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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...
Zonful Energy, through the GSMA Innovation Fund, will to increase mobile internet adoption and usage in rural areas to bridge the ICT gap with urban communities

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...
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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...
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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 ,...
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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...
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‘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...
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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,...