Zimbabwe is considered agro-based, as agriculture is critical for livelihoods as
well as for feedstock to downstream industries. At 8.1% of the total available budget, the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has the third highest share after the...
by Talkmore Gandiwa
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a US-based empowerment organisation that offers funding and skill-transfer to women and girls at the grassroots level, is anticipated to continue helping more aspiring women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.
AWE has become one...
The Second World War and its global monetary aftermath: The gradual shift from imperial – colonial links towards US-led liberalism, the 1940 - 1950
Tinashe Nyamunda
The Second World War was an important turning point in the shift of the international...
HARARE - Domestic electricity tariffs on pre-paid systems have increased by 30% under a stepped structure.
According to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company, the lowest consumption band (0 to 50kwh) will be priced at $2.25/kwh while the most...
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has been thriving in the past three years.
Although the country’s diamond, gold and mineral revenues are wide, Zimbabwe expanded its diamond production from 2.8 million carats in 2018 to 4.1 million carats in 2019. The growth...
Cynthia Chitombi
Beer drinkers will now dig deeper into their pockets to enjoy the wise waters after Delta Beverages hiked its wholesale prices effective today.
This is the second increase in as many month after beer prices also went up by...
Sydney Kawadza
HARARE – The African Development Bank has prescribed a raft of measures African countries could take to benefit from rising gold prices, which have shot up 24% since January this year. The commodity’s...
Staff Writer
Food security, agriculture and the African Continental Free Trade Area are the key sectors that will anchor Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery, a senior AfDB official has said.
Addressing a virtual press conference on the opening day of the African Economic...
HARARE – Local manufacturing sector capacity utilization during fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 marginally increased by a single percentage point to 66% from 65% prior quarter indicating the continued capital investment by Zimbabwean firms to boost production despite facing...
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...
