adminEditorial Comment: Zesa must reconsider tariff hike decision
THE proposed move by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) to increase tariffs by a shocking 16 percent is scandalous and borders on irrationality. Surely Zimbabweans might yesterday…
Ministry urged to be tough on underperforming school heads
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should get tough on school heads who fail to produce good examination results, a senior official has said. The…
Star Trek legend Nimoy reveals he has cancer 30 years after quitting smoking
STAR Trek legend Leonard Nimoy has revealed he has a serious lung disease – thirty years after he quit smoking. The 82-year-old actor, famous for playing the sci-fi show’s Dr…
Consider choral music separate category, Nama urged
Bongani Ndlovu Entertainment Correspondent VABATI VaJehova have challenged the organisers of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) to consider choral music as a separate category. In an interview on ZBCTv’s…
Valentine treat for lovers
Patrick Chitumba Victoria Falls Reporter LOVERS from across the country are going to be treated to a Valentine’s Day to remember as they will be flown into Victoria Falls to…
GMO policy development should be in step with state of technology
THE RACE TO THE TOP or TO THE BOTTOM Gatsha Mazithulela I have been querying why our national mood on GMOs seems not to be in step with the times…
Msipa passionate about education
Kamangeni Phiri and Freedom Mupanedemo Feature Former Midlands Governor Dr Cephas Msipa, a retired educationist and politician based in the Midlands capital, Gweru, fully appreciates the power of education in…
Diaspora remittances down 15 percent
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor REMITTANCES coming through international money transfer agencies and formal banking channels into the country have declined by 15 percent from $2,1 billion in 2012 to…
Capital goods rebate extension hailed
Patrick Chitumba Victoria Falls Reporter PLAYERS in the tourism industry in the resort town of Victoria Falls have welcomed the extension of a rebate on capital goods. The extension was…
Mine workers demand PDL salary
Acting Business Editor THE 2014 collective bargaining negotiations for workers in the mining industry are yet to be finalised with negotiators expected to meet next week for the second round…