Mamombe, Chimbiri to know fate on Friday

Donald Chakamanga The MDC Alliance duo of Johanna Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri will know the fate of their latest bid for freedom with High Court...

Tax incentives mulled for pharma investments

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – In order to attract investments into the pharmaceutical industry, a new strategy document is proposing tax incentives into the sector.  According to...

Maize production increases by 200% – Government

Staff Writer Maize production across Zimbabwe during the 2020/2021 agricultural season increased by 199 percent compared to the previous season. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural...

Energy company boosts efforts to bridge digital gap

Staff Writer Zimbabwe’s efforts to bridge the digital gap between the urban and rural communities have received a major boost with a local energy company...

In Zambia, digital tax stamps are the right solution to the...

Professor Oliver S. Saasa LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – In early 2020, The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) announced its intention to start implementing a Digital Tax Stamp (DTS)...

WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries...

By Sharon Chikwanha The world marked Malaria Day today (Sunday, Apr 25), highlighting the global effort and positive results in jointly combating the serious disease. The...

CBZ retrenches as Covid-19 accelerates digitisation

Davison Kaiyo CBZ Holdings Limited has notified workers of its intention to retrench due to the ongoing migration of its systems to digital platforms. A copy...

‘Saving lives and livelihoods’ – AfDB’s reflection on one year of...

Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect...

Arcadia Pilot Plant 70% complete

Davison Kaiyo HARARE– Australian listed company Prospect Resources, recently received subscriptions for approximately 41.9 million new ordinary shares at A$0.155 per share to raise A$6.5m...

Japan commits US$1.3mln to maternal health

Sharon Chikwanha/Herzel Mushayabasa The Japanese government in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and the UN sexual reproductive health agency have signed a grant...

US$1m boost for Zim’s COVID-19 interventions

Davison Kaiyo Zimbabwe’s response to COVID-19 pandemic has received a US$1 million boost from the Japanese government through responsive and preventive care interventions to vulnerable...

Unki Mine production up 4% y-o-y

HARARE - Unki Mine PGM production in the first quarter increased 4% on the comparable year ago period at 50 900 ounces. According to the...

Authorities bemoan rot at DDF

Staff Writer The District Development Fund has lost approximately 90 percent of its tractor units affecting its vital tillage services to resettled farmers. The DDF’s mandate...

Africa’s vaccinations hampered by conspiracy theories, suspicion of China, fears of...

Antony Sguazzin and Katarina Hoije As if the struggle to secure its meagre supplies of coronavirus vaccines wasn’t bad enough, Africa is now having a...

Invictus gets exploration programme underway

Following the recent signing of the PEDPA with the government, Invictus, has awarded Polaris Natural Resources Inc, Canada’s longest standing seismic company to provide...

RBZ ropes in BDCs to move away trades from parallel market

HARARE – In order to meet the foreign currency needs of small-scale enterprises and individuals which will ensure that trades move away from the...

More than 200,000 people return to Zimbabwe as COVID-19 impacts regional...

HARARE – More than 200,000 Zimbabweans have returned home over the past year due to the economic fallout from COVID-19 in countries where they...

MP Machingauta granted bail in rape case

Donald Chakamanga A High Court judge has granted MDC Alliance MP for Budiriro Costa Machingauta, who is facing charges of raping a 25-year old Harare...

Blanket Mine maintains F21 production target despite Q1 dip

HARARE – Caledonia Mining reported lower first quarter gold production at its Blanket Mine but the group is maintaining its year end target of...

A COVID-19 Recovery Contribution

By Vitor Gaspar, Michael Keen, Alexander Klemm, and Paolo Mauro The economic costs of the pandemic have fallen most heavily on those least able to...