the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Nicholas Goche against civil servants who intend to engage in...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
MDC-T MP seeks five rand donations
BULAWAYO East legislator Thabitha Khumalo has called on city residents to donate R5 each that would go towards the purchase of blankets that would be donated to hospitals and prisons.Khumalo ...Published: 17 Dec 2013 at 03:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Urban to rural migration increases in Zimbabwe
THERE is a reported increase of people migrating from urban to rural areas, following hardships prompted by de-industrialisation, which Bulawayo and the rest of the country is grappling with.U...Published: 05 Nov 2013 at 16:37hrs | 2 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Delma Lupepe lashes at Harare Banks
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Delma Lupepe says he is not broke, but blames the government policy inconsistencies and unrealistic interest rates charged by financial institutions for the demise of mo...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 09:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Harare firm eyes troubled Bulawayo firm
A Harare textile firm Paramount Garments (Pvt) Ltd is in talks with troubled Bulawayo clothing concern Archer Clothing Manufacturers (Pvt) Ltd with a view of resuscitating operations of the Belmont-ba...Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 03:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Resuscitate Bulawayo industries,' says Khupe
DEPUTY Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe says Bulawayo's collapsed industries could be revived if all stakeholders work together.Once the country's industrial hub, companies in Bulawayo have eith...Published: 28 Apr 2013 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
300 workers to lose their jobs in Bulawayo
ABOUT 300 workers are set to lose their jobs as yet another giant clothing company in Bulawayo has reportedly announced that it is winding up.Management at The Ready Wh...Published: 18 Aug 2012 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo - The city that once was
SINCE the 1840s when King Lobengula Khumalo founded Bulawayo, the city has gradually grown from a small kingdom to the second largest city in the country.One of its greatest attributes during ...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 15:35hrs | 1 | by unkown
Dimaf 'too' little to revive ailing Bulawayo companies
Simon Khaya Moyo, Zanu-PF chairman, says the $40 million set aside by government under the Distressed and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) is 'too little' to revive ailing Bulawayo companies.Ad...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
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