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Vapostori invest in US$2m concrete plant
The US$2 million investment by Taguta Stone Crushers in Mutare's construction materials sector, alongside significant agricultural and educational ventures by the Johane Marange Apostolic Church natio...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zim targets 1,8 million solar systems by 2030
HARARE - Zimbabwean population needs over a million and eight-hundred thousand (1,8 million) solar infrastructure-related systems to be installed countrywide as safe alternative to resolve possible en...Published: 20 May 2025 at 19:04hrs | 408 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bulawayo defies stay-away calls
Bulawayo residents demonstrated clear defiance against the so-called stay-away called by discredited former Zanu-PF Central Committee member, Blessed Geza, as the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZI...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:33hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Modi acquires Choppies Zimbabwe for US$260,000 after selling it for US$22 million
Deputy Industry Minister and prominent businessman Raj Modi has acquired Choppies Zimbabwe for just US$260,000, marking a dramatic turn in the retail chain's fortunes more than a decade after the Bots...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 20:46hrs | 2729 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora remittances surge 7,5% in February
Diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe grew by 7.5 percent in February 2025, reaching US$165 million, up from US$153.8 million in the same month last year. The increase highlights the continued importance o...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:46hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces taxes on pizza, burgers, fries
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a new 0.5% tax on fast foods and a 10% withholding tax on sports betting winnings, set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The measures, unveiled during...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:17hrs | 2288 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for stronger public-private partnerships
Vice-President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga emphasized the need for stronger partnerships between the Zimbabwean Government and private sector to accelerate infrastructure development and propel economic ...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Zim-SA cultural heritages to transform tourism and trade
Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) and South Africa (KwaZulu Natal) will benefit from their cultural heritage and related exchange programmes which are set to be synthes...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 21:40hrs | 278 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Unrepentant fake Prophet swindles US$11k, recruits more criminals
An unrepentant fake prophet has been reportedly on the run after duping unsuspecting people of their hard-earned money amounting to US$11 000, impregnating former fellow congregants and recruiting cri...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 09:26hrs | 39 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Mutare
Mthulisi Mathuthu completes his PhD studies
Zimbabwean media journalist Mthulisi Mathuthu who worked for the Zimbabwe Independent and the now defunct Mirror Group of newspapers, among other key local publications, has completed his PhD studies,...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 18:55hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe experienced a significant increase in macroeconomic fluctuations in June 2023
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said Zimbabwe experienced a significant increase in macroeconomic fluctuations in June 2023, with the local currency losing over 55% of its value in both...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 12:42hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
Remittances anchor Zimbabwean economy
THE World Bank recently released global diaspora remittance statistics, which show that expatriates from low and middle-income countries sent over US$647 billion to their home countries in 2022....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:52hrs | 15 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chinese defend projects in Zimbabwe
A top Chinese business representative has blamed the rampant violation of Zimbabwean investment laws by some of his compatriots on language barriers.Speaking at a panel discussion in Harare on...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Renkini, Railway Avenue set for rehabilitation
THE Renkini Long Distance Bus Terminus and shops along Railway Avenue in Bulawayo are set to be rehabilitated under re-development plans that have been set by the city council focused on urban renewal...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
NetOne leads telecoms infrastructure development
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company, NetOne, has led the development of mobile telephone infrastructure in the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 on the back of a partnership with Huawei Techno...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Investing in Zimbabwe open to all'
ZIMBABWE does not discriminate against any form of investment and companies wishing to invest in the country should make hay while the sun shines as the Second Republic remains open for business with ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's mid-term budget review set for tomorrow
The 2021 mid-term budget review statement will be presented in Parliament tomorrow, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, said yesterday.Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Nc...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 17:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Passion Java endorses Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid
CONTROVERSIAL celebrity prophet, Passion Java has endorsed Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential re-election bid in the 2023 campaign.Zanu-PF has already confirmed Mnangagwa as their presidential ...Published: 24 May 2021 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
CABS and European Investment Bank unveil EUR15m COVID resilience business financing initiative
The European Investment Bank has agreed to support EUR 15 million of new long-term financing for entrepreneurs and businesses across Zimbabwe in cooperation with leading local bank CABS. The first eve...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
It's only in Zim where a President parades defectors on TV
IT is only in Zimbabwe where a President celebrates political party defectors instead of celebrating business investments;Where a panicky President uses the captured Judiciary and Parliament t...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Anon
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mthwakazi's State Of the Nation Address
Good evening Mthwakazi Omuhle ondlela zimhlophe.I wish to have started by acknowledging the so called Zimbabwe's hereos and defense forces day, but I am too angry to go through such kind of fo...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 6 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Let's embrace the Zimbabwean spirit of Ubuntu
Dear ZimbabweansSo prices of basic commodities are tumbling and the foreign currency dealers are kicking and screaming! Surely that's the Zimbabwe we want not this madness of profiteering and ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 10:03hrs | 3 | by Munya Shumba
Seven things to consider when transacting in Africa
1. Accept the uncertainty and gather knowledgeInvestors in Africa must consider geo-political and economic uncertainty on the continent as well as a ple...Published: 21 May 2019 at 16:26hrs | 10 | by Morne van der Merwe, Managing Partner, and Wildu du Plessis, Head of Africa at global law firm Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg
Marriot International to finalise US$500 million deal for Zimbabwe hotel
