Sugar tax waiver, beverage makers still not impressed
Nelson Gahadza Zimbabwe’s beverage makers say the waiver of the special surtax on beverages sugar content due for the period 1 January 2024 to 8 February 2024 will just address…
NEW: Five things that happened in China this week
Manyika Kangai Typhoon Gaemi hits China Typhoon Gaemi has reached south-eastern China after sweeping across the Taiwan Strait, leaving three people dead and 380 injured. The third and most powerful…
Gvt blacklists 51 contractors over illegal forex dealings
Business Writer/NewZiana The Government said on Thursday it had blacklisted 51 contractors providing various services to it for dealing in illegal foreign currency trading, as part of broad moves to…
Good rains, power supply boost 2025 growth outlook
Michael Tome GOVERNMENT has projected a 6,5 percent economic growth in 2025 on the back of a good agricultural season, stable power supply and increased activities in the manufacturing sector…
NEW: Meat thief in hot soup
Online Reporter A man from Highfield, Harare, is in hot soup after he was caught stashing two packets of meat into his trousers at OK Mart in Hillside last week.…
NEW: Ethiopia hit by landslides, death could jump to 500
THE death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
Unesco maintains Victoria Falls on World Heritage list
Sifelani Tsiko Environment & Innovations Editor Southern Africa’s main tourist destination, Victoria Falls, remains on the World Heritage list, thereby thwarting a sustained campaign by some conservationists calling for the…
NEW: Arsonists attack French railways hours before Olympic ceremony
VANDALS targeted France’s high-speed train network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics opening…
Strengthening Fisheries Cooperation: Indonesian Ambassador Meets with Angolan Minister of Fisheries
During his working visit to Angola, Ambassador Wisnu Edi Pratignyo, met with Carmen Sacramento Neto, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, on Thursday, July 25. The two discussed opportunities…
NEW: Israeli minister takes aim at Harris over Gaza ceasefire call
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has accused US Vice President Kamala Harris of being in favour of a Gaza ceasefire deal that would see Israel “surrendering” to Hamas. In a…









