Zimbabwe: Foreign Firms Have a Week Deadline to Cede Majority Stakes to Locals
Foreign businesses in Zimbabwe have until April 1 to comply with the country new equity laws that compel them to cede at least 51 percent […]
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WFP Needs $220 mln to Assist Drought-Hit Zimbabwe
The United Nations’ food agency on Wednesday said it needed $220 million in funding to provide assistance to drought-hit Zimbabwe until March 2017. A regional […]
Zimbabwe: $10bn Compensation for Evicted White Farmers Considered
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister on Friday said the government plans to compensate white farmers for land seized and has begun evaluating the properties. Farmers may be […]
US Extends Sanctions against Zimbabwe
President Barack Obama announced yesterday he was extending US sanctions on Robert Mugabe’s regime for another year, saying the current regime represents “an unusual and […]
Zimbabwe: UNDP to Disburse $60 mln for Food Aid
The United Nations Development Program on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million for food aid in Zimbabwe, a country hit by severe drought, with […]
Zimbabwe’s Chief Prosecutor Granted Bail
Zimbabwe’s chief prosecutor has been granted $1000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport after being charged with abuse of office and obstructing justice. Johannes […]
Zimbabwe secures $200 mln from Afreximbank to import maize
Zimbabwe has secured a $200 million loan from Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) to import maize in 2016, as 10 percent of the population […]
Some 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa, WFP
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Monday said it is increasingly concerned about food security for an estimated 14 million people in southern […]
Zimbabwe: Mining companies put new projects on hold
Zimbabwe’s mining industry will shrink for the first time in five years because of falling metal prices, high costs and a lack of capital, the […]
Zimbabwe to import 700k tons of maize after poor harvest
Zimbabwe plans to import 700 000 tons of the staple maize grain to plug a deficit after bad weather affected the crop from the current […]