THE minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, says the government facilitated local and international market access for 14 173 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) last year. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Army Staff College in Harare on Monday on Women Empowerment and the National Lecture Economy, Mutsvangwa emphasised the critical need for the provision of decent…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and Stanbic have launched a €20 million credit line to provide longer-term loans at favourable conditions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. The facility would focus on SMEs and businesses owned or run by women, which employ a significant number of women, or which offer…
Kudzanai Gerede ECOBANK Zimbabwe Limited (Ecobank) says it is set to launch its new environmentally-friendly head offices in Borrowdale, Harare, in the second quarter of this year, marking its commitment to expanding local operations. The regional bank entered the Zimbabwe market in 2011 and has since grown its branch network to over a dozen. Speaking…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat Zanu PF influential women’s and youth leagues have demanded that all members of the former liberation movement refrain from discussing succession politics and attempting to divide the party’s leadership. This comes as the ruling party’s top two structures are set to issue a definitive position on Zanu PF’s quests to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in…
FIDELITY Life Assurance, one of the nation’s premier pension funds, is embarking on an ambitious housing scheme aimed at tackling the significant national housing backlog a development that is set provide accessible housing solutions. As the demand for affordable housing continues to rise, Fidelity’s proactive approach seeks to bridge the gap between the growing population…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Stella Madzivanyika POLICE have confirmed the arrest of Mable Mutongerwa for allegedly killing her husband in Mabvuku, Harare, after a misunderstanding over US$1. Mutongerwa is currently at Parirenyatwa Hospital after she attempted to commit suicide after allegedly killing her husband, Dunken Chiwaya. “On 27 February 2025 at around 2200hrs, the now-deceased arrived…
FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana and President Cyril Ramaphosa are doubling down on a proposed VAT hike and warn that the ANC will…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has set up a four member team to probe allegations of abuse of office and mismanagement by Gweru City Council management and councillors. In a letter dated February 26 addressed to chief director Khonzani Ncube who would lead the investigate team, the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe,…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says his party is appealing to the Supreme Court following the High Court’s recent ruling that it must hold a fresh congress. The High Court ordered the MDC to hold a fresh congress to elect new leadership, stating that the one held in 2022 was null and void….
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya AUTHORITIES have been urged to take more steps to boost the ZiG, business and the economy, amid the continuing dominance of the US dollar in local transactions. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chief executive of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR),…
