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Business Reporter
WOMEN have been urged to take up businesses that contribute to national economic recovery and growth instead of running “trivial” enterprises like flea markets.
Bulawayo council reduces water bills
Temba Dube
THE Bulawayo City Council has reversed water penalties
Sungura Masters upstage Macheso
Entertainment Reporter
SUNGURA Masters, a group from Bulawayo, on Sunday night outshone Alick “Extra Basso” Macheso’s dancers when they put up a strong 10-minute performance.
Irrigation schemes operate below capacity
Business Reporter
Most irrigation schemes in Gwanda district are operating below capacity with only two of the 11 schemes fully functional, an agricultural expert has said.
Bantu Rovers, Highlanders on collision course
Ricky Zililo
BANTU Rovers could be headed for a collision with Highlanders after allegations that Tshintsha Guluva is poaching promising junior soccer players from the Bulawayo giants.
Dead boy’s scalp missing
Midlands Reporter
Police in Gweru are investigating circumstances in which a four-year-old boy died after allegedly complaining of stomach pains but was later discovered without his scalp.
World Bank gives Zim poor ranking
Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE continues to be ranked poorly by the World Bank in terms of Ease of Doing Business due to a number of challenges choking economic growth, economic analysts have said.
Car bomb kills former Somali trade minister
A car bomb went off yesterday in Somalia’s volatile capital Mogadishu, killing a former trade minister and wounding six people nearby, officials said.
Cool Crooners in bid to make up for lost time
Bongani Ndlovu
COOL Crooners, the famous Bulawayo jazz outfit, are set to record four albums in Plumtree in a bid to make up for lost time as their last album, Isithalo, was released in 2004.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt, CABS bickering not healthy for Byo industry
The revival of Bulawayo industries has been a topical issue for much of this year with captains of industry and politicians alike proffering various forms of interventions to restore Bulawayo’s glorious past as the industrial hub of this country. The Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) was created with the intention of helping struggling industries find their feet.