TIMB names, shames side marketers

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has named, fined some farmers and permanently de-activated some growers’ numbers for engaging in side marketing.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Lifting Zifa suspension should unlock goodwill

The Zimbabwe Football Association is now back in control of soccer in Zimbabwe following the general clean-up run by the football fraternity itself in late April followed by the confirmation of the courts that the Sports and Recreation Commission did have legal right to suspend Zifa executive members.

Kuvimba acquires stake in GDI

ONE of Zimbabwe’s largest mining companies, Kuvimba Mining House has acquired 50 percent shareholding in Great Dyke Investments (GDI) from Afromet Joint Stock Company.

ZIFA embrace SRC gesture

INTERIM ZIFA president Gift Banda is today expected to lay down plans for the remainder of the term of the association’s board after his ascension to the hot seat was approved by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC)  this week.

Govt to back New Ziana

Necessary support will be provided to the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMMT) by the Government as it seeks to turnaround the fortunes of New Ziana, which owns the national news agency and publishes eight community newspapers.

‘Pomona deal above board’

THE €304 million joint venture deal between Harare City Council and German investor, Geogenix BV, to set up a massive waste-to-energy project at Pomona dumpsite in Harare, was done in line with the country’s laws.

Zesa reaches out to Rwanda to clear connections backlog

Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter STATE power utility, Zesa Holdings, has engaged Rwanda Energy Group for assistance in raising funding the company requires to clear a backlog of 305 000…

Jerrycan links Taj Abdul gang to spate of robberies

A victim of armed robbery yesterday positively identified a jerry can which had his initials at the bottom, as the High Court murder trial of suspected armed robber Musa Taj Abdul and his eight co-accused entered the third day yesterday.

Zimbabwe’s electricity access rate moves to 53pc

Zimbabwe’s electricity access rate stood at 53 percent of the population in 2020, with 86 percent of those with access being in urban areas while 14 percent are in rural areas, latest data shows.

Raw milk production continues to improve

Zimbabwe’s raw milk production in April rose 22,38 percent to 7,2 million litres compared to 5,9 million litres reported in the same period last year backed by availability of grazing pastures, official data showed on Tuesday.