HARARE – For many years, it had become a tradition for me to pass through Wise Owl Motel for refreshments on my way to our service centre in the mountainous city of Mutare. While staff at the motel has always been friendly and welcoming, my attachment to this beautiful facility — nestled in the heart…
HARARE – A number of years ago, I was privileged to attend a conference on micro lending conference held in India. After the conference, I travelled to Delhi with the chairperson of a global agency that was funding 250 000 small business start-ups every year around the World. In Delhi he took me to a…
HARARE – Government has been prejudiced in excess of $3,5 billion by company directors who shut-down their firms in order to avoid payment of taxes only to re-establish themselves under different trading names. This was revealed by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in the National Assembly last month during the debate on the Finance Bill. Ncube…
HARARE – Meagre budget allocations are delaying Zimbabwe’s switch to digital television from the traditional analogue signals. Settlement Chikwinya, the acting chairperson of the Parliamentary portfolio committee on Information, Publicity and Media Services said there was a shortfall of about $62 million in the ministry’s bid of $100 million for the completion of the digitalisation…
HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has announced names of the foreign currency (forex) allocation committee in line with his 2019 National Budget statement. The nine-member committee will be co-chaired by senior officials from the Finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). It comprises A. Chikondo (from the Office of the President and…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe hurtles towards into the New Year, the majority of the country’s population is bruised economically, socially and politically. The “Daily News on Sunday’s Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda spoke to several analysts to hear their views on what they think should be the key priorities for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government…
HARARE – Parliament offers its members many platforms to speak on diverse issues. A member can rise on the floor to table a petition, a private members’ Bill, raise a matter of national importance, ask a question or provide information on a pertinent matter. Parliamentarians may also stand on the floor to raise a point…
HARARE – Agriculture was an enabler to urbanisation. Increased productivity meant large segments of the population could be fed by a few committed to agricultural production. Irrigation technologies evolved through ages from the Mesopotamian shaduf to the modern day drip and centre pivot systems. Its foolhardy to believe that mere ownership and control of a…
HARARE – Growing up, Nothando Magwaza was a passionate volleyball player but an arm injury relegated her to a supporter in her early years in sport. She is, however, now enjoying a new lease of life in the same sport as a seasoned administrator in the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association (ZVA). The 32-year-old former St David’s…
HARARE – Morale and motivation of medical personnel require urgent attention, even in the midst of economic challenges. A legacy of poor policies over years has left healthcare devastated. The current junior doctors’ strike is just but one of many ills. The new dispensation ushered hope of a change of direction in healthcare delivery. [GoogleAd]…
