Chinese take more space at ZITF
Business Reporter China is the largest foreign exhibitor at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which is expected to attract more participants compared to previous years.…
Samanyanga speaks on latest offering
“I have named it ‘Mukombe Wemvura’ because every song on the album is like a glass of water,” said superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi of his upcoming effort due for release…
Formalising the informal sector
Edwin Mwase With the continued closure and downscaling of several formal sector industries which has been attributed to the general distress and recapitalisation problems besetting local industries, many people are…
Zou boss in corruption storm
Brian Chitemba Investigations Editor Zimbabwe Open University (Zou) Vice-Chancellor Professor Primrose Kurasha allegedly splurged over US$100 000 to charter a plane to South Africa for her ailing husband, Professor Jameson…
Squables hit DeMbare ahead of ZPC Kariba test
Ishemunyoro Chingwere A player unrest is simmering at Dynamos ahead of their date with Castle Lager Premier Soccer League new boys ZPC Kariba at the National Sports this afternoon. Players…
Japan’s used cars dumped in Third World
Three years ago, Michiya Ogawa bought a new Toyota Corolla station wagon for US$15 800 to commute to his office in Japan’s mountainous Yamagata prefecture. A year later, the 47-year-old…
Nigeria now Africa’s Number One
HEY PRESTO: as if by magic, Nigeria has declared itself the biggest economy in Africa. Overnight, with the wave of a statistical wand, it has added 89 percent to its…
Landmines: The deathly menace
In Zimbabwe’s sparsely populated north-eastern district of Mukumbura in Mashonaland Central province, cattle are trained to move in single file in search of water and pastures, a measure to protect…
Nkandla, corruption in the heart of government
“I AM often asked by people from India and Russia, ‘Why do you worry?’”, says the head of Corruption Watch, a privately funded watchdog based in Johannesburg. Why indeed? South…
A day in the life of job-seekers
Tendai Chara It is 7.45am and scores of people, most of them men, engage in casual talk near the Harare and Grant streets intersection. The majority in this crowd is…





