admin$460 million boost in pipeline for NRZ
Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Political Reporter THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is geared for a major turnaround with the government concluding negotiations with a South African financial institution for a…
Lack of funds derails CSC recruitment drive
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) is unable to fill vacant posts in different government departments as treasury does not have money to cater for new recruitments,…
New British ambassador to Zim appointed
Chronicle Reporter THE United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) office has appointed Catriona Laing as the new British ambassador to Zimbabwe taking over from Deborah Bronnert who has served in…
Vendors run amok, assault municipal police
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter ANTI-RIOT police were called to restore order at Renkini bus terminus in Bulawayo yesterday after angry vendors assaulted municipal police who had confiscated their goods.
2 cops held for stocktheft
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent TWO police officers based in Gwanda have been arrested for allegedly stealing 10 head of cattle from Filabusi and transporting them to Bulawayo after falsifying their…
Fidelity to up gold prices
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT will soon ensure that Fidelity Printers and Refiners charges competitive prices on all gold delivered to the buyer to curb smuggling of the mineral.
Chinamasa reduces GDP growth projection
Harare Bureau FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has halved Zimbabwe’s projection for real Gross Domestic Product growth for 2014 to 3,1 percent from 6,1 percent and said Zimbabwe …
Old Mutual disburses $4.8m to youth groups
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter OLD Mutual has disbursed $4.8 million under the Ukondla/Kurera Youth Fund, with a total of $139,080 having been received by beneficiaries in Matabeleland.
NSSA raids trust account, sued
Daniel Nemukuyu Harare Bureau A Harare lawyer has taken the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to the High Court challenging the authority’s decision to deduct money from a trust account…
Contractors form bulk of tobacco buyers
Walter Muchinguri Harare Bureau The tobacco marketing season will end next week with close to 213 million kilogrammes expected to have been sold. So far 212,7 million kgs have been…