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Police officers jailed for receiving bribes at roadblock
Two Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, Dennis Takudzwa Chivaku and Sharon Madondo, have been convicted of criminal abuse of duty and sentenced to imprisonment. This week, Harare Magistrates Cour...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Sunway City targets 70% growth in five years
Sunway City, one of Zimbabwe's flagship special economic zones (SEZs) and a major smart city development project, is aiming to reach at least 70 percent completion within the next five years as part o...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:57hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
'Fake' bee attacks spark alarm in Zimbabwe
A growing number of Zimbabweans are falling victim to an alarming trend where self-proclaimed prophets, traditional healers (n'angas), and pastors claim to send bees to punish individuals accused of w...Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maintains 6% economic growth target
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has reaffirmed Zimbabwe's 6% economic growth projection for 2024, despite the country facing late rains this agricultural s...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:48hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Motorists cheat deaths; as haulage truck overturns
At least two motorists survived an accident in Chipembere area yesterday when a haulage truck overturned at the 60-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway.According to witnesses, the haulage...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:36hrs | 923 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
4 killed, 18 injured in Gweru accident
Four people died, and 18 others were injured on Monday when a Toyota Hiace kombi veered off the road and overturned around 4 pm along Hamutyinei Road, Gweru. National police spokesperson Commissioner ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
4 die in road crash
A tragic accident occurred near the Sunway City turn-off along the Harare-Mutare highway, resulting in four fatalities and ten injuries. The incident happened yesterday afternoon when a commuter omnib...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:19hrs | 14 | by Staff reportyer
US$5 bribe lands 5 police officers in trouble
Five Harare police constables, Dennis Tafadzwa Chivaku (37), Freeway Muninipi (33), Givemore Mucheka (32), Sharon Madondo (39), and Getrude Ndenga (32), appeared in court facing charges of abuse of of...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zida approved 4 PPPs in Q2
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) approved four public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the second quarter of this year, with a combined value of more than US$186 million.The...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:58hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Senior CIO dies
A senior Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Close Security Unit officer Andrew Chitungo - who served under the late president Robert Mugabe for years, Vice-President Constantino Chiwen...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Forgery lands legal manager in court
A legal manager at the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe has appeared in court on allegations of forging documents needed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to see if a vehicle bo...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean engineer forms new political party to unite divided country
RENOWED engineer and banker, Wilbert Mubaiwa, has launched a new political party which will contest in next year's general election.The new party, which uses blue and purple colour codes, is k...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man in court over US$19K housing stand scam
A 50-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza resident yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with defrauding a desperate homeseeker of US$19 000.Shepherd Munemo appeared before magistrate Yeu...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boot out incompetent opposition, says Mnangagwa
INEPT councillors and National Assembly members from the opposition have led to the decay in the capital over the past 20 years and must be booted out to improve service delivery, President Mnang...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
IDC throws out bids for Deven
TWO local companies seeking a shareholding in Deven Engineering had their bids thrown out after they failed to offer the "best value for money" for the coach builder.Deven's core competence is...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Drug dealer in court for murder
A SUSPECTED Ruwa drug dealer, who is also involved in the transport business, appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of fatally assaulting at his house and in a car a suspected thief whom he w...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard urges extra vigilance in certain parts of Harare, Bulawayo
Safeguard Security has highlighted several areas in Harare and Bulawayo where extra vigilance is needed to guard against robberies, break-ins and thefts. It has also called on women in particular to b...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi want investors to exploit Beitbridge SEZ status
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has said there is a need to accelerate investment and industrialisation of Beitbridge Town in recognition of its rapid socio-economic growth in the last decade.He s...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
World's largest shoe maker to invest in Bulawayo
ONE of the world's largest shoe manufacturers, Chinese firm, Huajian Group of Companies has set sight on investing about $10 billion towards setting up a leather products and beef processi...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Exploring joint ventures for Special Economic Zones
The Zimbabwean government has designated various tracts of land as Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in a noble production oriented policy which requires follow through. The Special Economic Zones Act (Cha...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:15hrs | 12 | by Victor Bhoroma
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 | 4 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Special Economic Zones now operational
GOVERNMENT has passed a statutory instrument on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which effectively brings them into full operation.Statutory Instrument (SI) 154 of 2018 was gazetted on August 17...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'75% of products in shops locally manufactured'
Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development Minister, Dr Mike Bimha, has said over 75 percent of goods in retail shops and wholesalers are now locally manufactured following a cocktail of measures G...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe goes for home-grown economic model
ZIMBABWE is developing its own home-grown economic model and would not copy what other jurisdictions are doing, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, has said.He said the adoption of Special...Published: 03 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo engages idle factory owners
