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Industry wants tax holidays for SMEs

LOCAL industry is proposing that government offers tax holidays for small- to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to help grow the sector that has become the backbone of the economy.Zimbabwe National Chamber of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

POLITICS

Chiwenga rescues stranded family

Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has come to the rescue of the family of a Zimbabwean cyclist who was found dead in Belgium by helping to source funds for the repatriation of his body.Abel Muchenje...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

POLITICS

Tsvangirai's sister dies

One of the late former MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's sisters died of asthma and heart disease complications after her family was forced to withdraw her from Parirenyatwa Hospital due to the strike ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

POLITICS

Nurses bow to govt pressure

Striking nurses will return to work tomorrow after union leaders claimed the week-long job boycott has been politicised.Nurses went on strike last Monday demanding outstanding allowances and an immedi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

MINING & RETAIL

Caledonia plans Zimbabwe expansion

Caledonia Mining plans to buy gold assets in Zimbabwe and increase its stake in the Blanket mine after the removal of the country's tough ownership rules.Keen to attract investment to revitalise the c...

By Reuters | Published: 23 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Mugabes have nothing to do with ZimAirways deal'

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore, whose name has been at the centre of a raging debate over a Zimbabwe Airways deal, has reportedly said that he "is only doing a se...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZITF roars into life

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) starts on Tuesday amid optimism among small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that renewed interest from investors in the country will see them clinch lucrative...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

POLITICS

SA-based mogul eyes Zimbabwe State House

If business success was the only pre-requisite for leading a country, Joseph Makamba Busha of the FreeZim Congress (FZC), would be certain to be the next resident of State House.Of all the dozens of c...

By Staff rpeorter | Published: 23 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim informal sector singing the blues

THE informal sector says it is struggling to make ends meet and has not seen much change in the economy since the coming-in of the new government.Company closures and retrenchments have seen rising un...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

OPINION

Best ways to save money as a couple

When you live alone, you tend not to notice some financial issues. Indeed, you buy what you want, don't discuss your costs with anybody, and don't search for ways to save money unless you really need ...

By Prime | Published: 20 April 2018

ZSE TODAY

Market Commentary 20 April 2018

The All Share index closed the week at 95.44 points after adding 0.83 points (0.88%). DELTA (DLTA.zw) jumped up $0.0423 to trade at $1.9200, SIMBISA (SIM.zw) put on $0.0241 to $0.4041 and ZIMPLOW (ZI...

By zse | Published: 20 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Biti sees potential $100bn economy in 5 years

Zimbabwe's opposition could expand the size of the economy more than fivefold to $100 billion within eight years if it wins this year's elections, a former finance minister said.The first elected gov...

By Bloomberg | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa among 100 most influential people

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been featured on TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People (TIME 100) 2018 list.Mnangagwa is one of 100 - among other names such as Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Riha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ capacity up 30%

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has realised a capacity increase of at least 30% from the time it received the first batch of wagons and locomotives from the Diaspora Infrastructure Developmen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

MINING & RETAIL

Mujuru diamond mine battle erupts

THE Zimbabwe Diamond Consolidated Company (ZCDC) has made moves to acquire Limpopo Mining Resources also known as River Ranch Mine, previously linked to the late army general Solomon Mujuru, for a pal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa pulls plug on Mugabe's private school

GOVERNMENT has stopped funding 18 pupils attending former first lady Grace Mugabe's private school under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) programme after it emerged that the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

MINING & RETAIL

$4,2bn platinum deal dodgy venture

QUESTIONS are being raised over Karo Resources Limited's US$4,2 billion platinum investment deal signed by government last month as it emerged that the company has a dodgy background and dual registra...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Zim denied Commonwealth observer status

FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo will today make a presentation at a breakfast meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Chinamasa, Gumbo self-enrichment plan exposed

TRANSPORT minister Jorum Gumbo and his Finance counterpart Patrick Chinamasa have been stopped dead in their tracks by exposure of their self-enriching plan to shut down flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (Air...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe drafts new debt plan

ZIMBABWE yesterday presented a new debt and arrears programme as well as a raft of economic and political reforms on the side-lines of the ongoing International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring mee...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe, Mnangagwa talks at risk

Former president Robert Mugabe has snubbed the mediation team led by Mukonori, which is frantically trying to get him to close ranks with his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The two politicia...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Mohadi is SA for treatment

Vice President Kembo Mohadi is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in South Africa. The 68-year-old, who missed Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports S...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Econet launches Zimbabwe's first 'open network'

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a multi-purpose web self-care service that will give its customers control of their line account profiles. The service will also allow customers to provision serv...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

POLITICS

Govt still to dismiss nurses

The Health Services Board (HSB), which is the appointing authority of practitioners in the public health system, has so far failed to issue termination letters to thousands of nurses relieved of their...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Delta on ins and outs of local sourcing

Zimbabwe's brewery giant Delta Corporation reported significant growth in volume and revenue for the fourth quarter to March 2018. This helped the group recover from four years of recording volumes an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2018

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