BUSINESS NEWS

Gun-toting robbers storm Murombedzi wholesale

Police in Zvimba have launched a manhunt for an armed gang that attacked a wholesale shop at Murombedzi Growth Point, making away with US$29,700 in cash on Thursday morning.According to a statement fr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwean man who controlled the development of Microsoft Windows

Zimbabwean-born Paul Maritz discovered his passion for computers at a South African university and became one of Microsoft's core executives, directing much of the early development of Windows.Born in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

MCAZ targets WHO Maturity Level 4 certification

Zimbabwe's medicines regulator, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has embarked on an ambitious journey to achieve Maturity Level 4 under the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwean who went from earning R1,500 to R5m per month

July Ndlovu went from a rural village in Zimbabwe to becoming the CEO of Thungela Resources, one of South Africa's most successful coal mining companies. He began his career as a graduate trainee...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Here's who won Zimbabwe govt's biggest road tenders

The Ministry of Transport handed out millions of dollars' worth of contracts for roadworks in the first quarter of the year. Here are some of the biggest winners.Top of the pile? FossilFossil Contract...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2025

POLITICS

Tagwirei mocks 'foolish' Zimbabweans who have not won tenders

Prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei ignited controversy on Wednesday after declaring that Zimbabweans who have not secured government tenders are "foolish" - effectively labelling the vast major...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

WHO on alert over new COVID variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a cautionary advisory urging countries to remain vigilant and closely monitor the evolution of new COVID-19 variants, emphasizing the importance of preve...

By staff reporter | Published: 03 June 2025

POLITICS

Matemadanda berates war vets who demonstrated against him

WAR Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has berated some former fighters who challenged his liberation war credentials, saying he cannot be vetted in the streets.Matemadanda was reacting to cl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 December 2018

OPINION

Who is fooling who on unity govt?

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, not once but twice, last week, ruled out forming a government of national unity (GNU) with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.On the other hand, Chamisa continues to push f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 December 2018

OPINION

Mthuli Ncube gets whole of Zimbabwe talking

AT last, the long-awaited Cabinet is here. And it's full of shocks and surprises, with heavyweights falling by the wayside and lightweights making it to the much leaner list of President Emmerson Mnan...

By Editorial - newsday | Published: 10 September 2018

OPINION

Who will win Zimbabwe's 2018 elections?

The harmonised elections are barely a month away and aspirants of all persuasions are out in full force hugging babies, giving to the needy, officially opening bins and promising everything to everyon...

By Dumisani O Nkomo | Published: 29 June 2018

POLITICS

Court frees man who disrupted peace pledge event

Leader of the 1980 Freedom Movement Francis Danha who was arrested after staging a protest during a peace pledge in Harare on Tuesday is contesting his prosecution over disorderly conduct charges argu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2018

POLITICS

Who is who on the Zimbabwe campaign trail?

A TOTAL of 23 candidates successfully filed their nomination papers last week enabling them to run in the presidential elections to be held on July 30, although it is self-evident the real race will b...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Parirenyatwa elected WHO assembly president

HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa was yesterday elected the World health Organisation (WHO) 71st Assembly president, a position he will hold until next year.Dr Parirenyatwa takes ov...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 May 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

The woman who sold Zimbabwe

The place is Durban.The weather is curiously autumnal for a city that knows not winter. Not as we know it anyway.A man with a clean shaven head and bright multi-coloured scarf beckons me excitedly. He...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

WHO bans hot chips

THE World Health Organisation has banned industrially produced chips and other fatty fried foods from the global food supply to eliminate the risk of non communicable diseases that are killing million...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2018

OPINION

Who will target the criminals around Mnangagwa this time?

The Zanu PF primaries have come and gone, but the lingering worry for me is the number of people that have either criminal records or have been implicated in something dodgy that took part in the elec...

By Nqaba Matshazi | Published: 10 May 2018

MINING & RETAIL

New wholesale firm gains ground

GAIN Cash and Carry is fast gaining a significant share of Zimbabwe's wholesale market, which was traditionally dominated by giants such as Mahomed Mussa. The company says its rapid penetration of the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 March 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa to show Khupe who the boss is

MDC-T president Nelson Chamisa said he was increasingly becoming "impatient" with his deputy Thokhozani Khupe and threatened to expel her from the party for refusing to recognize him as a legitimate l...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 March 2018

OPINION

Who is best suited to take over from Tsvangirai?

The opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), has found itself in a quandary yet again. It is a crisis symptomatic of the post-2013 general election which splintered the MDC and gave ...

By Raphael Gore | Published: 07 January 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Fortwell Wholesale on expansion drive

BULAWAYO-BASED wholesaler, Fortwell Wholesale has set sights on expanding its product range next year as it forges ahead to become a one-stop-shop for consumers.Fortwell Wholesale general manager corp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 December 2017

OPINION

Who wants the return of 2008, anyway?

FOR those not familiar with the semiotics and nomenclature of Zimbabwean language and politics, "2008" represents a "time of great suffering" - something between the suffering of God's people in Bibli...

By Tichaona Zindoga | Published: 27 September 2017

EUROPE

Theresa May's first cabinet: Who's who

Theresa May took over as prime minister on Wednesday and has set about appointing her first cabinet.The key questions are how far she will go to stamp her own mark on the top team by bringing in fresh...

By FT | Published: 14 July 2016

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Bhadella Wholesalers closes shop

LAST Wednesday's closure of Bhadella Wholesalers in Mutare, which had been operating in the eastern border city for more than eight decades, has been met with mixed feelings by customers and various s...

By Abel Zhakata | Published: 09 May 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta renews hostilities with beverage wholesalers

Delta Corporation has renewed hostilities with beverage wholesalers amid allegations that the beverage manufacturer is demanding payment within three days despite holding security from customers.Whol...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 April 2014
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