Private sector urged to follow government on USd salaries
The private sector should follow the government and peg a portion of their workers salaries in United States dollars in order to cushion them from hyper-inflation, which is eroding incomes, a…
NRZ goods train derails killing three
Business Writer A National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) train carrying chrome and granite derailed tragically on Monday evening, resulting in the deaths of three crew members. The accident occurred around…
Chinese C919 passenger plane debuts Singapore Airshow
SINGAPORE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese passenger jet C919 debuted in a flight demonstration at the Singapore Airshow, which kicked off on Tuesday. Two C919 narrow-body aircraft and three ARJ21…
Zimbabwe within range of Africa’s fastest growing economies
Enacy Mapakame Zimbabwe remains within range of Africa’s forecast average economic growth rate albeit the projected slowdown in 2024, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has…
Gold at US$3 000 and oil at US$100 by 2025?
Gold prices could soar to US$3 000 per ounce, and oil to US$100 per barrel within the next 12 to 18 months subject to any one of three possible catalysts,…
‘Scrapping duty on key imports to cut prices’
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter Consumers may benefit from the scrapping of import permits on several essential goods, including agricultural inputs and construction materials, as competition might improve, leading to…
FMHL disputes IPEC order, BDO findings
Business Reporter First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) says it disagrees with the findings in the BDO Chartered Accountants (BDO) report and the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) corrective order on…
Kenya’s public debt shoots past US$76bn
Kenya’s public debt shot up by Ksh1,93 trillion (US$13,3 billion) in the year ended December 2023, raising the country’s indebtedness to a new high of Ksh11,14 trillion (US$76,83 billion). This…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate surges to 5pc
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in the third quarter of 2023 from 4,2 recorded in the second quarter of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This…
Two kids electrocuted in Harare
Remember Deketeke Herald Correspondent Two children in Kuwadzana 5, Harare, were electrocuted while sleeping, due to an electrical fault. The electrocuted children have been identified as Junior Makwindi (4) and Tinotenda…









