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Government To Launch $US7 Million SME Fund
MUTARE- Small to Medium Enterprises Development Minister, Sithembiso Nyoni has hinted that government is in the process of getting parliamentary approval to launch a $7 million fund to support SMEs in three provinces of the country.…
Metallon Gold Targets 100 000 Ounces In 2017
Zimbabwe’s leading gold producer Metallon Corporation is looking to hit 100 000 ounces gold production mark in 2017, as it continues working towards its 500 000 annual target in the next five years. Metallon Corporation recorded a 2%…
How Can African Agricultural Economies Balance Opportunities And Risks?
Risk has been part of life since time immemorial. Even before the dawn of modern banking, risk could not be separated from human survival opportunities such as hunting and gathering food. African forests teemed with dangerous animals,…
Export Incentive Paying Dividends As Gold, Tobacco Production Soar
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's move to pay an export incentive scheme financed through bond notes seems to be paying dividends with the country recording a 10 and 17 percent rise in tobacco farming and gold production respectively. In his 2017…
Can Parliament Help Reverse The Marange Diamonds Curse?
Where is the missing $15 billion from Marange diamonds? This is an eminent question that is likely to be asked in any public discussion on the Marange diamonds. A state owned enterprise, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) was…
Turning disused tyres into home furniture
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Cheaper And Accessible Broadband A Real Possibility
“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude to the problem” –Captain Jack Sparrow By Vince Musewe Imagine a Zimbabwe where 90% of the population can afford and have access cheaper internet whether urban or rural based? The…
Govt Acquires 50% Claims From ZIMASCO
Chrome mining giants, ZIMASCO have surrendered 50% of their mining claims as part of government’s effort to promote indigenization, 26Chat has learnt. Mines and Mining Development Minister, Walter Chidhakwa said government had moved to…
Zim’s Poor Economic Perfomance Threatens POSB Housing Project
People’s Own Savings Bank's ambitious mortgage scheme that will see the bank constructing houses in Harare and Bulawayo for low-income earners could be hampered by Zimbabwe poor economic performance that has resulted in market shrinkage,…
Reverse Temporary Policies To Boost Economy, Government Told
Local economists attending a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries 2017 Economic Outlook Symposium in Harare on Wednesday called on government of Zimbabwe to be more sensitive to the plight of local industries by doing away with…