Experts bemoan Zim water woes

Health Reporter
ZIMBABWE is not doing very well in providing clean water and sanitation to communities in both urban and rural areas, a water expert has said.
Speaking to journalists during a media workshop on women and children reporting in Nyanga last week, Unicef chief of water, sanitation and hygiene

Maternity fees to stay — Masunda

Herald Reporters
Harare City Council has vowed not to scrap maternity fees as directed by Government. Council argues the Government that gave the directive owes it US$40 million and does not understand how it can afford to subsidise the maternity fees. Residents, industry and commerce owe a combined US$200

Indigenisation board starved of funding

The National Indigenisation and Empowerment Board this week said it has so far received less than 10 percent of the US$6 million that the Treasury allocated it in the 2012 National Budget. NEEB chairperson Mr David Chapfika said the board had survived through borrowing, with minimum support

Pre-paid meters to promote Zesa efficiency

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
THE rolling out of pre-paid meters, anticipated to be completed within the first half of next year, will help stop the rot within Zesa Holdings, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma has said. Last month, Zesa began the distribution of the pre-paid meters, which are expected to give

PG seeks US$10m for working capital

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
PG Industries is exploring a three-pronged approach to raise US$9,5 million for working capital and debt clearance to reverse consecutive perennial losses. This would involve the sale of unutilised assets, disposal of investment in an associate company and recalling a loan from the same company.

Tips for green economy

What is a green economy?
A green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities (UNEP 2010). It is an economy or economic development model based on sustainable development. As the Environmental Management

Dzimbahwe Arts Festival roars into life

From George Maponga in Masvingo
The annual Dzimbahwe Arts Festival, hosted by the Great Zimbabwe University, roared into life in the country’s oldest town yesterday in what promises to be a busy week full of captivating performances by artistes from different parts of the country. The arts festival started with an academic discussion

Chris Brown tests positive for marijuana

Los Angeles. — R&B singer Chris Brown
has tested positive for marijuana, leading a Los Angeles judge on Monday to set a November hearing to decide whether he violated his probation stemming from a 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna. According to a probation report presented  in court, Brown tested positive in June in

Choral convention a success

Edgar Moyana Christian Entertainment
The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe’s Harare Central District held its annual choral music convention at the Belvedere Teachers’ College last Saturday. The music convention, which was hosted by the church’s Budiriro circuit, attracted close to 40 choirs drawn from different circuits from

Progress Chipfumo back in the studio

Entertainment Editor
Sounds of the Motherland frontman Progress Chipfumo is currently in the studio recording his fifth album. While many people may have ruled him out after he fell sick a few months ago, forcing him to temporarily shelve live shows, the talented guitarist says he has got his groove back. The album,

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