VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has told tobacco merchants to make swift payments to farmers who deliver their crops to them this season. Speaking at the official opening of the 2023 tobacco marketing season in Harare yesterday, Chiwenga said the government had noted with concern reports from past selling seasons that farmers were being short-changed by…
PARLIAMENT has expressed concerns over the proliferation of fuel service stations close to residential areas, saying they pose a threat to human lives. Speaking in the Senate last week, Zanu PF Masvingo senator Tichinani Mavetera said a number of service stations were constructed in residential areas and this had a risk of endangering human lives….
FARMERS are calling upon the government to review upwards producer prices, which were set earlier this year, saying this will enable them to go back to the fields next cropping season. This comes as the government pegged the pre-planting producer prices for a tonne of maize at US$335, soya beans US$597,59 and sunflower at US$687,23,…
ECOCASH, the country’s largest mobile money platform, will this week launch a US$200 000 promotion where millions of customers stand a chance to win by simply transacting using the EcoCash US$ Wallet. Announcing the new ‘transact and win’ EcoCash US$ Promotion, the company — whose EcoCash US$ wallet is fast gaining popularity with individual customers,…
SOME retailers are cutting down employees’ salaries and will be compelled to implement other measures to sustain enterprises as the retail sector’s growth this year is expected to be at 1.6 percent, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has said. In a reaction to the 2023 monetary policy and New Year insights, CZR president Denford…
ZIMBABWE has offered to settle a $3,5bn land compensation deal over 10 years, the latest change to an agreement signed in 2020…
SUGAR producer, GoldStar Sugars (GSS) has resumed production of the commodity which had been suspended two weeks ago over a pricing dispute…
TROUTBECK Inn Hotel in Nyanga has completed its US$2 million refurbishment and its management is highly optimistic that it will create revenue through an increase in visitors. The hotel is operated and owned by African Sun Limited and is located at the foot of the ancient pine-treed hills, overlooking a trout fish-filled lake. Speaking to…
THE High Court has rescinded an order granted to a gold dealer, Sebastian Magodo, that gave him authority to conduct mining activities at Electrom Farm in the Midlands Province. The ruling comes after the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a Zesa subsidiary, filed an application at the High Court seeking a rescission of the order that…
THE High Court has ruled that indigenous Zimbabweans who sue the Lands ministry after the State repossesses their land on the basis of their nationality have no legal recourse. This comes after a white farmer from Gweru, Frances Mary Bowers, filed an application at the High Court challenging the seizure of her farm by the…
