POLITICS

Gono welcomes the new Cabinet

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono says the new cabinet announced by President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday has the capacity to carry the country forward.Gono also hailed the appointment...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Masvingo airport earmarked for facelift

GOVERNMENT says it is seeking strategic partners and investors to bankroll the construction of a new terminal building and runway at Masvingo Airport.Masvingo province is popular with tourists because...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt committed to infrastructure development

Government is committed to the development of the country through sustainable infrastructure investment.Speaking at a conference for architects held in Harare last week, permanent secretary in the Min...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

POLITICS

Zimbabwe's indigenisation law has flaws

A local think-tank has said Zimbabwe's indigenisation and economic empowerment law has no provision granting the responsible minister to revoke operating licences from foreign companies defying the re...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Supreme Court defers Zim dollar case

The Supreme Court yesterday deferred to tomorrow the case which some 39 workers who were unlawfully dismissed from work in 2005 are seeking to recover their damages in United States dollars.Chief Just...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Zanu-PF has a mountain to climb in turning around the economy

Newly appointed Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday admitted that the Zanu-PF-led government has a mountain to climb in turning around the fortunes of the economy as the country is still und...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

POLITICS

Zim govt to prioritise economic growth

Newly appointed Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa says government's priority would be growing the domestic economy and increasing participation of indigenous people in mainstream economic activities....

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare's Long Cheng Plaza Shopping Mall completed

Tenants are now moving into the completed $84 million Long Cheng Plaza shopping mall opposite the National Sports Stadium while the plaza is looking for occupants for the remaining space. Some tenants...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

New executive secretary for ACBF

Harare-based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has appointed a new executive secretary of the ACBF secretariat Dr Emmanuel Nnadozie. Dr Nnadozie, a Nigerian national whose work spans over 20...

By Business Reporter | Published: 11 September 2013

OPINION

Zimbabwe Cabinet, what to expect

The announcement of the cabinet has set the ball rolling on the anticipations that all economic agents have on the new appointees. Now that economic agents know who will head what, there is anxiety on...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2013

POLITICS

Mugabe swears in new Cabinet

President Mugabe today swore in his 26-member Cabinet of ministers, their deputies and several minister of state at a colourful ceremony held at State House in the presence of the ministers' friends a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2013

POLITICS

Mugabe names new finance, indigenisation and mining minister

Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe named justice minister and top ruling party legal official Patrick Chinamasa as his finance minister on Tuesday as he appointed his cabinet in the wake of a ...

By Reuters | Published: 10 September 2013

OPINION

Zimbabwe entrepreneurs of note

Of course, the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurial history has got some very good case studies of Zimbaweans now in their prime who took their chances.We probably all know of Strive Masiyiwa and the telecoms beh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Farmers resist Zesa pre-paid meters

Zesa Holdings has started installing prepaid meters in farming areas, a move which has seen many farmers complaining. The utility contracted another company, Finmark, to carry out the installations. F...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2013

POLITICS

Police ban ZCTU march

Police in Harare have banned a planned march against violation of workers' rights in Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the country's largest labour union, wanted to mark the September...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa engages Mugabe over bills

Zesa Holdings has reportedly engaged President Mugabe's office over the proposed scrapping of electricity bills, arguing the move would be disastrous. Sources said yesterday that the utility's top ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Five-star hotel for Hwange

The Hwange local Board is courting investors for the construction of a 5 star hotel as the resort town seeks to boost tourism. Hwange Local Board town secretary Ndumiso Mdlalose said a site visit for...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimtrade & Investment Exhibition Summit - London 2013

On the 29th of November 2013, Zimbabwe Business Network (ZBN) launches it's inaugural Winter Trade and Investment Conference.The event,to be held at ILEC Conference Centre, Ibis London Earls Court, 47...

By B E Ngubeni | Published: 09 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra appoints energy liaison officer

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has appointed a senior tax official to be the liaison officer on energy issues in an effort to ensure the sector plays its optimum role in the economy. Mrs Nhlanhla Gum...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

POLITICS

Mugabe's cabinet delay 'affecting economy'

Analysts have criticised President Robert Mugabe's delay in announcing a new cabinet, saying the development has intensified economic stagnation.Almost 40 days after winning the 31 July elections, the...

By Business reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

POLITICS

Mugabe still to announce Cabinet

There was high anticipation that President Mugabe would announce his new Cabinet at the weekend but Zimbabweans were disappointed when he failed to do so raising speculation that he is struggling to c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

POLITICS

SA slams door on Zimbabweans

Concerns have been raised that South Africa could tighten screws on its policy on Zimbabwean asylum-seekers following the recent elections in that country being declared free and fair by regional pow...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

CFU says $3 billion needed to revive agric sector

The Commercial Farmers' Union has revealed that at least $3 billion was required to rejuvenate the agricultural sector and mitigate the effects of hunger. CFU president Charles Taffs said last week ...

By Business reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

CZI annual congress to be held in Bulawayo

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries will next month hold its annual congress in Bulawayo where several companies have closed shop or are struggling to survive due to lack of working capital and ...

By Business reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Firms fulfilling share pledges

FOUR mining companies in Masvingo have started fulfilling their Community Share Ownership Trust financial pledges with nearly $1 million having been paid since the official launch of the schemes earl...

By Business reporter | Published: 09 September 2013

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