Govt relaxes export regulations
THE government has trimmed down the list of products that require export licences under the ease of doing export business-rapid results initiative (RRI) launched last year, ZimTrade has revealed. In … Read More
Category: Zimbabwe
Informal sector requires social security:NSSA
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has said informal traders need to get social security, as the sector constitutes over 90% of the working class. Speaking at the inaugural Social … Read More
Zim splashes $107m on maize imports
ZIMBABWE splashed $107 million on maize imports in the first eight months of the year at a time the country is boasting of a bumper harvest, latest trade data from … Read More
Parly rejects law, clips minister’s powers
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has shot down proposed amendments to the Shop Licensing Act arguing new provisions giving the minister powers to approve budgets of local authorities violate constitutional provisions on … Read More
Chinamasa bemoans Parliament size
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has bemoaned the size of Parliament saying it is too big for the economy and population. In a ministerial statement in Parliament last … Read More
Harare to roll out prepaid water meters
The Harare city council on Thursday said it would begin rolling out prepaid water meters starting with residential areas by year- end, following a successful pilot project. City director of … Read More
Govt pays $5m to gold miners weekly
Government is shelling out US$5 million towards payment for gold delivered by small-scale miners, which is weighing down the availability for physical cash for ordinary citizens, a Cabinet minister has … Read More
‘Price controls risk further shortages’
Economists warned of worse shortages of basic commodities and an expanding parallel currency market as the Zimbabwean government mulls plans for new price controls across all sectors of production, to … Read More
Zimbabwe trade deficit narrows 27pct in 8 months
(The Source) — Zimbabwe’s trade deficit narrowed by 27 percent to $1,3 billion in the first eight months of the year, after exports increased by 48 percent, latest trade data … Read More
Panicked Zim govt threatens clamp down on social media, says economy in ‘sound shape’
(The Source) – Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa says government will tighten control over use of social media, which authorities blame for fuelling shortages of basic commodities and bank notes in … Read More
