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THE Zimbabwe Power Company requires at least US$90 million to set up a 30MW mini-hydro power plant at Gairezi in Nyanga.ZPC, a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings in charge of generating electricity, was granted a licence for the project recently. In a statement, ZPC said
BAZ defends high rates
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterTHE Bankers Association of Zimbabwe has defended interest rates and service charges being quoted by most local banks saying they were based on economic fundamentals. The remarks follow an outcry from Government and the banking public over punitive interest rates and service
Gala livens sleepy Gutu
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
THE cross-rhythm of drums and guitars, the deft footwork of the dancers and the lyrics, defied the wafting dust and chilly weather as hundreds of music fans thronged Mupandawana Growth point in Gutu. Entertainment-starved villagers — men and women (some of them with babies strapped on
Hubby leaves wife, kids R2 daily for food
Court ReporterA Chitungwiza woman dragged her husband of three years to court for maintenance after he had been giving her R2 daily for food for herself and their two minor children.
Poems tackle liberation struggle up to economic empowerment
Memory ChirereThe Heroes holiday in Zimbabwe reminds one of the 1970s liberation war fighter, Thomas Bvuma. He is, like Alexander Kanengoni and Freedom Nyamubaya, a liberation war poet of remarkable talent and vision. He wrote poems at the war front in between battles either as a pastime or a
Models of transformation
Tendai ManzvanzvikeThe mid-eighties were formative years. There was so much to learn and understand. There were so many “isms” being thrown around, and some who said they were in the know, prescribed the best “ism” for Zimbabwe, be it socialism; Marxism; Leninism; communism; liberalism; capitalism
Prevention is better than cure
Albert NhamoyebondeThe old adage that prevention is better than cure is still relevant in the modern technological world of today. Many people associate prevention of diseases with HIV and Aids and sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis, to mention just a few dilapidating conditions.
Mine shooting: Workers dig in
MARIKANA — Platinum giant Lonmin yesterday ordered employees at a South African mine where police killed 34 people to return to work, but miners remained defiant as a week of national mourning was declared. The London-listed company issued a final ultimatum to staff to end theirUnrest hits at political power nexus
MARIKANA — The bloody protest by miners that ended in a hail of police gunfire and 34 deaths this week could also wound the ruling ANC and its main labour ally, laying bare workers’ anger over enduring inequalities in Africa’s biggest economy. Thursday’s shooting, bringing back memories
Ethiopian Airlines unveils new Boeing
Walter Muchinguri Assistant Business Editor
ETHIOPIAN Airlines will today unveil its latest acquisition, the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner in Harare, the first of its kind in Africa. The 389-seater aircraft is set to touch down at Harare International Airport around 12.30pm from Addis Ababa and will be on the ground for approximately an hour