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Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:21
HARARE - The year 2013 promises to be one in which the banking sector must brace for tough reforms that will leave its members with no choice but adopt measures that ensure both them and depositors are protected. When the Reserve...Read More
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News » Guthrie Munyuki, Senior Assistant Editor
Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:24
HARARE - The inaugural MDC secretary for security, Job Sikhala, who now leads the smallest faction of the popular party, has a lot of fire in his belly. He might have been relegated to the lower echelons of politics but he...Read More
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World »
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 17:03
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has met senior officials to discuss how to respond to Friday's school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults died. The White House said curbing gun violence was a "complex" problem...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:07
HARARE - Cases of Zimbabweans — who are not members of Zanu PF but belong to other parties — being evicted or facing eviction from their properties are on the rise. These incidents debunk claims by the former ruling party that...Read More
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Business »
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 09:15
HARARE - ZIMBABWE’S policy to control interest rates and bank charges will result in increased financial exclusion as most banks will snub smaller depositors, said Kingdom Bank Limited (Kingdom) — a major player in the country’s financial sector. A fortnight ago,...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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Business »
Tuesday, 06 November 2012 13:49
HARARE - Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for the restructuring of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and its operations, to eliminate corruption and help improve revenue collection. Over the years, industrialist and market experts have blamed Zimra, which is...Read More
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Features »
Sunday, 04 November 2012 13:16
HARARE - The story of Zimbabwe’s land resettlement began in 2000 when President Robert Mugabe released his dogs of war to evict white commercial farmers from their land. That year the country’s farmlands yielded some 4,2m tonnes of agricultural produce, according...Read More
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News »
Thursday, 30 August 2012 16:00
HARARE - Zimbabwe is set to change its mapping of farming regions because of the effects of global warming and climate change, says Joseph Made, the minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development. Speaking during the unveiling of a new maize...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 14:19
HARARE - It has never been more important than now that the beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme stop playing with farming and start engaging in the very serious business of producing enough food for Zimbabwe. It’s only been three and...Read More
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Features »
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 01:05
BULAWAYO - Among an assortment of black homeless figures that huddle for warmth on a row on the rough floor of a railway station waiting room is a blot that breaks the monotony. At first encounter, one is forgiven for mistaking...Read More
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