How safe is it to travel by air?
In a week that has seen three major air disasters, questions are being raised about the safety of air travel. After a Swiftair flight crashed yesterday, killing 116 people on board,…
Extra Kwazvose invades Mutare
Arts Correspondent Sungura outfit Extra Kwazvose is set to relaunch second album “Zvepasirino” at Pick and Save in Mutare tomorrow. One of the leaders of the group Obert Gomba said they…
La Liga is the best, says Gareth Bale
MADRID. — Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale believes Spain’s La Liga soccer is superior to the English Premier League as James Rodriguez becomes the latest big-name player to arrive in Spain. The…
Air Algerie flight ‘crashes’ in Mali
ALGIERS. — Algerian aviation officials have confirmed that a plane operated by Air Algerie carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria’s capital crashed over northern Mali yesterday. Flight AH5017 disappeared…
Delta to close Customer Collection Depots
Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer Listed beverages concern, Delta Corporation, is reportedly pressing ahead to close 15 customer collection depots (CCDs) as part of strategies to contain costs and rationalise operations. Sources said…
Tracing modern art in Zim
Stephen Garan’anga Visual Art The territories around the Zambezi River were the destination for many European adventurers, travellers, fortune-seekers and hunters since the early 19th century. Some of these early Europeans were…
Loew to stay on with Germany until 2016
BERLIN. — Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Wednesday that he never considered leaving his post after winning the World Cup soccer title and insisted he would see out his…
Tobacco marketing season ends
Walter Muchinguri Assistant Business Editor The tobacco marketing season will end next week with close to 213 million kilogrammes expected to have been sold. So far 212,7 million kilograms have been…
GMB shuts door on middlemen
Agriculture Reporter Government has ordered the Grain Marketing Board not to buy grain from middlemen who are shortchanging farmers by offering low prices for grain which they resale for huge…
Government to monitor loan, investment deals
Herald Reporter Government is working on modalities to supervise the implementation of loan agreements and investment deals entered into by ministries and other State institutions following cases of abuse of…



