ZITF 2018 roars to life
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open this year’s edition on Friday.By Letwin NyambayoTHE 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) kicks off today here with...
View ArticleZimbabwe to reap economic rewards from Commonwealth
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations’ roadmap for the first 100 days, Minister Sibusiso MoyoZIMBABWE expects to reap diplomatic and economic rewards from re-joining the Commonwealth,...
View ArticleZimbabwe to drop local listing requirement from mining bill
Minister of Mines Winston ChitandoZIMBABWE will drop a requirement that mining companies must list on the local stock exchange from a new mining act, according to foreign and international trade...
View ArticleZimbabwe banks thriving on false security
ZIMBABWEAN banks are thriving under false security because their profits do not reflect the country’s challenging and cashless macroeconomic environment, a local think-tank said. Econometer Global...
View ArticleZim trade deficit hits $545m in Q1
Figures from Zimstat show that South Africa remained Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner in the three months to March, with trade between the two countries at $871 million.ZIMBABWE’S trade deficit shot...
View ArticleGovernment to overhaul Mines Bill: Moyo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Minister Sibusiso MoyoZIMBABWE is moving to strike off a provision in its Minerals and Mining Bill compelling foreign-owned mining companies...
View Article‘Tender cancellation could cost government millions’
President Emmerson MnangagwaPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration could be in a spot of bother over cancellation of the tender for $1 billion Beitbridge-Chirundu highway dualisation project,...
View ArticleZanu PF primaries ‘attract criminals’
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Vice Presidents, Constantino Chiwenga (left) and Kembo Mohadi (right)A NUMBER of convicted criminals and several other dodgy characters are vying to represent Zanu...
View ArticleGovernment reaches out to Strive Masiyiwa
Econet Group founder and executive chairman, Strive MasiyiwaTHE times they are a changing. The Zimbabwe government has finally reached out to its richest and most generous citizen, Strive Masiyiwa, who...
View ArticleZACC probes NSSA graft
NSSA, is being investigated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating at least two cases of corruption involving over $80 million at the...
View ArticleAirport loan deal finalised
Finance and Economic Planning, Minister Patrick ChinamasaA $153 million loan deal has been finalised with China for the development and upgrading of the Robert Mugabe International Airport. Finance...
View ArticleZimbabwe to compensate white farmers by September
President Emmerson MnangagwaPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has promised to compensate displaced white commercial farmers by September this year. The move, which is aimed at facilitating the...
View ArticleBank employees plot strike
Banking sector workers are demanding a 60 percent across the board increment premised on the outcome of our nationwide consultations.BANKING sector workers are planning a demonstration in protest...
View ArticleGovernment firms ‘defy’ ED
President Emmerson MnangagwaABOUT 70 percent of State-owned companies have missed deadlines to submit operational reviews and other self-assessment plans because of bureaucracy and inefficiency, thus...
View ArticleHwange Colliery plans to sell off town for $300 million
Hwange managing director, Thomas MakoreHWANGE Colliery Company plans to sell off Hwange Town to raise $300 million for a reboot of its operations and finally settle outstanding wages of $70 million,...
View ArticleCourt says Zinara boss a liar
According to the court papers, the Zinara issue and arrangements could not be looked at or concluded without consideration of the “social and economic realities that companies were only surviving on...
View ArticleLawyer versus the paymaster
Commercial lawyer Farai MutamangiraIT IS common cause that African politics is a rough and tumble affair, which may even affect one’s social and commercial activities or interests — but commercial...
View ArticleCFI Holdings spills the beans
British tycoon, Nicholas van Hoogstraten is the majority shareholder in CFI… says 28 ZSE counters in breach of rulesTHE war pitting CFI Holdings Limited and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has taken...
View ArticleGovernment spurns Hwange offer
Former minister of Mines, and Mining Development, Walter ChidhakwaPROPERTY tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten offered government about $65 million two years ago to buy the State out of troubled coal...
View Article$17 billion lost to land chaos
President Emmerson MnangagwaZIMBABWE has lost nearly $17 billion in agricultural exports and production to land invasions since 2000, independent economist John Robertson says. This disclosure comes as...
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