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Mizeki pilgrimage brings brisk business to Marondera
The annual Bernard Mizeki pilgrimage concluded yesterday, with thousands of pilgrims returning to their homes amid vibrant celebrations and a noticeable economic boost for local businesses in th...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:13hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Hard work pays - farming is good business
The 1924/25 tobacco farming season was a resounding success for both the farmers and country. Growing tobacco is labour intensive but the rewards and profits far outweigh the moments when shoulders ar...Published: 07 May 2025 at 19:42hrs | 707 | by Tondo Murisa
Mnangagwa, Chivhayo, Tagwirei and the wantons of social media
Awareness, understanding, and consideration for the complexities of business, personal effort, and the broader energetic principles at play in society. Here's a refined argument that acknowledges the ...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 15:26hrs | 1013 | by Collins Chapasuka
7 big global companies dump South Africa
Many large global companies, including Shell, HSBC, PNB Paribas, Rolex, AngloGold Ashanti, TotalEnergies, and BP's Aviation Fuel Business, are dumping South Africa.Last week, HSBC announced th...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Building a formidable business amid economic downturns
Businesses face declines in sales and profits during economic downturns. While some businesses during this period fail, some do not only thrive but instead become more formidable. Many of the ...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:01hrs | 176 | by Staff Reporter
No message yet for Chamisa: incoming US Ambassador
The incoming United States of America's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms. Pamela M. Tremont has claimed that the sending state (USA) has no message for former Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Advocate ...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 16:29hrs | 1883 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Gwanda man modifies horse cart for business
MR Elias Nyathi (45) from Gwanda has established a niche by creating a modified horse-drawn cart which he uses to take clients for joy rides.He also offers horse riding activities and hires ou...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners 'invade' retail space reserved for Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have been allocating retail licenses to foreigners in contravention of the law, investigations have established.Retail space in the capital Harare is now dominated by In...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Maize trading liberalised in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) will begin trading maize on the commodities market after the Government liberalised the trading in the strategic grain.ZMX contends the development would...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Intercity buses turn Bulawayo CBD into a Mbare
CALL it lawlessness or chaos. This is what several long-distance bus operators plying intercity routes are turning Bulawayo city centre into.For sometime, there has been rampant illegal pickin...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week
All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infe...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'ZITF brought good business to Bulawayo'
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) ended on Saturday with many Bulawayo residents and businesses happy that the five-day once-a-year showcase brought good business.This year's editio...Published: 02 May 2023 at 08:58hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Donkey-drawn carts ply Zimbabwe's abandoned remote routes?
From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buse...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo solar tile producer eyes Sadc market
A BULAWAYO entrepreneur who produces solar roof tiles and kitchen countertops from plastic waste is eager to penetrate the Southern regional market and help promote intra-regional trade.Solar ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stadium dilemma for PSL newboys
PREMIERSHIP football newcomers Simba Bhora are set to adopt the National Sports Stadium for their historic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League opening match against holders FC Platinum next week....Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Qualities of a business manager
Qualities like patience, resourcefulness, motivation and problem-solving skills are all necessary components of successful management roles. Good management can make the difference between success and...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 20:16hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Cattle fattening in 90 days
CATTLE fattening is a method of raising livestock that minimises animal mobility, allowing them to gain weight more quickly. Larger animals produce more meat, which can be sold for more money ...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:34hrs | 3 | by Chipo Tachiona
EU's Timo Olkonnen lectures Zimbabwe on democracy and reforms
VARIOUS stakeholders are sceptical that next year's general elections will be free and fair before the implementation of electoral reforms.NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Miriam Mangwaya caught u...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for Mine Entra
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo last night ahead of today's official opening of the 25th edition of the Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) at the ZITF exhibition centre.The...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Companies Registry goes digital
THE Registrar of Companies has gone digital in a move that is set to plug loopholes in the system and curb the fraudulent grabbing of companies and properties by criminals.The new electronic s...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:18hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Our country is being mortgaged
THE biggest story last week was that the world's largest private metal trader and second-largest oil dealer, Trafigura Group shall be paid US$225,6 million by nickel and gold-mining subsidiaries of St...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Packed programme as ZITF roars to life
THE 62nd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins tomorrow with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta now unable to come for the official opening as earlier scheduled following the dea...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs defend US$1.6bn Command Agric looting
Zanu-PF members of Parliament are defending the looting of US$1.6 billion under the Command Agriculture programme and are plotting to crucify vocal individuals, mainly from the opposition, they accuse...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Low uptake of National Railways of Zimbabwe commuter trains in Bulawayo
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has bemoaned the low uptake of commuter trains in Bulawayo where only about 400 people are transported daily between the city centre and Cowdray Park.The Cowd...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Popular 2021 business ideas categorised
