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Washington – Yesterday, residents of the US state of Iowa will cast the first votes in the months-long 2016 race for the White House. Instead of holding primaries, the state hosts…
WHO declares Zika virus global health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the explosive spread of the Zika virus in the Americas is an “extraordinary event” that merits being declared an international emergency. The…
Dozens killed by bombs in Syria, clouding UN peace session
Geneva – A triple bombing killed at least 50 people in a predominantly Shi’ite suburb south of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday even as a UN mediator held…
Nigerian pastor commits suicide after fraud allegations
Abuja – A Nigerian pastor in Lagos has reportedly committed suicide following allegations that he diverted church funds for personal use. According to a local newspaper Punch, the deceased, identified…
NSSA engages mobile network operators
Harare Bureau The National Social Security Authority has engaged mobile network operators with a view to using their mobile payment platforms to allow members to receive their pensions at significantly…
Call on Zesa to redirect savings
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has urged power utility, Zesa Holdings, to use some of its savings from reduced power generation to import electricity and…
Annual raw milk output up 5pc
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s annual raw milk output for 2015 increased by a five percent margin to record 58 million litres, up from the previous year’s 55 million litres, as…
Motovac to open shop in Bulawayo
Auxilia Katongomara Business Reporter LEADING Botswana automotive spare parts retailer, Motovac is spreading its wings to Zimbabwe where it plans to open its first retail shop in Bulawayo next month. Motovac is…
New equipment to boost Higrow chicks production
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent HIGROW, a Bulawayo based poultry inputs supplier, recently bought new hatchery equipment which will see day-old chicks production peaking 750,000 a month up from about half a…
Gweru defaulter rate rises Property owners forced to revise rentals
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent GWERU has been characterised by a high rent defaulter rate which has peaked to 60 percent owing to a plethora of challenges, chief among them, the…