Cottco

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...
Harare City fathers believe that the $8 billion owed to the local authority could be a game changer in its bid to improve service delivery

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...
ECA

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...
ZIMBABWE RICE

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...
"Zimbabwe has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and pregnant women have to gamble with their lives by opting for home births due to underfunded and under-resourced government hospitals or because they cannot afford the costs of care" - Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International's Director for East and Southern Africa

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...
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has dismissed social media reports that Zimbabweans who want the COVID-19 vaccine would pay for it

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...
Government will this year subsidize examination fees for candidates sitting for Ordinary and Advanced Levels in 2021

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...