World trade to grow slower in 2019: WTO
World trade shrank by 0,3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 and is likely to grow by 2,6 percent this year, slower than 3,0 percent growth in 2018 and…
Varun plans to triple investment in Zimbabwe
Harare Bureau Indian beverages maker, Varun, plans to triple its investment in Zimbabwe to US$150 million in the next three years to meet growing demand for its products and diversify…
Key to high productivity in the field
Fradreck Gorwe Farmers should tap into good agronomic practices if they are to realise high productivity on their land, an agronomist has said. Speaking on Capitalk FM recently Horticulture Crop Consultant…
Micro-finances: Solution to formalising informal sector
Elizabeth Mfarinya Approximately, RTGS$7 billion is rumoured to be in circulation in the informal sector in Zimbabwe. This includes money exchanging hands in popular informal markets like Mbare Musika, Machipisa…
Price increases: What it means for the economy
Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara The latest wave of price increases come at a time the Zimbabwean consumer was already experiencing a decline in disposable income and will certainly add a…
Duty rebate on MPs’ vehicle imports
Who qualifies for the rebate? Serving members of Parliament of Zimbabwe are allowed to import or take out of bond one motor vehicle within the life of a Parliament in…
We still need to get imports down
The slow downwards drift of the RTGS dollar against the US dollar on the interbank market has two causes: the most obvious is that there are more RTGS dollars chasing…
There’s transparency in Idai victims’ donations: Zanu-PF
Kudzai Chikiwa/Sharon Buwerimwe, Chronicle Reporters ZANU-PF has said there is transparency in the handling of all donations that are being donated through the party for victims of Cyclone Idai. Speaking during…
Nust trains 90 officers in community policing
Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has assisted the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to train 90 police officers in community policing in a move aimed…
Schools apply for extra lessons
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent SOME schools have applied to Government seeking approval to conduct holiday lessons to compensate for time lost during disturbances that rocked the country in January and when…











