THE parliamentary legal committee says the Minerals Amendment Bill currently before the National Assembly will violate the country’s Constitution in many respects if enacted. In an adverse report tabled in the National Assembly last week, the committee chaired by Jonathan Samkange said before rebuking the Bill, they had engaged the minister of Mines, Winston Chitando…
KUVIMBA Mining House, in which the government owns a 21 percent stake, plans to use US$300 million worth of iron fines stockpiled at its Buchwa Mine to assist in funding resuscitation of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company. (Zisco) Speaking after a cabinet meeting last week, minister of Industry and Commerce, Sekai Nzenza said Kuvimba…
Amid silent refrigerators affected by crippling power cuts, township grannies are relying on their smart and traditional preservation; grilling and smoking meat…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE European Union (EU) is ready to observe Zimbabwe’s upcoming general elections if invited to do so by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the bloc’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann has said. Speaking on Friday during the commemorations of Europe Day in Harare, Kirchmann said the EU would support the country…
THE government has started to disburse improved allowances to traditional leaders amid efforts to improve their social standing, deputy minister of Local Government, Marian Chombo has said. The traditional leaders are set to receive a whooping US$550 each in Covid-19 allowance backdated to May last year ,after the ministry approved their request made early last…
TOP urban grooves singer Decibel has teamed up with brothers BKay and Kazz Khalif for a Masvingo Legends Reunion concert set for Sheffield in the United Kingdom early next month. One of the organisers, DJ Kay Smooth, said they are looking forward to hosting a spectacular concert featuring the three crooners from Masvingo. “The concert…
By Ashley Moyo ZIMBABWE Music Rights Association (Zimura), an organisation of composers and publishers of music, will host a stakeholders workshop in Matabeleland South at Emakwe Conference Room, Mishies Hotel, in Gwanda on Wednesday. Zimura has been holding such workshops across the country since last year in a bid to educate artists on their rights…
THE UK grew only weakly in the first three months of the year with the economy hit by strikes, cost of living…
SOUTH Africa’s economy probably avoided a technical recession in the first quarter, despite more intense power outages.A median estimate of seven economists…
JUST over two months into the latest Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign, a significant rise in interest in the local game has been registered with an increasing number of fans turning up to watch games. Incidentally, this increase in match attendances has coincided with an upturn in fortunes for the league’s best supported teams…
