Zimbabwe plans to double its milk output to 150 million litres per annum by 2023. The Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme, a US$45 million fund availed by the European Union (EU), has increased the country’s chances of meeting this target. The fund caters for five key livestock value chains mainly beef, […]
Ignored and largely regarded as vagrants, Harare’s waste collectors work all day long, sorting through the city’s bins and waste heaps. These industrious men and women rummage through dumpsites for disposed packaging in a systematic way to feed the nation’s recycling industry. ZTN’s Oscar Mataruka traced the waste to a […]
Fuel prices in Zimbabwe are continuing to increase with the retail prices of blend petrol now at ZWL$5,26 per litre up from ZWL$4,97 and diesel at ZWL$5,07 from ZWL$4,89 per litre. This is the third fuel increase within six months. For 3 weeks now, local fuel companies have been importing […]
Industry has called on government to fine-tune the inter-bank currency market for foreign exchange arguing that the platform’s benefits are yet to trickle down and translate to cash availability. Government launched the platform in February this year in an effort to curb a booming parallel market but two months down […]
Listed milk processor, Dairibord Holdings Limited Zimbabwe (DHL) has announced that a deal to exit from its Malawi unit is done and is now being dusted. The company’s Malawian subsidiary posted a loss after tax of 700 000 Dollars in 2018, an increase of 17% on the previous year loss […]
Zimbabwe’s government says it will soon start vetting individuals with interests in fuel distribution. Takudzwa Chihambakwe reports.
Zimbabwe has been facing challenges in importing fuel, due to foreign currency shortages. Fuel dealers have made the situation worse through hiking the price of the commodity as well as selling it on the black market. Commuter bus operators have struggled to access fuel and are also facing competition from […]
Energy and Power Development Minister Advocate Fortune Chasi says government will suspend operating licences for fuel dealers who engage in illegal activities. He was speaking to journalists in Harare after meeting players in the fuel sector.
Acting Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings Chief Executive Officer Engineer Patrick Chivaura says the power utility is working on a number of initiatives to recover the 1.2 billion RTGS Dollars it is owed. ZTN’s Ndaka Majaka reports.
Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) members have picketed outside CABS First Street Bank demanding the reinstatement of ZIBAWU workers committee Chairperson Pikirai Guvheya. ZTN’s Patience Nhamburo reports.