UK gov’t debt exceeds 2 trillion pounds
LONDON, – The British government debt has exceeded 2 trillion pounds (about 2.62 trillion U.S. dollars), or 100.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) amid heavy spending during the coronavirus…
Volkswagen starts production of electric SUV in Germany
BERLIN, – Volkswagen started series production of the brand’s first all-electric SUV, the ID.4, in the plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau, the German carmaker announced on Thursday.…
President in Bulawayo to meet civil society
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today meet civil society leaders from Matabeleland in Bulawayo as part of a follow up to previous meetings revolving around several issues affecting…
Mobile money agents abolished
Business Editor GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect abolished mobile money wallet agents as they are no longer serving any legitimate purpose and further tightened regulations to tackle illegal foreign currency…
Toilets keep rural girls out of early marriages
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter WHILE policy makers are struggling to deal with child marriages which affect 32 percent of girls in Zimbabwe, some girls in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North are…
Banks given ultimatum to sort civil servants forex allowances
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has directed all banks to expedite civil servants’ access to their Covid-19 foreign currency allowances and submit their returns to…
Extension of business hours will increase productivity
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter INDUSTRY and employers have lauded the Government’s decision to extend business hours to 4.30pm, saying the new development will increase productivity, capacity utilisation and positively impact…
COMMENT: President Mnangagwa’s openness on Matabeleland issues commendable
Bulawayo welcomed President Mnangagwa once again yesterday as he continues with his frank conversation with the people of Matabeleland on issues that concern them. He will today meet civil society…
Shumba: An empowerment success story
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent Some people take the Government’s youth empowerment programmes as a fluke. They are not. They are real and have created a growing cadre of successful businesspeople…
Time for serious Corona mop-ups
Stephen Mpofu Different sectors of Zimbabwean society will no doubt have reacted with mixed feelings to measures taken by the Government earlier this week to relax the curfew to 8PM…











