By Farai Dauramanzi As the rains beckon, some road side carpenters in Chitungwiza are now busy with repairing their shades of any possible leakages to avoid water damages to their products. There are many carpenters in the town who work from the roadside under temporary shades due
By Watmore Makokoba Zimbabwe hosted a two day Zimbabwe Diamond Conference at Harare International Conference Centre which started on the 6th and ended on the 7th of November 2014 premised on the theme: “Completing Zimbabwe’s Diamond potential for the future” The conference, a follow up to the first
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is exploring the option to introduce a mobile payment platform to support intra-African trade and payments. According to Jean-Louis Ekra, president of the bank: “This venture would essentially bring in around USD 50 billion of informal regional trade that takes place on
By Staff Reporter Vendors operating in the Central Business District of Bulawayo have told of their harrowing experience at the hands of municipal police who harass them for operating without licences. The vendors and the police engage in running battles on a daily basis. Narrating their ordeal at
As I make this post, just after 1545hrs local time, Robert Mugabe Way in Gweru resembles a war-zone. About a dozen Municipal Police officers moving in an open jeep are attempting to arrest, or at least rid hundreds of street vendors off the pavements…a typical Mission
By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) says economic and political instability in the country is scaring away investors, a development that has deeply affected the working class. The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) recently revealed that at least 10 companies are closing down
The TEDxHarare Conference is an annual event that brings together leading thinkers and doers to share ideas and innovations that matter in any discipline. The Conference provides a unique open space for constructive dialogue and debate about Zimbabwe. TEDxHarare Salon themed “Shaping New Models” is a
Topic: What can we (ordinary people) do to change the country's fortunes right now?
Ambassador Laing spoke at a press conference alongside Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen I welcome you to this press conference The UK Trade Delegation arrived in Zimbabwe this afternoon and is being led by Alex Lambeth, Director of British Expertise. British Expertise
By Staff Reporter BULAWAYO residents will next year fork out more to the local authority for services rendered, if government approves the city's proposed $158 million 2015 budget. The budget, unveiled on Thursday at a special council meeting, proposed to increase tariffs by 4%. The proposed expenditure budget
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