BUSINESS NEWS

By Business Reporter

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is lobbying Government to come up with a protectionist policy that will shield millers from imported maize meal and wheat flour.

by Agriculture Reporter

The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka has today announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed new boards for the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) and the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco).

by Agriculture reporter

Cotton Producers and Marketers Association Chairman, Stewart Mubonderi has revealed that the cotton crop germination countrywide for the 2020/21 agricultural season is pleasing and is close to 100 percent compared to only less than 20 percent recorded last year.

by Business Reporter

Quest Motor Corporation (QMC) is ready to assemble and supply the Yutong and Zhongtong buses for the local market in a bid to support Government efforts of resuscitating public mass transport system.

by Business Reporter

Developments at the Eureka Gold Mine (EGM) in Guruve are on course for the commissioning scheduled for July 2021, an insider has revealed.

by Senior reporter

Coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS 1) at policy level will be done by Cabinet while Ministers, Accounting Officers/Permanent Secretaries and Programme Managers will be held accountable for the delivery of identified outcomes and outputs.

By Rutendo Jiri

The private sector is a key ingredient to the country’s economic development, His Excellency, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.

By Zivanai Dhewa

…. And shield the vulnerable from effects of Covid19

Government announced during the 26^th Inter-governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa, ways it has put in place to resuscitate the economy and also protect the vulnerable people from the effects of Covid19, the Harare Post can report.

By Zivanai Dhewa

…As Gvt bans second hand car imports

People from all walks of life have applauded the Government for its decision, saying this will create employment, improve the lives of people and reduce significantly on the import bill, as Government stands firm on its decision to ban the importation of second hand cars that are over 10 years old.

By Rutendo Jiri

Atleast 26 000 villages are set to benefit from the Nationwide Rural Horticulture Transformation Programme which runs under the Presidential Horticulture Programme.

By Tirivanhu Kateera

Presenting the 2021 National Budget, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube said the revival of Ziscosteel was key to the economy through its potential benefits in job creation and value chain impact in companies such National Railways of Zimbabwe and Hwange Colliery and the resultant savings in foreign currency in excess of US$1 billion through importation of steel products.

By Zivanai Dhewa

In his 2021 National Budget presentation, which ran under the theme “Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Recovery,” Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube predicted that 2021 will be a better year for our domestic economy, the Harare Post can report.