Editorial Comment: Roadworks justify toll fee hikes
The announcement on Wednesday that work on the upgrading of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway that will cost $800 million will start soon, is sweet music to the ears of the…
Tsvangirai, the real chaos
Muchadura Dube THE MDC-T continues to search for their real or imagined amidst the chaos in that party, which has reduced it to a laughing lot. The drama continues unabated…
Agatha Murudzwa has story to tell
Liberty Dube IN a sensational return, gospel diva Agatha Murudzwa, who met her Mutare fans at Pastor Tinashe Murigo’s album launch concert last Friday at Pick and Save, has got…
Matabeleland swimmers optimistic
Ngqabutho Moyo Sports Reporter A 14-member Matabeleland swimming team will take part in the National Sprint Swimming Championships in Mutare this evening. The team is set to travel this morning for…
Chipeta ready for PSL games
Aaron Dube in Johannesburg, South Africa WARRIORS’ defender Eric Chipeta who plays for South African Absa Premiership side Chippa United, has alleged that the delay in receiving a work permit…
Import duty hike drives up local goods supply
Mpumelelo Nyoni Business Reporter THE recent tightening of import duty by the government has started paying dividends resulting in the increase in supply of local products on the market and reduction…
Banking sector remains ‘generally stable’: RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says the banking sector has remained “generally stable” with two banks now having exceeded the $100 million minimum capital requirement.
New youth fund framework formulated
THE government and banks that are disbursing the Youth Development Fund (YDF) have agreed on a new framework which compels beneficiaries to have guarantors in case of default, a cabinet…
NSSA pays out $149m in 2013
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) said yesterday it paid out $149 million in benefits to its members in 2013, up 28 percent the previous year, spiked by an increase…
Teachers: A vital cog in national development
Freedom Mutanda As the world marks Teachers’ Day, it is time for the nation to reflect on the significance of the ‘noble’ profession inasfar as the search for national identity…







