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BancABC parent faces liquidation over P110m debt

By Mmegi Online Norsad Finance, a regional financier, has filed suit at the Lobatse High Court seeking the provisional liquidation of ABC Holdings, the parent company of BancABC Botswana, over a US$10 million debt. Officials at...
Government is spending at least $2 billion annually to feed millions of vulnerable groups across the country with the programme weighing heavily of the national budget

GMB owed $2.5b for grain delivered to vulnerable groups

Sharon Chikwanha Government, through the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, is owing the Grain Marketing Board approximately $2.5 billion for grain distributed to vulnerable groups in the country. Addressing delegates attending a Food...
In Zimbabwe, approximately 300,000 people are currently at risk of statelessness, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Zimbabwe: Statelessness crisis traps hundreds of thousands in limbo

Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe have been forced to the margins of society, and struggle to access education, healthcare and housing, Amnesty International said today in...
Industry and Commerce Minister Sekai Nzenza

Gvt turns to private sector to improve Agro-Processing Chain

Nyasha Kunyiswa Government is turning to the private sector to improve Zimbabwe’s Agro-Processing Chain which has been decimated by a number of challenges include the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative seeks to integrate, align policies, strategies, programmes,...
Water Irrigation

Zimbabwe plans to put 350 000ha under irrigation

Harare – Zimbabwe plans to put 350 000 ha under irrigation in the next three seasons as part of the Accelerated Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development Plan. This was revealed by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture,...
President Mnangagwa

Zim sets aside $33.6b for roads rehabilitation

Sydney Kawadza Government has set aside $33.6 billion for the rehabilitation of approximately 10 000 kilometres of Zimbabwe’s roads which have been severely dilapidated over the years. President Mnangagwa revealed the development in a Twitter post...
Veld fires remain a major environmental and socio-economic threat to Zimbabwe as the country continues to lose considerable amount of land to veld fires each year

Extreme veld fire risk in Zimbabwe

Sydney Kawadza The favourable 2020/2021 agricultural season, while ensuring food security in Zimbabwe, has also increased the country’s veld fires risk which has been classified as extreme. Zimbabwe is targeting to achieve the 25 percent reduction...
Lighting of the Independence flame is one of the moments that highlight the commemorations

Independence Celebrations go virtual

Sharon Chikwanha Zimbabwe's 41st Independence Celebrations will be held virtually as government moves to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Government has organised a series of activities to mark the commemorations. They will be held...
Sadza Growth Point is an example of rural centres targeted development across Zimbabwe

Tax holidays for investing in growth points

Sharon Chikwanha Government will provide tax holidays among other incentives to promote the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector which is expected to anchor rural industrialization in Zimbabwe This emerged at the launch of...