New vending sites for Gweru
Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent THE Gweru City Council is constructing a new vending and flea market site in Mtapa which will accommodate 4 600 vendors and small businesses while the…
Bulawayo resumes Covid-19 testing… as 24 000 arrested for violating lockdown laws
Vusumuzi Dube/Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporters TESTING of the coronavirus at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Bulawayo resumed yesterday after a two-day stoppage that was triggered by shortages of consumables.…
Mobile operators get free frequencies
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country’s three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year…
EU shores up support to Zimbabwe
Kuda Bwititi, Chief Reporter THE European Union (EU) has shored up its support to Zimbabwe after unveiling a combined US$75 million package to fight Covid-19. US$40 million was released through…
Unki acquires mobile Covid-19 testing laboratory
Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent ANGLO-American Platinum Zimbabwean unit, Unki Mine in Shurugwi has procured a mobile Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing laboratory for coronavirus as part of its multifaceted intervention…
Money markets: Covid-19 costs tourism US$1 billion
THE country’s tourism sector could lose up to US$1,1 billion due to Covid-19 travel restrictions that have crippled the travel industry. The projection was spelt out by Environment, Climate, Tourism…
Govt to target MSMEs in manufacturing for funding
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter THE Government will consider channelling the $500 million funding allocated to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under its economy stimulus package to those into…
Zimta emphasises need for social distancing in schools
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has implored Government to employ more teachers to reduce class sizes and teacher pupil ratio as one of the main…
Youth and women group set to introduce smart agriculture
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming Reporter YOUTH in Agriculture Apex Council in collaboration with a women and girl-child empowerment group, Upfumi Kumadzimai-Inotho Kubomama are in the process of coming up with…
Covid-19: Lockdown a huge health, economic benefit
Michael Mhlanga Many countries around the world are implementing lockdowns to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic. The debate is now turning to when and how to get out…











