Govt officials in no show to welcome VP
Senior Reporter VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa found no Government officials to welcome him when he arrived at the Golden Peacock Hotel in Mutare yesterday (Thursday) where he addressed stakeholders to…
Diamonds discovered at Showgrounds
Senior Reporter A RICH diamond belt has been discovered at Mutare Show Grounds and lands overlooking the Murahwa Hills in Chikanga. The discovery is a confirmation of a recent geographical…
Tobacco farmers grapple with bank accounts
Samuel Kadungure Senior Farming Reporter THE directive to process payments for 2016 tobacco directly into bank accounts has drawn mixed reactions among small-scale farmers who are grappling to open bank accounts…
‘Companies must guarantee supply’
Ngoni Dapira Business Correspondent COMPANIES should first guarantee they can supply the country’s market and satisfy consumers with quality goods of international certification standards before the Government introduces protectionist measures to…
Obituary: Why I miss the late James Mwonzora
Morris Mtisi THE man is dead, gone and buried. The story is sad and regrettable. As grim as it is gruesome it is real and painfully tragic, especially because it…
Warriors’ success wins many hearts
Ray Bande Senior Sports Reporter WARRIORS’ gallant show on Easter Monday that left beaming smiles on the faces of success-starved soccer fans and plunged the nation into wild celebrations following the…
Zanu-PF youths want to meet President Mugabe
Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter ZANU-PF youths will use the one million youths march to brief President Mugabe on the performance of elected officials as a way to build public trust in…
CSC awaits assets spin-off nod
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) is pleading with the government for permission to dispose its non-core assets and have its $30, 9 million debt ring fenced…
Financial institutions comply with indigenisation laws
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S foreign-owned financial institutions have all submitted plans for indigenisation but the government is livid with the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries and the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Non-compliant companies risk losing credibility
The deadline by which foreign-owned businesses were expected to have submitted their indigenisation plans expired yesterday. Today the government is expected to start cancelling operating licences of non-compliant businesses, in…




