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 Monetary Policy Committee deliberations published today, the RBZ said the...
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 challenges associated with traditional harvesting procedures.
The new threshing methods, using...
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 the agricultural sector with milk and poultry on the decline.
The...
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 seven percent compared to the previous year.
According to ZIMSEC chairman...
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 scaling up of agro-technologies. This will include investing in access...
SADC postpones security summit ‘indefinitely’ as differences sharpen over Cabo Delgado conflict
Pushing back against a growing determination among regional states to take concerted action to quell the insurgency in northern Mozambique, President Fillipe Nyusi has managed to engineer an ‘indefinite postponement’ of a Southern African...
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 and Cultural Organisation calling for enhanced coordinated efforts in creating...
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 to guarantee the freedom of expression and safety of journalists...
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 National Venture Capital Fund (NVCF).
The disbursements mark the operationalisation of...
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 US$20 million to increase brewing capacity and address beer shortages...


















