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Sand poaching increases climate vulnerability in Zimbabwe
Excessive sand poaching in Zimbabwe —in Southeast Africa— is increasing the country’s vulnerability to climate change, local experts said. The illegal activity has already decimated 16 million square metres of biodiversity. Sand poaching, also known as illegal sand mining, consists of mining sand for commercial purposes. The process has deadly effects for the environment, as it destroys vegetation and digs out deep wide pits, which fill with stagnant water when it rains.
Zimbabwe: Smuggling Groceries From South Africa New Covid-19 Frontier
FOR most families in Zimbabwe, the days leading to month-end are a painful slog because the meagre salaries people earn do not last the distance. As soon as the funds run out, the rat race begins, money is borrowed on the back of promises that it will be paid at month-end. The amount borrowed far exceeds the expected salary which means families are in perpetual deficit.
Disaster looms in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is currently in its seventh week of the coronavirus lockdown which was initially set to last three weeks, and has since been extended by a further two weeks on two different occasions. On March 20, the first case of COVID-19 was announced in the country already struggling both economically and in terms of public health.
Zimbabwe: Emirates Air Cargo From Zim Up 60 Percent
EMIRATES Airways' outbound cargo volumes jumped by 60% to over 2 000 tonnes on the Harare-Dubai route between 2018 and 2019, a senior official has said. Latest figures show the airline's SkyCargo division recorded a 59,73% increase of goods ferried as it transported 2 009 tonnes of outbound cargo from Zimbabwe, including seasonal fruits and vegetables as compared to the 1 200 tonnes transported in 2017-2018.
Zimbabwe: Businesses Lose $2,5m to Power Outages
A typical business entity is losing around ZW$2,5 million (US$162 443) in annual sales due to persistent power outages, a survey has revealed. The country is currently facing prolonged power cuts lasting up to 18 hours daily due to low levels at Kariba Power Station, corruption, limited investment in the energy sector and staggering domestic debts.
Zimbabwe: Poor Economy Poses High Political Risk
ZIMBABWE'S poor regional economic performance could cause political instability that may see the country plunging into further turmoil, an economist has warned. Speaking on the sidelines of the Employers' Confederation of Zimbabwe Collective Bargaining Summit in Mutare, economist Prosper Chitambara said the country's recent dismal economic performance rankings were creating fertile ground for political instability.
Zimbabwe: Ecobank Wins Top Bank Award
Pan-African financial institution Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited came tops at the prestigious Zimbabwe Independent Banks and Banking Survey that was held at a colourful ceremony in the in the capital yesterday. The ceremony, which was held under the theme, The Return of the Zimdollar: Transition to Normalcy?, was organised by Alpha Media Holdings (AMH). The event, which is held annually, awards banks that have excelled during the period under review.
Zimbabwe: Airzim Using Antiquated Software
Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is using sub-standard business and aviation software instead of recommended enterprise tools owing to the airline's failure to pay service providers, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal. The troubled flag carrier is currently banking on the government to inherit its huge US$381 million debt, US$30 million of which is owed to foreign creditors while US$292 million is government-to-government debt.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe in Low-Key Village Send-Off
It was billed to be his historical final homecoming trip, complete with ecstatic crowds lining up the highway, which he travelled on so frequently during his long life. Yet, whether as a result of deliberate poor organisation by his latter-day political adversaries or by sheer coincidence, the late former president Robert Mugabe's last voyage to his rural home in Zvimba was far from being an impressive farewell.
Zacc investigates Mbare school
2019-09-20 BY CHIPA GONDITII George Stark High School in Mbare, Harare, is mired in controversy following the submission of a dossier to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), detailing allegations of corruption dating back to 2016, NewsDay can reveal. The allegations, under Zacc reference number 91/0819, are that some staff members were getting more than double their fuel allocations on top of questionable travel and subsistence allowances.
Zimbabwe: Agric Crucial to Economic Recovery
The World Bank says Zimbabwe's road to economic recovery will depend on favourable rainfall, which has implications for the success or failure of the agricultural sector. The country depends on agro-based economy and the current drought has deepened an economic crisis characterised by runaway inflation and prolonged power cuts. The power cuts, worsened by the heavily depleted water levels at Lake Kariba, are the culmination of decades of non-investment in the energy sector by the government.
Zimbabwe: Workers Bear the Brunt of Power Cuts
In a bid to mitigate the impact of the crippling power cuts, companies have taken drastic measures with employees working throughout the night so as to make the most of the electricity when it is restored, businessdigest has learnt. A welder works during the night so as to capitalise on the electricity when it comes back at that time.
Zimbabwe: Power Blackouts Force Zim Firms to Shut Down
By Kudzai Kuwaza, Kudzai Kwinjo and Chipa Gonditii Zimbabwe's economy could grind to a halt if power outages gripping the nation persist as production plunges, exports decline, companies lay off staff and disposable incomes shrink, after it emerged that manufacturing companies are going for up to 18 hours without electricity.
Zimbabwe: South Jetone Demands U.S.$50m for Planes
By Chipa Gonditii The two Airbus A320 planes at the centre of a wrangle between Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) and an Isle of Man company, South JetOne Ltd, were leased to the troubled airline with the latter demanding a US$50 million fee, it has emerged. One of the planes in dispute is at Robert Mugabe International Airport, while the other is at OR Tambo International Airport, where it has been gathering dust and debt since 2013.
Zimbabwe: U.S.$1 Billion Steel Project Kicks Off
By CHIPA GONDITII and CLOUDINE MATOLA One of the world's largest stainless steel producers, Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group, has begun work on setting up of the US$1 billion steel plant in the country that will eventually produce two million tonnes of steel annually, Mines minister Winston Chitando told businessdigest. Zimbabwe signed a US$1 billion deal with Tsingshan for the establishment of a steel plant in Mvuma in June last year.
Zimbabwe: Companies to Collapse in 30 Days
By Melody Chikono and Chipa Gonditii Many manufacturers could be forced to halt operations if government fails to arrest the crippling currency crisis within the next 10 days as most companies are left with less than a month's stock of raw materials, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned.
Zimbabwe: Companies to Collapse in 30 Days
By Melody Chikono and Chipa Gonditii Many manufacturers could be forced to halt operations if government fails to arrest the crippling currency crisis within the next 10 days as most companies are left with less than a month's stock of raw materials, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned.
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