A FORM three student died on the spot on Friday while her colleague sustained fractured legs after they were hit by a Toyota Hiace vehicle that veered off the road along Luveve Road. This was confirmed by Bulawayo police spokesperson, Nomalanga Msebele, who said the kombi driver lost control of the vehicle and hit the…
LEGENDARY reggae-chigiyo outfit Zig Zag will make a rare appearance at the Winter Reggae Festival set for Sherwood Golf Club in the capital tonight. The Kwekwe-based band, which was formed in 1982 and is best known for hits such as Gomo Ramasare and Mudzimu Mukuru, has rarely been active in recent years due the death…
LAST Saturday marked the first time in recent memory that all tickets for a local Premier Soccer League game had been sold out days before the match. The match pitting MWOS against Scottland — two PSL newcomers who have been drawing huge crowds to their games dating back to their days in Division One provided…
THE horticulture sector in the country is poised for major growth, with the country targeting a US$2 billion industry by 2030. Permanent…
IN A move to enhance financial convenience and expand international payments capabilities for Zimbabweans, CABS has expanded its outward foreign payment services. The bank now supports payments in 11 international currencies following the addition of five new currencies to its basket. The newly added currencies: Australian Dollar (AUD), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Japanese Yen (JPY), Swiss…
AUTHORITIES have announced the commencement of rehabilitation works on the 435km Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, a key national route that has been in disrepair for years. Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo yesterday confirmed that contractors have been deployed and work was underway. “We have now deployed contractors on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road and work…
GOVERNMENT is devising strategies to promote cultural heritage sites and boost the country’s tourism industry. Speaking on the sidelines of a tour of Khami Ruins in Bulawayo earlier this week, the parliamentary committee on Tourism chairperson, Mutsa Murombedzi, said national monuments were key drivers for tourism in the country. “We are on a drive to…
WOMEN and Law in Southern Africa (Wlsa) has called on the government and relevant stakeholders to provide enhanced protection and support to child marriage survivors by strengthening legal, institutional and policy frameworks. This comes as statistics show that an estimated 34 percent of girls get married before the age of 18 in the country with…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s long-running power crisis will start easing noticeably from next year onwards, when new electricity plants that are under construction come on stream. So says prominent economist and chairperson of the Intensive Energy User Group, Eddie Cross, who added yesterday that the new plants by independent power producers (IPPs)…
Rutendo Ngara THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) chief executive officer, Zororo Muranda, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly approving nearly US$27 000 in school fees payments for top management. He appeared before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing criminal abuse of office charges and was granted US$200 bail. It is the…
