Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’
Jocelyne Sambira “If you want to be influential in the political arena, you need to influence policy,” Betty Kaari Murungi, a social justice advocate, recently told a room filled with…
Eurozone breaks chains of recession
BRUSSELS. — The eurozone escaped a crippling 18-month recession which has cost millions of jobs and tested the single currency to the limit, pulled yesterday by surprisingly robust growth in…
Mandatory blending of E5 begins
Blessing Bonga Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has with immediate effect introduced E5 mandatory blending of anhydrous ethanol and unleaded petrol at levels of 5 percent ethanol and…
Shot in arm for SARPCCO team
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter COMMISSIONER-General of Police Augustine Chihuri urged the team that is set to represent the nation at the eighth edition of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs…
DeMbare host Mighty Bulls
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter CHAMPIONS Dynamos believe the enforced long break from action could have come as a blessing in disguise for them as they now have a full squad…
Cara ousted
Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S women’s tennis doubles specialist Cara Black and her partner New Zealander Marina Erakovic were first round casualties at a WTA and ATP Masters hardcourt tournament at Cincinnati…
James Blunt pays tribute to Whitney Houston
JUST as Elton John paid tribute to the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe — and later Princess Diana — James Blunt recalls the late Whitney Houston in his new single…
Caledonia bullish on gold output
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter TORONTO Stock Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation expects its Zimbabwean associate, Blanket Mine, to exceed the targeted annual gold output by 10 percent this year. The…
African Union supports institute for remittances
ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union is one step closer to establishing a continental body to harness the power of approximately US$40 billion in remittances sent to the continent each…
Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame on HBO
THE 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony premieres on August 17 on cable television in the Caribbean through HBO Latin America, that company announced last week. According…









