CHURCHES have said they are ready to play a leading role in solving the Zimbabwe crisis by bringing all stakeholders to the negotiating table to iron out differences haunting the country. This follows a fresh push by the church to persuade President Emmerson Mnangagwa, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and other key stakeholders to engage…
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says gold deliveries to its subsidiary, Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), were lower in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period previously, largely due to some non-compliance issues. At the same time one of the indigenous local firms contracted to buy gold…
AN UNPRECEDENTED rush of clearing land to erect concrete jungles is leading to scarcity of water and frequent droughts in landlocked Zimbabwe. Experts believe that due to illegal construction, over two million residents of the capital Harare, now do not have access to running water. The southern African country, known for its landscape and diverse…
THE rushed re-opening of schools when there are so many issues that need ironing out exposes us as a people who do not care about the future of our children. The government announced the phased reopening of schools, which had been closed in March following the imposition of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown in the country…
PEOPLE surrounding President Emmerson Mnangagwa pretend to love him when in reality they will be masking their corrupt tendencies, opposition legislators have said. This comes after Mnangagwa has declared zero tolerance to corruption. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, MDC MP for Southerton Peter Moyo said people who bootlick the president are the most…
SOUTH African power utility Eskom slightly narrowed its net loss to 20.5 billion rand ($1.3 billion) in the financial year that ended in March 2020 but expects a larger loss this year because of the impact of COVID-19, it said on Friday. The state company also said its debt rose to about 484 billion rand…
By Black Edward RUMBIDZAI Gore was ecstatic after completing four years of a rigorous and demanding degree programme — oftentimes burning the midnight oil. Understandably, it was her desire to host a big celebration party with all her relatives in attendance. “I was looking forward to a huge graduation bash, not just for me, but…
ECONET and Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) have entered into a partnership to develop up to 175MW of solar energy assets in selected African countries. RBH will invest up to US$20 million through Distributed Power Africa (DPA), Econet’s solar energy subsidiary. RBH is a long-term African community investment holding company with a legacy of partnering successfully…
Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google reported sales and profits figures on Thursday covering the three months to 30 September – and there was a common thread: growth shows no sign of slowing. 1. Amazon is king The cardboard boxes and delivery trucks were an early sign – and now we’ve got more proof: Amazon…
WARRIORS coach Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic has admitted that the team faces a huge challenge in ensuring they are able to make it to Algiers for next week’s 2022 Afcon Group H qualifier against Algeria. Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, flights between most cities are now very limited after the aviation industry came close…
