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Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 8 | by APO
Global headwinds spell doom for Zimbabwe
TOP international economists predict that the global economy will decline this year, spelling trouble for Zimbabwe's foreign market-dependent economy.The Treasury expects Zimbabwe's economic g...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis holding back power deals
ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo says investments into Zimbabwe's power sector have been affected by high currency induced risks.However, Moyo told businessdigest that currency...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZEC spells out election day conduct
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday released a list of activities that are not permitted within a 300-metre radius of a polling station on election day next Wednesday.Posting on ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe voters' roll searchable, analysable'
The voters' role being distributed to candidates is searchable and analysable, but is in a format that cannot be altered or tampered with, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said, rubbishing ...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Check your details on voters' roll
REGISTERED voters whose names are missing from the voters' roll and those moved to other polling stations or constituencies have to continuously check if corrections have been effected on the mobile U...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mining sector energy demand to surge 344%
ZIMBABWE'S mining sector will require in excess of 2 000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the next three to four years, up 344% compared to current needs, as industry expands, businessdigest revealed....Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec dismisses opposition's claims
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has dismissed claims by the opposition that the voters' roll has been manipulated against their favour as "mischievous and preposterous".Zec said the vo...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parly mulls returning voter registration to RG's Office
The position taken during the inclusive Government to migrate voter registration from the Registrar-General to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has created a lot of red tape through duplication of du...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
O'mari takes on EcoCash
FINANCIAL services giant, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZL), through Old Mutual Digital Services (OMDS), has launched O'mari, a business unit that will provide mobile money services, insurtech, inves...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC opens voters roll for inspection by electorate
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced the opening of the voters' roll inspection period set to run from May 27 to 31, 2023.The exercise is one of the processes that shall pave ...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimgold unfazed by SA imports
ONE of Zimbabwe's leading cooking oil producers, Zimgold Oil Industries said this week it was not worried about prospects of stiffer competition after government's decision to lift restrictions on the...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 million registered for Zimbabwe's elections
A RECORD six million people are registered to vote in the 2023 harmonised elections, up by 500 000 from the last general elections.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), which concluded its ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reportetr
Zinara makes fresh appeal for bank loans
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has requested Treasury's authorisation to borrow an undisclosed amount to fund the facelift of highways, businessdigest can report.Officials...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe boss bullish after shock return
AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) acting chief executive officer (CEO) Edmund Makona this week opened up about his plan for the troubled carrier, saying a massive revamp would be underway soon to save the busines...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Software engineers to keep a close eye on application security in 2023
As we continue through 2023, software engineers are placing an ever-growing priority on application securit...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 23:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'US$2 billion pumped into irrigation revamp'
ABOUT US$2 billion has been injected to revamp Zimbabwe's irrigation infrastructure since 2020, a government official told businessdigest this week.Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rur...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt turns to banks to fund roads rehabilitation
ZIMBABWE'S roads administrator said this week it had kicked off processes to draft in banks to bolster its capacity to fund rehabilitation of the country's crumbling road network.In an intervi...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec tightens grip on Zimbabwe voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will set "reasonable conditions" on availing the voter roll to protect it against possible tampering.In a statement titled: Enhancing Security o...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC to embark on 10-day voters roll inspection
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will embark on a 10-day voters' roll inspection ahead of the delimitation exercise which shall be conducted in terms of Sections 160 and 161 of the Constitution...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports agency beefs up security
ZIMBABWE'S airports authorities are planning to roll out multi-pronged systems enabling them to beef up security at porous exit and entry points, businessdigest was told this week.Previously, ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Duration Gold launches Zimbabwe 'second biggest' exploration
AMBITIOUS resources outfit Duration Gold said this week it had launched a ground breaking multi-commodity exploration campaign, which could help it achieve a long-cherished ambition to become a large-...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's airline passengers to rise 80%
AIR passenger numbers into Zimbabwe's airports will rise above pre-pandemic levels this year, as traffic improves in the aftermath of hard lockdowns globally, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caa...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Turkish Airlines plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations
GLOBAL air passenger carrier, Turkish Airlines' plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations are still on track and Harare's diplomats deployed to that country in 2019 are confident the gian...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign banks troop to Zimbabwe forex auction
UNITED States-based multinational investment outfit JP Morgan was among global lenders that repatriated a combined US$30 million through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s forex auction system by th...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm to breathe life into Zimbabwe steel sector
