Monthly Archives: September 2022

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief  AN 87-year-old dream turned into reality following Government’s bold move to transform Mtshabezi Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, into a greenbelt in line with the Second Republic’s  accelerated rural development and industrialisation drive. The vast tract of arable land has been lying idle for almost a century. Farmers […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT’s value for money investigation on all payments to suppliers and contractors to ministries, departments and agencies has exposed a massive overpricing scam by unscrupulous service providers some of whom pegged their prices based on speculative market exchange rates as high as ZWL$2 000 per US dollar. The obscene forward pricing […] …
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Tafadzwa Chibukwa  NATURALLY, retrenchment is a disheartening and painful process which brings uncertainty to the affected person because one does not know for how long they will be unemployed. When one door closes, another opens. Following this philosophy helped Mr Stanley Tafa (45) of Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo achieve his goal of running his own […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter  THE transformation of Figtree settlement into a smart city has started taking shape with technical teams working with Bulilima Rural District Council as Government moves to fully implement the smart cities concept in line with the recently launched climate policy.  Government adopted the smart city concept which is a global phenomenon as […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter GIANT cement producer, PPC Zimbabwe, says it is reaping big business from its US$82 million mega mechanised cement processing plant in Harare, which was commissioned in 2016 when other firms in various sectors of the economy regarded the investment climate as not conducive. The Sunway City Industrial Park in Harare, has […] …
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