Belarus avails US$30m for dams
Bulawayo Bureau Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the 42km Mtshabezi pipeline, revealing that Government had secured US$30 million from Belarus for dam construction equipment. The over US$23 million Mtshabezi Pipeline…
Southern Africa grapples with energy shortages
Southern Africa – a region containing some of Africa’s fastest growing economies – is at present facing critical energy shortages and has an urgent need to bring on line several…
STRANGER THAN FICTION: The truck-driving baboons of the highway
Tendai Chara The Chewa — originally from Malawi — are one of many ethnic groups that constitute Zimbabwe’s population. In the 20th century, they began trekking to the then Southern…
Govt on rural development
Bulawayo Bureau Government wants to develop rural areas and will hold investment indabas on construction and repair of key road routes. At yesterday’s commissioning of Mbembesi Bridge at the 50km…
The Sunday Mail Business launches audience survey
Business Reporter THE Sunday Mail Business has launched an audience survey for its new products on women and SMEs. Launched last week, the survey will run until the end of…
Circumcision: To cut or not to cut
This is the second instalment on the circumcision debate in which Dr Sebastian Ndlovu is arguing against the practice. From the last instalment, readers complained about the use of medical…
Serena not ready for clay season
Twice French Open champion Serena Williams said her struggle to beat Sara Errani in the Fed Cup had been a real “eye-opener” as the claycourt season gets into full swing.…
Purity eyes Miss Africa title
Loveness Nyathi, Sunday Leisure Correspondent IF you had told Lorrene Fowane, who when she was still a young girl in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb, was made to feel ugly because of…
Go ahead, speak your greatness
YOU can never be misquoted when you do not say anything. You can also not be quoted unless you say something. Greatness will always demand your opinion. If you decide…
Power cuts to industry a setback to economy
Government’s decision to trim down electricity supply to industries, particularly mining companies, by 25 percent as part of measures to avert the severe electricity shortages obtaining in the country could…









