Arda seeks funding for commercial farmers to boost production

September 16, 2015

Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is courting investors to fund under-capacitated commercial farmers under a tripartite arrangement to boost…

What will it take to unseat ZANU-PF?

September 16, 2015

Zimbabwe’s 2018 election battle started in earnest last week, with the publication of Joice Mujuru’s ‘manifesto’. Although her People First…

MDC-T says Mugabe should resign immediately after he reads wrong speech in Parliament

September 15, 2015

The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai today said President Robert Mugabe must resign immediately because he is no longer fit to…

Marvo sends entire workforce on unpaid leave

September 15, 2015

Struggling Bulawayo firm Marvo Stationery Manufacturers is facing an uncertain future after sending its entire workforce on unpaid leave with…

African Development Bank to cancel Zimbabwe’s $600 million arrears

September 15, 2015

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has agreed to cancel Zimbabwe’s $601 million arrears with the bank, a senior official announced…

Is a Tsvangirai-Mujuru coalition feasible?

September 15, 2015

A reader of the Daily News, which prides itself for telling it like it is, once wrote: “You have to…

Show down expected when Mugabe opens parliament today

September 15, 2015

President Robert Mugabe is expected to open the third session of the eighth Parliament today amid reports that the opposition…

Batoka delays cost Zimbabwe and Zambia $45 billion

September 14, 2015

The delayed construction of Batoka Gorge Power plant, a 2 400Mw hydroelectric scheme joint venture between Zambia and Zimbabwe, has…

Zimbabwe healthcare costs the highest in Africa

September 14, 2015

Zimbabwe’s health funders paid $400 million last year for services ranging from hospitalisation, drugs and laboratory tests, making the country…

Mugabe’s administration now at 66 ministers and deputies

September 14, 2015

President Robert Mugabe’s administration now comprises 41 ministers and 22 deputies plus three members of the presidency- Mugabe himself and…