Government moves to destroy illegal settlements

Staff Writer Government is set to unleashe teams led by Cabinet ministers to visit irregular settlements established by housing co-operatives as government moves to regularised...

Annual inflation to fall to 55% by July: RBZ

HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expects inflation to go down below 55% by July 2021 in line with its current declining trend. In...

New harvesting technology brings relief for communal farmers

Herzel Mushayabasa and Sharon Chikwanha Villagers in Mudzi district in Mashonaland East province have adopted a new thrashing technology that ensures improved yields while overcoming...

Decreasing milk, chicks and egg production dampens agric season

Staff Writer Zimbabwe could be bubbling with enthusiasm over high prospects of record crop yields but the same cannot be said about other areas of...

O’ Level pass rate declines by 7%

Herzel Mushayabasa/Sharon Chikwanha The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns affected pupils writing their 2020 ZIMSEC Ordinary Level examinations with results declining by close to...

African countries commit to double agricultural productivity

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Seventeen African heads of state signed on to the commitment to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the...

SADC postpones security summit ‘indefinitely’ as differences sharpen over Cabo Delgado...

Pushing back against a growing determination among regional states to take concerted action to quell the insurgency in northern Mozambique, President Fillipe Nyusi has...

17 journalists killed in 2021 – UNESCO

Reason Razao in Windhoek, Namibia At least 17 journalists have died in 2021 while on duty across the world with the United Nations Educational, Scientific...

UNESCO continues fight for freedom of expression

Reason Razao in Windhoek Namibia The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has committed to building bridges that will add to the existing efforts...

National Venture Capital Fund disburses $300 million

BULAWAYO – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, says close to $300 million has been disbursed to entrepreneurs under the...

Zambrew to invest US$20m in plant upgrade amid beer shortage

Zambian Breweries, part of the world’s largest brewing company - Anheuser-Busch InBev - is upgrading its Lusaka and Ndola plants with new technology worth...

How this Zimbabwean-born entrepreneur became the wealthiest Black woman in the...

Abu Mubarik Valerie Moran was born into a family of five children. Originally from Zimbabwe, her parents were successful entrepreneurs. Her mother was a beautician while...

Why renewable energy won’t end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that hopes renewable energy technologies will help to address their energy problems. About 42 percent...

AfDB platform helps Zim, Southern Africa farmers increase production

Sydney Kawadza African states should take a comprehensive approach to make sure that existing technologies get to farmers for increased food production and save millions...

CSOs condemn passing of Constitutional Amendment Bill

Staff Writer A group of civil society organisations has condemned the passing of the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 by the National Assembly saying...

Govt introduces double shifts to clear passport backlog

Staff Writer Government has introduced day and night shifts in order to produce at least 9 000 passports per day to clear a backlog that...

Government launches database system for local authorities

Herzel Mushayabasa/Sharon Chikwanha. The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works in collaboration with CommonWealth Local Government Forum and Harare Institute of Technology has launched...

Invictus says seismic acquisition program to commence in Q2

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Independent oil and gas exploration and ASX listed company, Invictus Energy, has reported tremendous progress in the last quarter which has...

‘Cost of doing business a threat to competitiveness’

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Cement manufacturers are seeking government intervention in reducing key cost-drivers that are making its products uncompetitive compared to its regional peers. This...

Lafarge eyes 1mln tonnes milling capacity as President commission dry mortar...

Davison Kaiyo ZSE listed building solutions listed company Lafarge Cement has commissioned a new US$2.8m dry mortar plant, which is part of a US$25m expansion...