Govt Pushes for Increased Spectrum in ICT
By Taurai Mangudhla Victoria Falls — Zimbabwe is pushing for additional spectrum to support growth for its broadcast and information communication technology (ICT) industry, permanent secretary in the...
View ArticleApple ups privacy controls in growing spat with Facebook
Apple executives rarely call out Facebook, but they made more moves on Monday to limit the social network’s data collection. In iPhone, iPad, and Mac software updates later this year, Apple’s default...
View ArticleWe Need to Prioritise Value Addition – Zimtrade
By Taurai Mangudhla Zimbabwe needs to prioritise value addition and grow non-traditional exports in order to deal with its huge trade deficit that is an albatross on the economy, ZimTrade acting CEO...
View ArticleIMF team expected in Zim
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is expected in Zimbabwe during the second half of the year to assess economic performance and re-engage Zimbabwe on macro-economic turnaround policies. The...
View ArticleBarclays, ZFU fund young farmers
BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In a statement yesterday, the financial institution said it recently, handed over $70 000 to the ZFU for the third phase of the Fit for Life programme. “The additional funding that...
View ArticleZimbabwe risks being thrown out of FATF
ZIMBABWE risks being secluded from the French based organisation, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) if 40 of the international recommendations made by the institution are not adhered to, a legislator...
View ArticleEconomic growth based on agriculture risky
By TATIRA ZWINOIRA Since November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been touting an economic turnaround based on agriculture, which might not be backed by what is really happening on the ground....
View ArticleGovt chases equity investment
BY TINOTENDA MUNYUKWI Speaking in Harare on Monday at the Water Resources Infrastructure Investment Conference, Chinamasa told potential investors that the government was now prioritising innovative...
View ArticleIs IPEC fit and proper?
Martin Tarusenga In the wake of the debate on the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on insurance/pensions benefit conversion to US$ (the Commission), by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on...
View ArticleWe don’t trust Zim with investment just yet: Netherlands
NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond says the African nation still has a long way to go before it can be trusted with investment from her country. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA Speaking at...
View ArticleEthiopia opens up to foreign investors
Domestic and foreign investors will soon be able to get a slice of Ethiopia’s booming economy. In a major policy shift, the government is set to loosen its monopoly on several key economic sectors,...
View ArticleWe don’t trust Zim with investment just yet: Netherlands
NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond says the African nation still has a long way to go before it can be trusted with investment from her country. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA Speaking at...
View Article10 Zim firms for DRC mining expo
TEN Zimbabwean companies are set to showcase their products at DRC Mining Week Expo from June 13-15, 2018, under the ZimTrade banner. The expo will be held in Lubumbashi and is expected to open new...
View ArticleMsmes Need to Speak With One Voice
By Sanderson Abel The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector has been identified as a key pillar of economic recovery for Zimbabwe and it is not surprising that a lot of healthy and...
View ArticleMore jobs than unemployed workers: US study
The labour market has hit a tipping point that should help boost wages: There are more job openings in the US than unemployed workers to fill them. It’s the first time that has happened since the...
View ArticleFML seeks 100pc of NicozDiamond
Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) will increase its stake in NicozDimond Insurance Limited (NDIL) to 100 percent if shareholders approve the proposal at a meeting to...
View ArticleGovt to continue supporting Hwange
Africa Moyo in HWANGE GOVERNMENT will continue to support Hwange Colliery Company Limited’s bid to return to profitability, given the role it plays in the country’s economy. This was said yesterday by...
View ArticleMangezi Launches Beauty Products
By Vongai Mbara Enterprising UK-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur Loveness Mangezi has launched a collection of luxurious sensual products for both women and men. The luxurious collection which offers...
View ArticleWomen’s Bank to start operations on June 12
By Helen Kadirire The Zimbabwe Women Micro-Finance Bank (ZMWF) will commence banking operations on June 12, Women Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni said yesterday. Minister Sithembiso Nyoni Nyoni said...
View ArticleZPC boss nails Undenge
By Tarisai Machakaire Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) managing director Noah Gwariro yesterday testified that former Energy minister Samuel Undenge was responsible for authorising a public relations...
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