Source: Few Attend Queen Elizabeth Memorial in Zimbabwe BRITAIN-ROYALS/QUEEN-ZIMBABWE HARARE (REUTERS) – Just a handful of mourners attended a memorial service for Queen Elizabeth in Zimbabwe’s capital on Thursday. The death of the British monarch has stirred mixed feelings across Africa about the legacy of colonialism on the continent. At the Anglican Church in Harare […] …
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Legal travesty – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Source: Legal travesty – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 17th September 2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/52332632652/sizes/m/ The Zimbabwean government has rejected a petition protesting at the treatment of leading opposition MP Job Sikhala and another MP Godfrey Sithole who have been held in jail with 14 other CCC activists since June awaiting trial. They are accused of inciting violence following […] …
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After threat of jail, Maphorisa and Kabza De Small leave Zimbabwe
Scorpion Kings parted with US$18,400 to secure freedom in fight over no-show at Victoria Falls Carnival in April …
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Ncube threatens to flush out crooks driving government tender scandal
The minister threatened unspecified action against procurement officers who connive with tenderpreneurs to cream off fat profits from government tenders. …
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Funding agricultural sector to boost CBZ Holdings revenue
Mr Holtzman Business Reporter Equities research firm, IH Securities, expects that financial Services group CBZ Holdings’ focus, going forward, to lean on the agricultural sector given the bank’s drive to support the Government initiatives in the sector. This comes as the group’s agro-business constituted 51 percent of the group’s loan book during the half year […] …
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Solar dominates approved energy investment projects
Zimbabwe is boosting investment in renewable energy to reduce energy-related emissions Business Reporter SOLAR energy dominated the projects that were granted prescribed asset status by the Government during the first half of the year, according to the Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC), as investments in solar power continue to gain momentum. The Government granted prescribed […] …
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John Tallach tops inaugural capital markets quiz show
John Tallach High School learners (from left) Vuyiswa Mlotshwa, Ordain Mbavhumana, Sinamandla Sibanda and Eunice Moyo react after being pronounced winners of Pool A of the inaugural Capital Markets High School Quiz competition held last week by our sister publication, Business Weekly, in partnership with Financial Markets Indaba Michael Tome Business Reporter JOHN Tallach High school […] …
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How does agricultural commercialisation affect livelihoods in Zimbabwe?
The question of how agricultural commercialisation affects livelihoods has been central to the recently completed APRA programme (Agricultural Policy Research in Africa), which, along with Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, had work going on in Zimbabwe. A core part of … Continue reading → …
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Plumtree: A fuel smugglers paradise
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter FUEL smuggling is rampant along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, with illicit traders resorting to paying bribes to evade arrest, a practice that has seen the country losing millions of dollars in potential tax revenue. A network of fuel smugglers comprising villagers living in communities near the border, fuel dealers; some coming as […] …
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Retired maths teacher scores big with Intwasa
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter A RETIRED mathematics teacher has embraced the Intwasa/Pfumvudza climate proofed farming method which has seen him produce excess grain that he sells to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to feed the nation. Mr Matema Masendeke (70), a former teacher at Empandeni High School in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South province has become […] …
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