News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:01
HARARE - Cracks have emerged in new empowerment lobby group Zimbabwe Economic Empowerment Council (ZEEC) over the group’s position on government’s empowerment drive. The affirmative action outfit yesterday made a major somersault, denying reports that Indigenisation minister Savior Kasukuwere’s drive...Read More
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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:38
HARARE - Last Thursday Zimbabwe marked 33 years of self rule. As reported elsewhere in this edition, those in the Diaspora are agonising on the independence of Zimbabwe and as well as the opportunities that we missed as a nation...Read More
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Features » Maxwell Sibanda, Assistant Editor
Monday, 15 April 2013 11:21
HARARE - The indigenous people of Zimbabwe have since independence in 1980 been waiting patiently for that day when the economy would open to them unconditionally and let those with entrepreneurial zeal to enter and participate in the mainstream economy on...Read More
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Thursday, 04 April 2013 10:42
HARARE - Zimbabwe's neighbouring country Zambia is on its 13th year of successive economic and social growth and the uptake is evident in the country’s capital city of Lusaka. The buoyant economy marks a change in fortunes for a country which...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Sunday, 31 March 2013 13:23
HARARE - In recent days, the indigenisation policy has dominated our thoughts and our sense of amusement. Not so much for what the policy is about but for issues such as veiled criticism by President Robert Mugabe aimed at the Indigenisation...Read More
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 09:20
HARARE - As the world marks Social Work Day (WSWD) today, an alarming number of children are living on or from the streets. On the other hand cases of abuse of children have risen exponentially. Council for Social Work (CSW) chairperson...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 11:27
HARARE - A peaceful election could help Zimbabwe attain a 9,5 percent economic growth rate in 2014, a financial advisory firm says. Market observers say the country’s economic recovery that began in 2009 following the formation of the inclusive government by...Read More
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 09:33
HARARE - Zimbabwe has been ranked 118 out of 140 countries in terms of attractiveness and competitiveness in travel and tourism, a study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed. According to WEF’s Travel and Tourism 2013 survey, the southern...Read More
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 11:30
HARARE - Investigators from Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog claim that they were on Monday and yesterday barred by gun-toting men from entering the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) offices in central Harare to investigate the Nieebgate Scandal. The scandal was...Read More
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 09:52
HARARE - It never rains but pours for Brainworks Capital Management Company (Brainworks) after Unki Mines Pvt Ltd (Unki) rejected dubious instructions from the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) to pay $3,3 million for untendered advisory services. The Nieebgate...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:33
HARARE - Zimbabwe must diversify its economy to achieve sustainable economic growth in the medium-term, the World Bank (WB) has warned. The country has pinned its 2013 economic growth hopes on the mining sector. Nadia Piffaretti, World Bank (WB)’s senior economist,...Read More
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Monday, 21 January 2013 11:01
HARARE - Economic challenges, changes in value systems and increasing access to the legal system have been labelled as the major drivers of an increase in divorce cases and civil law suits in Zimbabwe. This comes after the minister of Justice...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Thursday, 17 January 2013 11:27
HARARE - The move by the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) to licence local indigenous companies is more of a fundraising campaign than a genuine cause to help the struggling firms. NIEEB, which was created to implement government’s indigenisation...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Thursday, 06 December 2012 11:15
HARARE - The current economic empowerment and indigenisation drive has generated a lot of interest among many Zimbabweans’ albeit from very divergent perspectives. While it is a norm that in any country, the natives of that particular land should have a...Read More
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Friday, 30 November 2012 10:55
HARARE - Zimbabweans have had enough of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF failures, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday as he unveiled an election campaign plan that promises a million jobs in five years. The MDC leader was officially launching...Read More
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