© ZIMBABWE’s outlook for 2019 remains very uncertain as policy slippages by vested interests could block ongoing efforts to restore the economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The southern African country’s shrinking economy has been worsened by renewed fiscal and monetary pressures as well as the effects of Cyclone Idai. [GoogleAd] The global…
NATIONAL Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) general manager, Newman Madzikwa who stands accused of corruptly hiking drug handling fees by 11 percent yesterday took the stand and maintained his innocence. Initially, Madzikwa who had been charged with two counts of criminal abuse of office, was acquitted at the close of the State’s case in the charge where…
EDITOR — Libraries provide important services to agriculture and in the development of the country. The provision of information makes the library an essential democratic, and democratising vehicle. There is a greater demand for up-to-date information needed by farmers. This is made even more critical by the dynamic nature of agricultural information such as…
WARRIORS assistant coach Rahman Gumbo insists that while their priority at the ongoing Cosafa Cup is to prepare for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt later this month, they are also motivated to defend their title. [GoogleAd] Gumbo will take charge of the Warriors this evening when they face Zambia in…
THE High Court has thrown out an application by former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo compelling Harare Magistrates Courts clerk to release his passport. Chombo had approached the court after magistrate Lazini Ncube dismissed an application where he sought to compel the clerk of court to obey a court order for the travel document’s release issued…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe needs a cohesive and inclusive coming together in order to chart the nation’s way out of extremely murky waters. Yes, Zanu PF is responsible for much of Zimbabwe’s destruction. And, yes, the opposition have made many costly mistakes. We all know these things. The more progressive members of Zanu PF have become complicit…
ZIMBABWE netball team’s road to the Liverpool World Cup tournament next month continues to strike the right cords with the Australian Embassy handing over a training kit donation to the team on Monday as more goodwill continues to pour in for the Gems. [GoogleAd] Interestingly, Australia, the reigning champions and number one ranked team in…
GOVERNMENT will be strengthening the powers of the Competition and Tariffs Commission (CTM) so that it can keep in check, companies and individuals who are taking advantage of the economic situation, a Cabinet minister has said. [GoogleAd] Industry minister Mangaliso Ndlovu told a post-Cabinet meeting briefing yesterday in the capital that these people, however, operate…
THE minister of Information appeared before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services recently to give oral evidence on the country’s media sector. The first major issue raised by the committee was that of the issuing of broadcasting licences in the absence of a Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) board. [GoogleAd] Mutsvangwa conceded…
THE Manyuchi Academy is set to honour some of their boxers who triumphed during the Charles Manyuchi “Restoration Fight” against Rodolfo Ezequiel Acosta of Argentina at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) last month. Manyuchi announced his return to the ring to deliver a devastating knock-out in the fifth round to defeat Acosta to become…
