adminEczema: A silent health monster
Mary Kashumba Features CorrespondentAN itchy red-brownish rush crusted on her face and scalp, creating a scurvy skin that itched with every minute that ticked away. At 14 years old, Ruvimbo Machingauta (not her real name), had learnt to live with it and accepted her fate. The situation is worse in the morning, where a
Brotherhood on the streets
The strongest medium that humanity knows to bind people is blood, hence the strength of blood relationships — or even some pacts and communions made of, or with blood. That blood is thicker than water becomes an infallible truth. So what happens when there is no blood to talkIs it about merit or magic?
Problem Masau Features WriterPeople do all sorts of things to protect their jobs and to climb the ladder. Is it all about merit or a little magic, literally, is needed? Belief is rife in Zimbabwe that for all the good attributes in a worker a little hand of the supernatural is not unwelcome or unsought after. Think of n’angas,
Burning the community’s health
Marcia Gore Features WriterWHEN Matilda Marima woke up with a skull-splitting headache she decided to attend Mabvuku clinic for treatment. Little did she know that she would receive more than what she had bargained for. The headache had made her spend half of the night awake. By 6am she was already by the
Zim banks on Biti
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterFINANCE Minister Tendai Biti is this afternoon expected to perform a delicate balancing act once again to satisfy the widespread competing needs of the nation when he presents the 2013 Budget against limited fiscal space. The Treasury head’s job is certainly not an enviable one because his
FBC wins Homelink bid
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
FBC Holdings has won the bid to buy the property division of Homelink, a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Impeccable sources confirmed the development but could not, however, disclose how much the financial group will pay for the business. The central bank is in the process of selling
Castle Lite shines
Business ReporterTHE October edition of the SABMiller Global Taste Session saw a local sample of Castle Lite beer being recognised as the best beer in its brand category. Brewed at Delta’s Southerton Lagers Manufacturing plant, the premium beer emerged in pole position in a category that had entries from 19
Blanket Mine gold output reach all-time high
Business ReporterCALEDONIA Mining Corporation says gold output at its local unit, Blanket Mine, reached an all-time high after increasing 33 percent in the third quarter from 9 743 ounces to 12 918 ounces produced during the same period last year. Output was 12 percent higher from 11 560 ounces produced in the
ZMDC bids for Turnall stake
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation has joined the race to acquire FBC Holdings’ 58 percent stake in piping and roofing materials manufacturer Turnall Holdings. Sources said ZMDC seeks to regain controlling interest in Turnall after FBC decided to divest in line with Reserve Bank
Teens invent urine-powered generator
Pauline Mhuka Business ReporterFACILITATION is a role that is played by many Zimbabweans but not all are professionals like Mr Cleopas Chiketa. Mr Chiketa recently became the first International Association of Facilitators Certified Professional Facilitator in Zimbabwe and one of the very few in Africa. He was certified after