MFIs record 15,2pc first quarter growth
Business Reporter THE credit-only microfinance institutions (MFIs) have recorded a 15,2 percent growth to ZWL$2,136 billion in total asset size in the first quarter ended March 2021 from ZWL$1,854 billion…
Iran says it has broad agreement with the US on lifting sanctions
Iran said it has reached a broad agreement with the US over the lifting of sanctions on its industrial sectors, including energy, but warned there was “very little time left”…
Ariston revenue jumps 64 pc
Ariston Holdings defied the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on business operations worldwide after group revenue jumped by 64 percent to $425,5 million during the half year period to March 2021.
US$3bn fund to benefit Zim post-pandemic
CHINA will in the next three years, extend US$3 billion in international aid to developing countries, including Zimbabwe to support Covid-19 responses as well as economic and social recovery post-pandemic.
‘My language defines my identity’
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter My language is part of my identity and without it, a part of me would have died, said Mr Mthandazo Vundla (68) from the marginalised San…
African countries need to play more competitive games, says Tsimba
THE time is right to help usher in a new age of rugby development in Africa, according to Zimbabwean World Rugby Hall of Fame member Kennedy Tsimba. The 46-year-old is…
Only a court can ‘unsuspend’ Ramaphosa: Ace
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule insists that ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa remains “suspended” until a court of law decides otherwise. This was the salvo fired by a defiant Magashule in…
Ariston revenue jumps 64pc
Ariston Holdings defied the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on business operations worldwide after group revenue jumped by 64 percent to $425,5 million during the half year period to March 2021.
Safe to mix and match AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, say WHO experts
With the continuing global vaccine supply shortages and an increasing variety of COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use, many have wondered whether combining different vaccines could be a feasible option to fast-track and simplify vaccination efforts.
Kaunda asks for prayers after hospital admission
Zambia’s founding father Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to hospital after feeling “unwell”, a statement from his office says. The 97-year-old is one of the last surviving figures from Africa’s…











