Farai Mabeza
Government has announced a 50 percent salary review for all civil servants and an interim US$75 allowance to cushion its employees against the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with economists saying authorities were moving towards re-dollarisation of...
Munyaradzi Doma
For years, a long cherished dream for many would be to live in urban areas, where people enjoy luxurious lives compared to rural areas.
The tables have since turned with extreme levels of poverty stalking people in urban areas...
Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, in partnership with the National Economic Consultative Forum will host the inaugural Women Empowerment Summit and Expo
The two-day summit will run under the theme “Revitalising Economic Growth through Women...
Shamiso Ngwena & Cynthia Chitombi
Zimbabwean farmers, struggling with traditional crops such as maize, have shifted focus to the sesame plant targeting at least 100 000 tonnes of the crop during the 2020/2021 agricultural season.
Agricultural production in Zimbabwe has been...
Staff Writer
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will continue to feel the pinch despite the latest tariff review by the regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz).
Potraz recently approved a 57 percent upward review for...
Pride Mzarabani/Itai Ndongwe
HARARE - The Zimbabwean government and the European Union have signed four financial agreements totalling 75 million euros (more than US$80 million) to support the country's development.
These agreements reinforce the EU's commitment to complement the government's efforts...
HARARE – An average Zimbabwean family required at least $5,293 in February this year to meet its basic needs for it not to be deemed poor, a 17% jump from $4,492 the previous month, latest data shows.
The jump reflects...
Simba Rushwaya
THE government will soon crack the whip on banks it is suspecting to be withholding foreign currency and cash instead of injecting it in the mainstream economy, a top government official has...
Sydney Kawadza
Calls for expansion of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative continue to grow louder with several heads of state and government, the United Nations and heads of multilateral development finance institutions adding their voice to the plea.
This follows a...
Xolisani Ncube
Government has postponed the re-opening of schools which was set for July 28 due to a rise in covid-19 cases.
The move comes as authorities have also indicated that a tighter lockdown was being introduced to fight the respiratory...
