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Why fuel prices are high in Zim
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has attributed the country's high fuel pump prices to the substantial tax burden and levies applied to petrol and diesel, compared to other countries in...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
NRZ struggles amid sanctions, as revival efforts falter
In its prime, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) was the backbone of the nation's transport system, transporting passengers across the country and facilitating the movement of goods beyond Z...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:07hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet suspends Victoria Falls-Maun route due to low bookings
Zimbabwe's low-cost airline, Fastjet, has suspended its flights from Victoria Falls to Botswana's tourism capital, Maun, just a year after launching the then seemingly lucrative route in June 2022....Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Invitation for investors to invest in Somaliland
Dear Investors, On behalf of the Government of Somaliland, I am humbled and honoured to cordially invite you to explore the immense investment opportunities that lie within this young nation: ...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 09:53hrs | 37 | by Mohamed Osman Saed
'Zimbabwe must take advantage of Russia trade ties'
OUTGOING Zimbabwean ambassador to Russia, retired Brigadier-General Nicholas Mike Sango has bemoaned the slow uptake of trade opportunities between the two countries despite the potential of the Russi...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sadc regional integration will benefit Zimbabwe
THE Southern African Development Community's (Sadc) regional indicative strategic development plan (RISDP) 2020–30 of October 2020 is a framework for the implementation of Sadc's regional integratio...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:13hrs | 2 | by Vince Musewe
Mnangagwa, Masisi bolster ties
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday had an extensive bilateral engagement with his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi in the resort city of Victoria Falls with the two leaders committing to intensify co...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
UN to assist debt-ridden landlocked countries including Zimbabwe
THE United Nations (UN) says it is committed to finding solutions to assist landlocked developing countries, including Zimbabwe, whose debt crisis has been exacerbated by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pa...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube moots dry ports
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said setting up dry ports in Zimbabwe would spur economic activity through connecting the landlocked southern African country with the rest of the world.Ncube...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-guerillas custodians of economic revolution
The freedom we enjoy today in the Southern Africa region is a product of a generation's sacrifice. The freedom which we have is at a cost of the sacred human life, with some having been deformed perma...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Collen Mharadzano
Mnangagwa opens Dry Port
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday opened Zimbabwe's dry port facility at Walvis Bay here, which is expected to provide a strategic and cheaper gateway to the Atlantic Ocean for local manufacturers and int...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:14hrs | 1 | by Staff repoter
'Don't load-shed Beitbridge'
The head of Zimbabwe's tax agency has called on government to spare the Beitbridge Border Post from the new power load-shedding regime which she said would hit cross border business hard and impact re...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sars on go-slow, border traffic affected
COMMERCIAL traffic arrivals from South Africa through Beitbridge continued trickling into the country as the strike by South African Revenue Services (Sars) workers and their affiliates entered its fi...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc should harmonise data regulations
ZIMBABWE has made an indelible mark in the regional telecommunications industry, championing various Sadc postal sector reform initiatives which will see the sector leveraging on e-commerce and innova...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mulls fuel rations
GOVERNMENT is mulling fuel rationing as the country reels from worsening shortages and growing queues in the middle of the festive season, an energy sector official has said.This comes as Rese...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Walvis Dry port commissioning set for August
THE estimated $3,4 million Zimbabwe Walvis Bay Dry Port in Namibia is expected to be commissioned next month, a Government official said.Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr J...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Truck drivers, soldiers clash at Beitbridge border post
INTERNATIONAL haulage truckers and Zimbabwe National Army officers clashed at the Beitbridge Border Post on Tuesday after the former blocked a section of the customs and excise yard over delays in cle...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt clueless on dealing with fuel price hikes
Fuel prices continued on an upward trend in the past few days, with authorities seemingly groping in the dark on how to respond to the issue.The price of petrol and diesel rose by a cent this ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana ties enter new era
Presidents Mnangagwa and Seretse Khama Ian Khama yesterday made firm commitments to enhance cooperation, make a clean break from the past and elevate their diplomatic engagements to a Bi-National Comm...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge suffers neglect, could have looked like Victoria Falls
THE dusty small town of Beitbridge now pins its hopes for development on the proposed one-stop border post (OSBP).Yet with all its attributes, the town could have done better.Beitbridg...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
What is happening along Africa's eastern seaboard?
