admin$9bn gold coins sold as individuals join rush
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says gold coins worth $9 billion have been sold since July this year, with individuals taking a significant chunk of the bullion, while the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the bank policy rate unchanged.
Presidential goat scheme ready to take off
THE first 30 000 goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme, which seeks to boost breeding stock and increase numbers and quality, will be distributed to provinces over the next two months.
Mutemeri launches anti-drug abuse campaign
Two weeks after being crowned Miss Zimbabwe Queen first princess, Gina Mutemeri has launched her campaign “Just Beat It”,to pursue her advocacy targeting youths on drugs, mental health, peer pressure, unemployment and assisting them to beat all societal ills.
ZIFA forensic audit ready for release
IT’S now the final countdown as domestic football awaits the release of the forensic audit into the ZIFA financial affairs anytime soon.
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Everyone wins if contracts are fair
THE decision by the private sector, probably the vegetable oil expressers, to contract farmers for just over a half the soya beans that will be grown in the coming season is a welcome sign of far greater integration of industrialists and their suppliers of raw materials.
Chimombe granted bail
ECONOMIC Empowerment Group (EEG) president, Mike Chimombe, was yesterday granted $50 000 bail when he appeared in court charged with defrauding a stand buyer of US$16 900.
Bumper wheat harvest to help cut import bill
Business Reporter Zimbabwe will this year be able to significantly cut the amount of wheat it needs to import to supplement and blend with the locally produced grain, as the…
Flower praises genius Houghton
JOHANNESBURG. — Africa had two representative nations at the last T20 Cricket World Cup a year ago but, unusually, they did not include Zimbabwe. This time, there will be three with Zimbabwe back where they belong and Namibia having earned automatic qualification after their performance a year ago.
First Lady, top New York City official join hands, seek to end GBV
FIRST Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa held a heart-to-heart insightful discussion with Commissioner Cecile Noel from the New York City Mayor’s Office to end domestic and gender-based violence on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where they shared notes on how to tame the scourge which is ripping families and communities apart globally.
Investing in Africa talent pays off
A strategy to invest in skills development through the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is yielding exciting results for the continental broadcaster, as MTF graduates enter the industry.