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of Tsingshan Investments Zimbabwe revealed this week how his firm has located immense opportunities in Zimbabwe, where it plans to weave around a string of corporate ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zec dismisses rigging claims
Fake poll rigging claims circulating on social media platforms and other media outlets are regular phenomena before elections as some parties want to blame the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for losing...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trial of ex-NetOne boss in false start
THE trial of former NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje and three former subordinates on charges of entering into an agreement with a Mauritanian firm for the provision of virtual lines without bo...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Helen Suzman Foundation fights in Zimbabwe migrants corner
MORE than 200 000 Zimbabwean migrants holding South African special permits called Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) yesterday received a major boost when the Helen Suzman Foundation moved in to assi...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
NetOne intensifies electronic airtime recharge
THE mobile markets in Africa are for the most part prepaid, with the traditional means of distribution being the sale of scratch cards.It is no secret that this distribution channel has brough...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes gold mine row
BLACKGATE investments, a firm that last week lost the disputed Ran Gold Mines near Bindura, has mounted fresh attempts to reclaim the asset, submitting explosive dossiers to anti-corruption agencies a...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into mine dispute
THE names of Zimbabwe's late strongman Robert Mugabe and his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) have been dragged into a blazing dispute over Ran Gold Mine, a Mashonaland Central domic...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet steps up its digital transformation drive
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has stepped up its digital transformation drive by deploying more self-care service channels for its customers.The move, which is in line with the company's stated bus...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investors line up new bank in Zimbabwe
A group of domestic and foreign investors has lodged an application with Zimbabwean authorities to roll out an investment bank, the first such institution since investment banks were toppled under the...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZSE-listed firms defy SecZim
ZIMBABWE'S listed companies have ignored implementing several measures put in place by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) about six years ago to enhance disclosure levels in f...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed
SEVERAL Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed under the weight of punitive taxes and fees charged by State agencies manning trunk roads, as hundreds of northbound foreign haulage trucks...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firms fret over Mozambique crisis
ZIMBABWE'S industries have warned that a deadly insurgency roiling neighbouring Mozambique has emerged as the greatest threat to power and fuel imports that could further hurt Harare's fragile economy...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Companies struggle to raise US$2 billion
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing companies have struggled to raise about US$2 billion in fresh capital to drive production back to pre-crisis levels, industry data indicated this week, as executives warned th...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maisha Health Fund launches convenient, phone-based medical aid registration via USSD
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through the mobile phone. The service, wh...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 17:33hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Mthuli Ncube walks tightrope
ZIMBABWE'S industries have asked Treasury to inject funding into the central bank's forex auction system to help it clear backlogs of up to two weeks and clear market distortions.Confederation...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ targets 4,5 million tonnes of freight
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is still committed to achieving its set target of 4,5 million tonnes of freight this year despite the detrimental impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, an official h...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Access to NMBConnect now free on Econet lines
Econet customers can now access NMBConnect, NMB Bank's Digital Branch, free of data costs. This was announced today by NMB Bank chief executive Ben Washaya, who said work was underway to conclude a si...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 13:40hrs | 4 | by Agencies
IDCZ battles to find 'high calibre' CEO
THE myth that some of Africa's best business minds are found in Zimbabwe has been disproved at the State-run Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ), which has struggled to find a CEO fo...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe admin tables a fresh revival plan
ADMINISTRATORS of Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) have persuaded government to roll out a foreign currency funding model under which industries would be directed to deploy United States dollars into the broke a...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Millers to buy 1m tonnes of maize
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says its members are planning to procure close to one million tonnes of grain from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) this year."We are keen to go...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pushes walls to save Victoria Falls Stock Exchange
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube this week pumped up fresh incentives to attract companies to list on the United States dollar-denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), which has entered it...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Raw deal for Air Zimbabwe creditors
HUNDREDS of Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) creditors, including over 300 ex-workers will be paid various debts accrued by the airline before it plunged into administration in Zimbabwe dollars at a rate of US$1...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer's bid to close down digital banking platforms flops
A HARARE lawyer's attempt to have all mobile-based digital banking platforms of FBC Bank closed after an imposter used his name to fraudulently open an account with the bank for criminal activities, f...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mastercard and Network International Pioneering Africa's digital payment revolution
Civilization has transformed trading and commerce from the prehistoric means which involved barter trades facilitated by the item-to-item exchange. The discrepancies and inconsistencies of goods valu...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Writter
Zera sets new licensing terms
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced a new licensing regime for oil importers, a year after a deadlock erupted in 2020 when indigenous firms rejected the regulator's "outrageo...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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