adminCouncil mulls Tsvangirai honour
Harare City Council wants Third Street in the central business district (CBD) renamed Morgan Richard Tsvangirai Street in honour of the late former Prime Minister and MDC-T leader, who died last month after battling colon cancer. Mr Tsvangirai, who was 65, passed away at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg.
Mangena scores big in UK
Zimbabwean-born British musician Donel Mangena took second position at The Voice UK finale over the weekend. The Southampton-based teenager lost to Ruti Olajugbagbe who walked away with a recording contract with Polydor Records.
Brazil’s Lula spends first day in prison
BRASILIA. – Leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spent yesterday as Brazil’s first ex-president to be imprisoned for a common crime – and his cell was in the headquarters…
‘Decentralise cancer screening’
Government should expedite the decentralisation of cancer screening and treatment to enhance accessibility of the services to men and communities, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has said.
Syria gas attack reports fabricated: Russia
MOSCOW. – Russia’s Foreign Ministry has lambasted as “bogus” reports of a chemical gas attack allegedly conducted by the Syrian government in Eastern Ghouta, warning that any military intervention based…
Tongaat fires 500 casual workers
Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe has reportedly fired over 500 casual workers in a development that has cast a shadow in the Lowveld where the firm is the single biggest employer.
Mine sets up $20m processing plant
Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau A private company, Labenmon Mine, has set up a $20 million nickel processing plant in Mazowe to value add and beneficiate the base metal. Last…
‘Govt committed to women empowerment’
Mash West Correspondent Government is committed to promoting women empowerment programmes in accordance with the country’s Constitution, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Speaking at the…
870 submit CVs for primary polls
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A record 870 Zanu-PF aspiring candidates in Masvingo have submitted their curricula vitae to contest in the party’s primary elections slated for May 5. The aspiring…
Government sets aside $12m for youth bank
Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Government has set aside $12 million for the establishment of a youth empowerment bank, Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central chairperson Cde Kazembe Kazembe has said. Addressing youth…