THE mindless and factional bloodletting within the MDC was further exposed yesterday when the party’s secretary-general Chalton Hwende issued a “final warning” to his predecessor Douglas Mwonzora for allegedly discussing party issues in the media. Ironically, Hwende’s warning to Mwonzora, which was supposed to be a confidential, internal party matter — going by the party’s…
TONGAAT Hulett Zimbabwe (Tongaat) says it continues to face logistical challenges in the supply of imported critical inputs, spares and services, emanating from shortages of foreign currency in formal banking channels. The country’s largest sugar producer has previously said it is looking at extending farming operations to support its export strategy which will help reduce foreign-denominated…
THE government has moved to demand valid medical certificates of clearance for coronavirus (COVID-19) from individuals coming from countries affected by the deadly virus that has so far killed more than 3 000 and infected over 88 000 globally. This was announced by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday….
GERMANY’s deputy head of mission to Zimbabwe Christian Oelfke, has said that while Zimbabwe has an impressive body of legislation to fight corruption, lack of implementation and enforcement of the existing laws is stifling the fight against the scourge. This emerged at a workshop organised by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership…
PARENTS with children studying in China have agreed that they remain in the world’s most populous nation until the deadly coronavirus is contained after getting assurances about their safety from the Chinese government. This is despite the fact that other countries, including neighbouring South Africa, have evacuated their nationals from China in a bid to…
ZIMBABWE’S economy will likely continue on a downward spiral due to poor policies which are causing instability in the country, a respected South Africa-based think tank has said. The Oxford University-linked NKC African Economics (NKC) in its latest research instalment on Zimbabwe has ruled out any economic improvement in Zimbabwe in the short term. “From…
FORMER Zanu PF kingpins — who for years determinedly worked to obliterate the MDC, but now claim undying love and loyalty to the party and its leader Nelson Chamisa — are causing great discord in the country’s main opposition, the Daily News reports. So bad has the situation become that the MDC’s respected former secretary-general,…
ZIMBABWE Platinum Mines (Zimplats) says it improved its mined tonnage by nine percent to 3,6 million tonnes for the six months ended December 31, as a result of improved fleet productivity and additional tonnes milled at the Mupani Mine, which is under development. Development of Mupani Mine replaces Zimplats’ two older mines, Rukodzi Mine and…
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has launched a training institute to deliver special skills to market participants. The institute was officially launched by Canaan Dube, the chairperson of the Association of Listed Companies. “The mandate of the ZSE training institute is to deliver specialised training to stakeholders on various capital market subjects, which include ZSE…
THE Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) says it approved three mergers during the second half of the year 2019. CTC said it assessed and approved the acquisition of 41,07 percent shareholding by SSCG Africa Holdings, 100 percent shareholding of Cut Rag Processors Private Limited by Gold Leaf holdings Limited and a post-merger between Intercape Ferreira…
