Search / Steel
Zimbabwe economy in safe hands
THE appointment of a leaner Cabinet by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not only welcome, but also goes a long way in demonstrating that the President listened to the people, mindful of the need to man...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1224 | by Daniel Ngwira
Redcliff MP lays down vision
NEWLY-elected Redcliff MP, Lloyd Mukapiko - the undertaker who "buried" President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally, Local Government minister July Moyo in July 30 elections - said he will work hard to en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Beyond the fiscal policies, long term national vision is required
The political drama and the rituals that come after elections have come and gone. It is time to hit the ground running and get the country back to normalcy. The new Cabinet is well aware of the challe...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 68 | by Tapiwa Gomo
ZimTrade urges value-added trade
ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's export promotion institution, has called for the deepening of valued-added manufacturing on current exports to Germany to diversify the country's export basket and scale up global...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza scammed of $120 000
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality was last year fleeced of almost $120 000 after a suspected fraudster took advantage of a deal left hanging to approach the High Court and force payment.Dalington Chira...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:23hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard introduces attractive steel sectional garage doors
Safeguard Security has introduced to the Zimbabwean market steel fluted sectional garage doors, which are not only secure but aesthetically pleasing to look at. The doors, which can meet any s...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:30hrs | 925 | by Agencies
9 companies granted Special Economic Zone status
Nine companies have been granted Special Economic Zone status in a development that will expedite Government's drive to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. According to a Governm...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Former Zisco worker assumes mayoral post
FORMER Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) plant operator, Clayton Masiyatsva (MDC Alliance), has been elected Redcliff mayor, taking over from Zanu-PF's Freddy Kapuya who has dumped the Midlands ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry capacity utilisation to exceed 50%
THE country's manufacturing sector capacity utilisation is set to exceed 50 percent this year on the back of gains achieved in the last two years, with more positive prospects under the new political ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Water woes stall Steel Makers' re-opening
THE prevailing water shortage in Masvingo has stalled the re-opening of Steel Makers Sponge Iron plant. Masvingo city has been battling a serious water shortage following the breakdown of two pumps at...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1416 | by Igomombe
While ED's critics keep talking, our president is fulfilling his promises
The Zimbabwean president has started his mandate to rule Zimbabwe for the next five years. He made many sweeping promises on his way to victory on Election Day. After he took the oath of office on 26t...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 14:41hrs | 2133 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Why Chamisa beat Mnangagwa in his own backyard
After President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared winner of the July 30 elections, many expected Kwekwe to erupt into wild celebrations.The city had just produced Zimbabwe's only second leader i...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 16:13hrs | 5022 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean breaks SA wine auction record
A ZIMBABWEAN winemaker, Joseph Dhafana, has broken the wine auction record in South Africa after he auctioned a box of six Mosi Wines for R16 000.The wines that were made by him were auctioned...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:57hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Ziscosteel resuscitation begins
The resuscitation of the giant steel company, Ziscosteel, has taken a giant leap forward following the ground breaking ceremony of a coke plant at the steel giant by Industry, Commerce and Enterprise ...Published: 31 Jul 2018 at 07:57hrs | 1373 | by Staff Reporter
ZimCoke revives ZiscoSteel's Coke plant
ZimCoke (Pvt) Limited plans to invest $133 million towards resuscitation of the Coke Oven Battery plant segment of the defunct steelmaker, ZiscoSteel. At full tilt the project is expected to produce 5...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Charismatic appeals vs performance legitimacy
Tomorrow, July 30, 2018, Zimbabwe will have its first post-Robert Mugabe harmonised election, where 23 candidates from 22 political parties will engage in mortal political combat for the country's pre...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 20:08hrs | 951 | by McDonald Lewanika
Bulawayo's Special Economic Zone areas identified
THE Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority (ZimSeza) is working on granting part of Bulawayo's industrial sites SEZ status as part of its efforts to re-industrialise and improve the economy of the ...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:13hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally Cross says Mnangagwa will get a thumping majority
TOP MDC-T politician and legislator Eddie Cross says President Emmerson Mnangagwa was headed for a thumping defeat of his main rival, Nelson Chamisa of MDC Alliance.Cross was speaking to NewZi...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:48hrs | 8768 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs deal to reopen steel plant in Masvingo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the re-opening and expansion of a steel plant in Masvingo will promote value addition and create employment.He said in Harare this evening during at a signing...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 17:19hrs | 2099 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance govt will launch Chamisa Care, Biti says
MDC Alliance Principal Tendai Biti has told supporters that if they vote for President Nelson Chamisa the alliance will launch a Chamisa care scheme. He said Chamisa care will enable peo...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1537 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo ready to operationalise SEZs
THE Bulawayo Special Economic Zones (SEZs) technical working group says the city is ready to operationalise the specialised economic model based on the ground work that has been done.Officials...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | 69 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF destroyed Zimbabwe soon after taking over from Smith
Election time in particular, and politics in general, is predominantly a game for liars and tricksters, but as Zimbabwe heads towards the watershed 30 July harmonised polls, the electorate can not aff...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:28hrs | 1485 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga explains devolution
Zimbabwe is a unitary state and the devolution to be implemented is economic- oriented where provincial councils should initiate and champion economic programmes for their respective provinces, Vice P...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:47hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will remain a unitary State
Zimbabwe will remain a unitary State, while the devolution being implemented by Government seeks to achieve fair and balanced development spearheaded by provincial councils which must initiate economi...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 207 | by Staff rpeorter
ED's Meritocracy Should Be Welcomed
