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Mnangagwa meets another Dubai investors delegation
A three-member delegation from one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, DP World owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who are in Zimbabwe to set up log...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 17 May 2022 at 11:01hrs | 1554 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Bulawayo's informal sector overregulated'
EXPENSIVE trading licences and too many regulations are forcing informal sector traders to resort to operating illegally, a study by the Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has revealed....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:45hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar under attack from saboteurs
THE sharp decline in the value of the Zimbabwean dollar is a result of a sustained onslaught on the currency by economic saboteurs, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has claimed.Respon...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:43hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border grocery shopping trips decline
THE number of locals travelling to neighbouring countries such as South Africa and Botswana to buy groceries has considerably gone down following a steady rise in capacity utilisation in the local man...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Trafigura seeks control of Zimbabwe metals over debts
TRAFIGURA Group and Zimbabwe's government have discussed a deal that would give the commodities trader control over output from some of the nation's biggest mines as repayment for debts, documents see...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:15hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
The latest risks & opportunities in the cryptocurrency market
The cryptocurrency markets never stand still. For some, that is their greatest feature, but for others, it's what stands in the way of mass adoption of alternative currencies. What are the latest risk...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 341 | by Staff Writer
Retailers dump Zimdollar
RETAILERS in Harare have dumped the Zimbabwe dollar and are demanding payment in United States dollars for a number of basic goods such as cooking oil and dairy products.Some large wholesalers...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2247 | by Staff reporter
Water projects to boost Bulawayo investment
THE ongoing Government funded water projects will go a long way in enhancing Bulawayo's investment opportunities and spur its economic growth momentum, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minis...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Kombis to return to Egodini month-end, says BCC
THE Bulawayo City Council has expressed optimism that commuter omnibuses, which were removed from Egodini terminus in 2018 to facilitate construction of a mall, will soon return to their former bays b...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF force-marches Bulawayo vendors
BULAWAYO street vendors yesterday accused Zanu-PF of force-marching them to the Independence Day celebrations held at Barbourfields Stadium.When NewsDay visited 5th Avenue, vendors along that ...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
School dropouts jolt Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to take urgent measures to arrest a growing trend of school dropouts following revelations that 840 000 lear...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:32hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
SA rejecting Zimbabwe COVID-19 vaccination cards
ZIMBABWEANS travelling to South Africa are having their COVID-19 vaccination cards rejected at various points of entry by that country's immigration officials over claims that they are fake.It...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:29hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall construction further delayed
BULAWAYO residents have to wait a little longer before they step foot at the long-awaited Egodini Mall after a South African civil engineering company that won a tender to construct the mall missed it...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Who is really behind the R2bn Tongaat Hulett bid?
WHO sits behind Magister Investments, the prospective new owner of the sugar giant? This mystery is now front and centre in a last-ditch battle by minority shareholders to block the controversial R2 b...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 696 | by Dewald van Rensburg for amaBhungane
Towards a market driven foreign exchange market
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank made a press statement on the 1st of April to address the depreciation of the local currency and manage the rate of inflation in the economy. Th...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:46hrs | 850 | by Victor Bhoroma
Please help and protect the rural consumer
Urbanites by way of proximity to big supermarkets are enjoying wallet-friendly monetary rates whilst rural villagers are singing the blues. Pensioners and communal farmers buy all basic commod...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:42hrs | 342 | by Tondo Murisa
Lupane villagers complain over extraction of granite stones
VILLAGERS in Ndengwende, which is popularly known as koMlalazi village in Lupane, are complaining about mass extraction of granite stones in their area, saying it is posing an environmental hazard....Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa will regret the day he appointed Mangudya, Mthuli Ncube,' says Biti
Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said the move by the Reserve Bank to introduce a ZW$100 note is ill advised and a waste of time.Biti said the fact that the note can not buy an...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 19:47hrs | 1972 | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill will scare away donors'
INDEPENDENT research body, Sivio Institute has warned that the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill may drive away humanitarian agencies, impacting on food security.Already, foo...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Cross Border Traders approach more banks for Master Cards
THE Cross Borders Association (Cba) yesterday said it had approached more banks to secure master cards and visa cards for cross borders traders.This comes after the CBA recently struck a deal ...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimra targets US$ tax evaders
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched an operation targeting companies not paying taxes in United States dollars despite selling their goods and services in foreign currency.Sect...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:48hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders, FBC enter into partnership
THE Cross-Border Traders Association (CBTA) and the FBC Bank have entered into a deal that will see the financial institution issuing MasterCards to informal traders.CBTA chief executive Kille...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders and FBC Bank enter into partnership
THE Cross-Border Traders Association (CBTA) and the FBC Bank have entered into a deal that will see the financial institution issuing MasterCards to infor...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 00:30hrs | 861 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF candidate defies the odds to win Epworth seat
WHEN she became a member of Parliament following the 2015 by-elections, many people thought she was a chancer. Little did they know that Zalerah Makari's journey to becoming one of the most competitiv...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:27hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
