adminTunisia heads to the polls to cap off revolution
Tunis – Tunisians vote in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday, capping off four years of a sometimes chaotic transition since their country sparked the Arab Spring.
Beam: Rightful beneficiaries ignored
Thandeaka Moyo ROSE Moyo’s face communicates volumes of misery, hunger and ill-health she has endured for the past 87 years. Her five children died “mysteriously” and left four children under…
Editorial Comment: Workers need Christmas cheer
ANOTHER year is coming to an end and Zimbabweans from all walks of life will take time off from their busy schedules to join family and friends to celebrate the…
Urban agric – authorities found wanting
Elliot Siamonga THE impending crackdown on stream bank cultivators by the Bulawayo City Council exposes the glaring failure by city planners to properly designate plots for urban agriculture as well…
Top Zanu-PF officials arrested
Lovemore Mataire and Elita Chikwati Harare Bureau TOP Zanu-PF officials were yesterday arrested for allegedly defrauding more than 15,000 farmers of their hard-earned cash through a dubious input scheme.
AfrAsia Holdings courts potential investors
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter AFRASIA Zimbabwe Holdings Limited is courting local and international investors who will make major equity investment into the troubled financial institution, an official has said.
Nurses shortage hits Bulawayo
Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO City Council clinics are operating with 62 percent of the required nursing staff, compromising the delivery of essential health services.
Bond coins begin circulating
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor THE newly introduced set of bonded coins will start circulating in the economy today amid high expectations they will ease the problem of change on…
Council request for $12m loan approved
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter THE government has approved Bulawayo City Council’s request to borrow $12 million to fund the upgrading of its sewer and water reticulation infrastructure.
World Bank ups support for Zim
HARARE, — Relations between Zimbabwe and the World Bank yesterday marked a new turn as the multilateral lender announced the establishment of a fund to reconstruct the country.