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Barak Obama is out of touch about Kamala!
Brother Obama, president (2008-2016) is himself the cause for the decline of support among blacks for the Democratic Party.The entry of former president Barak Obama into the fray on behalf of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:03hrs | 171 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe electricity generation to increase monthend
Power cuts being experienced across the country are expected to ease by the end of this month when power generation will increase on the back of two units being brought back to the national grid....Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 entrepreneurs make innovation challenge final list
Ten budding young entrepreneurs have made it through to the incubation stage of the third edition of the Value Creation Challenge, after a record 533 applicants this year, organisers said.This...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 14:20hrs | 14 | by Paul Ndou
Zimbabwe education system fast deteriorating
GERMAN Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in Zimbabwe Michael Ott has said the quality of Zimbabwe's education system is fast deteriorating."I have been here for a year in the country, unfo...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
FENCORP Global to launch #CHOOSETANZANIA campaign
Tanzania, a country known for its natural beauty and diverse resources, is rapidly emerging as a preferred investment destination in Africa. With a stable economy and a government committed to fosteri...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Ndlovu
Zimbabwe registers 6,5% GDP growth
ZIMBABWE'S economy grew by 6,5 percent last year, as the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continues to increase year by year, despite the adverse impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Zimbabwe N...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga hails church partnership
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga has hailed the Roman Catholic Church for partnering Government in human capital development towards meeting the demands of ...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'thugs' assault MP Nduna at nomination court
CHEGUTU West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna was Wednesday manhandled by members of his Zanu-PF party outside the nomination court sitting in Chinhoyi resulting in an injury.The legisl...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
13 distressed Zimbabwe firms rescued
Testifying to its commitment to tangible deliverables aimed at transforming the livelihoods of the people, the Second Republic, under the stewardship of President Mnangagwa, has resuscitated 13 previo...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ncube frets over runaway forex rate
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube this week threatened to hike Zimbabwe's policy rate beyond 200%, if companies continue to dabble into parallel market activities.The Treasury chief, who spoke dur...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZITF roars to life
THE 63rd edition of the premium trade exhibition — the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair — kicks off in Bulawayo today amid high optimism that the platform will strengthen existing business linkag...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exports in 5,5% jump from a low base
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturers enjoyed rising export demand amid an increase in productivity, a government State of Industry report has indicated.The report suggested that manufactured export goods ...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will he really 'face down' China?
The UK has a new prime minister… Today's world news is evidently dominated by a variety of interesting and illuminating stories, expectations, theories, debates and analyses about Mr. ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:25hrs | | by Ndaba Sibanda
Bulawayo a pale shadow of its former self
IN the years gone by, Bulawayo, with its charming architecture in the form of Victorian-style buildings, stood tall across the country as a better-organised and cleanest city in southern Africa. ...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Work on Bulawayo, Hwange Thermal plants to start
INDIA remains committed to furthering the warm relations it enjoys with Zimbabwe as evidenced by the extension of a US$468 million loan facility for power projects in the country, a diplomat has said....Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to finalise Turkish deal
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is finalising funding requirements for its recapitalisation deal with Turkish investor Yapi Merkezi, with the Hwange to Harare railway line set to be given prio...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Agriculture as the trigger to industrialisation
"The sacrosanct cornerstone and golden thread upon which any successful productive economy can be built is the legal protection of private property ownership."We all know that Zimbabwe's agric...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 6 | by Vince Musewe
Ex ZCTU boss dragged to Zacc over $500 000 donation
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Mr Peter Mutasa has been dragged to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for prejudicing the union, in cahoots with his accomplices,...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at MSU for graduation - 6594 graduating today
The Chancellor of the Midlands State University (MSU) President Mnangagwa has arrived to officiate at the 22nd MSU graduation ceremony.The graduation ceremony is being held at MSU's main campu...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 09:46hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe scores big at SA trade fair
Zimbabwe scored a huge success at the just ended Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) held in Durban, South Africa as the country was able to showcase its endowments to regional markets and beyond.T...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 5 | 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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
Education minister endorses education with production model
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dr Evelyn Ndlovu has endorsed education with production model as it is in line with the government's new thrust of the commercialisation of the education se...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 18:38hrs | 6 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Truckers face Beitbridge chaos
When it was controversially awarded a US$240 million contract to upgrade the Beitbridge border post in 2018, the Zimborders Consortium said it would provide "world class border facilities that optimis...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Major boost for Zimbabwean exporters to Europe
