adminProcurement Draft Bill complete
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter— THE Public Procurement Draft Bill, which seeks to overhaul and modernise the public procurement system is now complete and is expected to become law by June…
‘85 percent of SMEs yet to be licensed’
ABOUT 85 percent of Small to Medium Enterprises are yet to be licensed by the local authorities, official figures from the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development…
Central banks alone cannot conjure growth
BEIJING. — “The central bank is neither God nor a magician who can turn uncertainties into certainties.” So, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China, this week articulated…
ZPC to maintain Kariba power generation at 285MW
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Power Company can sustain power generation at the revised permissible level of 285 megawatts after Zambezi River Authority reduced water allocation for the utility’s…
Zimplats embarks on Ngezi expansion project
Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum producer, Zimplats said it is going ahead with its Ngezi Phase 2 expansion project in spite of an earlier announcement that it will be postponing…
Diasporans form civic group
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter Zimbabweans based in South Africa have formed a non-profit making organisation aimed at complementing Government efforts to effectively harness diaspora funds. The harnessing of funds will be done…
Mining sector in dire need of attention
Vandudzai Zirebwa Buy Zimbabwe The mining sector was, until recently, the most viable and most promising sector in Southern Africa. This rising trend was also evident in Zimbabwe over the course…
Tobacco-linked illegal logging doubles
Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story TOBACCO-related illegal logging has in the last two years doubled to 30 percent of the national total, latest data from the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe shows,…
Piracy hits record companies hard
Musicians in the country have been heavily affected by piracy and every day they complain about the decline of royalties that they used to get from record sales. Yesteryear musicians made…
Arts and Culture Trust assists the disadvantaged
Tawanda Matanhire Arts Reporter In a bid to unearth talent among disadvantaged communities, Hard Mashona Arts and Culture Trust has embarked on a scouting project around the country. Hard Mashona is a…