ASSET management firm, Bard Santner Investors (Private) Limited, has been appointed as the new asset manager for three unit trusts – Tetrad…
THE Zimbabwe Trade Development and Promotion Organisation (Zimtrade) is scaling-up export training for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to boost their market penetration. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimtrade representative Enias Dube said the organisation was equipping small businesses with the necessary expertise and connections to penetrate international markets. “Export training programmes have been…
RAINBOW Tourism Group (RTG)’s New Ambassador Hotel in central Harare is undergoing massive renovations at a cost of US$500 000. The hotel closed its doors to the public on January 6 for the renovations, which are expected to end on February 10. Addressing the media after touring the hotel yesterday, the RTG’s corporate affairs manager,…
THE government will strive harder to improve the country’s economy and the lives of all Zimbabweans, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Speaking at State House in Harare yesterday, during a meeting with Provincial Affairs and Devolution ministers, the back at work Mnangagwa also pledged to implement more pro-poor policy measures going forward. “In this regard,…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has managed to secure US$300 000 to increase the irrigation hectarage in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central Province. This was confirmed by Agriculture minister, Anxious Masuka, while touring the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) estate on Tuesday. He said the funds were mobilised by the government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation…
THE United States (US) embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday confirmed that it had suspended its foreign assistance and programmes in the country following President Donald Trump’s executive orders last month. This comes after Trump on January 20 issued an executive order re-evaluating and realigning US foreign aid, where he paused all foreign assistance funding through the…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume is in a spot of bother after an inspection by the ongoing commission of inquiry into the capital city’s affairs appeared to debunk his claims about renting a house in Greendale. This comes as the commission chaired by retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, is trying to confirm Mafume’s property…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 12 people died from diarrhoea, dysentery, and malaria last week, according to the ministry of Health. Six deaths were reported from diarrhoea and dysentery, while five were from malaria. The ministry of Health reported 6 958 common diarrhoea cases and six deaths for the week ending January 19, 2025….
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat LEGISLATORS said yesterday that they were worried stiff about the country’s economy, which is experiencing significant business failures, job losses and an exploding informal sector. In this regard, the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on industry, Clemence Chiduwa, told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper —…
Masimba Makwemberemakwemberem@dailynews.co.zw NEXT-GENERATION financial services company, InnBucks Microbank, has appointed ex-Simbisa Brands group finance director Baldwin Guchu, new chief executive officer effective January 01. Guchu succeeded Daisy Zinyemba who has successfully led the company as chief executive, since 2022, and would transition into the role of chief operating officer.“Guchu is a seasoned executive with extensive experience…
