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Mnangagwa acquiring more public debt to fund second term bid
WINNING or losing an election is a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often than not politicians are aware of this fact and, therefore, go out of their way, sometimes, contracting huge debts ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 811 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Chiwenga invites private sector to partner Govt
GOVERNMENT is forging ahead with infrastructural development as it is the bedrock for sustainable economic recovery and growth, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Car...Published: 23 hrs ago | 597 | by Staff reporter
Meet Zimbabwe's female rand millionaires
WHAT initially started as a social networking group to keep Zimbabwean women in touch while in foreign lands, has since blossomed into a huge multi-million dollar investment.The women involved...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1716 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses UN global transport conference
A vibrant transport sector is key to enabling economic growth to attain United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to meet the demands of the Paris agreement on climate change, President Mnangag...Published: 23 hrs ago | 95 | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised on US$85m traffic interchange project
MEMBERS of the public have raised a red flag over the government's announcement that the Mbudzi roundabout traffic interchange on the Masvingo highway in Harare will cost US$85 million, which could be...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to lose out on loans
ZIMBABWE is set to miss out on a multi-million-dollar fund for countries sharing the Zambezi watercourse because of its external debt estimated at US$10,5 billion.The funds will be disbursed t...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:20hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Govt to address ballooning housing backlog
GOVERNMENT is working towards developing cluster housing units for low, middle and high-income earners to address the country's ballooning housing backlog, NewsDay Buisness has learnt.This com...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clarifies 'demotion' of Cain Mathema
The new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu, replaced Ambassador Cain Mathema because the latter is unwell, President Mnangagwa has said.Minister Ndlovu is the former...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
'Zacc investigating officer not fit to testify'
SUSPENDED Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza claimed in court that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's investigating officer Eric Chacha, was not fit to testify in his corruption related trial ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions fruit and vegetable processing plant
President Mnangagwa has today commissioned a US$1 million fruit and vegetable processing plant in Mutoko which is expected to contribute to crop value addition for the local community in line with Vis...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
World Vision transforms state of Lupane schools
THE era of learning under trees and carrying water to school for drinking and sanitation is over for children in Lupane after World Vision invested close to US$300 000 into learning infrastructure, wa...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to install 345 base stations
NetOne has promised the installation of above 300 base stations across Zimbabwe through the National Mobile Broad Band Expansion Project (NMBB3) to ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:34hrs | 720 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Guruve
'US, Zimbabwe fights not affecting citizens'
THE United States says it will continue to support the country with humanitarian aid in several key areas including the health sector despite political disagreements with the Harare regime of Presiden...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa praises SADC stance on sanctions
DESPITE failure to access new capital from international banking institutions to finance major capital projects due to illegal sanctions, Zimbabwe under the leadership of President Mnangagwa continues...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zesa promises to improve electricity supply
Electricity supplies are set to improve soon as Zesa completes a cocktail of interventions to end the major load shedding that has hit residential areas hard and has even affected industrial areas alt...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new electricity import deals
Zimbabwe is negotiating for new power supply deals with Zambia and Mozambique, which could see the country importing additional 280 megawatts from the two countries, Energy and Power Development Minis...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Hwange struggles to obtain working capital
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited has struggled to access crucial lines of credit from domestic banks and international lenders since slipping into administration about two years ago, judicial manager D...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to prioritise social services, incentivise teachers
PARTICIPANTS in public hearings on the 2022 national budget yesterday called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to prioritise social services and incentivise teachers.The Parliamentary Portfolio...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:58hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Namibian professional hunters also conserve wildlife
They bring international hunters and income to Africa. Additionally, they contribute to wildlife management and conservation through acceptable hunting...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 19:01hrs | 379 | by Emmanuel Koro
BCC expresses concern over road rehab
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed dismay over its exclusion by central government in on-going road rehabilitation works and fears poor workmanship because of lack of supervision by city engineers....Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
ZCC appeals for broadcasting licence
The Government has pledged to assist the ZCC Mutendi Church to acquire a broadcasting licence for one of its educational colleges as part of ongoing efforts to take broadcasting services to the people...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Democracy is not about generational entitlement
Following the United Parties for National Development's (UNPD) win in Zambia's August 12, 2021, general elections, the MDC Alliance faction leader Nelson Chamisa became unnecessarily excited.T...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 125 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Delay in stands allocation riles Bulawayo residents
MORE than 60 beneficiaries of a housing scheme in Emganwini thronged Nketa Housing Office in Bulawayo on Thursday last week demanding answers from the local authority on the continued delay in availin...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo warns Victoria Falls mayor
LOCAL Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has ordered Victoria Falls Mayor, Councillor Somveli Dlamini to stop interfering in the day-to-day management of the city and concentrate on his co...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa surrounded by dodgy characters
