BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI IN THE streets of Zimbabwe, a silent epidemic is ravaging the lives of thousands of young people and women. Drug addiction, fuelled by economic hardship and social pressures, has become a major public health concern. The once-vibrant streets of Harare and Bulawayo are now haunted by the gaunt faces of drug users,…
LONDON-BASED Kavango Resources Plc (Kavango) says it has finalised sale and purchase agreements for its exploration projects in Matabeleland province, Hillside and Leopard South on improved commercial terms. The southern Africa-focused metals exploration company last year signed an option agreement with undisclosed vendors to acquire two gold exploration projects in Matabeleland province, the Hillside and…
By Ngezi Platinum Stars……..(1) 1 Bulawayo Chiefs…………..(0) 0 BY CLOUD FUSIREat Baobab Stadium NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Takesure Chiragwi was left a relieved man after his side picked up the much-needed maximum points with a one-nil home win over Bulawayo Chiefs here yesterday. Madamburo came into the game needing nothing short of a victory having…
THE Zimbabwe Chevrons will be seeking better fortunes when they take on Bangladesh in the second T20 of their five-match series in Chattogram today. The hosts lead the series one nil after an eight-wicket win over the Chevrons in the first T20 at the same venue on Friday. In that first encounter, Bangladesh cruised home…
THE United States (US) says Washington wants Zimbabwe’s economy to fully recover and will render assistance in that regard. This comes after US President Joe Biden on March 4 lifted sanctions against Zimbabwe and slapped embargoes on three companies and 11 individuals, among them President Emmerson Mnangagwa for alleged human rights abuses and graft. Speaking…
ZIMBABWE’s concerted engagement and re-engagement drive of the past seven years has put the country firmly on track to improve its relations with the West and to lift the lives of its people. So says the ruling Zanu PF, which has welcomed the escalating thawing of Zimbabwe’s frosty relations with Western powers — including the…
A 17-MEMBER business delegation from India arrived yesterday in the country for the Indo-Africa Smart Partnership & Investment Roundtable Conference being hosted by the World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa (WEFFAA). The conference is meant to be the groundbreaking ceremony for collaboration between India and Zimbabwe. Addressing the media at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), will be fully-convertible and functional as it continues to…
By Rutendo Ngara COTTON Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) acting managing director Munyaradzi Chikasha, 46, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on money laundering allegations. He appeared before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube on Friday facing two charges of money laundering and corruption for which he was granted US$100 bail and remanded to June…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is scaling up training of its staff on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in a bid to improve and manage all types of data collected. A GIS is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on earth’s surface. GIS can show many different…
