$476k for Road Rehab
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has given Chitungwiza Municipality $476 233 for road repairs and the purchase of equipment. Zinara allocated the municipality $182 367 for road...
View ArticleImport Substitution Programme Saves Blue Ribbon $4,5m
Grain milling company, Blue Ribbon Foods Limited has saved around $4,5 million in the past 18 months after procuring maize locally from farmers who were contracted under Government’s import...
View ArticleZCDC to Pour $200m in New Mine Projects
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) will spend at least US$200 million in 2018 open new mines in the eastern province of Manicaland as part of the mining groups expansion initiative,...
View ArticleNo Economic Uhuru After 100 Days
One hundred days have just receded into history since President Emmerson Mnangagwa seized the sceptre. It’s not yet economic uhuru. Within the first 10 days of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa...
View ArticleGovt Set Up Special Economic Zones in Victoria Falls
Government is in the process of setting up special economic zones (Sezs) in Victoria Falls with discussions with potential investors ongoing, businessdigest has learnt. Tourism minister Prisca...
View ArticleStrengthen Fiscal Regulatory Bodies
As the three-month moratorium extended to individuals and companies that illegally externalised funds to return them expires, the government has to strengthen fiscal agencies, including the Reserve...
View Article‘International Food and Value Chains the Way to Go’
Zimbabwe needs to develop strategies for it to participate in international food and agricultural value chains which will result in the country adding more foreign currency to its basket. There has...
View ArticleZim, Belarus Sign Mega Deals
By Tendai Mugabe and Nyemudzai Kakore Zimbabwe and Belarus yesterday signed several deals worth millions of dollars across various economic sectors, as the international community continues to view...
View ArticleZCDC Gets Court Reprieve
By Fidelis Munyoro The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) on Tuesday got a reprieve after the Supreme Court granted the firm an application to stay attachment of its property over a debt in...
View ArticleChinamasa Not Barred From Bonn
Germany has said it is ready to engage Zimbabwe on long-term projects, and has denied reports that it refused entry to Zimbabwe’s envoy to Europe, Minister Patrick Chinamasa, who has so far held...
View ArticleChina Ups Preps for ED State Visit
Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Huang Ping yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices to brief him on preparations for his State visit to China next month....
View ArticleMDC Alliance Demands to Know Company Printing Ballot Papers
The Zanu PF government must make public the identity of the company printing ballot papers for this year’s elections, MDC-T Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has demanded. Addressing thousands of...
View ArticleU.S. Sanctions Blow for Mnangagwa – Trump Says Harare Still a Threat
U.S. President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, saying the Harare administration remains a threat to Washington’s foreign policy. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has...
View ArticleFall Armyworm Infests 150 000ha of Zim Maize
A plague of fall army-worm that has spread to all the country’s provinces has infested nearly 150 000 hectares posing a serious threat to the country’s major staple food crop — maize, preliminary...
View ArticleBreakthrough in Livestock Sector
Stakeholders in the livestock sector met in early February to review the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Mashonaland East and West provinces. The Area Veterinary Extension Worker reported a...
View ArticleTokwe Mukosi Irrigation Study Complete
The update on feasibility study of the proposed Tokwe Mukosi irrigation scheme, has been completed and now awaits input from Government, officials have said. The Government contracted a South African...
View ArticleAbandon Thermal Power Stations – Experts
Zimbabwe should abandon its old thermal power stations, which have become a major financial drain and invest in brand new projects to ensure a steady supply of electricity, energy experts say. This...
View ArticleIndia, Netherlands Expand Zim Cooperation
By Elita Chikwati India and Netherlands are looking at expanding cooperation with Zimbabwe in agriculture, health and offering scholarships in many academic areas. This came out last week when...
View ArticleChiadzwa Villagers Blast Govt-Owned Diamond Miner
By Business Reporter Marange Development Trust (MDT) has described the Zimbabwe Consolidated Mining Company (ZCDC) as worse than the private diamond mining companies it replaced. The Trust, formed in...
View ArticleHwange Strike – Mine Workers Union Defends Employer
The Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe has backed the employer in the ongoing salary impasse between spouses of Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) workers’ spouses and company management. Union...
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