GLOBAL hospitality group, Marriot International will next month finalise its US$500 million deal with a local company that will see the company constructing a boutique hotel and a riverside camp in Vi...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marriot International set to change the face of Victoria Falls
GLOBAL hospitality group, Marriot International, is set to change the face of Victoria Falls after it agreed to inject USD$500 million into the resort town for the construction of a boutique hotel and...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire over private jets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for using expensive chartered flights at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are wallowing in poverty.Mnagagwa on Friday flew to Ethiopia f...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industry needs remodelling'
BULAWAYO needs to transform its industrial focus through adoption of an agile approach and investing more on new business lines consistent with global demands, the Project Management of Zimbabwe (PMZ)...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK firm partners ZTA for tourism promotion
A United Kingdom (UK) based organisation, Starlight Global is positive about the growth prospects of the local tourism industry and has pledged to work closely with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa capable of steering Zimbabwe's economy from the doldrums
The Zimbabwean economy is anchored on agriculture and mining which brings in the much needed foreign currency in order to revive industries, push production up and improve the people's livelihoods. Th...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 14:54hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
ED receives hero's welcome at UNGA
When a new baby is born in a family, everyone wants to see, hold and shower it with gifts. It is normal for family members to even suggest that that the baby should be named after them. So stiff...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 13:13hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa ready for new era of relations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe stands ready to enter a new era of relations with the United States of America and pursue economic cooperation and further re-ignite mutually beneficial trad...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 12:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to host investor round table
President Mnangagwa is expected to host an investor round table tomorrow that will be headlined by the attendance of UK Trade Commissioner for Africa in the Department of International Trade, Mrs Emma...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
5 Alternative business investment ideas other than stocks
Have you been thinking of some alternative way to make money to supplement your daily job and want to look at other ideas that are not so main stream? It is easy to think about investing money in the ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 18:21hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Traditional leaders get financial literacy training
ZIMBABWE requires an economic model that empowers communities to develop businesses and create jobs within their immediate environment, National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Vice Chance...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Investors to score big in Zimbabwe
Investors to Zimbabwe should expect better and more efficient services on investment processing times to even less than 24 hours as the government plans to merge all the departments under one roof....Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 18:30hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa takes Zimbabwe economic gospel to Davos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week makes his maiden direct pitch to the world of global business when he leads Zimbabwe's first ever delegation to World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a perfect pl...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes Zim pitch to the world
President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week makes his maiden direct pitch to the world of global business when he leads Zimbabwe's first ever delegation to World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a perfect pl...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Chiyangwa sold land he didn't own'
CHEGUTU Municipality's 1974 council records have confirmed that the 529-hectare piece of land reportedly sold to the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) by businessman, Philip Chiyangwa belongs ...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stash of cash and diamonds under Mugabe's bed
The shocking revelation by Robert Gabriel Mugabe that $15 billion worth of diamonds went missing from Marange diamond mines without him ordering an investigation that could have led to prosecutions of...Published: 30 May 2017 at 14:38hrs | 4 | by Themba Mthethwa
One-Stop-Border-Post at Beitbridge-Musina
PRESIDENT Mugabe and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma yesterday launched the Bi-National Commission, a high level forum of co-operation, which the two leaders say will foster economic deve...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stop arresting gold panners: RBZ boss
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has urged police not to arrest artisanal gold miners operating without licences as the country needs to expand exports. Speaking du...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 23:44hrs | 1 | by Africa Moyo
Mangudya to meet Chombo over amakorokoza arrests
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says he will soon meet the Ministers of Home Affairs and Mines and Mining Development to facilitate decriminalisation of gold possession withou...Published: 10 Sep 2016 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Bianca Mlilo
Diaspora remittances drop 25%
DIASPORA remittances dropped by 15 percent in the first half of the year to $387,9 million due to rapid currency depreciation in source markets against the United States dollar.The Government ...Published: 09 Sep 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
Tribalism, marginalisation and factionalism is history with a united opposition
A genuine and united pact of opposition parties that extends to all opposition political parties in Zimbabwe has the propensity for democratic reforms and good governance. The national common knowledg...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 19:27hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How cities benefit from helping the music industry grow
Music is a powerful means of connecting people. It bridges linguistic and cultural divides, and is a vehicle for identity and expression like no other. Collectively, the music ecosystem generates rich...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by DJ-Sticha
ZANU PF dismissals, campaign for People First
While disciplinary action is necessary in ZANU PF when its supporters are going against the principles and ideology of this revolutionary party but some of such disciplinary actions need to be actione...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 18:47hrs | 1 | by Kazamula Matilaya
US expert discusses Zimbabwe in light of US-Africa trade pact
A United States public policy expert says U.S.-Zimbabwe business relations can be redefined in the context of the extended Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) but local business should speak with...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 08:42hrs | | by ZimPA
MDC Statement on the State of the Country and Changes to the Composition of The NEC
The MDC National Standing Committee met in Gweru on Sunday 14 June, 2015 and reviewed the state of the nation, particularly the continued economic decline and its negative effect on all spheres of th...Published: 16 Jun 2015 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Joshua Mhambi - MDC National Spokesperson
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