BUSINESS NEWS

'Unregistered pharmacies serious health threat'

A growing number of pharmacies in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland North and South provinces are reportedly operating without licenses from the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), raising ala...

BUSINESS NEWS

Another heavy blow for Zimbabwe's 'Patriotic Act'

In a significant blow to Zimbabwe's controversial Patriotic Act, the High Court has ruled that sections of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which impose harsh penalties on those accused ...

POLITICS

Riot police besiege Bulawayo High Court

Heavily armed riot police yesterday descended on the Bulawayo High Court, blocking journalists and activists from attending a high-profile hearing in which opposition leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo sought ...

BUSINESS NEWS

RioZim faces corruption probe

Mining giant RioZim Limited is under intense scrutiny after the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) lodged a formal complaint with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc...

BUSINESS NEWS

RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm

Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar wit...

SOCCER

ZIFA launches 'Go Warriors Fans' initiative

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has launched a bold fan mobilisation campaign, "Go Warriors Fans," aimed at rallying nationwide support for the senior men's football team, the Warriors, ahead...

MINING & RETAIL

RioZim in talks for US$20m bailout

Struggling mining company RioZim Limited is reportedly in advanced discussions with a potential investor for an initial US$20 million injection aimed at revitalising its cash-strapped operations, the ...

SOCCER

Controversy erupts over Warriors' squad selections

Zimbabwe's preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2025 have come under intense scrutiny following Warriors coach Michael Nees' controversial decision to exclude several key regulars from t...

POLITICS

High Court refuses to strike down Patriot Act

The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to declare amendments to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act - widely known as the Patriot Act - unconstitutional, dealing another blo...

SOCCER

Zimbabwe Warriors drawn against Bafana Bafana

Zimbabwe's senior men's national football team, the Warriors, have been placed in Group A alongside hosts South Africa, Mozambique, and Mauritius for the 2025 COSAFA Cup tournament, which kicks off on...

MINING & RETAIL

Struggling RioZim seeks US$200m reboot capital

RioZim, a diversified resource company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), urgently requires an estimated US$200 million in fresh capital to resuscitate its struggling mining operations, acco...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

RioZim in firing line over US$5m power debt

Renco Mine, a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed miner RioZim Limited, is facing a looming power disconnection due to an outstanding US$4.7 million debt owed to the Zimbabwe Electricity Tran...

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe Health Ministry refuses to admit healthcare system is deteriorating

Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini dismissed claims about the deteriorating state of public hospitals as being largely fueled by "social media" during a heated session in Parliam...

MINING & RETAIL

Crippling power cuts afflict RioZim

Listed miner, RioZim, has been hit by crippling power cuts adversely impacting on production across all its mining operations. Gold production at Rena) Mine plunged 21% in the quarter to March 31, 202...

BUSINESS NEWS

Riot police block civil servants demo

CIVIL servants have threatened to completely down tools and escalate their fight for better wages after police yesterday blocked their march to hand over petitions to Finance and Labour ministers.The ...

POLITICS

Chamisa furious over MDC arrests

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday came out guns blazing, accusing authorities of wanting to destroy the MDC following the arrests of high profile party officials over allegations of seeking t...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

RioZim, Zesa to ink power deal

RIOZIM says its US$1,5 billion investment into building a 2 800 megawatts thermal power station in Sengwa, Gokwe North, remains firmly on course with the company now moving to the next phase of prelim...

BUSINESS NEWS

RioZim makes appointments

ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed mining group, RioZim, has appointed Mr Saleem Rashid Beebeejaun as chairman with effect from June 25, 2019. He takes over from Mr Lovemore Chihota who recently celebrate...

POLITICS

ZRP starts equipping police to deal with rioters

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has started equipping police to deal with rioters in fulfilment of recommendations made by a Commission of Inquiry led by former South Africa President Kgalema Motl...

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecoms operators urged to take consumers' grievances seriously

POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete has said telecoms operators should take consumers' grievances seriously so that they improve on...

SB Moyo 'furious' after Chamisa jokes

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday met, by chance, with the most high-ranking member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in almost six months - and it did ...

POLITICS

Zimbabwe police warn rioters

POLICE are ready and will in future not hesitate to react ruthlessly if attacked by rioters a senior police officer here has warned.Officer Commanding Marondera district, Superintendent Didymus Sakaro...

MINING & RETAIL

RioZim records net loss of US$2,3m

One of the country's top gold producers, RioZim reported a net loss of US$2,3 million in the year ended December 2018 from a net profit of US$8,1 million in 2017 due to a 13% decline in gold output.Th...

BUSINESS NEWS

Beneficiaries from the govt loan for businesses affected by January riots

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said he was satisfied with the process being undertaken by the Government towards assisting businesses, which were looted and had their...

POLITICS

CIO boss dies mysteriously

The sudden death on Easter Monday of a senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative has sparked weird conspiracy theories among Chinhoyi residents on the cause of his demise, with some all...