Monthly Archives: January 2023

Judith Phiri, Business Reporter  ARTISANAL and small-scale miners are appealing to Government to develop programmes that assist them with exploration for mineral deposits so that they can positively contribute to the US$12 billion mining industry target by 2023.  Exploration is a range of activities to help determine if there are minerals under the ground.  If the […] …
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Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it shall monitor progress on the resolution of the identified weaknesses at the Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank Limited. This comes after the Central Bank concluded an onsite examination of the bank in December 2022, as part of its on-going supervision activities in terms […] …
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Jean Sigauke in Plumtree POLICE in Plumtree recently arrested two people for allegedly smuggling an assortment of goods from neighbouring Botswana destined for Bulawayo. One of the arrested individuals was already on the wanted list after escaping a stop and search roadblock and leaving his passport on 31 December last year. Officer commanding Plumtree District, […] …
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Sunday News Reporters PARENTS and guardians remain banned from visiting learners at boarding schools as Covid-19 prevention protocols remain in place. This comes ahead of the opening of schools tomorrow. Health officials in the country have been calling on people to remain vigilant as fresh cases of the pandemic continue to be recorded. A new […] …
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Judith Phiri, Business Reporter  GOVERNMENT has set pre-planting producer price for maize, soyabean, sunflower and cotton as the Second Republic seeks to incentivise farmers for ahead of the 2022/23 marketing season. The pre-planting producer price for maize and traditional grains was set at US$335 per tonne, while soyabeans and sunflower will fetch US$597,59 and US$687,23 per […] …
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