Funding gap frustrates independent power projects
Business Writer Most of the planned electricity generation projects by licensed Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are in limbo due to funding constraints as players fail to get suitors, it has…
Ministers resist SEPs centralisation
Business Writer There are growing calls for the government to speed up centralisation of ownership of state enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences.…
SA construction firm eyes Zim
Business Writer South African-based construction and engineering firm, Khato Civils, has announced its intention to expand across the continent including Zimbabwe, taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area…
Is auction rate the real one?
Golden Sibanda QUESTIONS continue to increase over whether the auction exchange rate represents the true market value, with business leaders casting aspersions over the independence of the auction system amid…
Spirits, ciders drive Afdis volumes
Enacy Mapakame Spirits and wines maker- African Distillers Limited (Afdis)’s overall volumes for the half year to December 30. 2020, jumped by 39 percent driven by growth in spirits and…
CFI optimistic on lifting of ZSE suspension
Business Writer Listed agribusiness firm, CFI Holdings, says it remains positive on outcomes from engagements with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) over the lifting of its suspension on the…
Stanbic sets up remote branches for tobacco season
Business Writer Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank, has set up nine remote branches at tobacco auction floors throughout the country to enable ease of access to funds for tobacco…
Armed robbers shoot police officers
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief TWO Gweru police officers are battling for life at a local private hospital after they were allegedly shot by a gang of six gunmen, while…
Pirating kombis, taxis flood Bulawayo
Rufaro Winter, Chronicle Reporters PIRATING commuter omnibuses are back on the streets in Bulawayo taking advantage of reduced police roadblocks after Government eased lockdown regulations at the beginning of this…
Zifa Southern Region soccer matches set
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter THE Zifa Southern Region board has released its 2021 Division One fixtures although venues and dates for the matches are not indicated. The dates are…











