Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe to import 700,000 tonnes of maize
HARARE: Parts of southern Zimbabwe will suffer "significant" food shortages this season, the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network warned....
Zimbabwe takes over national airline’s $300m debt
HARARE: Troubled airline Air Zimbabwe is in talks with several potential strategic partners after government agreed to take over its...
ZimAsset won’t rescue economy: IMF
HARARE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which last week painted a gloomy outlook for the economy warning a further decline...
Zimbabwe vows to export elephants despite criticism
HARARE: Zimbabwe vowed on Wednesday to shrug off international pressure and forge ahead with the export of live elephants to...
Zimbabwe plans to import $700m of grains amid drought
HARARE: The Zimbabwean government is distributing its food stockpile and plans to import $700 million of grain to feed people...
Zimbabwe increases mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol to 10% ethanol
HARARE: Government has increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from five percent ethanol to 10 percent, in a...
Zimbabwe: Zimplow targets to increase exports by 25%, eyes more regional markets
HARARE: AGRO and mining equipment manufacturing group Zimplow Holdings expects to grow exports by 25 percent and will resume exports...
RioZim seeks partnerships for $2.1 billion Zimbabwe power plant
HARARE: RioZim Ltd., which handles mines gold, diamonds and coal in Zimbabwe, wants to work with state-owned power utilities in...
Zimbabwe: RBZ gives distressed banks June deadline
HARARE: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given troubled banks a June deadline to shape up or ship out...
Zimbabwe and SA customs deal to slow illicit trade
HARARE: During Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s state visit to SA last month, the countries’ customs administrations signed a mutual assistance...
Telecel’s Zim contract cancelled
HARARE: The Zimbabwean government has cancelled the operating licence for that country’s third largest mobile operator by subscriber base, Telecel...
$39 500 BMW 320d model proves its mettle, hits zero to 100km/h in 7.6 seconds
HARARE: The 2013 BMW 320d limited edition has been one of the most unheralded vehicle brands on the local market...
CBZ Bank raises $100m through bonds
HARARE: CBZ Bank has to date raised around $100 million through a bond for on lending to productive sectors, chief...
Zimbabwe’s manufacturing capacity utilisation seen falling to 30% by year end
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector is seen falling to 30 percent of capacity by the end of the year on the...
Zimbabwe: Milk production fails to meet national demand
HARARE: Milk output from local dairy farmers went up from 54,7 million litres produced in 2013 to 55,5 million litres...
Zimra’s net collections fall 6% in first quarter
HARARE: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) net collections for the first quarter of 2015 fell by 6% after the revenue authority...
Zambia to sell maize grains to hunger-stricken Zimbabwe
HARARE: Zambia has planned to sell maize grains to Zimbabwe following drought incident that devastated their farm crops. TheZambia Agriculture...
Zimbabwe suspends 15% tax on diamond sales
HARARE: Zimbabwe has temporarily suspended a 15 percent tax on diamond sales, citing a drop in production and low international...
IMF lowers Zim’s growth projection to 2.8%, sees further weakening in 2016
HARARE: The International Monetary Fund has lowered Zimbabwe’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)’s projected growth to 2.8 percent this year and...
Zimbabwe’s Telecel loses mobile licence
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator has cancelled the licence of the country’s number two mobile phone carrier, Telecel, a unit of...
