THE government is considering introducing compulsory insurance cover for smallholder farmers, particularly those benefiting from the Presidential input support programme, Pfumvudza, an official has revealed. Insurance uptake in agriculture has been low, with economic feasibility, confidence and lack of awareness cited as major deterring factors. According to the industry regulator, the Insurance and Pensions Commission,…

THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) wants to be part of the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)’s one-stop-investor shop in order to induct foreign investors on occupational safety and health (OSH) requirements to reduce accidents and fatalities at the workplace. The quest to induct foreign investors on the OHS legislative framework comes amid rising accidents…

CEMENT producer, PPC Zimbabwe says it has had to come up with new products to find new export markets in the region as it tries to counteract a lack of competitiveness arising from high costs of production in the country.Zimbabwe’s cement manufacturing sector has been hit hard by high production costs in the country, and…

RIOZIM’s associate Murowa’s diamond production declined by four percent to 240 000 carats during the half-year ended June 30, 2021. Group chairman Saleem Beebeejaun said the decline was a result of the lower-grade ore processed from the K2 pit throughout the period after migration of mining activities from the depleted high-grade K1 pit. “Despite the…