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Monday, 07 January 2013 09:13
HARARE - The year 2012 has come to an end in the process recording its own share of mishaps, bad and good moments. Given that 2012 had lots of unfinished business, the bulk of which seemed thorny, carried over into...Read More
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Sunday, 06 January 2013 13:03
HARARE - The beginning of a New Year always symbolises new beginnings for most people and the Christian community usually start the New Year with prayer and fasting while appealing for divine intervention. Over the past few decades, many Zimbabweans have...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Thursday, 03 January 2013 11:45
HARARE - The just-ended year was a forgettable one for Zimbabwean sport, heralded by the national football side’s failure to qualify for the upcoming African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Zimbabwe also had a very second-rate campaign at the London...Read More
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Wednesday, 05 December 2012 18:48
HARARE - The Orange African Nations Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) and South African Travel Centre (SATC) have teamed up to make it easier and more enjoyable for football fans to attend the forthcoming 29th Afcon finals. The much anticipated biennial...Read More
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Features »
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 09:44
HARARE - The presentation of government’s $3,8 billion 2013 national budget exposed a rarely seen lighter side of Parliament in what is usually the cut-throat world of Zimbabwean politics, and there was certainly a healthy share of political humour during the...Read More
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News »
Monday, 26 November 2012 09:58
HARARE - A bid by a Harare residents’ group to block Harare City Council’s 2013 budget from approval hit a brick wall on Friday after the High Court dismissed their application. Justice Martin Makonese dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by...Read More
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Business »
Wednesday, 21 November 2012 13:57
HARARE - Zimbabwe could miss the projected five percent economic growth target next year as Finance minister Tendai Biti’s budget does not capacitate the productive sector, economic analysts said. The analysts said Biti needs to direct expenditure towards the sector. The...Read More
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News » Chengetayi Zvauya, Parliamentary Editor
Monday, 19 November 2012 13:42
HARARE - Members of Parliament will spend this week analysing the 2013 national budget in various portfolio committees. Today, there will be a post-budget seminar by the House of Assembly’s portfolio committees that will thoroughly analyse the spending plan. Each committee...Read More
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Monday, 19 November 2012 12:40
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti has ramped up next year’s defence spending to $356 million in a move that lifts the Zimbabwean military from four years of neglect and underfunding. For the first time, Biti has not just increased the...Read More
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Business »
Saturday, 17 November 2012 14:46
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti’s banking reforms have attracted heavy criticism from bankers and market watchers who believe the new regulations will have negative consequences on the financial sector, particularly small banks. In his 2013 budget presentation yesterday, Biti proposed...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Friday, 16 November 2012 11:50
HARARE - The road ahead seems hard for Zimbabweans. Once again Finance minister Tendai Biti announced in the budget yesterday that we continue to “eat what we kill” in 2013. There will have to be more belt-tightening. We all know why...Read More
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Business »
Friday, 16 November 2012 11:15
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti yesterday presented a $3,8 billion 2013 national budget, with key reforms expected in the banking sector. While the budget remains largely unchanged due to depressed fiscal space and lack of credit lines, Biti proposed a...Read More
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News »
Friday, 16 November 2012 10:39
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti has set aside $50 million for a constitutional referendum and general elections scheduled for next year, warning that electoral violence is the “biggest threat” to Zimbabwe’s economy. The figure allocated by Biti is far below...Read More
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Business »
Thursday, 15 November 2012 13:32
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti comes under spotlight today when he presents the 2013 National Budget, amid high expectations from a depressed industry and cash strapped populace, which has borne the brunt of current liquidity challenges. His budget comes on...Read More
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Thursday, 15 November 2012 12:20
HARARE - Today is Budget day in Zimbabwe and Finance minister Tendai Biti says the spending plan will be aimed at inspiring hope in a country battered by a deepening political and economic crisis. Biti will present the national Budget to...Read More
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