Price Hikes Will Not Force Government Salary Review – Chinamasa
Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has ruled out any immediate salary increase for civil servants following a wave of price increases in the country from late last year. He had been asked by Zvishavane...
View ArticleZimra Implements New Strategies
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started working on new strategies to plug corruption and speed up the movement of cargo through the country’s ports of entry, an official has said. Speaking...
View ArticleHarare Bans Kombis From CBD
By Yeukai Karengezeka Harare City Council has banned commuter omnibuses from the central business district (CBD) and is ordering them to operate from new ranks with effect from Wednesday. In a...
View ArticleVictoria Falls Bridge Tolling Takes Effect
Emerged Railways Properties Pvt Ltd says it has started collecting toll fees at the Victoria Falls-Zambia Bridge as part of measures to ensure that the bridge sustains itself. Toll fee collection began...
View ArticleCattle Rewards for Telecel Mobile Subscribers
By Marcus Mushonga TELECEL Zimbabwe customers stand a chance to win livestock, electronic equipment, airtime and cash through a point-based competition the mobile operator has announced. Known as the...
View ArticleParly Warns Over Artisanal Miners
Artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) may have contributed over half the 24,8 tonnes of gold Zimbabwe produced last year, but their unregulated activities might be causing more harm than good to the...
View ArticleSabi Mine to Clear $27m Debt
Zvishavane-based Sabi Gold Mine is implementing various strategies aimed at clearing its $27 million debt, which has accumulated since 2014. Sabi has since returned to profitability and has started...
View ArticleGovernment to Assist Tobacco Farmers Meet 2020 Guidelines
By Elita Chikwati Government is working hard to ensure tobacco growers meet the 2020 Global Tobacco Cigarette Companies guidelines on producing the crop in a sustainable way. The Global Tobacco...
View ArticleNSSA Pumps $20m Into CSC Plant Revival
The National Social Security Authority has unveiled a $20 million loan facility to recapitalise the Cold Storage Company (CSC) in Masvingo Industrial Area. The CSC’s beef processing plant has been...
View ArticleThe Birth of a Giant . . . VP Mohadi Officially Opens Yadah Marble
By Roselyne Sachiti “Yadah Marble factory shows what homegrown business acumen can deliver. It is indeed a great measure of national confidence.” Eight thousand people patiently stand in a queue which...
View ArticleHarare Needs to Regulate, Not Ban Kombis
While most cities battle to figure out how to reduce use of private vehicles and enhance public transport in their city centres to cut back on congestion, Harare City Council has decided to do the...
View ArticleHarare Partners Oxfam to Refurbish Matapi Flats
City Of Harare has moved in to address health hazards affecting residence at Matapi Flats in Mbare after partnering Oxfam Zimbabwe in refurbishing the beyond human habitation flats. Speaking during the...
View ArticleKwekwe to Engage Firms in Road Rehab
Kwekwe City Town Clerk Mr Emmanuel Musara says they are planning to engage local companies whose trucks contribute to road destruction to participate in rehabilitation of the roads. Mr Musara was...
View ArticleTelecel to Launch ‘Bundle Mania’ Promotion
By Munashe Matambo Mobile operator Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it will be launching a point-based competition, Bundle Mania promotion, for registered subscribers who purchase WhatsApp,...
View ArticleNRZ Back On the Rails, Enters New Era
EDITORIAL The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) yesterday entered a new era towards an historic turnaround after President Mnangagwa officially commissioned $400 million coaches, wagons and...
View ArticleManicaland Tobacco Hectarage Up 8,3%
By Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Province has registered an 8,3 percent increase in the hectarage put under tobacco in the 2017-18 summer cropping season, despite the recent mid-season drought. Tobacco...
View ArticleGovt Committed to Ensuring Modernisation of Rail System
We publish here the speech delivered by President Mnangagwa when he officially received the first batch of rail equipment on behalf of NRZ and the Government in Bulawayo yesterday. Vice President of...
View ArticleHomelink Sets Aside $10m for SMEs
Homelink Finance Services has set aside over $10 million to enhance the export capacity of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) this year. This is also expected to boost the competitiveness of SMEs...
View ArticleSA Minister Spells Need to Boost Relations
By Pamela Shumba South Africa is committed to working with Zimbabwe in strengthening economic ties to ensure development in both countries, South Africa’s Minister of Transport Joe Maswanganyi has...
View ArticleCarving Economic Identities Essential for Smaller Farmers
By Charles Dhewa While billions of dollars have gone into African agriculture, smallholder farmers and other food producers are yet to be characterised and structured in ways that give them a...
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