A man serves a customer at a store in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) Chain stores have traditionally been the preferred choice for shopping, but informal stores are becoming popular among cost-aware Zimbabweans as the new gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, continues to depreciate against the U.S. dollar. HARARE, Sept. […]
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His majesty’s loyal opposition
Sometime in the 1820s this phrase was first used to describe the party out of power in Britain. It implied members would cooperate with the government even though they did not agree with them. The opposition party accepted the basic structures of civil society though they had their own ideas about how it should be […]
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Back in the Soup
Who could forget 2008? We had inflation so high we had to double Z$ prices every 4 hours, we had 150 000 cases of Cholera in Harare. Our fuel filling stations were all empty and closed, our supermarket shelves empty. Eddie Cross We were even buying bread in neighbouring countries. Even today I have no […]
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Mbudzi Interchange now 74% complete
Source: Mbudzi Interchange now 74% complete –Newsday Zimbabwe Speaking at the official opening of the loop, Transport minister Felix Mhona said work at the interchange was now at 74%, with completion set for end of this year. THE Mbudzi Interchange is taking shape with government yesterday opening the Masvingo Road-Glen Norah loop, which will be […]
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UNDP, ministry arm Byo MSMEs for AfCFTA
Source: UNDP, ministry arm Byo MSMEs for AfCFTA –Newsday Zimbabwe United Nations Development Programme THE government, working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched a training programme aimed at equipping micro-small to medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly youth and women-led, with knowledge and skills necessary for export readiness, to capitalise on the African Continental […]
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Mash Central makes progress in HIV response
Source: Mash Central makes progress in HIV response -Newsday Zimbabwe National Aids Council MASHONALAND Central province is making significant progress in HIV and Aids management, thanks to a cocktail of intervention programmes the province has implemented over the years. National Aids Council provincial manager for Mashonaland Central Edgar Muzulu said part of the success story […]
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High Court denies HCC executives bail
Source: High Court denies HCC executives bail –Newsday Zimbabwe PLATINUM PLATINUM output from Zimbabwe is forecast to remain stable this year as the global demand is seen growing 3% to +226koz( thousand ounces), NewsDay Business can report. This is coming at a time when the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) holdings are expected to remain net […]
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‘Rains will not stop Kunzvi Dam construction’
Source: The Herald – Breaking news. Workers backfill the Kunzwi Dam riverbed in Goromonzi on Saturday. — Picture Justin Mutenda Zvamaida Murwira, Senior Reporter THE construction of Kunzvi Dam will not be affected by the onset of rains as the contractor is backfilling the riverbed section to allow flood water to pass safely without […]
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Treasury to reduce taxes on salons, barber shops
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has acceded to a call by legislators for the reduction of presumptive tax on barber shops and hair salons but has extended the tax bracket for the informal sector to […]
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Government puts impersonators on notice
Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has set the record straight that it is neither offering loans, offer letters nor grants. Fraudsters pretending to be from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce have been put on notice. In recent weeks a number of unsuspecting individuals have been duped of their hard earned monies by the impersonators […]
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