Africa loses 30 million jobs to COVID-19

Sydney Kawadza The COVID-19 pandemic has left more than 30 million Africans unemployed with most government being forced to allocate more than 10 percent of...

Judge defers Mamombe and Chimbiri bail judgement, again

Donald Chakamanga Incarcerated MDC Alliance activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri’s will remain in custody for two more days after a High Court judge in...

Better access to water improves lives for Zim refugees and their...

Lovemore Dumba Josephine Mbayo faced many difficulties looking after her eight children in a refugee camp in southeast Zimbabwe, but getting enough clean water for...

Padenga says F20 earnings to be lower due to limited skin...

HARARE - Padenga Holdings has issued a profit warning saying forthcoming results for the year to December 31, 2020 will have lower earnings than...

Free Movement Protocol critical for AfCFTA – ECA

Staff Writer The Free Movement Protocol will be critical to securing gains from the game-changing African Continental Free Trade Area, David Luke, Coordinator of the...

Emirates offers complimentary hotel stay for Zimbabwe travellers

Staff Writer Global air transporter Emirates is offering passengers travelling to Dubai from Zimbabwe special fares, and an additional piece of baggage from 24 March...

Caledonia F20 revenue jumps 32% after record production, higher gold prices

HARARE – Caledonia Mining says that its immediate strategic focus is to complete Central Shaft project at Blanket Mine, which is expected to increase...

Energy Mutodi loses US$1 400 at Beitbridge Border Post

Donald Chakamanga Former Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi on Thursday fell victim to a thief who stole US$1 400 at the...

TIMB ditches unpopular out of Harare auction floors

Reason Razao The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has registered three auction floors in Harare after some registered outside failed to attract farmers and registering...

ECA supporting AfCFTA to drive digital trade

Staff Writer The Economic Commission for Africa is making significant progress in supporting African countries to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) to...

NRZ in sorry state – Transport Minister

Staff Writer Government has admitted that the National Railways of Zimbabwe had become dysfunctional following the decommissioning more than 300km of the electrified line between...

Africa lagging behind in trading within its borders – ECA Report

Staff Writer African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, findings of an Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) assessment report...

AfDB funds US$530m electricity project for Angola

Staff Writer The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will...

Obert Gutu, James Makore dump MDC, re-join Zanu-PF

Staff Writer The list of MDC officials and founding members dumping the opposition movement continues to grow with former legislator Obert Gutu and Senator James...

Tendai Biti loses Parliamentary seat

Staff Writer The People’s Democratic Party, a former member of the MDC Alliance has recalled Harare East legislator Tendai Biti and a host of other...

Zimbabwe’s slower inflation may be the calm before the storm

David Whitehouse Zimbabwe’s inflation slowdown in February may reflect the impact of COVID-19 restrictions imposed in January rather than a genuine downward trend. But prospects of...

20 000 households facing displacement in Zimbabwe

Staff Writer At least 20 000 households are facing displacement across Zimbabwe forcing government to look for alternative relocation areas for the affected families. Addressing journalists...

Caledonia to be included in Global Junior Gold Miners Index for...

Caledonia Mining is to be included in the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) Index for the first time. لعبة اونو This follows...

Zimbabwe receives more COVID-19 vaccines

Davison Kaiyo Zimbabwe receives its first consignment of the Sinvac vaccines, one of the four vaccines registered for use in the country by the Medical...

Small-scale farmers yields under threat from fall armyworm

Staff Writer Many Zimbabwean smallholder maize-growing households are likely to experience hunger due to armyworm invasion in the country, a research conducted by CABI has...