adminUS firm inks $1bn investment deal
AN American company, Hondius Capital Management, yesterday signed a $1 billion investment partnership with the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), with a view to bankrolling Zimbabwe’s mining and infrastructural development projects.
EU EOM slammed over biased election report
The European Union (EU) has come under fire for trying to discredit the widely hailed July 30 harmonised elections in its final report released on Wednesday.
Concern over new signs, symptoms
Government has expressed concern over the number of people still presenting with cholera signs and symptoms, despite vaccination against the diarrhoeal disease that started last week.
Grain millers receive 30 000 tonnes of wheat
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has started receiving the 30 000 tonnes of wheat imported recently and millers who had temporarily closed shop due to the unavailability of the cereal are now expected to resume operations.
ZCTU demo flops
An illegal demonstration called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions yesterday flopped and close to 100 people, including the organisation’s seven leaders, were arrested for taking part in the unsanctioned gathering.
Black market rates tumble
PARALLEL market rates plummeted yesterday after Government guaranteed the 1:1 convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into the United States dollar, as well as availability of the greenback for Nostro foreign currency accounts.
Zim to strengthen wildlife capacity
ENVIRONMENT, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira yesterday met British Foreign Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa Mrs Harriet Baldwin in London.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE . . . DRC star warns Warriors ahead of Kinshasa showdown . . . Congo Brazzaville beat Liberia to blow Group G open
THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s Germany-based star Marcel Tisserand has warned the Warriors that they may need to move mountains if they are to claim maximum points in the two sides’ African Cup of Nations qualifier at the Complexe Omnisports des Stade Martyrs tomorrow.
Mining sector records strong performance
ZIMBABWE’s mining sector has recorded exceptionally strong performance in the first eight months of this year, but prospects for further stellar performance over the remainder of the year are being threatened by a few challenges.
Govt deepens corruption fight
Government is deepening its battle against all forms of corruption as it seeks to remove gridlocks to the attainment of an upper middle income economy status by 2030.