ZIMBABWE’s diamond production fell by 19,5 percent to 1,229 million carats in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, official data shows. According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s quarterly economic review for December 2023, output was, however, 18,7 percent higher than the 1,035 million carats in the third quarter…
A LOT of Zimbabweans paid the ultimate price to unyoke us from the chains of repression under colonialism. Thousands of sons and daughters of this country perished fighting a suppressive regime to bring independence and democracy. In the first decade of Uhuru, our country achieved major milestones in education and health. We have also had…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has once again hit back at those threatening violence during elections saying the government will not tolerate their conduct….
TWO of the five men accused of killing Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, told police in their confession statements that they were…
THREE men from Beitbridge appeared before High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu last week following allegations of stoning a man to death before stealing his cell phone and R170. Blessing Itai Chiri, Dereck Ndou and Brian Mokosi were not asked when they appeared in court facing a murder charge and were remanded in custody to…
BY RUTENDO NGARAStaff Writer THE United States of America (USA)’s recent partial lifting of its sanctions against Zimbabwe will not help the country and ordinary citizens in any way. So argues veteran economist and former opposition stalwart, Eddie Cross, who further accuses President Joe Biden and his administration of acting in bad faith. Speaking on…
A 36-year-old man, from Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested after being found in possession of 1,5 tonnes of copper cables worth US$34 612. Speaking to journalists after the arrest last Friday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube identified the suspect as Themba Ndebele who is employed as an agent of a Harare-based company, Reczone…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE carnage on the country’s roads is continuing unabated, after 14 people perished at the weekend in horrific accidents. Apart from claiming the lives of the deceased, the two crashes behind the deaths also left 37 other people fighting for their lives. In the first accident which happened along the Harare-Bulawayo highway,…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT IN a major boost for the country’s ailing education sector, the government has received more than US$2 million from Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the construction of schools in rural areas. This comes as the country has a shortfall of nearly 3 000 schools which has resulted in learners in some…
THE government has increased the maize producer price from US$335 to US$390 per tonne in a bid to lure more farmers to grow the crop in order to alleviate the effects of drought. This comes as the government has given the greenlight to individuals and grain millers to import grain after most farmers lost their…
