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Mnangagwa reacts to sanctions Senator's claims

President Mnangagwa's administration has taken adequate executive decisions to ensure free, fair and credible elections and Government will not lecture the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on how t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet in $50m debenture poser

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe is desperate to find a quick solution to circumvent regulatory challenges which have hampered plans to list $50 million debentures on an external securities exchange to protec...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Mohadi rallies voters for Mnangangwa

Vice President Kembo Mohadi has challenged party members to close ranks to ensure a crushing victory for President Mnangagwa in the forthcoming harmonised elections to enable him to deliver his vision...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

SeedCo revenue down 5%

A combination of adverse factors saw pan-African seed giant Seed Co record lower than expected sales volumes and revenue for the year-ended March 31, 2018. According to chief executive officer Morgan ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to host investor round table

President Mnangagwa is expected to host an investor round table tomorrow that will be headlined by the attendance of UK Trade Commissioner for Africa in the Department of International Trade, Mrs Emma...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mash Holdings reviews land banks

Listed property development firm, Mash Holdings says it is reviewing its land banks as a way of unlocking value for shareholders. The group's chairperson, Ron Mutandagayi said the company will maintai...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Jatropha roars back

Government has revived the jatropha programme, which is critical in the fight against climate change, and is actively looking for a technical partner. Jatropha, a drought resistant crop that tolerates...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Makamba a wanted man

Businessman Mr James Makamba still has a warrant of arrest hanging around his neck - 13 years after skipping the border over externalisation charges. The Sunday Mail Business established that the Hara...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe targets tax cuts for SMEs

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) plans to cut taxes for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of efforts to help them formalise their operations through compliance. A working paper titled â...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa all talk, no action - US sanctions Senator

A UNITED States Senator, Chris Coons, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of making empty promises and deliberately delaying implementation of key electoral reforms to disadvantage the opposition...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

WATCH: US Senator confirms Zimbabwe sanction

A leading U.S. Senator on African affairs says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is running out of time to take steps which could lead to sanctions relief for Zimbabwe. Senator Chris Coons led a delegation...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

$500m for Agriculture

Close to half a billion dollars has been secured for the 2018/2019 summer cropping season, as Government works towards food security and ensuring that the country's agro-based economy gets back on the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

No love lost between 'Blackman' and Mnangagwa

FORMER Kwekwe Central legislator Masango Matambanadzo - affectionately known in Kwekwe and national political circles as "Blackman" partly due to his dark complexion - has opened up to The Standard o...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

ZACC, ZRP in a spot over Chivayo

PARLIAMENT has urged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)and the police to immediately investigate businessman Wicknell Chivayo and four former energy ministers for alleged corrupt activiti...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

'Dump Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF,' says Mutinhiri

Former Zanu-PF MP Tracy Mutinhiri has appealed to voters in Mashonaland East to dump Zanu-PF in the forthcoming elections, saying people had suffered enough under the ruling party.Mutinhiri, now a se...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Chiyangwa accused of rigging

Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa has come under fire  from Zanu-PF structures in Zvimba South constituency following accusations that he rigged the ruling party's  recent primary elections....

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

NRZ locomotives collision kills 1

One National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) employee died yesterday while eight others were injured when two locomotives collided at Oreti near Zvishavane.NRZ public relations manager Nyasha Maravanyika ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

OPINION

Chamisa is not a liar its 'political banter'

Nelson Chamisa, the MDC Alliance presidential candidate, has courted controversy over statements that he has made at political rallies and other public fora lately.The statements, including political...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Transport costs drive fuel prices outside Harare

Fuel dealers outside Harare that are selling the commodity at above government-stipulated prices say they are doing so to cover transportation costs for the fuel to towns outside the capital.A survey...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Vendors, high rentals drive companies out of CBD

THERE is a growing trend in Harare where an increasing number of companies is seeking to buy or rent property in residential areas on the periphery of the central business district (CBD), a property ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa in VPs dilemma

With only a few weeks left before this year's tricky general elections, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, faces a dilemma over who to appoint as his deputies, amid fears that poor choices could cre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

'Zimbabwe banks ripping-off clients'

Employees in the financial and banking sector under the Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) have accused banks of ripping-off clients while paying them slave wages.The workers, in a lett...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa vows to finish off Mnangagwa

MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday vowed to finish off President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the forthcoming elections, saying the Zanu-PF leader failed to embrace divergent views...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's close security unit in trouble

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's security was breached during a recent Zanu-PF youth interface rally in Gweru after a losing candidate tried to grab his hand while he was on stage.The incident that was...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

POLITICS

'Mugabe not sorely to blame for Gukurahundi'

Former president Robert Mugabe is not solely responsible for the infamous Gukurahundi disturbances in Matabeleland and Midlands that saw an estimated 20 000 innocent civilians butchered by the North ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

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