Zimbabwe industry warns on labour law proposals

Zimbabwe industry warns on labour law proposals (AFP) – 6 hours ago HARARE – Zimbabwe’s industry on Monday said proposed pro-worker legal reforms risk slowing the nascent economic recovery, calling the changes unrealistic with businesses still struggling to survive. “Industry is recovering but very slowly. The recovery that is taking place now is nowhere what …

Summary SI 154 of 2010 Road Traffic Regs

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 154 of 2010: ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT & USE) REGULATIONS 2010. The above regulations, gazetted on 17th September 2010, come into operation on 1st December 2010 and replace the regulations of 1972 (Chapter 13:11) as last amended in 1988.  The motivations of these regulations included the consolidation and updating of road traffic regulations …

Dollarisation: its impact, how did we survive?

Dollarisation: its immediate impact, how did we survive?   http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk   Written by BRIAN MACGARRY    Monday, 27 September 2010 17:07 The year 2009 began with Z$ inflation running at about 10,000%/month; i.e. currency adding 24 zeroes in a year. The ten zeroes lopped off in August 2008 were back and pressure to change to …

Chefs grab farming equipment

Zanu PF chefs to grab farming implements http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 09 September 2010 18:57 TOP Zanu PF officials in Matabeleland have agreed to share amongst themselves Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe farming implements stored in Bulawayo and meant for farmers. The decision, viewed as asset grabbing, was taken at a meeting held this week at Davies Hall, …

Price of Zim passports reduced after public complaints

Price of Zim passports reduced after public complaints http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda08 September, 2010 The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the cost of a standard passport will be reduced from $140 to $50, with immediate effect. The reduction was announced at a joint press conference in Harare on Wednesday by the co-Home Affairs …

Competition and Tariff Commission order against ZESA

    COMPETITION AND TARIFF COMMISSION     ……………………………………     Notice of Order in terms of Section 31(4) of the Competition Act [chapter 14:28]     …………………………………….     It is hereby notified, in terms of section 31(4) of the Competition Act [Chapter 14:28], (hereinafter referred to as “the Act” that: the Competition and …

Zim needs US$264m for grain imports – CFU

Zim needs U$264m for grain imports — CFU http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 29 July 2010 18:49 ZIMBABWE will need about US$264 million to import about 800 000 tonnes of maize and 339 000 tonnes of wheat to meet the annual national requirement, a union representing commercial farmers said on  Wednesday. Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president Deon Theron …