POLITICS

Talks between Zanu-PF, expelled trio drag

The ruling party is still engaged in talks to bring back Didymus Mutasa, Rugare Gumbo and Jabulani Sibanda who were dismissed from the ruling party in 2014 for undermining then president, Robert Mugab...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Inspection reveals Kasukuwere's lavish lifestyle

The trial of former Zanu PF national commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has given Zimbabweans rare insights into the lavish lifestyles being led by the country's mighty and powerful. In a bid to prove to ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim presents global stock investors with a conundrum

Investors' interest in Zimbabwe may have risen since soldiers forced long-standing President Robert Mugabe to quit in November, but figuring out when to re-enter the southern African economy is causin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe warned on civil service pay

THE International Monetary Fund has warned government over civil service salary increases, citing fiscal consolidation challenges amid a widening budget deficit.Fiscal deficits have continued to haunt...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Joram Gumbo in fresh controversy

TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo might have "violated procedure" by handing over a Grant Thornton forensic audit on the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) to a five-man committee, which es...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZSE, FINSEC mobile trading by month end

MOBILE trading in securities on the country's major exchanges, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and Financial Securities Exchange (FINSEC), is set to commence by month end.Eliah Sarayi, spokesperson ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's liquidity plague to persist

ZIMBABWE'S biting liquidity challenges are anticipated to persist into the near future before government eventually introduces a local currency, a local equities group has said.Highlighting that gover...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim Dutch exports hit $100 000

ZIMBABWE's exports to the Netherlands have gradually increased since 2002 to reach $100 000 last year from $60 000 in 2016.The Netherlands and Zimbabwe have been trading partners for years, especially...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

SEZs ready to roll, systems in place

THE Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority (ZIMSEZA) says it is ready to roll after a year of putting in place systems and procedures.The authority now has a secretariat and a chief executive offic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZIMRA warns against tax breaks for investors

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says government should not give tax concessions to investors that erode the country's revenue base as it seeks to drive up foreign direct investment (FDI).ZIMRA ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

British investor deported from Zimbabwe

A BRITISH citizen Kenneth Vincent Grant-Coker, who was deported a fortnight ago for overstaying in the country, has written to Home Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu accusing the Immigration department of ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

OPINION

Navigating Zimbabwe's debt 'hangover'

It is Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in the morning. Al Jazeera is reporting business news. The Turkish currency, the lira, has fallen against the greenback, once again.The central bank had responded, raising ...

By Tapiwa Nyandoro | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa might pull out of election race

MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora and Chamisa's chief election agent Jameson Timba warned yesterday that the party might pull out of the election race if Zec continues to withhold the voters' r...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa turns alliance into party

OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday turned the seven-party coalition group into a political party after the courts took too long to resolve his legal wrangle with h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Madhuku sues Zec over voters' roll

THE Lovemore Madhuku-led opposition National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) on Wednesday petitioned the court seeking an order compelling the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to avail a copy of the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Majome files to run as an independent candidate

HARARE West legislator Jessie Majome (MDC-T) has filed her nomination papers as an independent candidate but pledged to back MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa in the upcoming general ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim urged to introduce investor friendly policies

PARLIAMENT has urged government to support its "Zimbabwe is open for business" mantra by introducing investor-friendly policies.The Mines and Energy Portfolio Committee said this in a report following...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Unemployed teachers demand jobs

MEMBERS of the Unemployed Teachers' Association (UTA) have organised a protest march in Harare today to draw government's attention to their plight.Association chairperson, Takemore Mhlanga said they ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Zimbabwe defence forces hard hit by HIV, Aids

THE State security sector has been hit hard by HIV and Aids and is struggling to provide adequate health care to its sick personnel, Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa's MDC-T taken to court over $10 000 debt

THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T has been taken to the High Court by Ishline Investment (Pvt) Ltd, after the company's Toyota Hilux vehicle was put on sale by a businessman seeking to recover $10 000 owed...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mangudya calls for capital projects investment

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya has said Zimbabwe is spending more resources on consumption instead of capital projects.Speaking at the launch of the Homelink's housing project i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Tough times for leather sector

ZIMBABWE'S leather industry is currently producing 1,8 million pairs of shoes per year, down 90% compared to what it used to produce during its heyday, an official has revealed.Giving his presentation...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe defers HIV drug roll out

GOVERNMENT has deferred the national rollout of dolutegravir, an anti-retroviral drug, to adolescent girls and women of child-bearing age, following reports from Botswana that the drug was associated ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

POLITICS

Misihairabwi stands by Khupe

FIREBRAND Proportional Representation legislator for Matabeleland South, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, yesterday filed nomination papers on behalf of former MDC-T vice president, Dr Thokozani Khupe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

UK market craves for Zimbabwe beef, says CSC

THE UK is craving for Zimbabwean beef products and has engaged the Cold Storage Company (CSC) to resume exports to the lucrative market, an official has said.The country's largest beef processor and m...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2018

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