Takudzwa Chihambakwe Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga has revealed that revenue inflows into government coffers dipped during the lock-down period as a result of reduced traffic at ports of entry. Guvamatanga said this dip will however, not stop Government from carrying out its mandate. He was responding to questions from participants during […]
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Owen Kaura Zimbabwe’s month on month inflation rate eased to 2.26 percent for the month of March 2021. According to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) on Thursday, the rate shed 1.19 percentage points from the February 2021 rate of 3.45 percent. The annual percentage change for the month of March 2021 […]
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Sibonginkosi Mlalazi The year 2021 has so far been more or less a continuation of 2020. One cannot help but wonder if small businesses will survive another year like 2020. Last year we saw numerous small businesses either shutting their doors or downsizing their staff because of how hard their balance sheets had been hit […]
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ZTN Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has hiked the price of petrol and diesel with effect from today (Friday). In a circular, the energy petroleum watchdog said petrol will retail at ZWL$104.82 from ZWL$99.35. while the pump price for diesel will be ZWL$105.58 from ZWL$100.91. The USD prices for petrol and diesel changed […]
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ZTN Reporter Zimbabwe’s power utility has announced that a fault at one of the country’s major power plants will see load shedding being effected between 4pm and 7 pm. In a statement released on Thursday, Zesa Holdings disclosed that a technical fault is choking operations at Hwange Power Station. “The technical fault will result in […]
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ZTN Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has hiked the price of petrol and diesel with effect from today. In a circular, the energy regulator said petrol will retail at ZWL$99.35 from ZWL$97.44 while the pump price for diesel will be ZWL$100.91 from ZWL$97.24. The USD prices for petrol and diesel changed from $1.19 […]
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Kimberleigh Jiro. For most young girls from disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe droppingout of school at an early age puts an end to any prospects of a better life. A good number of them turn to early marriage as a gateway out of poverty and some even opt for sex work. According to the Research Advocacy Unit, in Zimbabwe, 31% of girls are married before […]
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Takudzwa Chihambakwe Gaika gold mine has revealed that it will be injecting US$2,1 million for exploration purposes. The investment comes after a similar exercise worth US$5,4 million revealed that there are gold deposits worth an estimated US$3,4 billion. A technical report on the findings, audited by Canadian geological and consultancy firm, Watts Griffis and McOuat […]
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Sibonginkosi Mlalazi In this digital age it has become increasingly simpler to earn an income on social media. In as much as it takes hard work, if done strategically, Instagram can be a great source of income and a good way of boosting your personal brand. The first thing to do is to convert your […]
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ZTN Correspondent Flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman Genius Kadungure is reported to have died in a car accident in Borrowdale, Harare early Sunday morning. The cause of the accident is still unclear. Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi was not available for comment. But one of the businessman’s close associates told ZTN: “Yes it’s true; […]
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