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AMHVoices: Mnangagwa knows what Western countries want

WHEN Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa usurped power from former president Robert Gabriel Mugabe in a military coup in November last year, he knew fully well that there would be no […]
Govt pulls plug on Grace project

GOVERNMENT has stopped funding 18 pupils attending former first lady Grace Mugabe’s private school under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) programme after it emerged that the school controversially […]
New battle over Mujuru diamond mine erupts

THE Zimbabwe Diamond Consolidated Company (ZCDC) has made moves to acquire Limpopo Mining Resources also known as River Ranch Mine, previously linked to the late army general Solomon Mujuru, for […]
AirZim: Ministers blocked

TRANSPORT minister Jorum Gumbo and his Finance counterpart Patrick Chinamasa have been stopped dead in their tracks by exposure of their self-enriching plan to shut down flag carrier Air Zimbabwe […]
Tobacco farming in Zim: A bitter harvest

The Zimbabwe Independent last week started serialising a summary of a research report by global human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the tobacco growing sector in the country […]

Independence: Time to reflect

ZIMBABWE on Wednesday commemorated its 38th anniversary of independence from Britain in 1980. The majority in reality did not celebrate, but perhaps commemorated the important event in the history and […]

Zimbabwe denied C’wealth observer status

FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo will today make a presentation at a breakfast meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London […]

US$4,2bn platinum deal dodgy venture

QUESTIONS are being raised over Karo Resources Limited’s US$4,2 billion platinum investment deal signed by government last month as it emerged that the company has a dodgy background and dual […]

Mineral exports up 12%

MINERAL exports revenue jumped 12% to US$372,5 million in the first quarter of the year (Q1) compared to US$332,4 million in the same period in 2017 driven by increased tonnage […]

Politics

Govt pulls plug on Grace project

GOVERNMENT has stopped funding 18 pupils attending former first lady Grace Mugabe’s private school under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) programme after it emerged that the school controversially […]

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New battle over Mujuru diamond mine erupts

THE Zimbabwe Diamond Consolidated Company (ZCDC) has made moves to acquire Limpopo Mining Resources also known as River Ranch Mine, previously linked to the late army general Solomon Mujuru, for […]
Divisions rock NPA over salary disparities

DIVISIONS have rocked the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), a constitutional body which institutes criminal proceedings on behalf of the state, following disgruntlements over huge salary disparities between demoralised permanent staff […]
How police seized diamond company

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), with the help of former mines minister Obert Mpofu, muscled their way into the Gye Nyame Resources (Pvt) Ltd diamond project in Marange diamond fields […]
Zanu PF to use voters’ roll in dry run

ZANU PF — which has embarked on a grassroots-based voter mobilisation strategy — is planning to use the provisional voters roll compiled by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in its […]

Business

‘Forex backlog hits US$600m’

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says the foreign currency backlog for the industry in the last seven months from September last year to March 2018 is now at US$600 […]

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ZCDC to invest US$20m in new mining projects

ZIMBABWE Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) will spend over US$20 million this year in exploration to augment its resource base, the businessdigest can reveal. (more…)
Dodgy US$1m bank deposit under probe

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen a US$1 million deposit held by a local bank amid suspicions it could be proceeds from an illegal gold deal involving 27 […]
Cooking oil producers to cut import bill

Cooking oil producers are looking at reducing their import bill by 30% from the current US$300 million annually through imports substitution, businessdigest has learnt. (more…)
Local airline seeks US$100m investment

A Hong Kong Investor YAYA Sun is set to invest in excess of US$100 million in a local airliner, Sol Air. The deal, which had been put on ice owing […]
Fuel levy decrease leads to marginal price decline

THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says the reduction in the fuel levy by Government has led to a marginal decrease in prices. (more…)

Opinion

AMHVoices: Mnangagwa knows what Western countries want

WHEN Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa usurped power from former president Robert Gabriel Mugabe in a military coup in November last year, he knew fully well that there would be no […]

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Agric key to Zimbabwe recovery

AGRICULTURE plays a strategic role in Zimbabwe’s economic development. It was the economy’s mainstay until former president Robert Mugabe ruined the sector through a chaotic land reform programme that impoverished […]
Mnangagwa administration priorities warped

WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans have to contend with a lack of social service delivery including clean water, health services and access to schools among other essentials, the ruling party […]
Conditions to rejoin Commonwealth

ZIMBABWE has been encouraged to re-join the Commonwealth, and will attend the forthcoming Commonwealth Summit to take place in London between the 16th and 20th April 2018. Whilst, on face […]

Sport

Making a transition into the real world

EUROPE is the destination of dreams for many young athletes from Africa. (more…)

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We get the leaders we deserve

IF I was to identify the moment the absurdity started, I would go back to December 2015 when the Zifa voters — in their wisdom or lack thereof — decided […]
‘ZC boss fled death threats’

FAISAL Hasnain, the Pakistani-born managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), has not set foot in the country for five months with rumour now swirling around the organisation that he might […]
De Villiers era begins

ZIMBABWE will start life under Peter de Villiers when the former Springbok coach takes charge for the first time in a high-profile exhibition match against South Africa’s Blue Bulls at […]
Tonderai Chavhanga: A Prince’s homecoming

IN world rugby, Tonderai Chavhanga is best known as a record‑holding Springbok, a speed demon whose Test career should have lasted much longer than it did. (more…)
Streak convenient smokescreen for ZC

WHOEVER advises Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is a wicked genius of sorts. (more…)