adminSolo labour mum ‘kills’ new born
Melody Baya Court Reporter A 33-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman allegedly strangled her newborn baby during an unsupervised delivery. Nontokozo Khumalo of Emganwini suburb appeared before Magistrate Abednico Ndebele yesterday facing a charge…
Moyo appointed BBR boss
Business Reporter THE Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway (BBR) Company has appointed Thembi Moyo as the chief executive officer with effect from December 1, 2015. BBR chairperson Bongiwe Ntuli said Moyo has…
President promotes AFZ female officer
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter President Mugabe has promoted Air Force of Zimbabwe group captain, Ellen Chiweshe, to the rank of Air Commodore. She becomes the first woman to hold such…
What makes people love their country?
Blessing Musariri Shelling the Nuts The truth is, it is not an easy thing to pack up a life and take it elsewhere. Too much is lost in transition. It…
SA maize prices scale new peaks
JOHANNESBURG. — South African maize prices maintained their record run into 2016, scaling historic highs yesterday amid growing drought concerns and rand weakness.
Three arrested in slaying of Mexico mayor
Mexico City. — Three people, including a minor, were being held Sunday in the slaying of a newly inaugurated mayor just hours into her term in a gang-troubled central Mexican…
How compromises, mistakes made in Mandela era hobbled SA’s economy
Alan Hirsch Correspondent Julius Malema has blamed policies put in place during Nelson Mandela’s era for the country’s high levels of inequality. He may have a point.
Chinese delegation expected today
Business Reporter A 12-member business delegation from the Qingdao province of China is expected in Zimbabwe today for a four-day visit which will include signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Sunshine Boys get down to business
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter HARARE City got their pre-season preparations off the ground when they roped in fitness expert Gerald Maguranyanga to engage the players on the first day of…
Africa faces increasingly expensive debt financing
NAIROBI. — Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing increasingly expensive debt financing as favourable global and domestic conditions come to an end, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said yesterday,…