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Isdore Guvamombe Features EditorAt midday on Saturday September 8, 2012, two helicopters landed at a football pitch outside an old Roman Catholic Church at Chinyuni, Mujawo Village, in Chirumanzi. It was quite a spectacle, raising wafts of dust, shaking trees and their branches, troubling clothes and the people that wore
Govt reviews Essar deal
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT is renegotiating with Essar Africa, the Ziscosteel deal to ensure it retains control of Buchwa Iron Ore Mining Company, renamed NewZim Minerals. Under the new agreement, Government wants the Indian firm to buy the rights to Bimco’s iron ore claims. In an interview on the sidelines of
Innocent victims of HIV
Catherine Murombedzi HIV WalkMbuya Lucy is over 75 and has been on ART for the last eight years.
She lost her husband a long time ago before the advent of the HIV/Aids pandemic and has not remarried neither has she had a sexual relationship.
“I have been ill for some years and it was only in 2004 that my daughter who works as a nurse at Mutare General Hospital took me for some tests at her workplace. She asked me to take an HIV test since I had been looking after one of my daughters who unfortunately passed away,” said Mbuya Lucy.
Moyo clears the air on parastatal reform
Tawanda Musarurwa in Victoria FallsState Enterprises and Parastatals Minister Gorden Moyo has said his ministry has implemented its mandate. He was speaking at the ongoing Institute of Internal Auditors annual conference in Victoria Falls yesterday. “The Ministry of State Enterprises and Parastatals is not a ‘doing ministry’, but a
Twin Rivers Inn is Karoi’s jewel
Isdore Guvamombe Tourism MatrixTHE road serpentines up and down Mapinga, breaks into patches of hairpin curves, rises and blinds, then crosses a level rail crossing, giving way to vast swathes of tinder dry grass. Outbreaks of veld fires tell the story of irresponsible behaviour, among farmers as we bury one rustic farm
Evoque offers a lot more
Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
THE exciting all-new Range Rover Evoque — the smallest, lightest, most fuel efficient Range Rover ever produced — this past weekend brought its stylish options to life at the Monte Casino Resort, Johannesburg. Yes, yours truly was there to take this beauty on a ride and drive with other auto
Emirates launches daily flight to Washington
Business Reporter
ONE of the fastest growing airlines in the world, Emirates, launched its daily non-stop service from Dubai to Washington Dulles International Airport.
The flight service is the seventh gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the 12th new route to join the airline’s international network in
Top post for Zim executive
Martin Kadzere Business Reporter
BUSINESS executive Mr Nathan Kalumbu has made history by becoming the first Zimbabwean to head the Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group, the company announced yesterday. The Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group comprises 85 countries. Mr Kalumbu’s promotion as president of the Eurasia
Begin with the end in sight . . .
THREE days ago I had the opportunity to listen to the most inspiring talk by one of the most humble but straight-talking business leaders this country has to offer, National Foods managing director Mr Jeremy Brook. The man simply had a lot to share with the contestants of My Own Boss
Chamber supports value addition
Business Reporter
CHAMBER of Mines president Mr Winston Chitando yesterday said mining firms fully supported the setting up of a platinum refinery in the country, but it should have “economic justification”. “Does the chamber believe that a refinery should be established in Zimbabwe? The answer is ‘Yes’. But it is an