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TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Mzembi digs in on Zim roadblocks

Annual tourist arrivals from South Africa have declined from 1, 5 million to 600 000 partly due to heavy police presence on Zimbabwe's roads, a Cabinet minister has said. Tourism and Hospitality Indu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

AVM gets $20m from China

Another mega deal signed between Zimbabwe and China in 2015 has been actualised, with Baic Automotive Group releasing US$20 million for recapitalisation of bus manufacturer AVM Africa. The deal is am...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Chinamasa roasted on his mid-term budget review

Former Economic Planning minister Tapiwa Mashakada could not contain his anger after Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa delivered a gloomy mid-term budget review last Thursday.Mashakada immediately a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zim's diamond cutters, polishers struggling

Zimbabwean diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to absorb the mandated 10% market share set aside by government to encourage growth and development of the downstream industries, an ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

OTHER

PGA of America honours Zim's Leadbetter

WORLD renowned Zimbabwean golf instructor, David Leadbetter was last week honoured in the United States for his sterling contribution to the global game after being named the PGA of America's Teacher ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Weak economy takes toll on Zim showbiz

The severity of Zimbabwe's cash crisis that surfaced after the introduction of bond notes last year and the subsequent disappearance of the Unites States dollar coupled with the general poor performan...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

More funding for command agriculture

Local fuel dealer, Sakunda Energy, says it is targeting to increase its funding for maize production under the command agriculture scheme to cover at least three million hectares next season.Vice-Pre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zim farmers deliver grain to GMB

Over 1 000 tonnes of maize from the 2016/17 agricultural season had been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) by April this year, the state's grain procurer said.Speaking at the maize value c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Second-hand clothes traders join bandwagon

Harare's thriving second-hand clothing market has embraced the use of plastic money as traders fear being thrown out of business due to cash shortages, this paper has established.The new way of doing ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

OPINION

Command agriculture improves food security

Command agriculture is a more than half a billion dollar agricultural scheme focused on contract maize farming, aimed at ensuring food self-sufficiency.It was introduced at the start of the 2016-2017 ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

African Sun unveils 'new' Holiday Inn Mutare

AFRICAN Sun-owned Amber Hotel Mutare was recently rebranded to Holiday Inn Mutare in a move that is likely to bring competitiveness in the hospitality sector in Manicaland Province, with owners forkin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

NetOne says campaign a success

NetOne says its ambitious Basa Sebasa project rolled out in Harare last month to expand the mobile network provider's subscriber base and has now cascaded to all provinces has started paying dividend...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2017

AFRICA NEWS

Roadblocks, stop and searches at OR Tambo airport

The issue of crime in and around South Africa's busiest airport is being addressed at national level, with Minister of Police, Fakile Mbalula announcing added new measures to be put into place over th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zim embarks on mining titles computerisation

The government has embarked on a programme to computerise mining title systems in a move aimed at ending the practice of double allocation of mining claims while facilitating the smooth implementation...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

CAAZ works on Harare airport upgrade funding

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is finalising the financing model for the US$153 million upgrading of Harare International Airport to pave way for the resumption of civil works.The exp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

New Ziscosteel deal nears finalisation

The government is on the verge of striking a deal with some foreign investors that will see the revival of Ziscosteel.Addressing delegates during a Round Table Ministerial Conference in Bulawayo, the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ultimatum for Zim insurance firms

Insurance companies have been directed to comply with new minimum capital requirements by year end as part of efforts to increase business confidence within the sector.This emerged at the Insurance In...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim govt hails NECF policies

The government has commended the National Economic Consultative Forum (NECF) for its role in crafting policies that have lead to social and economic transformation of the country.NECF celebrated its 2...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Taking StanChart Goal to even greater heights

Standard Chartered Goal Programme hosted a two-day summit titled Beyond Girls' Education Global Summit 2017. The summit agenda highlighted the best practises and opportunities to support adolescent gi...

By Agencies | Published: 22 July 2017

JOBS

Project Manager- We CARE

Project Manager- We CAREAbout this position: WE-CARE- Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care is an Oxfam initiative that supports a variety of approaches to reducing and re-distributing unpaid c...

By WE-CARE | Published: 22 July 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Doves CEO accuse Econet, NetOne

DOVES Funeral Services has accused leading telecommunications companies of creating unfair competition by deviating from their core mandate into the provision of funeral insurance.According to NewZim...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

AFRICA NEWS

South Africa white farmers warned on land

A Zimbabwean farmers' union leader warned white South African farmers they should agree a deal to share land with the black majority before they suffer the same fate as neighbors in Zimbabwe who were ...

By Reuters | Published: 22 July 2017

POLITICS

'Zim can now restore its status,' says Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe has said that Zimbabwe would soon regain its status of being the "bread-basket of Africa" after the country recorded a bumper maize harvest this year.Mugabe said this while off...

By Staff reporte | Published: 22 July 2017

SOCCER

Ex-Zifa boss faces fraud probe

Former Zifa chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze is allegedly currently undergoing fraud investigations for operating a Ponzi scheme in collusion with some of Zifa's creditors.This informatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

POLITICS

Grace Mugabe mine wrangle turns ugly

FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe's aides and police officers allegedly fighting on the side of President Robert Mugabe's wife have reportedly "poisoned" mine shafts as a wrangle over a gold-rich claim turned u...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2017

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