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Zim banks thrive amid economic crisisZimbabwe’s banking sector is thriving despite the tough operating environment, with profitability and balance sheet significantly sound in the full year ended December 31, 2016, financial results from...TheSourceBusiness28 April 2017
New indigenisation framework 'forces' mining companies to spend 75pct revenue locallyGovernment is in the process of amending the indigenisation policy, which will see all mining companies compelled to spend 75 percent of their gross revenue locally, mines minister, Walter Chidakwa sa...TheSourceMining28 April 2017
Employers lose US$40 million to cash queuesIf we use an average minimum wage of US$250 per month the loss goes down to half. This will translate into slightly below half a billion US dollars per year if the cash shortages continue at the curre...OnlineBusiness28 April 2017
Mnangagwa, military elections role exposedVISITING Namibian President Hage Geingob has unwittingly exposed Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the army’s underhand roles in micro-managing general elections and engineering President Robert M...NewsDayPolitics28 April 2017
Command livestock model awaits Cabinet approvalTHE Command Livestock model will be tabled before Cabinet in a few weeks time and if approved will then be rolled out across the country, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Responding t...OnlineLivestock27 April 2017
Tobacco seed sales register 309pc increaseTOBACCO production is expected to increase during the 2017 /18 season with seed sales registering an increase of 309 percent on last year. Tobacco Industry Marketing Board statistics show that farmers...HeraldAgriculture27 April 2017
NUST exhibits new fertiliser technologyTHE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has designed a new ammonium production plant that could be a solution to the country’s fertiliser shortage. The new technology is being exhibit...ChronicleScience27 April 2017
Gtel unveils new flagship smartphoneZimbabwean smartphone maker Gtel has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the X5. The X5 — the latest in string of high specs smartphone releases from the firm — is a battery centric smartphone fo...HeraldDevices & Software27 April 2017
Mafikizolo jets in todaySouth African duo Mafikizolo is expected in the country today ahead of their concert set for Harare International Conference Centre tomorrow. The duo will land at the Harare International Airport arou...New ZimbabweEntertainment27 April 2017
Kasukuwere in dramatic survivalDRAMA and tension punctuated proceedings in Bindura yesterday, as riot police and President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF’s fact-finding team battled to quell tempers and stamp their authority during a heat...NewsDayPolitics27 April 2017
Thatha Wena premieres on ZBC TV tonightA NEW weekly television pan-African magazine show Thatha Wena hosted by Gilmore Tee and Mbo Mahocs, will premiere on ZBC TV tonight. The show will be broadcast at 5:30pm every Thursday. The show’s pro...NewsDayEntertainment27 April 2017
Teachers denounce corporal punishmentThe Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) has urged its members to respect the recent High Court ruling outlawing corporal punishment, saying alternative methods of disciplining students should be in...NewsDayCulture & Society27 April 2017
Dairibord commits to rugby festDAIRIBORD Zimbabwe has renewed its contract with Schools Rugby Festival for the next three years with a sponsorship package of $182 000. The event will run from April 30 to May 6 and was launched at P...HeraldRugby27 April 2017
Zimbabwe diamonds financed Nikuv projectMines and Mining Development secretary, Francis Gudyanga yesterday admitted making payments to companies reportedly linked to Israeli company, Nikuv International Projects. Gudyanga revealed this whil...NewsDayPolitics27 April 2017
Govt secures funds for GMB grain deliveries: VPGOVERNMENT has secured funds to buy grain up to 1,3 million metric tonnes delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), so that farmers can prepare for winter wheat farming in earnest, Vice-President....NewsDayAgriculture27 April 2017
5 die in Inter Africa bus accidentFive people died on the spot and 17 others injured when a Mutare bound Inter Africa bus rammed into a tree at Shamhu area in Nyazura early this morning. The bus was coming from Bulawayo. The 17 people...OnlineCulture & Society26 April 2017
Skaiva goes against all oddsAFTER producing three EPs (Extended Play) in the past, Bulawayo house producer and musician Skaiva, real name Mqondisi Sibanda, said his latest and debut album Against All Odds is his best offering to...NewsDayEntertainment26 April 2017
Bumper harvest to boost transport industryThe increase in maize production during the 2016-17 season is expected to generate transport business worth over $16 million, the Grain Marketing Board has revealed. Zimbabwe is expecting 2,7 million....OnlineAgriculture26 April 2017
Bread prices to remain unchangedA breakthrough has been reached between millers and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe which effectively quashed a looming increase in the price of bread and other flour products. The RBZ will, in the next....OnlineBusiness26 April 2017
PSL match day 4, fixture listPSL match day 4, fixture list Today, 26 April 2017: Harare City v Bulawayo City (National Sports Stadium) Ngezi Platinum v Caps United (Nyamhunga) Tsholotsho v Highlanders (Dulivhadzimu) FC Platinum v...OnlineSoccer26 April 2017
Harare battling with litter challengeWHILE litter has remained a challenge in the City of Harare, this is set to improve after the State Procurement Board allowed for the buying of refuse compactors and skip trucks. This was revealed by....OnlineEnvironment26 April 2017
Macheso hits out at critics, attracts record crowdAlick Macheso has described as ‘pub talk' claims that sungura music is losing lustre and will soon disappear from local showbiz. Macheso said he has been reading such reports as well as coming across....OnlineEntertainment26 April 2017
Mnangagwa headlines ZITF Business ConferenceVICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today deliver a key note address and officially open the 2017 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) International Business Conference in Bulawayo. The busines...OnlineBusiness26 April 2017
Yadah shoot up ladder. . . Remain the only team yet to concede a goalNEWLY promoted Castle Lager Premiership side Yadah FC produced arguably the best result of Match Day Four when they halted championship pacesetters Ngezi Platinum Stars’ 100 percent winning start. Yad...ChronicleSoccer25 April 2017