Kwekwe Gets $1m for Road Rehab
Kwekwe will soon embark on road rehabilitation after it received $1 million from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara). Kwekwe Mayor Councillor Matenda Madzoke said it took the...
View ArticleFailure to Repay Loans Derail Mega Deals
Zimbabwean government’s red tape and failure to adhere to loans repayments is impacting negatively on some of the “mega deals” signed in key economic areas between Zimbabwe and China. Zimbabwe...
View ArticlePresident Meets IMF, World Bank Chiefs
President Mnangagwa held high-level meetings with top officials from the world’s top multilateral financial institutions on the sidelines of the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland,...
View ArticleTsholotsho Victims’ Long Wait for Decent Houses
By Luyanduhlobo Makwati There is a ray of hope for Tsholotsho villagers after government finally moved to start construction of their houses, which were for the umpteenth time destroyed by recurrent...
View ArticleTobacco Farmers to Win Big
Scores of tobacco farmers are this year are set to benefit from a promotion aimed at empowering growers with essential inputs, equipment and machinery needed to increase yields. Speaking at the launch...
View ArticleAgribank Optimistic As Govt Re-Engages Foreign Lenders
AGRIBANK has commended the government for seeking re-engagement with international financiers saying this would help boost agricultural productivity and sustainability. The bank’s chief executive...
View ArticlePresident Mnangagwa Exposes Externalisers
Harare — President Mnangagwa has this morning named and shamed corporates and individuals that externalised money and ignored his call to return the loot in the past three months. The published list is...
View ArticleCBZ Targets SMEs As Profits Rise
CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe’s biggest banking group (by assets and deposits) plans to expand its small to medium enterprise loan book by $10 million to stimulate growth in the sector, as profits rose 17...
View ArticleDairibord Mulls Malawi Business Closure
By Enacy Mapakame Milk processor, Dairibord Holdings Limited, will make a decision on the fate of its Malawi division in the next six months after the unit continued on a perennial loss making path....
View ArticleMatanga Not Aware of Diamond Mine
By Zvamaida Murwira Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga last week said he was not aware that the force had a mining concession at Chiadzwa diamond fields in Marange. Comm-Gen...
View ArticlePresident to Open Trade Fair
By Hebert Zharare Preparations for the 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held next month have gathered pace with the organisation having written to President Emmerson...
View ArticleDoctors Accuse Govt of Dishonesty – Say They Will Continue Striking Until...
The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has accused government of being insincere in addressing their grievances and vowed to continue a job action that has paralysed the public health system....
View ArticleBusiness Leaders Grill Biti Over Sanctions
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and top member of the MDC Alliance Mr Tendai Biti came under fire last week from business leaders attending a two-day CEO Africa Round Table discussion forum in...
View ArticleInvestment, Economic Development Lessons From Rwanda
Rwanda has made immense economic progress in the last 20 years despite its limited size, dark economic and political background and lack of natural resources. Its success story can be replicated in...
View ArticleFBC Targets Teachers
By Livingstone Marufu FBC Holdings is targeting to build houses for teachers in 72 districts in a bid to strengthen partnerships with Government in delivering decent housing to teaching professionals...
View ArticleIt May Be Time for Economic Crimes Court
President Mnangagwa yesterday lived up to his promise to name and shame unrepentant individuals and companies that externalised funds. We salute him for walking the talk, a development that has boosted...
View ArticleShiri Opposes Eviction of German Farmer, Judge Agrees Property Protected...
A Chiredzi-based German farmer has been saved from eviction after a High Court judge ruled that the land in dispute was not for acquisition as it was protected under the Bilateral Investment Protection...
View ArticleMega Deals – We Don’t Just Hand Out Money – Says China
China dragged its feet on implementing former President Robert Mugabe’s “mega-deals” because of a poisoned business environment, Beijing’s envoy to Harare has said. Chinese Embassy to Zimbabwe...
View ArticleChild Labour Exposed At Zimbabwe Tobacco Farms
By Marcus Mushonga Harare — Research by human rights groups has established abusive practices such as child labour and exposure to nicotine poisoning in the production of Zimbabwe’s globally-renowned...
View ArticleStriking Doctors Defy Government Order to Resume Work
Zimbabwe’s junior doctors have vowed to persist with their strike action in defiance of a Monday government directive to resume their duties. Junior doctors downed tools at beginning of the month to...
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