Zimbabwe fuel imports up
ZIMBABWE’S fuel imports went up in the first half of the year, with diesel recording a 17 percent increase while petrol saw a 38,6 percent surge. Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) chairperson Willia...
View Article‘Poor performance linked to forex crisis’
THE current subdued performance of most Zimbabwean companies is a reflection of the deepening foreign currency crisis, rather than productivity, a listed firm’s executive has argued. Rob Webster,...
View ArticleMnangagwa or Chamisa?
By Eric Chiriga and John Kachembere WITHOUT a doubt, Monday’s election is about the economy — and who is likely to deliver a better future for Zimbabwe, and the much-needed hope. It is also an...
View ArticleBusiness yearns for economic recovery
AS ZIMBABWE heads for its crunch elections next week, industry and commerce is hoping that the polls will restore the country’s economic health after two decades of political mayhem which had...
View ArticlePresident Mnangagwa courts white farmers
By Ndakaziva Majaka and Tabetha Mutenga GOVERNMENT is courting white farmers who lost their land during the fast-track land reform programme, with indications that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has...
View ArticleFormer president Robert Mugabe casts vote after criticising successor
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Monday cast his vote in Harare, a day after criticising his successor and turning on former allies who ousted him from power in a military coup. Zimbabweans...
View ArticlePresident Emmerson Mnangagwa casts vote
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has his vote at Sherwood Park Primary School in Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe in an election pitting him against 40-year old lawyer, Nelson Chamisa. Mnangagwa (75),...
View ArticleMDC’s Chamisa casts vote, says ‘victory is certain’
Nelson Chamisa woke up early to join thousands that got the Zimbabwe election going in the capital Harare on Monday morning. The MDC Alliance leader was mobbed by supporters shortly after casting his...
View ArticleHigh turnout in first post-Mugabe poll
VOTER turnout is high in Zimbabwe’s first general election since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted, officials say. Foreign observers have hailed the election as an opportunity for Zimbabwe to...
View ArticleZanu PF leading
Zanu PF has secured a parliamentary majority with the results of 57 seats yet to be announced. With the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) having announced results for 153 out of 210 constituencies...
View ArticleProcessed meats production declines 25 percent
PRODUCTION of processed meats has declined by close to 25 percent as processors struggle to import mechanically deboned meat required in the production of processed meats, the Livestock and Meat...
View ArticleMzi Khumalo flexes muscle in gold sector
SOUTH African mining magnate, Mzi Khumalo, on Tuesday made an emphatic and strategic move to consolidate his interests in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector, in the latest signal of an intensifying scramble...
View ArticleZimbabwe extends begging bowl to Asia
ZIMBABWE is seeking financial support from China and India to rehabilitate and modernise its infrastructure. The investment-starved southern African nation requires at least $20 billion to refurbish...
View ArticleZim’s ‘baffling’ inflation rate, prices mismatch
SINCE the wave of price increases that hit Zimbabwe late last year, ordinary Zimbabweans have been baffled by the mismatch between the official inflation rate and the level of price increases. To many...
View ArticleBoardroom squabbles rock NetOne
STATE-OWNED mobile operator NetOne has been rocked by serious infighting, which has seen company chief executive Lazarus Muchenje being forced to reinstate nine senior staffers who had been sacked from...
View ArticleUgly poll end mars business optimism
YESTERDAY’s protests in Harare, following Monday’s hotly-contested national elections, dampened business’ hopes that Zimbabwe would finally overcome its economic challenges of the past 20 years. The...
View ArticleZimbabwe election play field uneven, declares EU team
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EUEOM) yesterday condemned Zimbabwe’s just-ended polls, saying the playing field was uneven, despite endorsement by African missions. Elmar Brok, EUEOM’s...
View ArticleEmmerson Mnangagwa wins presidential poll
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). With all 10 provinces declared, Mnangagwa won 50.8 percent of votes to 44.3...
View ArticleNelson Chamisa vows to challenge poll result
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed to challenge the election result “legally and constitutionally” after saying it was rigged. The electoral commission announced that President Emmerson...
View ArticleNew leadership urged to focus on industrialisation
THE new government to be formed after the watershed elections held a few days ago should promote growth by focusing on industrialisation, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has said. In an...
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