‘Develop to avoid crises, uprisings’
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter Bridging the development gap within countries helps diffuse anger and frustrations that often lead to uprisings, Nigerian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr Odeka Janet Bessong has said. Addressing students…
$2,8m for 100-day quick-win projects
Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau ABOUT $2,8 million has been injected in various projects, while more than 2 300 jobs have been created as part of Mashonaland Central Province’s 100-day quick…
Ireland name13-woman squad for Zim
IRELAND coach Aaron Hamilton has announced a 13-woman squad for the tour of Zimbabwe next month. Leinster’’s Vanessa Kelada and Waringstown spinner Cara Murray make the squad for the first time. “This…
‘Set up anti-GBV councils’
Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau There is need to set up anti-domestic violence councils across the country to educate people on issues of gender-based violence (GBV), while stepping up efforts to eliminate…
SA tycoon eyes Zim prospects
Herald Reporter Senior Reporter South African multi-millionaire Mr Robert Gumede, who is currently scouting for local investment opportunities, is expected to be back in the country next week. In an interview yesterday,…
Sanitation system to turn filth into energy, fertiliser
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter Two Swedish businessmen, who are in the country to assess investment opportunities, are interested in constructing a sanitation system that converts waste into fertiliser and biogas in…
Multi-million-dollar diamond cutting hub in the pipeline
Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau Plans by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to construct a Gemology Park, including a multi-million dollar diamond cutting and processing hub in Fern Valley, Mutare, are…
Cops set dogs on superiors
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter TWO Marondera-based police constables reportedly set dogs on their superiors after they recalled them from a gold mine in Goromonzi where they were maintaining law and…
Tokwe-Mukosi irrigation plans on course
George Maponga in Masvingo Government has started making concrete moves to exploit water from the giant Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to boost food security, with an initial 2 000 hectares set to…
Investors scout for timber opportunities
Obert Chifamba Manicaland Bureau A group of South African and Zimbabwean investors are set to visit Manicaland’s timber plantations to assess possible investment opportunities, it has been learnt. In an interview on…