By-elections loss: Zanu-PF in witch-hunt
Zanu-PF has reportedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its supporters suspected to have voted for Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the Saturday by-elections amid fears of a bhor...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:18hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Council rescinds plans to construct wholesale market at Sekusile
BULAWAYO City Council recently rescinded the plans to construct a wholesale market at a stand in Sekusile, Nkulumane which it had approved partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UN...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:56hrs | 350 | by Stephen Jakes
Illegal structures resurface in Mbare
ALMOST three months ago, an armada of bulldozers, front-end loaders and earthmoving equipment rolled into Harare's Mbare suburb at the break of dawn.What followed was the razing of hundreds of...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:29hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Motorists desert CBD over high parking fees
MOTORISTS in Bulawayo have deserted parking bays in the central business district (CBD) following the introduction of US$1 parking fees per 30 minutes, which motorists feel was exorbitant.Seve...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:05hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Stubborn smugglers dice with death on treacherous Limpopo
DECENT Mbedzi (42) sits uncomfortably as he frantically nails together some wooden boards to make a wooden raft, just metres away from Dulibadzimu Gorge, about five kilometres south of Beitbridge bord...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:02hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Debunking mischief about Tagwirei, Sakunda
There has been a sustained casting of aspersions over the success of businessman Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei, whom I will simply call Kuda, from anti-Zimbabwe media and activists both locally and outside t...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | 145 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Govt opens Bulawayoyo e-passport facility
A state-of-the-art e-passport bio-enrolment centre was officially opened yesterday at the Bulawayo Provincial Civil Registry offices as Government moves to decentralise access to travel documents in l...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:20hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
New party dangles cash to informal traders
LITTLE-KNOWN opposition Ideas Party of Democracy (IPD) claims that it has provided financial aid and groceries to dozens of Harare informal traders who failed to recover from the effects of COVID-19 l...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
The political agency of xenophobia, violence in SA
SOUTH Africa is home to millions of immigrants, mainly from Lesotho, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The regional giant has played an immense role for more than a century in attracting labour for it...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:50hrs | 609 | by Tatenda Mazarura
Zimbabwe mulls fuel levy cuts
Zimbabwe has hinted it may further reduce fuel levies to stymie a sustained spike in the domestic price of petroleum products after global prices soared on market uncertainty due to the conflict betwe...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge upgrade to end in November'
A CIVIL engineering company, Zimborders Consortium, yesterday said the upgrading of Beitbridge Border Post to a world-class commercial hub was way ahead of schedule.The border post is undergoi...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 780 | by Staf reporter
African NGOs: Conveyors of national subversion?
Did you know that over 75 percent of the world's poor today live in Africa compared to 10 percent in 1970?Did you know that despite receiving a total US$4,6 trillion in aid between 1960 and 20...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 71 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Smuggling crackdown nets 15 buses
The National Security Taskforce has intensified the crackdown on smuggling between Zimbabwe and South Africa and intercepted 15 buses carrying contraband worth thousands of dollars.The buses w...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls council to push for temporary passes for traders
The Victoria Falls City council is set to engage the Home Affairs to issue temporary passes on informal sector traders amid an outcry that the foreigners enjoy such liberties at the expense of the nat...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 13:12hrs | 296 | by Stephen Jakes
'Zimbabwe yet to discover real exchange rate'
Faced by persistent macro – economic instability from parallel market exchange rate volatility, Zimbabwe introduced the foreign currency auction system in June 2020.Authorities were convince...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Ukraine war hits Russia-Zimbabwe deals
RUSSIAN investments in Zimbabwe running into billions of United States dollars are under threat as the US and the European Union (EU) gang up in imposing restrictive sanctions on the Kremlin, its fina...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:12hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Govt blames international developments after hiking fuel prices twice in 4 days
Energy and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda, has explained the frequent fuel price increases saying they are a result of international developments which Zimbabwe has no control over.He ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
How to make money trading forex
Forex, or foreign exchange trading, is a marketplace that has captured the imagination of retail traders over the last several years. This is a market that is based upon the price of currencies about ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 21:44hrs | 1182 | by Staff Writer
Voters must be wary of fly-by-night politicians
THE elderly, who were neglected during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns, have suddenly become darlings of political parties seeking votes as the country heads for the polls scheduled for March 26....Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
'Muguti has no powers to ban vendors in CBD'
THE Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has said Harare Metropolitan Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has no powers to issue a directive banning informal traders from operating along traffic ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
'Schweppes selling mostly in Zimdollars'
Beverages maker, Schweppes Zimbabwe, says the bulk of its domestic market sales are being conducted in local currency while US dollars constitute only a small portion.Chief executive Mr Charle...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Traffic lights vending banned
All illegal activities at traffic intersections including begging, distribution of fliers and vending have been banned with immediate effect, Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo Philosophy
During our War of Liberation, we had a huge rear base in Mozambique called Mudzingadzi.As with many of our rear bases, Mudzingadzi suffered repeated Rhodesian air raids.One such raid c...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | 191 | by E.D. Mnangagwa
Russia-Ukraine war disrupts Zimbabwe supply
ZIMBABWE may be far-away from the Russian-Ukraine war, but it is set to suffer the consequences of the bloody conflict within the next few days, as the southern African country largely relies on Russi...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:12hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
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