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ZESA general manager (stakeholders relations) Dr George Manyaya was last week named the Marketers Association Zimbabwe (MAZ) public relations manager of the year for his role in opening up the power utility to the public.  Dr Manyaya, who is also the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) board chairperson, continues to …

Panic over a falling Zimbabwe dollar is spreading amid fears of a repeat of the economic unrest seen before the harmornised elections held in August as the government is allegedly printing and injecting massive amounts of money into the financial system and the frail economy in a dramatic uptick in …

Zimbabwe supermarkets are full of goods, but low on customers. The shoppers are at the “tuck shops”, informal shops that now dominate the retail space at the expense of formal retailers. The small traders are well stocked and more affordable. This is because they can sell exclusively in US dollars …

Road construction workers have stumbled on “huge” lithium deposits along the Harare-Beitbridge highway near Ngundu, ZimLive can reveal. The accidental discovery was made between Ngundu and Runde by workers from Bitumen, one of the companies contracted for the 582km road upgrade. A company source said: “As the workers were widening …

President Mnangagwa is expected in Russia today to join more than 40 African heads of State and Governments for the Second Russia Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum that seeks to increase cooperation, entrench multilateralism, and tackle issues affecting the world.  This year forum, that is being held under the theme, …

Zimbabwe’s honorary consul to Belarus, Alexander Zingman, a close associate of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, was the biggest winner in trade agreements signed in February this year by Harare and Minsk. Zingman, who sparked outrage last year when he got a US$62 million murky deal to …

For many, the Internet is the perfect opportunity to make a little extra cash. But there’s more than one way to make money online, and some are faster and more accessible. Today, look at how to make money online by examining 10 different business ideas, ventures and other entrepreneurial enterprises …

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) — a continent-wide trade pact designed to create a market of more than 1,3 billion people — has adopted a protocol banning trade in second-hand clothes in Africa as part of efforts to boost the textile industry. The protocol was adopted during the …

Civil servants will have to be patient as Treasury has shifted their initial July pay dates to allow a rerun of their payroll following adjustments to their remuneration, Nhau/Indaba has established. This is according to a circular from Finance secretary George Guvamatanga to the Public Service Commission seen by Nhau/Indaba …

The cost of living for a family of six doubled to ZWL$2m in June from the May figure following price hikes triggered by currency volatility, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said, piling pressure on employers to review salaries. Civil servants earn US$250 and ZWL$130 000 per month while …