Monthly Archives: March 2023

 Dams which are now full and spilling include Chivero in the capital and Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) said dams supplying raw water to 51,1 percent of the country’s major towns held water that could be drawn by the centres for at least 21 months.  Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government has been urged to assist […] …
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 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava (centre), accompanied by ZimTrade chief executive officer, Allan Majuru (left), and senior officials from the Ministry are in Minsk to further enhance bilateral relations with Belarus. During the mission, they are also visiting Belarusian industries to identify opportunities that will benefit Zimbabwean businesses. Business Reporter Businesses […] …
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 The falling inflation rates could make saving in the local currency more attractive as deposit rates move into the positive. Saving interest rates were kept at 30 per cent and interest for timed deposits was also maintained at 50 per cent.  Herald Reporter Monthly inflation during March remained very low at 0,1 percent at the […] …
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 ABI principal Dr Sam Nanhanga said businesses and institutions must buy locally manufactured buses as they are designed to meet required standards.    Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), through its bus and truck manufacturing subsidiary, Deven Engineering, has started assembling buses, with 26 units already finished. The assembling of buses from imported […] …
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Source: Al Jazeera Exposed Plunder In Namibia, Ministers Were Arrested – Chin’ono Award-winning journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono has said the Al Jazeera investigation unit exposed plunder of fish in Namibia some four years ago and ministers implicated were arrested. He said the experience is different from the Zimbabwean case where individuals implicated in gold smuggling operations […] …
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Source: We Do Not Support Any Political Party In Zimbabwe – USA The United States of America (USA) has said it does not support any political party in Zimbabwe ahead of harmonised elections scheduled for July. This was stated by Robert Scott, the deputy assistant secretary for southern Africa, in an interview from Washington, DC, […] …
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E Source: IPI Africa Press Freedom Monitoring: Journalists face continued attacks, pressure in Somalia, Zimbabwe, and DRC – International Press Institute Journalists and media outlets in Somalia, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, faced continued attacks, censorship, and pressure in December 2022, according to IPI monitoring of press freedom violations in Africa. In total, 66 […] …
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Source: The Story I Cannot Tell Dear Family and Friends, Writing this Letter From Zimbabwe to you every week or fortnight for the last 23 years has taken some effort, and that’s an understatement! Some weeks it’s easy, words pour out faster than I can type them; other weeks I sweat blood, stare at the […] …
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