NSSA spites Nicholas van Hoogstraten
British tycoon, Nicholas van HoogstratenTHE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has sold its entire stake in troubled conglomerate, CFI Holdings, to ZimRe Holdings, effectively handing control of...
View ArticleGodfrey Chidyausiku leaves bench a disappointed man
Chief Justice Godfrey ChidyausikuCHIEF Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku this week expressed grave disappointment that he was leaving the bench divided over the issue of his successor. The former Chief...
View ArticleFriends abandon Didymus Mutasa
Didymus MutasaONE of South Africa’s most respected bass players and songwriters, Sipho Gumede, now late, once made waves with his song: When days are dark, friends are few. Didymus Mutasa, the...
View ArticlePresident Mugabe moves to save Didymus Mutasa
President Robert MugabeLEADER of a faction of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, Didymus Mutasa, could recover his top-of-the-range Range Rover Sport with a market value of about US$75 000...
View ArticleZesa forges ahead with pre-paid meters for industry, farms
Zesa has been making a lot of losses mainly due to defaulting customers, primarily industry.THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company says it will soon roll-out 4 000 smart meters...
View ArticleGovernment to pay US$180 million civil servants bonuses for 2016, averts strike
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Prisca MupfumiraGOVERNMENT will spend US$180 million to pay the 2016 bonuses for its workers over five months from April following a crunch...
View ArticleDebt collectors wreak havoc in Harare
Debt collection is a specific type of litigation, and only lawyers certified by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) are required to follow up on debts on behalf of clients.A HARARE woman recently set her...
View ArticleLacoste seeks to break rivals
Vice President Emmerson MnangagwaA RULING ZANU-PF faction agitating for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed President Robert Mugabe is understood to be frantically working to reclaim critical...
View ArticleMeikles Africa Limited seeks exit from ZSE
Meikles Limited executive chairman, John Moxon.ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange (ZSE)- listed conglomerate, Meikles Africa Limited, has started the process of delisting from the domestic bourse after giving the...
View ArticlePrice hikes hit Zimbabwe
Price increases are taking place at a time when most companies are facing challenges in accessing hard currencies for the importation of key raw materials.PRICES of basic goods such as mealie-meal,...
View ArticlePresident Mugabe’s successor…dark horse to emerge?
Home Affairs minister Ignatius ChomboRECENT remarks by President Robert Mugabe suggesting that none of his two deputies — Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko — are considered “by the people” as...
View ArticleEskom assures Zimbabwe of continued power supply
Energy Minister Samuel UndengeZIMBABWE has been guaranteed of continued power supply from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, despite a power trading deal coming to an end, Energy Minister Samuel...
View ArticleZANU-PF Politburo orders Masvingo re-election
ZANU-PF secretary for administration, Dr Ignatius Chombo.THE ZANU-PF Politburo has ordered a fresh election to fill the vacant position of Masvingo provincial chairman following an inconclusive poll...
View ArticleChinese eye Harare City Council water project
Acting town clerk, Josephine Ncube … OPC’s involvement raises eyebrows CHINA Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has expressed interest in revamping Harare City Council (HCC)’s water reticulation...
View ArticleState-owned enterprises workers sing the blues
HCCL managing director, Thomas Makore, said it has not been well at the company ever since many of their colleagues were retrenched.By Lawrence PagangaMEMBERS of Parliament recently came face to face...
View ArticleNetOne increases market share
Netone acting chief executive officer, Brian MutandiroTHE existence of a data floor pricing system and a freeze on promotions by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe...
View ArticleHIV infections decline by 3,1 percent
Health and Child Welfare Minister, David ParirenyatwaNEW HIV infections in Zimbabwe fell by 3,1 percent during the first three quarters of last year as patients embraced anti-retroviral drugs and...
View ArticleSamuel Undenge shamed
Energy Minister Samuel Undenge…as Eskom deal gets referred to AGA POWER deal between Zimbabwe and South Africa could not sail through this week after it emerged that an inter-ministerial Memorandum of...
View ArticleU S dollar black market thrives in broke Zimbabwe
The U.S. dollar and rand remain the most commonly used currencies in Zimbabwe.BLACK market in Zimbabwe is gaining popularity as cash shortages persist, with many people moving onto streets in search of...
View ArticleZimbabwe appeals for US$200 million after floods wreck havoc
Finance Minister Patrick ChinamasaZIMBABWE on Monday launched an international appeal for US$200 million in aid to repair the country’s infrastructure which was damaged by floods. Earlier this month,...
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