Zimbabwe Situation

The Harare-Beitbridge highway is one of the major beneficiaries of the Government’s massive investment in public infrastructure programmes Business Reporter Equities and economic research firm Akribos Capital has said public-private partnerships (PPPs) should take the centre stage as the main source of funding in infrastructure development to ease pressure on the government. This comes as […] …
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Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau   A Kadoma fuel attendant yesterday morning, allegedly faked a robbery by blasting a cash safe using explosives at Macshep business complex in the town.   The suspect who has since been arrested, allegedly tried to blow down the complex in a bid to conceal evidence after stealing an undisclosed […] …
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Marry Mubaiwa Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent Police are waiting for a password from South Africa to open a disc of PDF documents to conclude their investigations into the money laundering charges faced by Marry Mubaiwa, investigating officer Detective Victor Masimba told the Harare Magistrates Court last Friday. All local investigations were complete, he said. “Outstanding […] …
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Tendai Ruben Mbofana I always find it extremely baffling and perturbing each time I listen to those, particularly aligned to the ruling establishment, repetitiously – as if reading from some script written at ZANU PF headquarters – ordering all those who are suffering the brunt of the Zimbabwe regime’s incompetence and corruption, not to speak […] …
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Judith Phiri, Business Reporter SEED producing giant Seed Co Limited has allayed fears of seed shortages saying it has adequate stocks for the 2022/23 summer cropping season. Farmers have started preparing for the agricultural season with land preparations and procurement of inputs. In a trading update, Seed Co Limited group secretary Mr Tineyi Chatiza said […] …
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Rutendo Nyeve, Sunday News Reporter SIX suspects were arrested after they were found in possession of more than 1 500 kgs of copper cables by a joint team comprising Zesa loss control officers, the police and other security officers at Beitbridge Border Post on Friday. The six who are South African national, Siyabonga Ntombela (32), […] …
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Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor THE Gwayi-Shangani pipeline is set to transform the lives of thousands of people in six districts in the Matabeleland North Province as well as benefit Bulawayo and Matabeleland South immensely as the giant project is going to create a greenbelt of irrigable land. A tour of the project by Sunday […] …
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Judith Phiri, Business Reporter MEAT processor, CSC Boustead Beef Zimbabwe is expecting to resume operations before the end of this month with final touches on the components of the state-of-the-art plant at an advanced stage. The company’s engineer, Eng Munyaradzi Maiswa, expressed optimism during a tour of the plant by Sunday News Business saying final […] …
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Source: Firewood poachers wreak havoc in Lower Gweru – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU SMALLHOLDER farmers in Lower Gweru are irked over illegal firewood poachers who they say are causing deforestation in the area. Vungu B village head Albert Maphosa has called on the Forestry Commission to act on firewood poachers. “The issue of illegal […] …
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Source: Dzivarasekwa housing misses target – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY KUDAKWASHE TAGWIREYI THE Dzivarasekwa housing project that falls under the ministry of National Housing and Social Welfare remains on course despite failing to meet set targets, officials said. Only four blocks flats are under construction in Dzivarasekwa against a target of 88 that government promised to […] …
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