BUSINESS NEWS

By Sizalobuhle Khumalo

Revered economic analyst, Brighton Musonza, has said the return of the Zimbabwean dollar (ZWL$) has sent economic arrivalists such as Tendai Biti cracking with no technical argument against it.

By Rudo Saungweme

University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Charles Mbohwa said that there were several reputable international competitiveness indices that higher education plays in promoting a country's sustainable global competitiveness.

By Rungano Dzikira

The transacting public have welcomed the move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of injecting a new set of notes and coins to cushion the public from the obtaining unscrupulous cash arbitrage.

By Christopher Makaza

The cotton company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), Chiredzi depot is planning to replace old ginning machinery with modern and more efficient ones to maximise production.

By Rudo Saungweme

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement has advised the public and stakeholders on the suspension of importation of live cloven hoofed animals due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

By Rudo Saungweme

Chief Executive Officer for AfricaBio has urged businesses to widely use Intellectual Property (IP) system which he said gives a competitive advantage to enterprises.

By Christopher Makaza

ZANU PF Nyanga North House of Assembly Member, Chido Sanyatwe has urged cotton farmers from her constituency to make use of the free inputs under the Presidential Input Support Scheme to produce enough for sale as a way of fighting poverty and cushioning themselves against the impact of economic sanctions imposed by the West.

By Rudo Saungweme

...as IP Gurus converge for an indaba in Harare

The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi has officially opened a three day WIPO/ARIPO/OAPI (WAO) Conference on Intellectual Property (IP) Innovation and Value Addition for Business Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in Africa being held at Meikles Hotel in Harare.

By Takunda Chimwaka

The World Travel Market Expo kicked off this week in London, with Zimbabwe’s tourism vehicle, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) showcasing ‘Brand Zimbabwe’ to the European market.

By Derick Tsimba

Zimbabwe will commence business operations at Walvis Bay Dry Port Facility in Namibia this month, The Harare Post can report.

By Rungano Dzikira

Miners’ apex body, Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says the mining sector contribution to the economy is set for a rebound as power supply has steadily improved over the last month.

By Derick Tsimba

Government continues to step up its efforts to incentivise Special Economic Zones (SEZs) through Fiscal Incentives aimed at accelerating participation by Investors.