Day: November 14, 2023
Major boost for industrialisation
BY harnessing its abundant natural resources and through collaborative partnerships between governments, Africa can wean itself from depending on foreign countries and accelerate its industrialisation and modernisation through value addition and beneficiation, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) president and Board Chairperson, Professor Benedict Oramah, has said. Already, Zimbabwe is on that path as it moves towards […]
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Favourable Second Republic policies attract investors
The Second Republic’s policies on devolution and improving the ease of doing business have lured multi-million investments into Mashonaland Central. Notable investors are fertiliser manufacturing company Fertiliser Seed and Grain, Invictus Energy Limited now prospecting for gas and oil in Mbire-Muzarabani, and several mining giants including Eureka Gold Mine, Freda Rebecca, Shamva Gold Mine and […]
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Afreximbank launches revolutionary US$1bn scheme
AFRICA’s quest for increased integration and economic prosperity received a major boost this week following the launch of the Afreximbank African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme (AACTGS) at the Intra-Africa Trade fair underway here. In launching the AACTGS, Afreximbank president Professor Benedict Oramah described the scheme as a ground-breaking project which “signifies a monumental achievement in […]
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Harare-Beitbridge highway 80pc complete
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway is about 80 percent complete with 470km out of the total 580km of the road now opened to traffic, a move which has been hailed by motorists. Yesterday, Government opened a 5,4km stretch in Mvuma which was recently reconstructed. The rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway and modernisation of the […]
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NBSZ in drive to boost blood stocks
The National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has intensified efforts to increase the country’s blood stocks, with a target to collect over 13 000 units of blood to cater for the upcoming festive season demand. Yesterday, the NBSZ launched its festive season blood collection campaign, which will run until the first week of January next year, […]
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Sadc ministers agree to share skills, tech
SADC Information Communication Technology Ministers yesterday met in Cape Town, South Africa where they agreed on the need for sharing skills, infrastructure and technology for the attainment of Africa’s digital economy. Present at the Ministerial Forum 2023 powered by Huawei and hosted by the South African Department of Communication and Digital Technologies in Cape Town […]
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