© VETERAN economist John Robertson has urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to address a plethora of economic problems when the head of Treasury presents his mid-term fiscal review and supplementary budget statement on Wednesday. [GoogleAd] The respected economist said the Finance minister must look ahead in his presentation, placing particular emphasis on agriculture. “We have…
© THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says it may be forced to review its tariffs due to continued increase in the cost of critical input materials. Taurai Maurukira, Zinwa acting chief executive, recently told shareholders at an annual general meeting that although the parastatal is striving to provide water to consumers, operational costs continue…
© VINCENT Tsvangirai, who won the right to represent the MDC in the Glen View South constituency by-elections, is confident of winning the by-election on September 7 and replace his late sister, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java in the House of Assembly. [GoogleAd] Tsvangirai-Java died in May after being hospitalised for close to a month at a private…
EDITOR — Recently, news was awash over Kenyan Finance minister who was arrested on allegations of fraud. What is interesting is that Uhuru Kenyatta is on record saying every minister caught on the wrong side of the law must resign. Surprisingly the minister caught in the allegations is yet to resign because he is adamant…
© WATER levels in the Kariba Dam – the country’s only source of hydro-power – have gone down further in what could force power utility, Zesa Holdings, to tighten its load-shedding schedule. [GoogleAd] After the country was hit by a drought in the 2018/19 farming season, water levels in the man-made lake have been declining…
EDITOR — Everyone is aware of the challenges the country has in terms of accessing cash. We have challenges in accessing basic things like cash, and power but now many uncouth business people are capitalising on this crisis. At most fuel stations, fuel attendants are refusing electronic money in favour of hard cash. What is…
© THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) wants to engage a consultant to look into its activities and come up with better ways of discharging its mandate. [GoogleAd] In a statement, AMA said it wishes to engage a consultant to evaluate existing private financial services, public funding programmes and subsidies, structured marketing funding facilities and contract…
EDITOR — The situation in the country’s public hospitals has deteriorated to alarming levels. To imagine that the public health system is supposed to cater for the majority of the population — mostly the poor and those from marginalised communities makes it a real tragedy in the making. There are inadequate drugs, while the few…
© Lion Microfinance Limited has been placed under the management of a curator for a period of three months due to the institution’s weak financial condition. [GoogleAd] In a notice, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said the move was necessitated by a determination that the institution is not in a sound financial condition…
© THE ruling party Zanu PF’s manifesto and promises to turn around the economy have lost wheels and been overtaken by events as the economy deteriorates. [GoogleAd] Following the disputed 2018 harmonised elections won by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the manifestoes of opposition parties have also been overtaken by events and put on the shelf, while…
