General Business

Auditor-General demands autonomy in new charter

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General has proposed a raft of reforms in the country’s new constitution in its quest for more autonomy. This includes clipping presidential powers in appointing the nation’s top auditor.

General Business

New pay TV comes to Zimbabwe

Faithful Marketing recently won a partnership deal to provide prepaid satellite television services for MyTv Africa.

General Business

Stop privatising gains and socialising costs!

Sometime last year, I came across an article in which South African Finance minister Pravin Gordhan considered the impact of the financial crisis on the global economy.

General Business

Telecel slashes data bundle prices

Zimbabwes second largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, Telecel, has slashed the cost of data bundles by 50% as the firm seeks to consolidate its position in the fast-growing telecoms industry.

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Capacity utilisation depressed

The Business Council of Zimbabwe (BCZ) says capacity utilisation has remained subdued despite figures from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) suggesting that local firms are on a recovery path.

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Farmers, merchants must agree on price

Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development minister Joseph Made says farmers and merchants should close ranks in order to come up with an agreement on cotton pricing.

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See opportunity Musgrave

Alpha Media Holdings, the publishers of NewsDay, the Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard newspapers, in partnership with Econet Wireless, will on Friday host Anton Musgrave, joint CEO of FutureWorld SA and a partner in FutureWorld International.

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Mzembi backs Chinese

Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi has defended the construction of the controversial Chinese hotel on wetlands near the National Sports Stadium in Harare amid outcry from environmentalists.

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Mozambique to launch Tete coal bids

MAPUTO — Mozambique will this year launch a bidding round for new coal prospecting and mining licences in its central Tete province, where Vale and Rio Tinto have already started production, its deputy mines director said.

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Parastatals restructuring slow

State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has expressed dismay at the slow pace of restructuring of loss-making parastatals.

 Mzembi backs Chinese
Mzembi backs Chinese Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi has defended the construction of the controversial Chinese hotel on wetlands near the National Sports Stadium in Harare amid outcry from environmentalists.