POLITICS

Mugabe dies in front of Grace

Zimbabwe's founding leader Robert Gabriel Mugabe has died aged 95.Mugabe died in a hospital in Singapore on Friday surrounded by family including his wife, Grace."Sadly, we have lost him. It's a day w...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Mutoko Independent Power Producer pumps 2.5 megawatts into national grid

MUTOKO community is experiencing less hours of load shedding after a local Independent Power Producer, Nyangani Renewable Energy (NRE) started pumping its solar power into the national grid.NRE is the...

BUSINESS NEWS

ZimTrade Outward Trade delegation set for UK Mission

A high-powered delegation from ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's trade development and promotion organisation, will visit the United Kingdom (UK) on an Outward Trade Mission from the 2-6 September 2019.The delegat...

Old Mutual to manage capital from Zimbabwe business on ring fence basis

Old Mutual Limited (OML) says capital raised through repatriation of dividends from its Zimbabwe business will be managed on a ring-fenced basis. This came at a time when the local economy is bleeding...

OPINION

The price of inflation will be very high for Government of Zimbabwe

How many jobs were created in the Midlands province in the month of June 2019? Were there policies put in place, 12 or 6 months ago, in Midlands that can be referenced as explanatory to the job number...

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe has potential to irrigate 2 million hectares: Shiri

Zimbabwe's land under irrigation has increased by 61.76% to the current 275 000 hectares from 170 000 hectares, with the country intensifying efforts to reduce reliance on rain-fed agriculture so as t...

MINING & RETAIL

Falgold ceases gold production

Troubled mining group Falgold Zimbabwe published its delayed financial statements for the year ended 31 September 2018. During this period the group's net loss after tax widened by 609% to US$4.9 mill...

BUSINESS NEWS

Smelly Dube scoops top UK award

GWERU-based private property developer Smelly Dube raised the Zimbabwean flag high at the ongoing African Achievers Awards International Lectures and Honours currently underway in Newington, United Ki...

OPINION

Attack on Mugabe coup announcer exposes polarisation

LAST Friday, in an unprecedented move - Foreign Affairs minister Sibusio Moyo and his delegation to London - were attacked by a group of angry Zimbabweans in the English capital city.The unwarranted a...

BUSINESS NEWS

Kombi operators raise fares

COMMUTER omnibuses here have hiked fares following the latest fuel price increase.The kombis moved from $1,50 to $2 as operators moved to cushion themselves against the continuously rising costs.The f...

POLITICS

'Devolution a disappointment'

The huge public expectations raised by devolved government in Zimbabwe have turned into disappointment, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said, after government failed to av...

POLITICS

Mnangagwa fumes over ivory, rhino horns

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated foreign countries for what he termed interference in the way the country should manage its natural resources, especially the ballooning ivory and rhino horn...

POLITICS

MDC blames intimidation for by-elections loss

OPPOSITION MDC has blamed "calculated intimidation and vote buying" for its embarrassing loss  of Nyanga ward 26, a claim that Zanu-PF scoffed at as a case of "sour grapes".The ruling party's Bis...

POLITICS

Chamisa changes tact

TENSIONS ran high at the MDC retreat meeting held over the weekend to decide whether the party should immediately roll out demonstrations or give dialogue a chance.The Nelson Chamisa-led party in the ...

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecoms firms in revenue decline

ZIMBABWE's telecoms sector has suffered a $37,1 million decline in revenue for the first time ever in the past four years.The latest Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Pot...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe scraps 15% tax on raw platinum exports

Zimbabwe's platinum mining companies have come up with a roadmap for refinery plants that have seen the government considering the removal of a 15 percent tax on raw exports for the commodity.While co...

BUSINESS NEWS

Mthuli Ncube promises to reduce tax burden

FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has promised relief on some taxes ahead of his interim budget on July 31, 2019, as a mid-term fiscal review statement measure to cushion people against the continuous ero...

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe power outages a manifestation of endemic corruption in govt

THE massive daily power outages rocking the country have had a devastating impact on an already fragile economy, throwing into disarray President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mantra that "Zimbabwe is open for...

BUSINESS NEWS

Shambles rock Zimbabwe govt over domestic debt

GOVERNMENT is guesstimating the real domestic debt figure despite announcing that it settled a significant portion of it last week as chaos continues to characterise official communication on the stat...

ZIMBABWE

ZSE to maintain dual listing for local companies

DUAL listing remains the most viable option for local listed companies and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will not dump its plan to collaborate with other offshore bourses despite the 90-day morato...

OPINION

Getting Zimbabwe back on track

IT is extremely frustrating to sit on the sidelines of this game we are all playing called "getting Zimbabwe back on track".We are doing so many of the right things, our team is looking much better th...

POLITICS

Chamisa vows to lead anti-Mnangagwa street protests

Nelson Chamisa on Thursday vowed to "lead from the front" in what he described as a "peaceful and radical" face-off with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to force him to yield to the MDC's de...

POLITICS

Tsvangirai's MDC went into GNU with no plan, sat and ate, says Chamisa

THE opposition MDC went into the Government of National Unity (GNU) between 2009-2013 without a plan and failed to utilise the opportunity, new party leader Nelson Chamisa has admitted.While the MDC h...

POLITICS

Hostile UK reception for Mugabe coup announcer

Zimbabweans in London on Wednesday demonstrated against Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, who is in London, United Kingdom on a four-day re-engagement programme to strengthen bilateral relations...

POLITICS

Mugabe, ex-manager battle rages on

The battle between former president Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and their ex-general manager Stanley Nhari is raging on after the manager who is demanding a whopping $756 00 from the former first fa...