BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is close to introducing the long awaited higher-denomination ZiG100 and ZiG200 notes into the economy gradually, to enhance the convenience for both consumers and businesses.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu confirmed the pending move, adding that the legal framework for the…
Prisca Tshuma THE government has urged industry to take advantage of improved macroeconomic stability to boost production and expand exports.Since last year, the country has, for the most part, maintained a positive trade balance, supported by firm foreign currency inflows from mineral exports and a stable local currency.Exports of value-added products rose by 18 percent…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has cleared its wheat payment arrears, disbursing US$5.2 million to farmers to support production ahead of the next farming season.The development comes after an outcry by farmers over the government’s failure to increase funding to the GMB to ensure the timely disbursement of payments for delivered grain, hindering…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE SPORT is a unifier and must serve as a point of convergence among diverse groups, with differing opinions.It is why…
RUTENDO NGARA THE GOVERNMENT received an US$18 000 fully equipped clinical skills centre for veterinary training as a major boost in Zimbabwe’s fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and other transboundary animal diseases affecting the region.The clinical skills centre was donated by Working Animals International in partnership with AWARE Trust.Speaking during the official handover…
Mishma Chakanyuka ZIMTRADE has called for investment in modern agricultural value chain systems to meet the demand for horticultural products from the Chinese market.This comes as China recently granted a zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries, including Zimbabwe, through its Zero-Tariff Regime, effective from the start of this month.The initiative is designed to dismantle traditional…
BRANDON JOSPHAT OPPOSITION bigwig and convenor of the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF), Tendai Biti, wants Sadc to intervene in the country’s disagreements over the government’s planned law changes.In this regard, Biti warned yesterday the proposed constitutional amendments were “a regional time bomb” that allegedly threatened the stability of South Africa, Botswana and Zambia.This comes as…
ZIMBABWE’S highways, once the arteries of national commerce and connection, have increasingly become sites of national mourning.The statistics provided by Zimstat and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) paint a chilling picture: over 15 000 accidents and 600 deaths in a single quarter of 2025.This is not merely a logistical challenge; it is a full-blown public…
YVONNE NCUBE THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has intensified efforts to restore its operational capacity after securing multiple funding facilities and strategic partnerships aimed at rehabilitating locomotives, wagons and rail infrastructure.Speaking during a presentation to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in Bulawayo on Thursday, NRZ deputy chief executive officer Ainah Dube-Kaguru said the parastatal had…
TAPIWA CHIRUME THE minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to illegal settlers occupying Gilston Farm in Mashonaland East to vacate the property.The latest developments come amid ongoing tensions at Gilston Farm, where a group of machete-wielding youth — allegedly deployed by powerful land barons — recently invaded the property belonging…
