Zimbabwe miners appeal to minister over power-supply failure

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Zimbabwe?s mining industry has appealed to the government for help, saying output is slumping.

Zimbabwe police arrest chief of energy company over tender

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Zimbabwean police arrested the head of the state power distributor over a tender involving an Indian company.

AfDB favours `sustainable' solution to Zimbabwe debt arrears

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The African Development Bank said it?s working with Zimbabwe?s government to find a ?sustainable solution? to settle its debt arrears.

Zimbabwe's new president chalks up $4.2bn PGM Deal

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Karo Resources will spend $4. 2bn on a Zimbabwean platinum project in the first big investment since President Robert Mugabe?s ousting in November.

Zimbabwe signs $4.2bn Platinum deal With Pouroulis's Karo

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Karo Resources, a company linked to mining entrepreneur Loucas Pouroulis, signed a $4. 2bn platinum investment deal with the government of Zimbabwe.

Cost of hard currency in Zimbabwe tumbles as optimism takes root

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The street price of hard currency in Zimbabwe has dropped more than 30 percent since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president last week.

Coca-Cola to end deal with Zimbabwe company

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Beverage titan Coca-Cola plans to end a bottling deal with Zimbabwe’s Delta Corporation.

Zimbabwe: SA imports ban ‘a safeguard measure’

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Zimbabwe has banned imports of basic products from South Africa - but insists that there’s no trade dispute with its neighbour.

Zimbabwe’s $500m corn plan

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Zimbabwe is rolling out a three-year programme designed to boost corn production to meet domestic demand.

Zim to pay salaries early

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Zimbabwe’s government says it will pay its workers their June salaries on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe threatens to cancel licenses

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Zimbabwe’s central bank threatens to cancel the licenses of banks found to have violated new exchange-control regulations.

Currency breaches: Zimbabwe talks tough

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Zimbabwe’s central bank threatens to cancel the licences of banks and foreign-currency dealers found to have violated new exchange-control regulations.

Zimbabwe’s cement industry seeks import tariffs

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Zimbabwe’s cement industry wants the government to impose tariffs on imports from international manufacturers including Dangote Cement of Nigeria.

Globe’s once-biggest gem field now idle

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Businesses in Zimbabwe’s gem-rich Marange area, also known as Chiadzwa, are reeling from an economic slowdown.

Gem smuggling cost us $13bn - Mugabe

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Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe reveals why the state formed a new company to take control of the country’s diamond deposits.

FastJet help back by ‘protectionism’

Godfrey Marawanyika|Published

FastJet’s ambition to become the first discount airline across sub-Saharan Africa is being held back by government protectionism.

Zimbabwe’s Hwange sells coal to SA

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The Hwange Colliery plans to export 50 000 metric tons of coal to South Africa this year.

Zimbabwe blocks new betting licences

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Zimbabwe has stopped awarding betting licences to try to curb the surge in gambling on sports and lotteries.

Zimbabwe targets Telecel over licence

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Zimbabwe plans to close down the local unit of Global Telecom Holding SAE because the company operated without a licence.

Meikles seeks help in stock exchange dispute

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Zimbabwe’s Meikles Ltd will ask the government to intervene in a dispute with the stock exchange.

Zimbabwe miners agree to 3% pay hike

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Mining companies operating in Zimbabwe have agreed to raise the minimum pay for workers.

Jumbos for sale in cash-strapped Zim

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Zimbabwe may sell live elephants as the country’s biggest game reserve isn’t receiving adequate state funding.

Producer Makomo to build Zimbabwe coal plant

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Makomo Resources planned to spend $1. 5 billion (R16bn) on a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant and it would start exporting the fuel to steel makers in southern ...

Zimbabwe, Zambia in kapenta war

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While Zimbabwe and Zambia squabble over fishing rights in the world’s biggest dam, an invasion of Australian crayfish and Nile tilapia is threatening to wreak havoc ...

China offers to help Zimbabwe build refinery

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China was willing to help Zimbabwe establish its first platinum refinery as the African nation attempts to boost its economy by processing the precious metal rather ...