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Seed Co muscled out of Pfumvudza
The development comes amid reports that Zimbabwe is facing a serious shortage of seed ahead of the 2022/23 farming season .
By Sydney Kawadza and Tinashe Makichi
Sep. 2, 2022
Mystery buyer of diamonds outed
THE Zimbabwean government has reportedly given preference to Belarusian diamond buyers to snap-up the gems under unclear circumstances.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Sep. 16, 2022
Cartels bay for minister’s blood
Prior to the reversal of the transaction, the tender had been approved by parliament.
By Tinashe Makichi and Tinashe Kairiza
Sep. 23, 2022
Zimra garnishes gem miner’s bank accounts
Outstanding tax-related and pension payments covered the period from January to October 2022 during which time ZCDC has not been marketing its produce.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Oct. 14, 2022
Kaukonde in car supply storm
The vehicle supplier was then fully paid by the end of December last year and the delay in the delivery of vehicles almost 10 months on has triggered divisions within the ministry.
By Tinashe Makichi and Sydney Kawadza
Oct. 14, 2022
Chinese billionaire eyes Zisco partnership
Delong Steel representative Lv Yuhang told NewsDay Business that the company’s technical team would be in the country soon for further consultations.
By Tinashe Makichi
Oct. 21, 2022
Govt bars Chinese ‘brick plant’ deal
As a result, President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa was notified of this and that is part of the land where the African museum is situated.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Oct. 28, 2022
‘Liberation museum sitting on goldfield’
According to the satellite images, the terrain has however changed resulting in some people being displaced and compensated to pave way for the latest construction.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 4, 2022
Candid Comment: Lithium rush exposes govt failures
Lithium is used to produce lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicles (EV) manufacturing industry and other electric devices as well as solar panels.
By Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 4, 2022
Museum of African Liberation runs into displacement storm
Westview Baptist Church, which Instak claimed to have compensated, has rubbished the claim.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 11, 2022
Directors must face the music too
By scrutinising the list of companies blacklisted, even a layman can detect that the suppliers are mostly shelf companies used to engage in illicit activities.
By Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 11, 2022
Candid Comment: Respect property rights in Zim
Zanu PF is unrepentant on this front. The party abused its political muscle to seize Eiffel Blue gold mine in Kadoma from a European investor.
By Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 18, 2022
Candid Comment: Respect property rights in Zim.
Zanu PF is unrepentant on this front. The party abused its political muscle to seize Eiffel Blue gold mine in Kadoma from a European investor.
By Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 18, 2022
Candid Comment: Ncube’s budget speech all talk and no action
All contracts which were entered into before the due diligence exercise commenced, have been re-negotiated, while some are still under negotiation to ensure there is value for money.
By Tinashe Makichi
Nov. 25, 2022
Enough of anti-corruption lip service
Police on the other hand have been reeling under the current financial challenges where there are reports that they did even have vehicles to transport suspects to court.
By Tinashe Makichi
Dec. 16, 2022
Interview: DIDG dithers on NRZ lawsuit
The completion of this phase will allow us to produce product samples for our customers, who manufacture paints and coatings, to run full trials.
By Tinashe Makichi
Dec. 16, 2022
Powerful political and security interests manipulate mining law
The mining industry is regulated primarily through the Mines and Minerals Act of 1963, which is currently being relooked.
By Tinashe Makichi
Dec. 23, 2022
Govt wields the axe on more suppliers
This follows the blacklisting of suppliers by the government towards the end of last year, who were charging outrageous prices.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 6, 2023
Ban on raw lithium exports leaves buyers stranded … artisanal miners left in the dark
Lithium is a rare mineral, whose production is currently taking place in only eight countries, with 85% of the global supply coming from Australia, Chile and China.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 6, 2023
Ambitious Vic Falls tourism project awaits cabinet nod
Old Mutual recently demonstrated an appetite to unlock opportunities in Zimbabwe’s resource-rich north-western region by investing in solar generation and hospitality properties.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 6, 2023
Villagers slam Chinese firm for polluting water sources
The closure of the brick manufacturer, however, left various unrehabilitated areas that have become a threat to not only human beings.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 6, 2023
‘ZDI gets permit to export raw lithium’
In a bid to restore order in the areas where the globally sought-after mineral is being informally mined, the government swiftly banned the exportation of unprocessed lithium.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 13, 2023
TIMB puts contractors owing tobacco growers on notice
The latest measures will see some contractors not being allowed to buy tobacco in the event they owe farmers their dues.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 13, 2023
Candid Comment: Worrying rise in indiscipline rocks security sector
That scenario alone points to massive indiscipline in the security forces where poverty, according to analysts, has triggered this latest wave of deviance.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 13, 2023
5 investors vie for StanChart
StanChart’s departure ends a 130-year presence in Zimbabwe.
By Tinashe Makichi and Sydney Kawadza
Jan. 20, 2023
Candid Comment: Govt unwilling to solve fertiliser issues
Lands and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka recently said the government was expecting more deliveries of AN fertiliser.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 20, 2023
Candid Comment: Bootlicking political statements detrimental to development
Garwe of late has been an architect of his own goals if it was in football circles. His desperation to please his political superiors is sliding into desperation of gigantic proportions.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 27, 2023
Local smelters increase chrome prices
Chrome miners had been appealing to the government to extend its deadline on the export of raw chrome fines after the fines were exempted from the previous ban on chrome exports.
By Tinashe Makichi
Jan. 27, 2023
Candid Comment: Fight for parastatal control bleeding economy
There were allegations of external influence on the reversal of that decision with such occurrences quite regular at state-run institutions.
By Tinashe Makichi
Feb. 3, 2023
Candid Comment: Govt creating fertile ground for drugs
Commonly used substances in Zimbabwe include glue, broncleer, Mangemba, cane spirit, marijuana, codeine and methamphetamine (crystal meth).
By Tinashe Makichi
Feb. 10, 2023
WORKPLACES can also be infested by gender-based violence (GBV), which manifests in various ways as outlined in this column.
Opinion & Analysis
By Praxedes Dube and Jonah Nyoni
Dec. 21, 2024
