adminBiti’s Budget crunch
Business ReportersFINANCE Minister Tendai Biti is unlikely to spring any surprises for an expectant population when he presents the 2013 National Budget Statement next month due to limited fiscal space. Minister Biti is expected to announce the 2013 National Budget in Parliament on November 15, but a mere
Burundi’s push for universal education
Jocelyne SambiraOffering free education, making it compulsory and supporting it politically has been the winning strategy behind Burundi’s successful bid to ensure that virtually all children get a primary school education. In this interview with Africa Renewal, Unicef’s representative in Burundi, Johannes
Waiting for the rain . . .
Rutendo Mapfumo Features CorrespondentIT is midday and cicadas sing melodiously from Mopane trees, competing for the attention of the ear with cranking livestock bells. Villagers go on with their normal multifarious array of domestic chores — one eye on chores and another in the sky — as if appealing to God for just a few drops of
Venda dressing stands test of time
Thupeyo Muleya Features Writer
Mankind, at least according to the Bible, did not know about nakedness until Adam and Eve sinned by eating the “forbidden fruit” and thus covered their dignity with tree leaves. Since then, clothes have developed and evolved according to time and space. Like any other tribe or ethnic group,
Risking life for sadza
Loverage Nhamoyebonde Features CorrespondentSADZA nemazondo,” reads a sign in bold print, exhorting those shopping around for a repast to come and sample a dish of the staple sadza and trotters. Such signs are a common sight in the capital where backyard restaurants are sprouting, offering affordable meals, while posing a potential
Zisco: Still no steel
Tichaona Zindoga Features WriterIn Kwekwe’s Torwood suburb, where workers and families of Ziscosteel (now NewZim Steel) workers live, the tales of the worker, the parent and the child weave into one big story of suffering. Ziscosteel closed down in 2008 and its revival is in limbo despite a partnership with Indian firm Essar
MDC-T members slam party stance on election candidates
Herald Reporter
Members of the MDC-T have criticised the party’s decision to bar aspiring
We’ve adequate seed, producers assure Zim
Agriculture Reporter
THE seed industry has expressed confidence about the country’s seed supply security.
Sanctions scuttle US$600m diamond revenue forecast
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
THE anticipated US$600 million revenue from diamonds will not be realised this year owing to sanctions.
This flies in the face of Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s economic growth projections which were hinged on diamonds.
Businessman in bid to block Copac conference
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
POLITICAL analyst and businessman Mr Danny Musukuma has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking to stop the Copac Second All-stakeholders’ Conference slated for next week. Mr Musukuma argues that the conference,