MORE than 30 small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to exhibit at the year’s 63rd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, which is the country’s prime exhibition event. This year’s event would run from April 25 to 29 under the theme “Continuous Innovation, Global Competitiveness” and over 500 exhibitors from 16 countries…
A SWEDISH national appeared yesterday before a Harare magistrate after he was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 3kg of heroin with a street value of $3.4 million out of the country. Hans Arne Ingemar Petersson appeared before Harare magistrate Sandra Mupindu facing a charge of unlawful dealing…
AMID escalating hikes in the prices of basic goods, as well as the continued weakening of the Zimbabwe dollar, authorities have warned that public sector officials found dealing with blacklisted firms will be punished severely. This comes after the government blacklisted 13 companies last week for allegedly trading on the resurgent parallel foreign currency market,…
ZANU PF has warned its officials who lost in its recent primaries that they will be dealt with ruthlessly if they contemplate sabotaging the party in this year’s crunch national elections. This comes as the former liberation movement has said it will not entertain any further appeals from its disgruntled officials who lost in the…
POPULAR prophet and United Family International Church (UFIC) founder Emmanuel Makandiwa, opened his 30 000-seater basilica in Zengeza, Chitungwiza, yesterday. Ghanaian prophet Victor Boateng, who is the spiritual father to Makandiwa, said the opening of the church signified the importance of the word of God and urged other churches to follow UFIC in running their…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES say they have set aside US$22.5 million for the country’s manufacturing sector through the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) fund for retooling private companies. The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969 to supplement its member countries’ official reserves. The monetary injection addresses the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), hit by massive resignations by its highly-trained investigation officers seeking greener pastures, is targeting to recruit a team of 20 officers to beef up its depleted probe team. In a notice yesterday, Zacc called on interested individuals to submit their curriculum vitae before April 23, adding that…
BY KETTY NYONI THE recent Zanu PF primaries helped President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tighten his grip on the ruling party ahead of this year’s crunch national elections, former opposition stalwart Eddie Cross has said. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross also said Mnangagwa…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says the opposition party’s nomination process has created surprises with new faces, especially the youth, being nominated to represent the party in the forthcoming elections. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Chamisa said the nomination process, barring a few technical glitches, was exciting and every…
THE HIV/Aids pandemic remains a major burden in Zimbabwe, with the adult prevalence rate at almost 12.8 percent, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. In a statement to commemorate its 75th anniversary on Friday, WHO said in Zimbabwe, despite significant public health milestones, more needed to be done to curb HIV. “Despite significant progress…
