Government begins biometric registration in civil service
Government plans to rollout the biometric registration of workers in the civil service within the first three months of next year, in an exercise that is largely expected to help streamline the public sector payroll through weeding out “ghost workers”.
Fresh cholera outbreak claims 3
A fresh cholera outbreak has claimed three lives from 10 cases recorded since Tuesday in the Chomubobo mining area in Mberengwa, Midlands province.
DC redemption movie that never was
IN as far as DC movies go, “Aquaman” is the best attempt the production house has made! Attempts to bring to life the laughing stock of DC properties was always going to be hard.
Leveraging productive credit support for economic turn around, growth
Dr Bongani Ngwenya NOTWITHSTANDING the challenge of suppressed liquidity in the economy, the current sectorial credit patterns do not reflect structurally designed configurations for facilitating economic turnaround. This is despite…
Beitbridge woman to open safe house
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter A social worker by profession, Ms Babongile Mudau from the border town of Beitbridge is in the final stages of opening a safe house for women…
Lack of certification hampers firms’ export prospects
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter MULTITUDES of local firms are failing to penetrate the export markets owing to their failure to certify their products and services to the requisite global…
Critical issues on mandatory HIV testing of couples
An article was published in the Herald of 20 December 2018 with the headline “NAC proposes mandatory HIV testing for new couples”. The article generated debate, but not the level that matches the depth and impact of the issue at hand. The Herald is the largest daily in Zimbabwe. Any story it publishes deserves careful scrutiny, especially if the content has a bearing on National Health Outcomes. There are critical issues to reflect on about this story.
‘Release results’…‘Withholding of results over fees unconstitutional’
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter THE High Court has declared unconstitutional the refusal by Ihlathi High School in Bulawayo to release results of an Ordinary Level candidate over outstanding fees…
Meet the Zimbo behind Coke Studio Africa music
Melissa Mpofu, Showbiz Editor For the past two years Zimbabweans have been jamming to African beats from Coke Studio Africa — a music collaboration show which seeks to bring African…
Mat South to lead in agric revolution and devolution
Nduduzo Tshuma, Political Reporter MATABELELAND South is set to lead in the country’s agricultural revolution emphasising on value addition as the nation implements devolution of power whose thrust seeks to…






