DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe – afraid that the…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have raised alarm over incessant deadly wars amongst illegal gold panners that are claiming several lives. In a statement, police said the latest incident which occurred last Thursday, claimed two lives, one Bulisani Ncube and another male adult who has not yet been identified. “Two male…
ZIMBABWE’s equities market is set to close the year in the positive with gains expected in both the local bourses, research firm FBC Securities predicts. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) got on to a difficult start to the year owing to a serious devaluation of the local currency which…
THE startling revelation that nearly 4 600 girls dropped out of school due to pregnancy last year is a stark reminder of the scourge of teenage pregnancies in our society. This shocking figure was revealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday by the minister of Education, Torerai Moyo. It also follows recent statistics from the…
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has opened its network up to private players, including a unit of South Africa’s Grindrod, as it…
CEO Africa Roundtable chief executive and renowned economist Kipson Gundani says the government must create demand for the Zimbabwe Gold to save it from collapsing. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Gundani said once the ZiG starts…
THE ministry of Health says it recorded 69 cases of mumps in the past week although there were no deaths reported. In a statement yesterday, the ministry said the cases were reported in nine provinces of the country. “According to the disease surveillance report for the week … 69 new cases and zero deaths of…
FOLLOWING the completion of the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment (PVO) Bill committee stage in the National Assembly last week, the Parliamentary Legal Committee is now seized with it to give its opinion. This comes as amendments proposed by the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, were all adopted by the committee, while amendments proposed by opposition…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES must take the lead in building more confidence in the ZiG by collecting all their taxes and tariffs in the local currency. So says the chief executive of the CEO Africa Roundtable, Kipson Gundani, who adds that the contentious Intermediated Monetary Tranfer Tax (IMTT) is also weighing down organised business in…
NEW York the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has announced its line up and programme for its annual two-day event on the…
