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Minister fires warning shots at Harare brothels
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Barbara Rwodzi has expressed dissatisfaction with mushrooming brothels countrywide, announcing Harare as the main culprit where unregistered 'quickie nests' ...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 17:17hrs | 297 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mugabe Airport rehab shifts to domestic terminal
THE rehabilitation of the domestic terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has begun with the project set to be completed by July this year.Passengers who use the dom...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
There is plenty of water in Redcliff, but it does not get to the taps in homes
Redcliff municipality has been reeling from acute water supply shortage, a situation that has been going on since the fall of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) around 2010.The water cris...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 11:23hrs | 32 | by Taruberekera Masara
Zimbabwe seals 500MW power deal
The new 500 megawatt solar power station being built by Skypower Global in Zimbabwe moved closer to fruition yesterday as more detail was added to the investment deal on the sidelines of the UN Climat...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$13bn mining deal sealed
The Government and two Chinese investors - Eagle Canyon International Group Limited and Pacific Goal Investment - yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that immediately paves the way for the ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
UK deports 9 more Zimbabweans
Another batch of nine Zimbabweans was deported from the United Kingdom last Thursday.The deportation occurred barely a year after the arrival of another group of 50 who have since integrated w...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Radisson Group of Hotels seal Bulawayo deal
A NEW hotel is set to be constructed in Bulawayo after the local authority granted an international hotel group, Radisson Group of Hotels permission to build the hotel.Consultations have been ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tourism ready for rebound
BULAWAYO remains a favourable and safe tourism destination with various untapped attraction sites and unique offerings, a local industry operator has said.Speaking on the sidelines of a post-C...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Delta loses multimillion rand appeal
THE Supreme Court has confirmed as legitimate, a multi-million dollar agreement in which a South African conglomerate, Blakey Plastics Investments, signed a contract to supply plastic products to Delt...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
More investors flock into Zimbabwe
United Arab Emirates billionaire investor Mr Shaji Ul Mulk, who is back in the country to ensure the implementation of projects agreed during his visit last month, has said the country offers vast unt...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe removed from financial grey list
ZIMBABWE has been removed from the list of countries that are considered to be insufficiently compliant in implementing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Standards....Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions cost Zimbabwe over US$42 billion in revenue
Allow me to welcome you to this unique and inaugural Sadc wide anti-sanctions Indaba which is being held under the theme "Zimbabwe a friend to all and an enemy to none". This statement is premised on ...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:57hrs | 2 | by Dr Simbarashe Mumbengegwi
US follows UK flags Zimbabwe as high-threat destination High risk, high return
A UNITED States country travel advisory lists Zimbabwe as a "high-threat" destination affecting the interests of the world's superpower. This comes shortly after the British government described Zimba...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK returnees released from quarantine
The 14 Zimbabwean deportees who arrived from Britain last month have been united with their families after finishing the mandatory quarantine, which the Government fully covered. The Governmen...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prospect Resources not concerned about Zimbabwe sovereign risk
Prospect Resources says it will forge ahead with its Arcadia Lithium project in Zimbabwe despite the country's risk profile and has put in place measures to minimise potential impact of the sovereign ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now ripe for investment
President Mnangagwa yesterday told the high-level Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) that his administration is committed to comprehensive economic reforms and making the co...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
US shows hand in potential destabilisation of Zimbabwe
The United States of America (USA)'s latest "Zimbabwe Travel Advisory" to Americans intending to visit Zimbabwe, and those in Zimbabwe, is couched as a routine cautionary statement, yet it is laden wi...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
ZBCtv to launch 24-hour news channel soon
Preparations for the launch of ZBC's 24-hour television news channel, the ZBC News 24, is underway with ZBC CEO, Mr Patrick Mavhura highlighting that they are working round the clock to make the proje...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 12:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indian trust seeks to build specialist hospital in Zimbabwe
KIRAN HOSPITAL, one of India's top specialist and health research centres, is seeking to construct a 550-bed sanatorium in Zimbabwe, which will serve local patients and those from other African countr...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tourism sector grosses $1 billion
Considerable dividends have begun to accrue to Zimbabwe as Government and the private sector continue to ratchet up efforts to promote Zimbabwe as a safe destination. The tourism sector has since gros...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe could draw valuable lessons from Singapore in the former's quest for economic growth
SINGAPORE and Rwanda are exciting countries that may easily serve as case studies for other countries seeking a rapid reduction in their poverty levels. For the purposes of this article I will allow t...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 19:17hrs | 3 | by Prosper Munyedza
Ian Khama warns Mnangagwa
Former Botswana president Ian Khama has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against entertaining fly by night foreign investors who do not add value to the country's tottering economy, the Daily News ...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US, Australia endorse tourism brand Zimbabwe
AUSTRALIAN and United States' consuls met tour operators in Hwange and Victoria Falls to reaffirm their countries' renewed support for Zimbabwe as a safe destination. The US leads the arrivals...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare ranked world's 6th least liveable city
HARARE has been ranked the sixth least liveable city in the world out of 140 nation cities due to instability, inadequate infrastructure and a poor healthcare system, faring better only against cities...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Tourists shaken by violence
TOURISTS visiting the country yesterday issued a chilling warning that the post-election violence in the country was instilling fear among visitors, who may end up shunning the country.Several...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reassures tourists