ALMOST four years after getting into power, riding on the narrative of removing criminals that had surrounded the then president Robert Mugabe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's circle of associates and ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:36hrs | 3404 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must arrest corrupt ministers
IN Zimbabwe, it is very easy to stop corruption and demonstrations. President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not have to use brutal force and intimidation.Firstly, Mnangagwa should find out why...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:30hrs | 385 | by Community Podium
Mnangagwa caps 385 HIT graduates
President Mnangagwa yesterday capped 385 graduates at Harare Institute of Technology in different disciplines as the institution positions itself to become a national and global powerhouse in innovati...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa embarks on borehole drilling exercise
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has embarked on a massive borehole drilling exercise and it is targeting to drill 35 000 boreholes countrywide by 2025.Each village is expected to...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fears currency crisis may trigger social uprising
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is intensifying its sweeping crackdown on foreign currency traders in the volatile market amid growing fears of an exchange rate-driven economic meltdown, The...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
China sees third force in huge outcry over its Zimbabwe activities
FOLLOWING months of a huge outcry over Chinese enterprises' "exploitative" strategy in Zimbabwe's mineral resources, Beijing's diplomats in Harare spoke out this week, telling the Zimbabwe Independent...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:01hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Trust gets US$5million, collapses in 3 years
THE Marange-Zimunya Community Share Ownership Trust (MZCSOT) has collapsed only three years after the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Corporation (ZCDC) injected US$5 million to prop it, a Zimbabwe Ind...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:58hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
'Students paid academic mercenaries to do CALA'
STUDENTS at primary and secondary schools allegedly paid bribes ranging from US$10 to US$20 to teachers to help them do the controversial Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) module, NewsD...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Construction firms cash in on Zimbabwe's growing infrastructural spending
AS construction spending by government, mines and individual home builders grows, the tills are ringing at some of Zimbabwe's listed companies.Between January and June, government spent $21,2 ...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's State of the Nation address
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa delivered a State of the Nation Address and officially opened the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe yesterday. He tackled a wide r...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Bosso hose down bloated salary schedule 'claims'
HIGHLANDERS have refuted reports that the delay in paying players' salaries was caused by the club sending a bloated list of employees to their new principal sponsors Sakunda Holdings.After ne...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
'Law is tool for development'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday laid down the legislative agenda for the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament which will see a number of Bills which include the consideration of legislation relating t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Ilala Lodge Hotel celebrates 30 years in hospitality with loyal industry partners
Zimbabwe, 7 October 2021. The renowned Ilala Lodge Hotel in Victoria Falls celebrated three decades in hospitality at a private event held with longstanding regional tourism partners on Monday evening...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Resounding send-off for Amen Mpofu
FAMILY, friends and former colleagues of the late former Bulawayo deputy Mayor, Alderman Amen Mpofu on Tuesday thronged the city council chambers to bid him farewell during an emotion-filled special c...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to undertake, finish planned projects
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has been struggling to undertake or finish projects that are listed under the ward retention fund (WRF).City fathers are blaming this on the unstable economic envir...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:04hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 has paralysed Zimbabwe'
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday said the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had paralysed the economy and increased the country's domestic and international debt burden....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:03hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
PPC projects jump in volumes
REGIONAL cement producer, PPC Limited, is forecasting its local unit - PPC Zimbabwe's volume performance for the half year to September 30, 2021 to be ahead of prior year level on the back of strong r...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
How business phone services is advantageous in 2021
The technology that has come together with the evolution and rapid growth of the smartphone era has been rapidly shifting and advancing every day and aiding every aspect of the world. The same...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:32hrs | 203 | by Staff Writer
600 Matebeleland South miners forfeit gold claims
CLOSE to 600 gold claims owned by small-scale miners in Matebeleland South province have been forfeited to the Mines ministry after the owners failed to pay inspection fees.Zimbabwe Miners Fed...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:48hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
BCC commits $43,7m to refurbishments
BULAWAYO City Council has utilised only $43,7 million out of the $63,5 million devolution funds that the city was allocated from 2019 to 2021.This was revealed in the 2021 budget review statem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:42hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind forex dealers?
NO matter how well-meaning and determined, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions are ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1365 | by Nathan Gurira
Chiwenga to commission hospital
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, is set to officially commission the Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital today.Kwekwe City Council conver...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
George Charamba's ex-wife dies
CHIEF Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda yesterday paid tribute to Dr Rudo Gwata-Charamba, the ex-wife to Deputy Chief Secretary Mr George Charamba, describing her as an unsung ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions are real, but we're shooting ourselves in the foot
No matter how well-meaning and determined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions that ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 206 | by Nathan Gurira
Remote Work trending
Bulawayo - Remote work (also known as work from home [WFH] or telecommuting) is a type of flexible working arrangement that allows an employee to work from remote location outside of corporate offices...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 19:25hrs | 219 | by Enos Denhere Freelance Journalist
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