WATCH: More incentives for mining sector… ED pledges support for artisanal miners to realise US$12bn target

Patrick Chitumba, patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw  PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Second Republic adopted an inward looking approach to solve its challenges, a development that has seen the stabilisation of the economy in the past three years, making it the fastest growing economy in the Sadc region. The agricultural input schemes implemented by Government have also transformed the livelihoods […] …
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50 000 benefit from Hwange unit 7 and 8 expansion spin-offs

Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw THE US$1,5 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion project in Matabeleland North province has generated immense economic and social spin-offs amid reports that 50 000 people and international entities have directly benefited from the massive project through employment and provision of various supplies. The project has proved to be […] …
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Zimbabwe trims down MSMEs financial exclusion

Sikhulekelani Moyo and Njabulo Nkomo, Business Reporters ENHANCED collaboration between the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development has narrowed the level of financial exclusion in the sector to three percent from 43 percent in the past 10 years, a Cabinet Minister has said. Guided by […] …
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Baya calls for review of policies to clear foreign acts

Melissa Mpofu, mellisa.mpofu@chronicle.co.zw RAISEDON Baya has bemoaned the “exorbitant prices” that promoters are made to pay for certain services in the process of clearing foreign artistes. Baya, a playwright and theatre director who is passionate about promoting arts in the region, told a Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) consultative meeting that the fees promoters were made […] …
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29 houses for families displaced by powerline

Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) yesterday handed over 29 houses built in Hope Fountain on the outskirts of Bulawayo for families displaced by the new 400kv power transmission  line under the Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8 expansion project. In total, 72 houses each with a separate kitchen, ablution facilities and […] …
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