KEY players in the Zimbabwe tourism sector have joined forces in launching the ‘‘Twalumba’’ Travel and Tourism awards that will recognise and reward individuals, corporate efforts and achievements, in pursuit of stimulating the growth and development of the country’s travel and tourism sector. The tourism awards were jointly launched on Wednesday by the ministry of…
AMID rising political temperatures and a worsening economic crisis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appealed to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, as well as the business community, to join him in turning around the country’s economic fortunes, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s economic crisis this week saw thousands of commuters across the country struggling…
THE South African government yesterday warned that Zimbabwe risked missing on foreign direct investment (FDI) if it does not complete the ease of doing business reforms, including those that relate to property rights, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is struggling to attract meaningful investments due to a host of reasons, which…
HIGHLANDERS technical manager Mark Harrison is relaxed about the club’s lack of transfer activity at a time their rivals are going into overdrive by bringing in numerous new signings ahead of the 2020 Castle Lager premiership season. With the new campaign fast approaching, the Bulawayo giants, who lost full back MacClive Phiri to Bidvest Wits…
BARBOURFIELDS Stadium will host this year’s Castle Challenge Cup between reigning champions FC Platinum and Chibuku Super Cup winners Highlanders, the Premier Soccer League has confirmed. The tournament which will act as a dress rehearsal for the 2020 season will test both teams on their state of preparedness ahead of the new campaign. “We are…
THIS year’s edition of the Fire Queens Youth Day Commemoration Girls Soccer Tournament to be held at Kuwadzana Primary School in Mt Hampden has been greatly affected by a lack of financial resources. As a result, the organisers have been forced to only include five teams in the tournament cutting the number by half from…
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it is ready to thwart any unsanctioned dissent in the wake of threats by the country’s largest opposition political party — the MDC — to unleash crippling protests in a bid to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of power. MDC president Nelson Chamisa told the media on Tuesday that the country was…
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) president Tafadzwa Goliati says the transport problems being faced by commuters are being worsened by the fact that government’s fuel support is only extended to Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and not private commuter omnibuses. Goliati’s statement comes as hundreds of commuters have been left stranded over the last few…
SMALL and Medium Enterprises Association of Zimbabwe’s (SMEZ) executive director Farai Mutambanengwe yesterday chided government’s economic policies which he said are turning citizens into criminals. His sentiments come as the local Zimbabwe dollar has continued to tumble against major trading currencies of the world, reviving appetite to use the United States dollar (USD) to store…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s drive to increase domestic revenue through tax to fund the country’s development remains mired by lack of tax compliance by the country’s buoyant informal sector. Millions of dollars in potential tax are stuck in the informal trade which is estimated to be contributing 60 percent of the country’s GDP. While…
