JUST IN: Joy for civil servants

Cabinet has approved principles to the amendment of the Public Service Act as Government steps up efforts to give civil servants the right to collective bargaining as enshrined in the Constitution.

World Stocks stumble as U.S. yields near 3 percent

LONDON – World stocks slipped on Monday as investors braced for a blizzard of earnings from the world’s largest firms, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields as they approach…

Rand slips to three-month low as dollar bounces

The rand was much weaker on Monday morning, touching R12.25/$ for the first time since mid-January before Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state.

Quton releases new hybrid cotton seed

Sifelani Tsiko HARARE – Zimbabwe’s major cotton seed producer Quton has released new cotton hybrid seeds with a higher yield potential compared to current non-hybrid varieties in a move which…

New hotel, conference centre construction for Vic Falls by mid-year: Minister

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s world renowned resort, the Victoria Falls will soon boast of a new five star hotel and a conference centre whose construction is set to begin by mid-year,…

Zim in $317m trade imbalance in March – Zimstat

HARARE – Zimbabwe imported more goods than it exported in the month of March 2018, incurring a trade deficit of $317 million, latest figures from the country’s statistics agency show.

Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

By Ben Cousins Smallholder farming has been neglected over the past 23 years of South Africa’s attempt to redistribute land taken away from black people during the apartheid era. Not…

Fired nurses re-hired: Service to improve as more health professionals engaged

Pamela Shumba / Nyaradzo Bakari, Chronicle Reporters GOVERNMENT has re-engaged fired nurses and hired more health practitioners in a development that is expected to improve service delivery at the country’s…

Mugabe hounded me out of Zimbabwe, Thomas Mapfumo reveals

By Kamangeni Phiri and Pamenus Tuso The king of Chimurenga music, Dr Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo yesterday said former President Robert Mugabe was behind his persecution, adding that he would not…

Chinese team arrives to train locals

Tendai Mugabe, Harare Bureau Implementation of mega deals signed between Zimbabwe and China during President Mnangagwa’s recent visit to Beijing received a boost yesterday with the arrival of a high-powered…

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