US$86m required for 2022 census
Farai Mabeza
The 2022 population census is set to gobble US$85.5m, finance and economic development minister Mthuli Ncube has said.
Ncube told a resource mobilisation meeting...
Millers pleads with Parly over US$43m debt
Xolisani Ncube
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has pleaded with Parliament to assist its members settle a US$43m owed to wheat suppliers for...
Women form backbone of Africa’s economy
Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development takes stock and answers three questions about African women and agriculture and gives...
No cheer for imbibers as Delta beer prices go up
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...
Long Read: A nation’s demise?
HARARE - A long time ago, a thriving agricultural village named Chibagwe existed. Chibagwe was renowned for the huge quantity of maize it produced. With the...
Mamombe application dismissed
Munyaradzi Doma
Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa has dismissed MDC legislator for Harare West Joanah Mamombe’s application for refusal of further remand.
Mamombe who is facing allegations...
Treasury in $3.2bn budget deficit in 11 months to Nov
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro
HARARE – Government’s expenditure for 11 months ending November 2019 exceeded actual budget of Z$15.1 billion by 21% against Treasury’s Transitional Stabilization Programme...
MDC councillor arrested for demo
Munyaradzi Doma
Mabelreign councillor Denford Ngadziore, who is said to have been part of the protestors that participated in an unsanctioned demonstration which turned violent,...
Red Cross brings relief to drought-ravaged Kwekwe district
Tawanda Marwizi
A total of 120 000 people in rural Kwekwe are in need of food aid, with the food insecurity expected to worsen further...
The End of Social Conventions and the Coronavirus
Victor Oladokun
For weeks, investors and the business community have been rattled by massive disruptions to global supply chains, as factories shut down in China.
Everyone...
Zim has highest Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Maxwell Chingaira
Zimbabwe is delivering the highest number of Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 10th most entries each year globally, reflecting the...
New agric plan on cards as food insecurity worsens
Farai Mabeza
ZIMBABWE is currently working on reviewing and developing the second Zimbabwe Agriculture Investment Plan (ZAIP) as it continues to struggle to fully harness...
Zim baffled by US sanctions extension
Cynthia Chitombi
Zimbabwe has expressed dismay after US President Donald Trump on March 4 wrote to Congress requesting to extend sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
In a...
Defiant Tsenengamu vows to fight corruption
Xolisani Ncube/Sydney Kawadza
A defiant former Zanu-PF Youth League national secretary for the commissariat has vowed to continue his crusade against corruption which he declared...
ZB Bank to partner Harare on water infrastructure project
Munyaradzi Doma
ZB Bank is seeking to partner the Harare City Council in a massive water infrastructure renewal project aimed at reducing non-revenue water and...
Storm brewing over management of sporting facilities
Tawanda Marwizi
Three government ministries are reportedly at each other’s throats over management of Zimbabwe’s main stadiums and other sporting facilities across the country.
The ministries...
JSC begins search for new chief magistrate
Farai Mabeza
Government has begun the search for a new chief magistrate to replace the suspended Mishrod Guvamombe.
The search for a new chief magistrate suggests...
Mutorashanga seeks to master its own fate
Sydney Kawadza
Residents of the former mining town of Mutorashanga believe they have been under the subjugation of either mining companies or the farming dynasties...
Govt owes millers $120m – GMAZ
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it is owed more than $120m by government for roller meal subsidy refunds...
Villagers want Govt to resize Gokwe game parks
Tawanda Marwizi
The Simchembu area in Gokwe North is tucked between Chizarira and Chirisa Game Parks.
Situated about 40 kilometers from the popular Gokwe growth point...