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Coltart prepares BCC engineering department for privatisation?
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unbundled its engineering services department and created a stand-alone water utility department in a move aimed at improving efficiency in the management of the city's...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:48hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Countries dependent on external inputs are colonised
COUNTRIES whose environments are not ideal for food production, but have resources like minerals and oil can afford to use those resources to import food and living a healthy life. Such countries are ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 12 | by Charles Dhewa
Tendai Biti blames government for power blackouts
CITIZENS Coalition for Change vice president Tendai Biti has said rolling power blackouts have a negative impact on the pillars of the economy and Government should consider investing in renewable ene...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ shelves plans to sell gold buying unit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has indefinitely suspended plans to dispose of its controlling stake in the country's sole gold buyer, Fidelity Printers and Refinery, to new shareholders, a senior ...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zesa rebundling firmly on course
LEADING audit firm Ernst & Young, which has completed its consultancy report on the unbundling of Zesa, has recommended that the role of executive chairman be abolished at the State power utility....Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt unbundles Department of Deeds
GOVERNMENT has unbundled the Department of Deeds as part of the restructuring of the administration of intellectual property in the country by creating the Companies and Intellectual Property Zimbabwe...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Misa takes cyber war to Mnangagwa
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa advising him not to pass the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill into law, saying the proposed leg...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Women capacity building programme launched at Whawha prison
FEMALE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers have been challenged to take advantage of the government's empowerment initiatives to eradicate poverty.The Young Women for Ec...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 16:22hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Investors urged to work with new airports company
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has implored players in the tourism, hospitality, and construction sectors to consider working together with the newly-created Airports C...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$13 million tower for JMN airport
THE newly established Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) is working on constructing a new US$13 million tower at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo as part of its immediate man...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei linked companies cited in US$49m privatisation deal
AS Treasury maintains a tight lid over the identity of gold producers who snapped 60% shareholding in Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), emerging details show that Kuvimba Mining House, Better Bran...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tough targets for NetOne
EXECUTIVES at the State-run mobile telecoms network, NetOne, came under pressure to perform last week, with the government setting tough growth targets to be achieved by the end of 2021.Inform...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyber Security Bill sails through
THE Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill on Wednesday sailed through the Senate without debate, but media lobby groups have immediately expressed wary over the potential abuse of the law by the gov...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Tanganda to relist on ZSE
ZIMBABWE'S largest producer and distributor of tea and other beverages, Tanganda Tea Company Limited, is expected to relist on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) after over a decade of absence. This wi...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tycoon Tagwirei's hold on Zim gold
BUSINESS kingpin Kudakwashe Tagwirei has long had a commanding position in Zimbabwe's US$100m-a-month fuel import market, and owns major stakes in banking, telecoms and the country's largest platinum ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa somersaults, returns to Mugabe policies?
ZIMBABWE'S mining industry has been gripped by fresh fears of capital flight after amendments contained in the Finance (No. 2) Bill empowered government to extend the scope of the sector reserved for ...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Spooks investigate US$45m CAPS deal
ZIMBABWE's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), is investigating a volatile commercial dispute that has erupted between the government and interim trustees of Caps Phar...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
RBZ ends Fidelity Printers monopoly
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has privatised its gold refining business, ending a monopoly that has been enjoyed by Fidelity Printers and Refiners. Fidelity controls Zimbabwe's gold ...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ to sell Fidelity Printers & Refinery
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced its intention to unbundle and dispose of part of its stake in Fidelity Printers and Refiners.According to a statement from RBZ governor John Mangudya, th...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 15:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs shred Cyber Security Bill
OPPOSITION Members of Parliaments on Tuesday poked holes into the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, saying that it takes away some freedoms enshrined in the national Constitution.The Bi...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Employers group rejects US dollar wage demands
THE Employers Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ) has rejected demands for US dollar wages by workers insisting such "a one size fits all" approach was not applicable in the local context.This c...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Legislative reform agenda buttresses Mnangagwa's sincerity
This is the second part of a trilogy of articles that I am writing outlining the reform agenda being pursued by President Mnangagwa in the Second Republic. In the previous article I dwelt on political...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:16hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
New players to get radio, TV licences
GOVERNMENT will soon be issuing out radio and television licences to new players as part of a drive to liberalise the media space and increase access to information. Information, Publicity and...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa re-bundling part of parastatals reforms, says Chiwenga
THE re-bundling of Zesa and merger of its five previously separate entities into a single integrated company will cut overhead costs and boost power generation efficiency, Vice President Constantino C...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
There is a light at the end of price hikes
The pain of being in Zimbabwe is to look at the prices every time you pass a gas station? You are not Zimbabwean if you are not paying more attention to the prices of everything you buy? This is not p...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
NOIC seeks US$1,5m for ethanol project