THE Bulawayo City Council has begun the process of engaging owners of idle factories in Belmont to ensure full utilisation of the infrastructure under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) initiative, the...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:39hrs | 3 | by Staffr eporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is open for investment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is a safe and secure destination for all investments.He said this while addressing delegates who attended the launch of the National Investment Polic...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ekusileni Hospital in govt 100-day plan
GOVERNEMNT is working on four hospital projects as part of President Mnangagwa's 100 Day Plan.According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, efforts are underway to construct Lupane Provi...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimdef loses millions in stands scandal
THE Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) could have lost millions of dollars after a bank (name withheld) in which it invested $5 million offered to settle the debt with a piece of land compris...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 23:06hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo sets up Special Economic Zones committee
BULAWAYO has set up a committee to drive implementation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) model in the city as part of efforts to lure investors and revive ailing industries.The city has alread...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 23:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo 'lacks' creative entrepreneurs, says Moyo
INDUSTRY expert and United Refineries chief executive, Mr Busisa Moyo, has challenged Bulawayo entrepreneurs to "soul search" and come up with creative business ideas that will help develop the city's...Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 06:18hrs | | 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
Zimbabwe establishes commercial courts
Zimbabwe has put in place the necessary legal framework for the establishing specialized courts to deal with commercial disputes, in line with efforts to improve the ease of doing business. Commercial...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo will rise again,' says Mnangagwa
Government is working towards the resuscitation of strategic industries in Bulawayo to restore the city to its former glory, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday.He said this w...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sunway City MOU signed
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of Sunway City has been signed between the government and the Gansu Construction Group of China.Officials from the office of the Presid...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Masuku dies
National Economic Consultative Forum spokesperson and former chairman of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Mr Nhlanhla Masuku (61) has died.Accord...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to manufacture 50 000 computers annually
Zimbabwe has signed a cooperation agreement with the first company to express interest in the Special Economic Zones recently set up by Government which will manufacture at least 50 000 computers annu...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Gumbo
Samsung to set shop at Sunway City in Harare
South Korean high-tech electronics manufacturer, Samsung, has expressed interest to invest at the Sunway City in Harare as one of the anchor developers for the Information Technology (IT) Park, a ...Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'First Choice bakery' illegally dumps decayed bread in public
8/10/2015, 6:44 AM - +263 7* *** ****: This is illegal dumping which is thriving near Epworth in the Sunway City Industrial area very close to NOCZIM delport branch. Decayed bread is dumped the...Published: 10 Aug 2015 at 14:15hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Mnangagwa set for Europe trade, investment trip
VP Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to travel to Europe tomorrow for a trade and investment promotion trip to lure investors long affected by the West's economic sanctions regime. Mnangagwa sa...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to rope in Chinese in SEZs infrastructure development
The Government says it would like to see Chinese developers becoming heavily involved in the development of infrastructure for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that will be set up across the country....Published: 20 May 2015 at 16:18hrs | | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Samsung to set up TV, fridge plant in Zimbabwe
Korea-based telecoms manufacturing giant Samsung yesterday signed a $10 million deal with a local company, Cranbal Investments that will see the international firm setting up a television and refriger...Published: 08 May 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries to close down
THE Industrial Development Corporation Zimbabwe (IDCZ) is set to close unviable operations such as Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries, Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company, National Furniture Industries, Motir...Published: 20 Dec 2014 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chinamasa begs PTA bank for more funding
UNDER pressure Finance and Economic Development minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday continued his pursuits to attract funding for the country's comatose economy as he pleaded with the PTA Bank to pum...Published: 25 Sep 2014 at 11:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
StanChart orders IDC to close its bank account
Foreign-owned bank Standard Chartered Zimbabwe has ordered the Industrial Development Corporation to close its bank account with the institution next month, an executive told a parliamentary committe...Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 05:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US intercepts $20m destined for Zimbabwe's IDC
Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West continue to bite industry, with the Industrial Development Corporation reportedly losing over $20 million to the United States Treasury Department's Office of...Published: 21 Oct 2013 at 02:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
100 companies get 14 day indigenisation ultimatum
The National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board has issued a 14-day ultimatum to about 100 companies to apply for certification or face being classified as non-compliant with the Indigenisa...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murambatsvina strikes again
OVER 200 Epworth families have been left homeless after their houses were demolished as illegal structures by Sunway City, a subsidiary of the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe. ...Published: 16 Oct 2012 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim govt to update the national housing database
The Zimbabwen govt will next year embark on a programme to update the national housing database as it emerged that the current national housing waiting backlog stands at two million, The Herald repor...Published: 10 Nov 2011 at 00:55hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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