So we are told that we are entering a new Zimbabwe. Day in day out, we hear promises from all candidates about innovation, turning over a new leaf, embarking on a new era. I must admit I h...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 21:46hrs | 1489 | by Charles Kanye
Mnangagwa opens up on bomb scare
President Mnangagwa has for the first time opened up on circumstances surrounding his 1964 arrest after bombing the Rhodesian steam locomotive in Fort Victoria (now Masvingo), revealing how he was for...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 5301 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga spells out devolution plan
Government has a comprehensive devolution master plan that will see provinces assigned specific economic development responsibilities, Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said.At a co...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:58hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Terrorists, plotters can't overcome God's will, says Chiwenga
Vice President General (Rtd) Constantino Chiwenga has said terrorists and plotters working on destabilising the country cannot overcome what has been set by God.VP Chiwenga told thousands of Z...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai shoes too big for me, says Chamisa
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa has said the post left by the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai is proving too big for him, and he needs support from other quarters to handl...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 06:52hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar at appropriate time, says Chiwenga
GOVERNMENT will reintroduce a Zimbabwean currency at the appropriate time as part of a sustainable economic growth strategy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. He was addressing a Zanu-PF r...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa targets president Mnangagwa ally
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's close confidante, Local Government minister July Moyo's bid to represent Redcliff in next month's elections will come under scrutiny after opposition MDC Alliance leader...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1643 | by Staff Reporter
The tale of a jewel and a giant: Facts about revival of Zimbabwe's economy
The Country, Nation and Our WorldMany have talked, written and caricatured Zimbabwe as a country of educated but inept leaders. A country once a jewel of Africa brought down by corruption, greed a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | 790 | by Vincent Gwarazimba
'Tshinga Dube - a generous, supportive legislator'
THE constituency consists of some of the oldest suburbs in Bulawayo such as Makokoba, Thorngrove, Westgate, Steelgate, Westondale, Barbourfields, Mzilikazi, Nguboyenja and Burombo. Most property owner...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets $65bn GDP by 2028
Zimbabwe is targeting to reach Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$65 billion by 2028 on the back of wholesale improvements in investment.Foreign investor interest in Zimbabwe has also grown ma...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:41hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches motor industry policy
Government has launched the Zimbabwe Motor Industry Development Policy (ZMIDP) that is expected to see the sector ramping up capacity from the current levels of under 10 percent to full capacity by 20...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intra-party violence rocks Mbare
ZANU PF intraparty violence resurfaced in Harare's populous Mbare suburb yesterday, where three supporters of the ruling party's parliamentary candidate, Tendai Savanhu, were severely injured during c...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:06hrs | 1635 | by Staff reporter
'Ben 10' demands paternity tests
A "BEN 10" from Bulawayo has demanded paternity tests for two minor children he sired with his ex-girlfriend.This emerged on Thursday when Angeline Mhlanga (30) dragged Ian Munjanja (23) to th...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:47hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
MP brutally attacked in MDC-T poll violence
MDC-T outgoing MP for Musikavanhu - Prosper Mutseyami - who was last Saturday heavily assaulted in intra-party violence resulting from chaotic primary elections, has opened up on the deadly encounter....Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:08hrs | 322 | by Staff rpeorter
ZPC boss exonerates Undenge
ZIMBABWE Power Company managing director, Noah Gwariro yesterday sprung to the defence of former Energy minister Samuel Undenge, who is accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly ordered t...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T and the American connection
IN my last submission, I touched on a crucial player in the regime change agenda - the Zimbabwe Democracy Trust (ZDT) - and hinted they were a story for another day. The Trust was set up...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 15:55hrs | 1708 | by Tafadzwa Masango
Zimra accused of stifling export growth
Delays at border posts have seen Bulawayo companies accusing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of being an impediment to exports growth, as they say this has seen them losing business worth milli...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:37hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa made sure I was removed from Zanu-PF party structures'
FORMER Kwekwe Central legislator Masango Matambanadzo - affectionately known in Kwekwe and national political circles as "Blackman" partly due to his dark complexion - has opened up to The Standard on...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 20:17hrs | 5471 | by Staff reporyer
Mnangagwa's ultimate test
On January 15 this year, a bubbling President Emmerson Mnangagwa - freshly installed into office a month earlier after a coup against Robert Mugabe - promised that within 100 days of his rule, he woul...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 19:49hrs | 757 | by Tapiwa Zivira
WikiLeaks: 25 most corrupt ministers and public figures in Zimbabwe
These individuals will never be prosecuted by the Mnangagwa government because he is involved with entirely all of them. Either they were in the deal together or they know too much of his own dirty de...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 11:06hrs | 31523 | by WikiLeaks
Zimbabwe commissions $12 million steel plant
Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha on Monday commissioned a $12 million steel reinforcement bars plant expected to create employment for 450 people.Steel Brands in New Ardbennie Industr...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:57hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reveals trick to win elections
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is confident the ruling Zanu-PF party will fairly and resoundingly win the 30 July harmonised elections as it is united and working hard to win the hearts of the electorat...Published: 31 May 2018 at 17:08hrs | 9074 | by Staff reporter
Why vote President Mnangagwa in the coming elections
The Zimbabwean economy has been in the doldrums for close to two decades. President E.D Mnangagwa has been the light at the end of the tunnel as his administration priorities the economy over politics...Published: 29 May 2018 at 14:35hrs | 1610 | by Rudo Saungweme
Life in jail for robber
ONE of the three suspects who were captured on closed circuit television (CCTV) while killing and robbing a security guard at a company in Bulawayo's Thorngrove industrial area, was yesterday sentence...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:13hrs | 269 | by Staff rpeorter
Kenyan, Mauritian experts address Zimnat trade credit conference
A high level conference on the role of trade credit insurance in promoting and supporting increased trade will be held on June 8 at Cresta Lodge in Harare.The conference, which has been organi...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:29hrs | 488 | by Agencies
Load More Stories