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says the country still remains a safe tourism destination despite protests that engulfed Harare's central business district recently.In a statement yesterd...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
NewsDay pushing an MDC Alliance agenda, says Charamba
GOVERNMENT has described as "regrettable" a decision by NewsDay to push an MDC Alliance agenda to attack the person of President Mnangagwa after the paper on Wednesday used a routine travel warning by...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soccer legends match on today
LOCAL football fans will have another opportunity to watch some of their favourite football legends this afternoon when the touring World Class Legends and their Zimbabwean counterparts clash in an ex...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
World soccer stars tour Victoria Falls
SOME of the European soccer legends who are in the country on a sports tourism drive visited Victoria Falls yesterday as part of the initiative to market Zimbabwe as a destination.Rayco Garcia...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ryan Giggs invited to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE will fork out €1,95 million (US$2.3m) to host a group of high profile European soccer legends in the country as part of the sports tourism initiative to market the country as a safe destina...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
The fugitive Jonathan Moyo should write his will before submitting himself to Interpol
Tuesday 22 May 2018 shall be remembered as the worst day in the entire life of Jonathan Moyo. It is the day Moyo has been officially declared a fugitive or a number one enemy of the State. Life will n...Published: 22 May 2018 at 20:16hrs | 3 | by Don Chigumba
Warriors legends to play European legends
THE Warriors Legends, who attracted more than 45 000 fans at their last match, are set for yet another high-profile showdown next month when they host a team featuring European legends at the National...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barcelona legends to play in Zimbabwe
Former player Garcia says Roberto Carlos & Carlos Puyol among FC Barcelona legends to play in a friendly with Warriors legends soon."We are coming because Zimbabwe is a safe destination. I...Published: 04 May 2018 at 15:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Make Zimbabwe a crime-free nation'
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been urged to increase visibility by increasing patrols across the country in order to guarantee a crime-free environment.Speaking at the launch of the M...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kariba South power extension to boost economic development
It is pleasing that the new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa successfully completed the rehabilitation of Kariba South power extension Units seven (7) and eight (8), a positive devel...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is open for investment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is a safe and secure destination for all investments.He said this while addressing delegates who attended the launch of the National Investment Polic...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe amends Indigenisation Law
Government is amending the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act to reflect its policy position that the 51/49 percent requirement only applies to natural resource-based investments.In t...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wanted Grace avoids South Africa
First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is facing mounting legal troubles in neighbouring South Africa, opted to stay at home this time around and did not accompany her husband President Robert Mugabe to Pretori...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Law of 'Diminishing Returns' is sinking Mugabe and his ZANU-PF regime
President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF is at loggerheads with the Law of Diminishing Returns, an economic concept that asserts that after a certain point further investment (or effort) does not incre...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 19:19hrs | 6 | by Pythias Makonese
Zanu-PF accused of causing economic damage
The secretary-general of newly formed opposition party, Zimbabwe Communist Party (ZCP), Ngqabutho Mabhena, has admitted to disrupting the Joshua Nkomo memorial lecture in South Africa at the weekend, ...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe Mayor dispels disused mining tunnel rumours
KWEKWE Mayor Councillor Matenda Madzoke has said the city is being shunned by investors because of false reports suggesting that infrastructure in the city was at risk due to disused mining tunnels be...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenya Airways makes debut landing in Victoria Falls
A Kenya Airways plane yesterday landed at the upgraded Victoria Falls International Airport, becoming the second major African airline to fly direct into the resort town in two months.The new-...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe hails Zimbabwe Defence Forces
President Mugabe yesterday paid tribute to the country's security services for their contribution towards the maintenance of a conducive and peaceful environment that has promoted the country's ec...Published: 24 Oct 2016 at 09:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Industry captains decry 'numerous' roadblocks
THE presence of numerous roadblocks on the country's roads is becoming a burden on the economy as they increase the cost of doing business and frustrate investment.Delegates attending the ...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:33hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu/Leonard Ncube
Nestle commissions powdered milk plant
NESTLE Zimbabwe commissioned its powdered milk plant yesterday after refurbishing and upgrading the plant at a cost of $8 million to increase its production capacity. The facelift and capacity...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Golden Sibanda
Victoria Falls hotels fully booked ahead of Zanu-PF Conference
Hotels and lodges in Victoria Falls are fully booked for December ahead of the 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference set for the resort town that month. More than 6,000 delegates are expect...Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
'Rebrand Zimbabwe as safe destination for investment'
THE Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) says the country needs to implement reforms that will address downward risks to reignite economic growth. BAZ president Sam Malaba said the country requires i...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 07:22hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
Pro-govt media claims boast in Zimbabwe tourism
The Pro- Zanu PF government media, The Patriot Newspaper has claimed that tourism industry is continuing to shine at the time when what it callede international media's rubbishing of Zimbabwe and decl...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa commissions Anchor Yeast, French firm merger
Yeast producing company Anchor Yeast has merged with a French company, Lesaffre Group, in a deal worth US$6 million.The merger was commissioned by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a ceremo...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 16:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is a safe destination - Obert Mpofu
Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu has said Flyafrica's Bulawayo-Johannesburg flight route is a demonstration that Zimbabwe is a safe destination for investment.&nbs...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
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