THE eastern seaboard of Africa from Kenya to Tanzania to Mozambique has become a major focus of attention. The ports - from Bagamoyo to Beira - are seen as the gateway to Africa, a place where great r...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Ian Scoones
Rail is key to driving trade in landlocked countries
Railway infrastructure development is an important building block to improving trade across the Southern Africa Hinterland Territories, which comprises three landlocked countries; Malawi, Zimbabwe and...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 10:43hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Dog meat is not part of nation's food culture
The recent arrest of a Bulawayo man on allegations of selling parts of dogs' carcasses he retrieved from some rubbish dumping sites was a very unusual occurrence.The dogs had been put down by ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Oceans are public property
Oceans are an important natural resource whose actions on the livelihood of every citizen of the earth can not be ignored. In the same vein, activities of villagers far away from a river's banks affec...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:36hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Potraz defends data, voice call service charges increase
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has defended its decision to increase data and voice call service charges despite fierce criticism from consumers....Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda-Beitbridge road rehabilitation to start soon
THE African Development Bank has availed funding for the rehabilitation of the 200km Gwanda-Beitbridge road under the North-South Corridor (NSC) regional initiative.NSC is targeting five roads...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 08:08hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
A season of suffering in Beira
Sixty two-year-old Luciano Mangaeao of Paranora in Beira, Mozambique could not hide his fear.He wiped his sweaty brow with the back of his hand on a sweltering afternoon and remarked dejectedly: "...Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 07:22hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Increased trade key to meeting 'landlocked' Africa's economic development goals
Access to trade, particularly in landlocked countries such as Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia will remain a logistical challenge in the foreseeable future for both South African and global businesses, due...Published: 25 Sep 2015 at 10:15hrs | | by Shelley Aarons
Internet Society Report Points to Rapid Internet Growth in Africa; Outlines Path to Further Expansion
Report highlights benefits of Internet governance multistakeholder model TUNIS, Tunisia - In order to better understand what African nations need to do to reap the full benefits of...Published: 02 Jun 2015 at 13:56hrs | | by APO
Bond coins, fuel price cuts result in basic commodity prices fall
The introduction of bond coins and fuel price cuts have resulted in basic commodity prices decreasing by one percent, though increasing competition among retailers and an anticipated price review mode...Published: 07 Feb 2015 at 21:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Two bus drivers die in Beitbridge crash
Two bus drivers died while 40 passengers were injured, some seriously, when a cross-border Mandaza bus rammed into the back of a stationery haulage truck in Beitbridge town on Saturday night....Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF congress to end factionalism,' says Mugabe
Ongoing factional fights in ZANU-PF that have been playing out in the media will be ended at the Sixth National People's Congress next month, President Mugabe has said.Addressing a gathering o...Published: 05 Nov 2014 at 11:30hrs | | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Intra-Africa trade: Going beyond political commitments
Progress will come when agreements are implemented Among Africa's policy wonks, underperforming trade across the continent within the region ...Published: 23 Aug 2014 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Masimba Tafirenyika
Bulawayo-Beitbridge road to undergo major facelift
THE Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road is set to undergo a major facelift under a regional initiative, North-South Corridor, targeting five roads in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Botswana.The rehabilitation woul...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Plumtree one-stop border post on the cards
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start negotiations to establish a one-stop border post at the Plumtree port...Published: 29 Apr 2013 at 02:48hrs | 1 | by Oliver Kazunga
Econet's Liquid Telecoms becomes Africa's largest fibre optic network operator
Liquid Telecom has become Africa's largest operator of terrestrial cross-border fibre optic networks after acquiring all the East Africa businesses of South African technology giant Altech.In...Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
SA coal miner eyes $5.5 billion coal-to-liquids plant in Zimbabwe
South African coal miner LontohCoal plans to build a 50,000 barrels-per-day coal-to-liquids plant in Zimbabwe, with commissioning expected in 2017, its chief executive officer Tshepo Kgadima said on T...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 06:04hrs | | by -
Walvis Bay Corridor unlocking opportunities for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is in the process of developing a dry port at the Port of Walvis Bay with the aim of facilitating the easy importation and exportation of goods especially to and from America and Europe...Published: 25 Sep 2011 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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