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Zim mineral output slumps

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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s mineral output remained depressed in February 2014 with gold and nickel registering significant declines, a Finance ministry state of the economy report indicates. The country produced 831,3kg of gold in February down from 926,8kg in January. “This (decline) was mainly on account of production slippages from large-scale producers,” said Treasury. In February,…

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Blanket’s gold output down 7pc

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HARARE – London-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation (Caledonia) says gold production at its Zimbabwe-based Blanket Mine (Blanket) declined by 7,2 percent to 10 607 ounces in the quarter ended March 31. The gold producer — 49 percent-owned by Caledonia — produced 11 429 ounces in the 2013 fourth quarter. Caledonia said the output was hit by…

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Polish diamonds before export

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EDITOR — Zimbabwe is losing out through lack of value addition to her mineral resources before export. In 1963, emeralds were discovered at Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa.  The mine owned by Rio Tinto established a value addition department in Harare where gem cutters were trained to cut and polish the emeralds to export them value…

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Men have lost direction

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EDITOR — I am writing this letter to express my view about men in our society. I am not too antagonistic towards them but this is what I have observed. From time immemorial, men have been respected as the heads of the house in the society, men were called when there was danger threatening the…

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Corruption thrives in poverty

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LONDON – It has been long established that a correlation exists between poverty and corruption. Zimbabwe falls in the category of poor countries, with little hope of economic improvement. While the government is anticipating a GDP growth of 6,2 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a modest 3,6 percent this year. The World Bank…

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End nigh for MDC rebels

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HARARE – The events of the past few weeks indicate very strongly that the so-called MDC renewal team is fast running out of steam. With party leader Morgan Tsvangirai ratcheting up the pressure on the rebels, as well as his grassroots campaigns (and he clearly has the numbers on his side), the renewal team is…

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I went to school for wrong reasons — Tuku

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HARARE – Music superstar Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi bemoans the time he wasted pursuing academic studies that he had no passion for. The 62 year old internationally recognised music icon who has just returned from a three-month world tour believes he could have achieved a lot more if he had taken music seriously from a tender…

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Top writers to mentor school children

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HARARE – National Institute of Allied Arts (NIAA) director Beverly Abrahams says her organisation plans to organise a writing workshop for teachers and schoolchildren that will be facilitated by five Zimbabwean writers currently attending a Caine Prize Writers Workshop. Zimbabwean writers Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende, Bella Matambanadzo, Lawrence Hoba, Philani Nyoni and Byrony Rheam are part of…

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Oscar: I was more into Reeva Steenkamp than she was me

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PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius told the court at his trial Tuesday that he was “more into” the girlfriend he’s accused of murdering, Reeva Steenkamp, than she was into him. In his second day of testimony the double-amputee runner known as the Blade Runner delved deeper into his relationship with the girlfriend he shot dead more…

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Russia warns Ukraine of civil war

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KIEV – Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Kiev on Tuesday that any use of force in Ukraine’s eastern region could lead to civil war, as Ukraine’s government seeks to regain control after pro-Moscow uprisings in three cities. Pro-Russia protesters seized government buildings, raised Russian flags and declared new governments in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv on Sunday….

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