Building resilience under COVID-19 – SEK 15 million investment for water and sanitation development
Correspondent The Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe has increased their investment in resilience building for vulnerable Zimbabweans with an additional 15 million Swedish Kroner (about US $1.6 million). As in…
Covid -19 threatens regional food security
Nesia Mhaka Correspondent The raging deadly coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and the global lockdowns pose a serious threat to food security across the entire Southern Africa region which is already battling a…
COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity, study finds
Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep and physical activity among children with obesity, according to University at Buffalo research. The study,…
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- businessweekly
- June 5, 2020
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CTC fines Innscor $40m, reverses Profeeds deal
Business Writer The Competition and Tariffs Commission (CTC) has reversed the acquisition of Profeeds’ 49 percent shareholding by Innscor and fined the conglomerate $40 million (US$1,6 million) for failing to…
Don’t soil First Family image — Zanu PF
ZANU PF has warned unscrupulous characters dragging the name of the First Family into the mud through systematic, well-choreographed and sponsored networks on social media.
UPDATED: Fuel prices up
The petrol price has gone by $7,19 to $28,96, but operators can still sell below the cap depending on their trading advantages.
- businessweekly
- June 5, 2020
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Delta expands regional footprint
Enacy Mapakame Beverages maker, Delta Corporation Limited, is expanding its regional footprint in traditional beer after completing the acquisition of a South African traditional beer brewer recently. The acquisition of…
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- Chronicle
- June 5, 2020
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Cost of electricity fuels wood poaching
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE high cost of electricity is forcing many women in Gweru to illegally fetch firewood from nearby forests. They fetch it, often twice weekly, for…
Editorial Comment: Zesa must sort out token system
It is time the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings (ZESA) puts its house in order to ensure the pre-paid electronic system does not continue to inconvenience its customers, with the latest mess occurring at the beginning of a month, when many need to top up.
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- June 5, 2020
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In Payne over Zimbabwe athletics
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter UNITED States of America-based athletics legend Arnold Payne has expressed pain at the news that Zimbabwe no longer has a World Athletics certified track, automatically…