By Rutendo Ngara THE launch of Zimbabwe’s first satellite, carried on a spacecraft called the Northrop Grumman (NG-18 Cygnus), has been postponed to today due to reports of a fire in the control room building. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported yesterday afternoon that the highly publicised mission would be attempted again today.If all goes well,…
By Regis Chingawo THREE armed robbers on Saturday raided a brick manufacturing company in Mazowe during daylight and got away with more than US$25 000. Police confirmed the robbery saying preliminary investigations had shown that three unidentified robbers arrived at the firm during mid-day and posed as genuine customers who wanted to buy bricks.“The three…
By Regis Chingawo THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is positive about the prospects of the growth of the tourism sector which has been on a downward trajectory due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ZTA board chairperson Ray Mawerera yesterday said the tourism sector in the country was now recording an increase in the number of airlines…
By Rutendo Ngara MORE than 1 000 Chipinge South residents are set to benefit from Green Fuel sponsored irrigation schemes. Speaking during the handover of the first batch of plots in Chinyamukwakwa area, Chipinge South, on Saturday, minister of Agriculture Anxious Masuka said irrigation schemes were the only way to promote food security in drought…
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has implored the business community to come up with mechanisms for sustaining the national clean-up campaigns while also implementing best waste management systems. In her address during a clean-up exercise on Friday, Ncube said all sectors of the economy had a role to play in coming up with solutions…
THE prospects of Zimbabwe’s relations with the United Kingdom (UK) improving ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections now appear very remote. This comes as many influential people in both London and Harare are once again increasingly resorting to megaphone diplomacy in their engagements — where they make immoderate pronouncements regarding matters of disagreement through…
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has hit out at the toxic culture of political intolerance which he says is undermining Zimbabwe’s development. Speaking at the CEO Africa Roundtable which ended in Victoria Falls at the weekend, Biti, a senior figure in the Citizens Coalition for Change led by Nelson Chamisa, called for a new vision…
By Brandon Josphat PARLIAMENT has summoned Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu and Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) over continued public examination leakage, year in and out, and how the issue is being addressed. This comes as Zimsec is under fire after reports that several examination papers, including mathematics paper 1, leaked before they were written. Speaking…
THE government is prioritising quick resolution of challenges affecting health insurer Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), with a forensic audit underway set to provide direction on measures to be taken to restore normalcy, a senior government official has said. Vice President and Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga said as part of efforts…
BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party says it will no longer mourn about an uneven electoral playing fi eld in the forthcoming by-elections after realising that it is now the norm in the country. Speaking during an online discussion on Friday, CCC interim chairperson for Matabeleland North Province, Prince Dubeko…