National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (Noic) says it requires about US$1,5 million to complete the construction of its two ethanol storage tanks at its Mabvuku depot in Harare.The fi...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cabinet Okays ZMDC unbundling
Cabinet on Tuesday approved the unbundling of State mining arm — the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) — into four mineral specific units as efforts to improve efficiency in State-own...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu franchises its beer outlets
INGWEBU Breweries plans to franchise all its beer retailing outlets and focus on manufacturing and distribution of traditional beer, a development which could increase the company's revenue by at leas...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ board dissolved
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Joel Biggie Matiza has, with immediate effect, dissolved the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe board led by Advocate Thembinkosi Magwaliba. ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airways loses one plane over delayed payment
Zimbabwe Airways, the controversial new state-owned airline being built with the help of aircraft retired by Malaysian Airways has lost one of the four Boeing 777-2H6(ER) aircraft that it had targeted...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:15hrs | 9 | by zimlive
Mnangagwa's govt unveils parastatal reform strategy
Government has rolled out detailed plans for the restructuring of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), with 41 entities lined-up for privatisation, departmentalisation and listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exc...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa opts out as Econet profits surge
After tax profits in Econet Wireless spiked, propped up by increased uptake of data and fintech services although founder, Strive Masiyiwa has now opted out of the day-to-day board functions of the co...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's make Zimbabwe great again
There is a general expectation of rapid economic growth in Zimbabwe, driven by massive infrastructural growth, given the new political dispensation.However, there is an adversary at work, the ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:22hrs | | by Tororiro Isaac Chaza
Barclays Zimbabwe name change comes into effect
BARCLAYS Bank of Zimbabwe Limited shareholders have approved the change of the name of the company to First Capital Bank Limited effective today, on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The decision w...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council unbundles Go Beer Breweries
GWERU City Council has resolved to unbundle its Go Beer Breweries unit after failing to attract investors. The council's public relations officer, Mr Manford Gambiza, said council resolved to ...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet okays Zesa re-bundling
Cabinet has approved the re-bundling of Zesa Holdings as part of measures to arrest the high cost of running the business, and potentially result in the power tariff coming down or remaining at the cu...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga unpacks military's role in peace-building
I feel honoured to speak on "The role of the military in peac-building and national reconciliation" itself a topic under the broad theme "A Reflection on Ethical Leadership. The theme honours the 100t...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Dr Constantino Chiwenga
Jorum Gumbo explains CAAZ unbundling
THE unbundling of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) will go a long way towards upgrading its operations to international standards and ensuring good governance and efficiency, Transport ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Ingwebu requires $100m war chest
Ingwebu Breweries which was unbundled last year needs more than $100 million to be fully turned around, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) mayor, Martin Moyo, has revealed.Ingwebu has been run under ...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Value of Peace in Mthwakazi - Mthwakazi Forum with Mzelikahle
The value of peace is universal. Peace has the same positive contribution in Afghanistan as much as it has in Zimbabwe. Peace is the single biggest contributor to economic development, human satisfact...Published: 23 Dec 2017 at 07:29hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
PSL quashes Kwese deal rumours
THE Premier Soccer League says it has not initiated negotiations with any broadcaster for a new TV rights deal, quashing growing speculation of an imminent agreement with Kwese Sports.The PSL ...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Sellouts, whites won't rule Zimbabwe,' declares Mugabe's army general
Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) general Constantino Chiwenga has declared ahead of next year's synchronised polls that the military will not allow whites and disloyal citizens to ascend...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Coalition of zeros doomed,' says Chombo
Zanu-PF already has a solid coalition with the people of Zimbabwe ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections and a mooted alliance between Western-sponsored political parties is certain to lose, the r...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Willard Zireva set to leave OK Zimbabwe
OK Zimbabwe chief executive Willard Zireva is set to leave the group after a long tenure with the company, the Fingaz reported.Zireva was appointed Managing Director of OK supermarkets and...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need a single international gateway?
IT depends on who you ask. Different stakeholders will give you a different answer for different reasons. The concept of multiple international gateways is not unique to Zimbabwe in a region which has...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 13:47hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive-through under construction
INNSCOR'S fast foods division has invested $900,000 in setting up a Chicken Inn drive-through service in Bulawayo.The new outlet is under construction and will be opened next month, Innscor ma...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 16:28hrs | | by Brighton Gumbo
ZimFirst promises Energy Reforms
The ZimFirst President Maxwel Shumba has indicated that one of the first items on the ZimFirst Party agenda when in government will be the tabling for adoption and immediate implementation of its well...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 10:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
RDZ position paper on the imperatives of a national democratic renewal in Zimbabwe
RENEWAL DEMOCRATS OF ZIMBABWE POSITION PAPER ON THE IMPERATIVES OF A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL IN ZIMBABWEINTRODUCTIONRenewal Democrats of Zim...Published: 24 Oct 2015 at 14:21hrs | 1 | by RDZ
Air Zimbabwe assets set to get immunity
THE government is coming up with a law granting the troubled Air Zimbabwe a three-year immunity from attachment and execution of its properties over debts owed to different creditors. The proposal is ...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 09:04hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
TelOne posts profit, seeks govt hand on legacy loans
TelOne posted an operating profit of $1,6 million in the six months to June 30 despite a fall in revenue and the government–owned telecommunication provider said it was seeking shareholder hand ...Published: 08 Sep 2015 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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