Tulip mania: the classic story of a Dutch financial bubble is mostly wrong

By Anne Goldgar Right now, it’s Bitcoin. But in the past we’ve had dotcom stocks, the 1929 crash, 19th-century railways and the South Sea Bubble of 1720. All these were…

World Cup Organising Committee visits Bulawayo Minister of State

Mehluli Sibanda MEMBERS of the International Cricket Council World Cup Qualifier Bulawayo Organising Committee on Wednesday morning paid a courtesy call on the Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs…

Heads must roll at Zimsec: Court. . . High Court judgment expected today, Schools cash in on English paper resit

Fidelis Munyoro/Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporters THE High Court yesterday called for an overhaul of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council system and said “heads must roll” over the bungling of public…

Zimbabwe, Botswana agree to upgrade cooperation

Kuda Bwititi recently in Botswana PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday returned home from a two-day official visit to Botswana with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo…

Sandra, Jah Prayzah dish out Valentine’s Day gifts

Showbiz Reporter VALENTINE’s Day, a celebration of love disliked by many men as it puts them off budget and favoured by most women as they get to be spoilt and…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zim-Botswana relationship reset crucial for both nations

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s historic State visit to Botswana —the first he has embarked on since he assumed the reins of power in November last year — is instructive in that…

NetOne to unveil sponsorship

Grace Chingoma, Harare Bureau GIANT mobile telecommunications company NetOne are expected to end the speculation related to their football partnership with the country’s Big Three football clubs when they unveil…

Mealie Brand capacity hits 80pc

Prince Sunduzani, Business Reporter MEALIE Brand, a division of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Zimplow, has increased its capacity utilisation from 50 percent to 80 percent on the back of a…

UPDATED: ANC demands Zuma steps down

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has decided to recall President Jacob Zuma, leaving South Africans waiting to see whether the president will abide by the party’s…

Court okays national healing consultations

Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is resuming consultations after the High Court dismissed an application by human rights campaigners seeking to interdict the commission…