Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and informal traders across Harare are removing their structures in trading markets in fear of government's nationwide demolition exercise. By Marshall Bwanya Government recently released a demolition schedule dubbed Development Control Work Plan (DCWP), to remove 'illegal' structures of informal sectors across the
Police on Wednesday ransacked Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) structures in Epworth without consulting the local board, the authority chairperson Batanai Masunda has said. By Marshall Bwanya The demolition saw dozens of structures destroyed with informal traders left to bear the heavy losses. Masunda noted it was reckless for
Informal traders have raised alarm over delays in the payment of the lockdown cushioning allowances and that the proposed amount is ‘too little’. A statement by a consortium of vendor organisations said they are concerned by lack of information on progress made thus far. “We call upon
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector. Between March and now, prices of goods and services have skyrocketed while mobile tariffs, which are controlled by the
Harare residents have made a passionate call for authorities to act against land barons who have apparently taken advantage of the current lockdown to invade wetlands. Residents have scaled down on monitoring activities being undertaken on wetlands and land barons are now capitalizing on the situation
Government says it has completed the identification of isolation centres to handle and receive critical Covid-19 cases. This was confirmed by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa “The identification of isolation centres across the country has been completed and work is at various stages to
Econet group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa says he has arranged 100 000 test kits for use in testing people from vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Writing on his Facebook blog, Masiyiwa - who has previously stressed the importance of ‘testing and tracing’ in combating
The recent order by government for retailers and suppliers of basic food and services to revert to March 25 prices is facing resistance and further negotiations are currently underway between government and food industry stakeholders, 263Chat Business can report. Prices skyrocketed beginning of lockdown as rent-seeking
Government has directed that with immediate effect all bodies being repatriated to Zimbabwe for burial will be treated as contagious except in cases where death is classified as murder, accident or other injuries as a way of curbing Covid-19. In a letter to South African funeral
A government’s maize meal distribution program failed to kick off here as local retailers failed to pay Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) upfront for the delivery of the subsidized product. GMAZ yesterday delivered eight hundred metric tons of subsidized roller meal earmarked to benefit the
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