ZIMBABWEAN exporters will now enjoy preferential tariffs on their exports to European markets after a new policy, the European Union-East and Southern Africa (EU-ESA) interim Economic Partnership Agre...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rwanda keen on Zimbabwean teachers
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said Zimbabwe and his country share a common history that gives impetus to current efforts to develop the two countries and consolidate existing relations.The...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 8 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe's exports on the rise
AMID the pervasive disruption to world trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Zimbabwe's exports held up well between January-June this year compared to the same period last year.According ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Allan Majuru
20 richest investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange have amassed staggering wealth since the start of the year owing to the strong pace of recovery in the country and renewed buying interest by local inv...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:05hrs | 236 | by Mfonobong Nsehe
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for selling non-existent stand
AN MDC Alliance councillor for Chitungwiza appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing fraud charges after selling a nonexistent residential stand to a unsuspecting home-seeker.D...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gumede, Ndebele pay tribute to Maphepha
Former Highlanders administrators Ndumiso Gumede and Kennedy Ndebele have paid tribute to the club's ex-player and boss Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda who died on Tuesday morning.Sibanda (63) died ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim students' battle to get internship
NGQABUTHO Mhlophe spends his days at home, burrowing around the internet in search of a marketing internship.A second-year student at the National University of Science and Technology, he need...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over
Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across South Africa on Tuesday, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing of ex-pres...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businesses must ride on ZITF, exploit regional market opportunities
WITH only a few weeks left before the country hosts the annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), Bulawayo once again comes under spotlight, not only as a host to the prime trade showcase, but ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Buy from Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S economy is well diversified and the country is a reliable and competitive supplier of a wide range of minerals, agricultural products, manufactured goods as well as value-added services....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preaches unity
WITH Zimbabwe starting to experience relative economic stability following years of markets turmoil, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for national unity and discipline to improve the lot ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 18:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
OK Grand challenge bounces back
LISTED retail giant OK Zimbabwe Limited will resume its Grand Challenge competition this year after foregoing it last year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions.It will be the 32nd...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Picking the best sofa for your living room
The living room is that area of the home where most people focus on the interior decoration. Buying a durable sofa of high quality is one of the main things that make the living room attractive. It is...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 13:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Writer
Afro-Sino economic relations in the 21st Century: Mixed Reactions and Misinterpretations
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National U...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:21hrs | 4 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe unveils US$8 billion industrialisation plan
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister, Sekai Nzenza, has unveiled a massive industrialisation plan which seeks to transform Zimbabwe's 94 manufacturing and commercial sub-sectors into a mouthwatering US$8 bi...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 16:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Minister sucked into gold mine wrangle
THE Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairperson and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been sucked into a gold mine ownership wrangle in Chegutu amid reports he could have abused his office to a...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry calls for tougher taxes on Chinese imports
ZIMBABWE'S industries have scaled up their campaign for tougher action to protect manufacturing companies against Chinese plastic imports, even as earlier calls to ban fabric shipments from Beijing fl...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube counts COVID-19 cost on economy
Zimbabwe's construction industry looks set to be the hardest hit by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic with an expected contraction of -11.4 percent, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthul...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sign board goes viral on social media
A Bulawayo sign board has gone viral on social media. The 'City of Kings' as Bulawayo in known, was once revered as the industrial heart of Zimbabwe and of Southern Africa to a greater extent. B...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government approves industrial cannabis production
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday approved the production of industrial hemp to be used to source for foreign currency and produce fuel.Briefing the media after yesterday's C...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | | 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
Tax scam costs Govt billions
Some players in the garment-making sector are allegedly skimming the Government of billions of dollars in potential tax revenue and suffocating downstream textile industries by abusing a special cloth...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smuggling: the new corruption frontier in Zimbabwe
As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country's border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationa...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 20:27hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
David Whitehead sale raises a stink
CONFLICT of interest and possible abuse of office concerns emerged this week after David Whitehead Textiles Ltd (DWTL) judicial manager Knowledge Hofisi sold a 51% equity stake in the textile company ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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