Flu cases on the rise

THE country has witnessed a sharp rise in influenza cases this year with over 200 000 cases having been reported in the first six months of the year, almost double…

Ndiweni chieftaincy wrangle takes new twist

THE wrangle over the Ndiweni chieftaincy, which was left vacant following the death of Chief Khayisa Ndiweni in 2010, has taken a new twist with cultural commentators and historians stating…

Women’s groups, legal experts back regulation of churches

WOMEN’S rights organisations and gender activists have thrown their weight behind Government’s proposal to introduce a law compelling churches and religious organisations to register before operating in the country. Permanent…

Starving worker turns to poaching

A 65-YEAR-OLD Bulilima farm worker who was arrested for illegal hunting told the court that he was trying to get food as his boss was starving him. Elias Maphosa of…

Introduce policies conducive to growth: Small-scale miners

Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent SMALL-SCALE miners have called on Government to introduce policies conducive to the growth of the sector, saying the existing ones were a hindrance to their advancement.…

United Refineries acquires new stockfeed machine

BULAWAYO-BASED agro processing company, United Refineries, has procured a $250 000 state-of-the-art stockfeed manufacturing machine from India as part of its diversification strategy, which will see its capacity utilisation increasing…

Busmetal on verge of collapse

ONE of the country’s oldest cast iron product manufacturers, Bulawayo-based Busmetal is on the brink of closure if it fails to immediately access at least $150 000 needed urgently to…

Flights into Vic Falls increase

STAKEHOLDERS in the tourism industry have welcomed the introduction of more airlines flying into Victoria Falls saying this development was likely to increase tourist arrivals into the resort town and…

Zera drafts net metering regulations

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has drafted net metering regulations meant to govern the generation of electricity from small scale, grid tied renewable generators like solar PV generators on…

Zimbabwe’s retail sector facing decline in revenue inflows

ESTABLISHED retailers are facing a decline in revenue as a result of limited and constrained consumer disposable incomes, stockbrokers have said. According to a research done by a local stockbroking…

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