AfCFTA – Key in mitigating COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Chido Pamela Mafongoya The long-awaited trading within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) finally began on 1 January 2021, marking a very important milestone...

Five year tax break for Great Dyke Investments

Davison Kaiyo Government has entered into an agreement with Great Dyke Investments (GDI) that would see the new player in Zimbabwe’s platinum mining sector enjoying...

African banks sign deal to upgrade trade chokepoint at Zimbabwe border

A group of African banks has signed a US$194mn senior debt facility to rehabilitate the Beitbridge border post, a crossing that connects Zimbabwe and...

IMF revises global growth forecast upwards with wary eye on pandemic

With a wary eye on COVID-19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast a more optimistic 5.5% expansion of the global economy this year. The...

US$ millions for ageing Kariba Dam – UN Report

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe and Zambia should expect spending millions of United States dollars in regular repairs, rehabilitation and maintenance at the Kariba Dam, which has...

AfDB mobilises US$25b for African climate adaptation

Staff Writer The African Development Bank has launched the African Adaptation Acceleration Programme to mobilize US$25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation...

Govt warns against spreading false news

Reason Razao  Government has blasted mainstream and social media for maliciously alleging that some of its officials had passed on after succumbing to Covid-19 saying...

Emirates to increase flights to Harare and Lusaka

Staff Writer Emirates is set to increase its flights between Harare Lusaka and Dubai to four times a week from February 6 this year with...

Sub-Saharan Africa FDI down 11% to US$28 billion: UNCTAD

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro  HARARE – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Sub-Saharan Africa fell by 11% to US$28 billion in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according...

Harare City frets over burial sites as COVID-19 bites

Sydney Kawadza The Harare City Council is in urgent need of a new burial site as most of its cemeteries re largely full, a development...