OLD Mutual Zimbabwe, through its Eight2Five Innovation Hub, has officially launched the sixth edition of the Value Creation Challenge (VCC), embarking on an ambitious nationwide tour to scout for the country’s next generation of business leaders.The award-winning initiative is casting its widest net yet, targeting startups led by youth, women, and persons with disabilities.This year’s…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has intensified its partnership with China to enhance food security in Zimbabwe.Under the initiative, which was…
MUSIC lovers are in for an exciting weekend as several top artistes have lined up gigs in different parts of the country, celebrating International Women’s Month. Leading the pack, evergreen artiste Jah Prayzah is billed to light up Queen of Hearts this Sunday, a performance promising an exciting weekend outing for music lovers in the…
THE exclusion of Warriors vice-captain Marshall Munetsi from the final squad for the upcoming Botswana Four Nations Tournament has sparked outrage among football stakeholders.This comes as the Warriors are set to play hosts Botswana, Zambia and Malawi at Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Botswana from March 23 to 31, alongsideWith Munetsi currently enjoying a stellar…
CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer Lovemore Madhuku together with his political party National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) and Tendai Biti have filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking the court’s intervention to interdict police from interfering with private meetings.This comes after Madhuku and his party members were allegedly assaulted by masked police officers when they were…
THE ruling Zanu PF’s push to institute broad constitutional amendments is facing a major challenge after a group of retired military generals and war veterans said such changes must be decided through a popular vote.In a written submission to Parliament yesterday, the former commanders and freedom fighters led by Retired Air Marshal Henry Muchena added…
THE government’s proposal to bar children under the age of 18 from using social media is a bold and commendable step toward safeguarding the well-being of Zimbabwe’s youth.In an era where the digital frontier often resembles a lawless wilderness, this initiative places the country at the forefront of a necessary global movement. By prioritising the…
MANY key stakeholders in the country want long jail terms for peddlers of dope under the proposed National Drug and Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Agency Bill.This comes after the government gazetted the Bill last year, which seeks to establish a specialised agency to enforce laws targeting drug trafficking and substance abuse.Speaking after a public…
SCOTLAND coach Norman Mapeza is confident his side will be more clinical in front of goal when they take on Ngezi Platinum Stars at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon.The defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions were forced to settle for a goalless draw away to newly-promoted Hardrock, a result Mapeza attributed to the failure to…
PROLIFIC Zimbabwean novelist, Andrew Chatora, has established a publishing company at his UK base and is looking for new manuscripts from new and established authors.The specific focus is fiction and memoir.Called Friesian Publishing, the newly- minted independent literary imprint based in London, derives its name from the Friesian horse.Long associated with strength, the Friesian horse…
