THE MDC Renewal Team is set for a major identify shift at its inaugural congress set for next month, which will see the party changing its name and other distinct features. (more…)
“PAMBERI neZANU-PF!” a well-built man with an Osama Bin Laden beard matched with green para-military fatigues — who thankfully appears to be on the less worrisome side of 50 — shouts with a voice that insults the intelligence of the person who invented a loudspeaker. (more…)
ZIMBABWE could fail to secure electricity imports from its major supplier, Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB), after the Mozambican firm demanded cash upfront from ZESA Holdings for power imports, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) can exclusively reveal. (more…)
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Tuesday proposed a 'Ten Point' plan which will be used to maintain economic growth in particular the creation of jobs. The plan will be anchored on the agriculture sector and value addition and beneficiation. (more…)
TO bolster its capabilities in luring offshore investors,government has roped in chartered accountants (CAs) to help in matters related to structuring offshore deals, as it moves to attract foreign investment, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) can report. (more…)
THE US$1,3 billion project to increase Hwange Thermal Power Station’s electricity generation by 600 megawatts is awaiting financial closure, a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) official has said. (more…)
WORKERS might not be the biggest winners in the labour law amendment as earlier thought, with Senate — the upper House of Parliament — widely tipped to pass the Labour Amendment Bill (LAB) without any of the proposed amendments that would significantly cushion the workers from unfair dismissal,…
MORE than half of the 292 legislators in the eighth Parliament have not made any meaningful contribution to the legislative agenda before the august House, raising questions about the calibre of individuals sent to represent the interests of the people in the legislative assembly. (more…)
ZESA Holdings’ consumer debt has increased to over US$1 billion as firms and individuals continue to default on payments, a move which poses a risk to power supply security. (more…)
THE Rudland brothers, who recently seized control of Zimre Holdings Limited, are angling for control of diversified agro-dealer, CFI Holdings Limited, and are understood to have committed to underwrite a planned US$20 million rights issue, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has learnt. (more…)