adminCampaign targets youth to boost blood stocks
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has started campaigns in partnership with the Zimbabwe Youth Sustainable Development Goals (ZYSDG), to encourage youths to donate blood, as blood bank stocks are running low because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Forex auctions still seeking optimum rate level
It can easily be argued that the lack of an efficient official currency system has contributed to the proliferation of illegal foreign currency trading, which has had debilitating effects on the local economy as businesses have tended to track the speculative nature of the alternative system.
Water diversion threat to winter wheat crop
More than 240 hectares of winter wheat at Nyamaropa Irrigation Scheme in Nyanga is under threat after farmers outside the scheme diverted water from Murozi River.
Billing authorities need to meet investors half way
Zimbabwe is in dire need for investors in housing infrastructure provision. Investors come in different forms and sizes. We have local-based investors and foreign direct investors.
New parking fees come into effect
The new parking fees announced by City Parking of $50 per hour in Harare’s Central Business District are now in effect.
New gold payment scheme hailed
Small scale miners, the country’s largest gold producers, have described the new payment regime adopted by Fidelity Printers and Refineries (FPR) as a welcome development that can finally eliminate the alternative market.
Parly committee condemns Umfurudzi tollgate
Umfurudzi Tollgate along Bindura-Mt Darwin Road set up in 2018 as a temporary structure pending the construction of a standard tollgate, is a security risk and is providing a conducive environment for employees to steal from the roads authority.
World’s most food-insecure region hit by lockdown prices
Panic buying and lockdown-driven price increases pushed up food prices in major economies in sub-Saharan Africa, the world’s most food-insecure region.
Makomo, Zambezi Gas get ultimatum
Brawling coal mining entities Makomo Resources and Zambezi Gas and Coal Mine have been given up to the end of this month to resolve their differences, which have resulted in the latter being barred from transporting its produce passing through the former concession.