A Nearly Cashless Zimbabwe Tests the Limits of Mobile Money
Imagine a world with no money. Or don’t imagine it. Just go to Zimbabwe instead. Here, grocery store cash registers still yawn open when a payment is processed, as if by instinct, but where cash should...
View ArticleDevelopment Bids Us to Put Politics Behind Us
President Mnangagwa has appealed to Zimbabweans to put election politics behind them and start working together to accelerate economic growth and development. This should not be impossible. There is a...
View ArticleZimplow expects investor-friendly policies to bolster business prospects
Zimplow, a diversified quoted company with interests in agriculture, infrastructure and mining equipment, says it expects investor-friendly policies after elections, which will help bolster business...
View ArticleAfDB to avail $1,50bn towards agriculture
Shamiso Dzingire Bulawayo Bureau The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) says it will avail over $1,5 billion annually over the next 10 years to support young agriculture entrepreneurs across the continent....
View ArticleGovt urged to relax visa regime to promote tourism
THE Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ) has urged government to, among other things, revisit visa regime issues and relax some of the requirements in a bid to open gates for potential visitors...
View ArticleZimra supporting voluntary tax compliance
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority was established in terms of the Revenue Authority Act [23.11]. In carrying out its mandate Zimra provides a number of support programs to assist taxpayers comply with tax...
View ArticleAgreement Water: All you need to know
A water abstraction agreement is a contract that any person, entity or organisation who needs a reservation for their use of raw water from Zinwa managed or State dams enters into with Zinwa for the...
View ArticleJanuary Disease resurfaces
Blessings Chidakwa Own Correspondent Theileriosis, a cattle disease also known as January Disease, has resurfaced in some parts of Mashonaland West province, killing hundreds of beasts. The disease...
View ArticleZim inflation rises to 4,29 percent
Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate rose 1,38 percent to 4,29 percent in July, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZImStats) show. This...
View Article‘Kwese Iflix now largest TV platform in Zim’
Business Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s Kwese Iflix now ranks as one of the country’s largest television platform with more than 1,2 million active account holders. The figures were revealed by...
View ArticleGovt changes textile industry employment terms
Africa Moyo Business Reporte Government has come up with a raft of changes to the terms of employment for workers in the textile industry, with the order to stop allocating night shifts to women being...
View ArticleZim targets $200m in flower exports
Business Reporter Zimbabwe is looking forward to develop about 1 000 hectares of cut flower plantations – mostly roses – in the next five years as it seeks to boost foreign currency inflows. In 2002,...
View ArticleGovt in deep sovereign crisis
ZIMBABWE faces the risk of a grave solvency crisis after government experienced a budget overrun of $2,4 billion and a staggering budget deficit of $2,6 billion in 2017, about 59% in excess of actual...
View ArticleWheat production to surge, but imports to continue
ZIMBABWE’S winter wheat production this year is projected to reach over 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) from about 20 000MT in 2017, due to command agriculture-related investments, an official of the...
View ArticleInflation Rises to 4,29%
By Tawanda Musarurwa Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate rose 1,38 percent to 4,29 percent in July, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZImStats) show. This was a significant...
View ArticleSafaricom Responds to Alipay and Wechat With New Messaging APP, Bonga
By Kimani Chege Safaricom has unveiled its much anticipated social communication app, Bonga which comes with an integrated Mpesa feature that allows users to request and send money. This is a feature...
View ArticleUS$292.4m windfall for exporters
Zimbabwe’s exporters have pocketed a total of US$292.4 million during the first half of the year from incentives unveiled by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to boost local production. Gold producers are...
View ArticleOrganic Fertiliser Firm Eyes 30k Tonnes
By Enacy Mapakame Organic fertiliser manufacturing company, Agriman Fertiliser Zimbabwe is targeting an annual production of 30 000 tonnes when it commissions its Mutare plant later this year. Acting...
View ArticleCABS signs MoU with travel firm
Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The Central African Building Society (CABS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local travel firm Four Faces that should see the latter’s Holiday Clubs...
View ArticleExperts to offer surveying, engineering solutions
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Geomatics professionals have pledged to assist Government in coming up with solutions to challenges being faced by the country in surveying and the engineering sectors....
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