China vows countermeasures as U.S. issues extensive tariff list
WASHINGTON/BEIJING – China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the Trump administration pushed ahead with plans to slap tariffs on about $50 billion of Chinese industrial and hi-tech products, and vowed…
South African rand weakens as global trade tensions sap risk appetite
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand weakened against the dollar early on Wednesday as U.S.-China trade tensions sparked market fears that the standoff between the world’s two largest economies could spiral into a…
Lafarge posts FY loss
BH24 Reporter HARARE – Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe posted a loss after tax of $0, 6 million for the year to December 31, 2017, down 119 percent from a $3, 1…
Ecobank mobile app reaches 4 million users
BH24 Reporter HARARE – Ecobank’s upgraded mobile app has attracted 3 million new customers in just six months, taking the total number of users to 4 million.
Zim firm secures multi-million dollar deals in China
BEIJING – A local agricultural equipment supply firm, Platinum Agriculture, has signed agreements with various Chinese companies for the provision of farming and mining equipment and agro-chemicals to famers and…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Fare thee well Mama Winnie… Mother of the Nation
THE death of anti-apartheid stalwart and ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela — is a huge loss not only to the people of South Africa…
UPDATED: FRIENDSHIP GROWS. . . ED‘s visit marks new era of Zim-China cooperation
From Victoria Ruzvidzo in Beijing, China PRESIDENT Mnangagwa met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People here yesterday as Zimbabwe and China elevated their relations…
Summons for bigwigs over missing diamonds
Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy has summoned a number of political bigwigs as it seeks to wrap up investigations into the alleged disappearance…
6 injured in midnight church fight
Namatirai Mashona, Chronicle Reporter SIX members of an apostolic church in Mbembesi, Umguza District were injured after four men allegedly stormed their church and pelted them with stones before attacking…
ZITF achieves 100% booking
Prince Sunduzani, Business Reporter IT’S full steam ahead of this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo with booking space already at 100 percent for the…










