Farai Mabeza
ZIMBABWE and the European Union have launched the Zimbabwe European Partnership Agreement Support programme (ZEPA) worth €10m (US$11m).
The €10m intervention seeks to assist the country with the implementation of the Zimbabwe – EU free trade agreement, the Economic...
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...
Itai Ndongwe
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority commissioned a US$19 million telecommunication traffic monitoring and revenue assurance system (TTMS) Monday, which will effectively monitor telecommunication traffic and provide accurate real-time data collection.
The TTMS has elements that will...
Staff Writer
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina says the world has the resources to end hunger.
He made the call in a message on the first day of the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Convened by UN Secretary General António Guterres,...
Talkmore Gandiwa
The Small to Medium Enterprises sector is now the bedrock of the country’s economy, contributing 60% of the total Gross Domestic Product and an estimated 76% of total employment, a senior government official has said.
Addressing entrepreneurs at the...
HARARE - Zimbabwe platinum production rose 11% in the first quarter to 120koz while it is estimated to grow 2% to 457koz in the full year (2021).
According to the latest global platinum production report from the World Platinum Council,...
Staff Writer
Legislators want government to regularize activities by artisanal and small-scale gold miners as calls continue to grow louder for authorities to curb the growing number of fatal accidents at the mines.
The MPs visited some gold mines affected by...
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro
HARARE- 2020 economic forecasts were mostly upbeat. Everyone raised the prospect of synchronised growth acceleration after the US-China truce, which temporarily halted the trade war between the two belligerent nations.
The International Energy Agency predicted relative market stability, expecting...
HARARE - The agreement between Government through the National Oil Infrastructure Company and Trafigura does not permit the commodities firm to exceed 40% market share. This has resulted in capacity utilization of the pipeline averaging around 65% over the...
By Kovedzayi Takawira
Harare -The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed that approximately 76.1% of businesses in the country are operating informally.
Speaking at the launch of the Zimbabwe Economic Census preliminary report in Harare today, Zimstat Director for Production...
