Govt increases shareholding in Cottco, Silo Foods
HARARE - Government says it has increased its shareholding in Cottco to 51% which is in tandem with its contribution to the company.
Information Minister...
Caledonia upgrades gold resource at Blanket Mine
HARARE – Caledonia Mining has announced an upgrade to the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve base at its 64% owned subsidiary, the Blanket mine...
Residents, ratepayers debt baloons to $8 billion
Herzel Mushayabasa
City fathers in Harare believe the $8 billion debt owed by residents and ratepayers could go a long way in addressing the service...
Edgars unit sales down 23% in Q1 as Covid-19 lockdown weighs
HARARE – As largely expected, Edgars reported a subdued first quarter after performance was impacted on by the Covid-19 lockdown. Physical stores were closed...
Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery post COVID-19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says it will continue to work closely with its member States, the African...
Bindura varsity students arrested for theft
George Swarei
Two Bindura University of Science Education students have been arraigned before the courts facing several charges of unlawful entry.
It is alleged that Lameck...
VAT on pre-packed rice scrapped
HARARE - Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has scrapped the VAT on pre-packaged rice imports following President Mnangagwa's intervention on the long-standing dispute.
The measures will...
Pregnant women and girls face barriers accessing public health facilities risking life changing injuries
Pregnant women and girls are at risk of life changing childbirth-related injuries, including obstetric fistula, as many shun public healthcare facilities in favour of...
Zimbabwe’s Typhoid vaccination programme targeting six million children
Sharon Chikwanha/Donald Chakamanga
At least six million children between the ages of nine months to 15 years are targeted in government's Integrated Typhoid Conjugate Vaccination...
Examination Fees subsidized by 55%: ZIMSEC
Herzel Mushayabasa
Government is subsidizing examination fees for candidates in public schools by at 55 percent of the total fees although those in private schools...