AfDB Launches Three Projects Worth U.S.$26 Million in Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank and the Government of Zimbabwe officially launched three projects worth US $26 million that were recently approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The three ventures are Alaska Karoi Transmission Reinforcement Project (US $18 million); the Youth and Women Empowerment Project (US $4 million) and the Institutional Support for State Enterprise […]
I Don’t Want Party With Thieves, Says President Robert Mugabe
President Mugabe says he has the will to tackle corruption by bigwigs, but punishment will only be meted on those found guilty after thorough investigations. He said the relevant Government arms were ready to investigate the so-called “big-fish” if adequate evidence was presented to them.The Head of State and Government said apart from Higher and […]
Zimbabwe Braces for Bleak 2016
DESPITE the promise by the Zanu PF government to intensify the implementation of the country’s ambitious economic blueprint ZimAsset and the projected 2,7% economic growth made by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, Zimbabweans should instead brace themselves for a tough and gloomy 2016 on the back of a disastrous agricultural season, supply side constraints and continued […]
Zimasset Collapse – Opposition Backs Zimra Boss Complaint
OPPOSITION politicians have rallied behind the country’s tax chief, backing his lament that the government – critically short of cash but still an insatiable spender – was showing shocking apathy in dealing with the country’s economic crisis. Speaking to legislators last week, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commissioner-General, Gershem Pasi, also complained that the Zanu PF […]
