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 the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Strategy in Zimbabwe: 2021-2025 which was approved...
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 Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka presented the 2021 Second Round Crop...
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 winning a grant to increase the use of mobile internet...
In Zambia, digital tax stamps are the right solution to the wrong problem
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) Solution, which is essentially a physical paper stamp that is...
WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025
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 day was celebrated under the theme ” Zero Malaria ,...
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 of a circular addressed to all the employees dated April...
‘Saving lives and livelihoods’ – AfDB’s reflection on one year of the Covid-19 Response...
Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from it.
“I had no money to...
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 (US$5.03m) has completed 70% of its Engineering, Procurement and Construction...
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 worth US$1.3 million aimed at helping the lives of pregnant...
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 children and women.
The intervention will cover multiple sectors including health,...


















