adminZITF bookings increase 28 percent
BOOKINGS for participation at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair have increased by 28 percent to 362 from 282 recorded during the same period last year, according to official figures.
Govt to commission 3 IPPs
Government will by the end of this year commission three independent power producers (IPP’s) that are expected to contribute a cumulative capacity of 30 Megawatts (MW) to the national power grid, according to the Secretary of Energy and Power Development Engineer Gloria Magombo.
ZMDC to embark on riverbank mining
GOVERNMENT, through the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ), will soon embark on riverbank mining along major rivers in a bid to tap into precious minerals, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said.
Hunters Road project critical — Masunda
Bindura Nickel Corporation will only consider developing its Hunters Road Project in Gweru when the price of the metal “becomes right”, chairman Muchadeyi Masunda has said.
Mbira DzeNharira in another reunion show
Members of the original Mbira DzeNharira will tomorrow come together for a show at La Rouge in Westgate.
Empower Bank distributes 600 loans
Loan uptake at Government’s Empower Bank has remained heavily subdued with only 600 loans being distributed against a target about 40 000 youth loans having been earmarked for disbursement at the bank’s inception.
City resolves land dispute
The City of Harare has resolved the long-standing dispute between Harare Home Industry Association Trust and Defacto Group over a piece of land in Mbare that the trust had been allocated by council to develop business units on a Build-Operate-and-Transfer basis.
Zim, Moza call for tighter security
Zimbabwe and Mozambique have underscored the need for timeous implementation of agreed interventions to arrest cross-border crimes, other emerging threats to security and peace in the two countries.
China to expand opening-up in agriculture, mining, manufacturing, service sectors: official
China will roll out more opening measures in the agriculture, mining, manufacturing and service sectors, and allow wholly foreign funded enterprises to operate in more sectors, a senior official of the country’s top economic planner said Wednesday.
China sets growth, reform targets for “crucial year”
China unveiled Tuesday its growth and reform targets for 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and a “crucial year” in the country’s endeavour to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020.