ZIMBABWE Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) says most farmers are facing a myriad of challenges which have resulted in them failing to repay government loans. A recent report by the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) presented in Parliament last week revealed that a number of farmers defaulted repaying their loans, a development that has had a negative…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over increasing Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in the city in the past five years. The council yesterday revealed that the death rate in the city was oscillating between 13 and 16 percent since 2016. Speaking during a presentation on the province’s management of TB, BCC deputy chief…
Cloud Fusire FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza has played down reports linking him with Malawi top-flight club Mighty Wanderers. This comes after reports in the Malawian media were touting Mapeza as one of the frontrunners for the top post alongside former Warriors coach Rahman Gumbo. Mapeza, who returned from Spain yesterday from a skills exchange…
IN A development set to boost local football, Rufaro Stadium is now set to undergo massive facelift after Harare City Council finally agreed to lease the iconic facility to energy giant Sakunda Holdings. This comes after the council and Sakunda Holdings, who are also premium sponsors of PSL giants, Dynamos and Highlanders, have been engaged…
THE move by authorities to establish special courts around the country to deal expeditiously with all cases involving political violence and intimidation must be applauded to avoid a bloodbath before, during and after the March 26 by-elections. In recent weeks, the country has recorded a surge in politically motivated violence and at least one person…
JUDGMENT in the matter in which Dynamos Football Club legend and junior football coach Stanley Chirambadare, pictured,who is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy under his tutelage and threatening him with death afterwards, has been set for March 15. Chirambadare is facing aggravated indecent assault allegations which he denied as a fabrication when he…
Roman Abramovich’s attempt to sell Chelsea has been halted after the oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government as part of its…
TOBACCO prices are unlikely to be reviewed upwards this season as the high-end market for premium brands has reached its limit, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. This comes as this year’s tobacco marketing season is set to commence on the 30th of this month with contract tobacco sales starting a day later….
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ DP, a world chain and logistics company, in a railway infrastructure development deal. In a statement yesterday after a briefing with the UAE delegation, NRZ acting public relations officer Martin Banda said the partnership fell into the railway company’s revival strategy. “As…
ZIMBABWE has not been spared from the negative global effects of the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, with local fuel prices rising for the second time this week yesterday. The fresh round of fuel price increases has, in turn, triggered fears that this will see further major surges in the local prices of basic goods and services….
