Life assurers suffocate funeral firms

Tawanda Musarurwa Funeral assurance firms might struggle to remain viable as they continue to lose business to life assurers, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has warned. Although life assurers…

RBZ rejects $50m TBs . . . bank sought to raise $500 m

Golden Sibanda The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last week rejected all $50 million worth of bids for the 364-day Treasury Bills (TBs) the apex bank had floated in order…

AfDB, WTO collaborate to bridge trade finance gap

Business Writer The African Development Bank Group has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development banks to reduce trade finance gaps that emerge as a result of the…

Chinese automaker Geely sees sales increase in June

Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Limited on Monday reported a sales increase in June. The company sold 110,129 units last month, up about 21 percent year on year and up…

Huawei says it remains “open to discussions” with UK government

Chinese technology firm Huawei said Sunday that it remains “open to discussions” with the British government and is working closely with its customers to find ways of managing the proposed…

Germany vows to beef up finance watchdog after Wirecard drama

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Sunday he wanted to overhaul the country’s finance watchdog Bafin and give it more powers after a massive fraud scandal involving digital payments firm…

UBH earmarked for serious Covid-19 cases

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter BULAWAYO’s third Covid-19 isolation treatment centre at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which is undergoing renovations, is expected to be ready to admit patients soon. Government…

Flower & curio vendors back, add glamour to Bulawayo City Hall

Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Correspondent Mr Obert Ngirandi (65) sold his first bouquet of flowers in Bulawayo in 1988 and has never looked back. The flower vendor sells an assortment of…

Teenage, Nakamba hanging by a thread

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter EUROPE-based Zimbabwe internationals Teenage Hadebe and Marvelous Nakamba had a weekend of mixed fortunes in their survival battles, with the former starring in his third…

COMMENT: Make hay while the sun shines

The just-ended rainy season was poor with large parts of the country, particularly the southern half of it, suffering prolonged dryness which scorched crops. As a result of the drought,…

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