Becoming an entrepreneur and running one's own business is regarded as extremely desirable by many - over 62% of people believe it's a good career. Unfortunately, enthusiasm for the career is not the ...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:49hrs | 27 | by Staff Writer
The impact of business credit on long term success
Business credit is inevitable for most startups who possibly require financial aid; and business establishments looking to expand and grow their companies potentially. Business credit may be interpret...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:38hrs | 26 | by Staff Writer
IMF funds to power Zimbabwe's economic agenda
The US$961 million boost received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week will give impetus to the country's economic programmes guided by the five-year National Development Strategy 1 (N...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rich pickings for Warriors
WARRIORS stars who will make the trip to Cameroon for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, were set for rich pickings after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice M...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chilly weather keeps residents on their toes
There was a hive of activity at the 5th Avenue market area in Bulawayo's city centre as residents swarmed the place commonly known as Khothama to buy second-hand jackets and jerseys to beat the chilly...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZACC tackles Deeds Office graft
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), seeing a flood of fraud and corruption cases involving fake or stolen title deeds, or duplicate deeds has embarked on a series of awareness campaigns at...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US$ small denominations shortages hits consumers
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has approached the central bank seeking solutions to a crippling shortage of smaller denomination notes, which has rocked the market in the past year.Con...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Homelink aims to support start-ups
FINANCIAL services entity, Homelink, says it has come up with a programme to support the growth of micro enterprises as part of its initiative to boost economic growth.The company has come up ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 reasons why all businesses need enterprise security software
In today's digital world, data security is one of the most controversial topics among business owners and consumers. The way business is done has completely changed as almost every existing company ha...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 13:02hrs | 141 | by Staff Writer
'Mission: Zanu PF realise link between Z$, knowledge and production' - how, when only they know best
Last month the Mnangagwa government enacted the Statutory Instrument 142 (2019) in which the regime banish the use of the basketful of multi-foreign currencies as legal tender in Zimbabwe leaving the ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
A currency backed by nothing
On February 25, 1862, United States President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act, a brainchild of Elbridge Spaulding. Those were terrifying times. The republic was at war with itself and woul...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by eBusiness Weekly
Give Mthuli a chance!
The story is told that Moses undertook the dangerous assignment to relocate the children of Israel to the Promised Land. The Red Sea, that vast water body, presented an intractable obstacle. T...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's love letter
To trade fair or trade foul, that is the question.In the past week, Bulawayo woke up to that roving, rattling helicopter sound, hovering low, above her rusty rooftops…the harbinger of the ci...Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:33hrs | 13 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa warns businesses not to invite price controls
President Mnangagwa says his administration does not believe in price controls and urged businesses to have a human face by desisting from the tendency of increasing prices without any justification. ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why your managers should be like coaches (Not Bosses)
Every business aims to constructively engage, develop and retain the most talented employees. This specific strategy is not merely about developing the person's specific skills but more so about impro...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 22:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa must be open on deals
PRESIDENT EMMERSON Mnangagwa's trip last weekend to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, brought to the fore the issue of transparency on economic deals cut during state and official, as well as working v...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ICSAZ members urged to contribute to nation's 2030 Vision
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe president Letitia Gaga has called on chartered secretaries, many of whom are in key executive positions, to contribute to bringing to ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Commander hails traditional leaders' role in development
Zimbabwe National Army Commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo has hailed the symbiotic relationship between traditional leaders and the army in fostering peace and development within the communit...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume's statement on the recent developments in Zimbabwe
Good day Zimbabwe.After months in hibernation, Grace Mugabe resurfaced at her late mother's funeral to pay her last respects. Nematambudziko. I am really sorry about her loss. In 2015 I lost m...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 15:24hrs | | by Transform Zimbabwe President Jacob Ngarivhume
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 8 | by newsZWire
ZCC pilgrims jam Beitbridge
THE Beitbridge border post almost came to a standstill as an estimated 7 000 members of Zion Christian Church arrived en-route for a pilgrimage to Defe, in Gokwe.A winding queue of South Afric...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bigwigs corruption continues unabated
ENTRENCHED corruption and nepotism fuelled by elite members of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration despite the so-called "new dispensation" reflects an unabated continuation of unscrupulous ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T's history of failure
In October 2012, Nelson Chamisa wrote a piece titled "MDC-T: Last mile towards real change," where he stated Zimbabwe "saunters towards the demise of the ultimate phase of a hard transition."H...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Reason Wafawarova
I was rejected after prison, says: Dudu Manhenga
JAZZ songbird Dudu Manhenga has revealed that life was not rosy for her after her release from prison, as she was rejected by business partners as she got a taste of the stigma that ex-convicts face a...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bata invests $500 000 in gumboot plant
GWERU-based shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, has invested over $500 000 in machinery and equipment for the setting up of a gumboot manufacturing plant.The shoe manufacturer discontinued p...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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