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Serena blitzes Bouchard to reach Round 3
Melbourne — Serena Williams stormed past Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and into the Australian Open third round yesterday as her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title gathered pace. The…
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Pitch Black Afro in ‘jolly mood’ during bail hearing
South Africa — Pitch Black Afro was in a jolly mood when he took the stand. He sprung up the wooden stairs unchained, wearing an army green shirt and had…
adminSafari sector posts record performance
Zimbabwe’s lucrative safari industry witnessed its best performance since independence in 1980, buoyed by growing interest from traditional markets responding positively to President Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe is open for business mantra. Mr Emmanuel Fundira, the president of Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe, yesterday said that positive sentiments from the Government prior to last year’s July elections saw the country receiving more international visitor
Major road, rail project for Zim… Belarus deal to make Zim transport logistics hub
President Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko yesterday sealed eight agreements, and also advanced a grand infrastructure scheme that could make Zimbabwe a regional transport and logistics hub. The eight agreements cover various aspects of education and training, science and technology, agriculture and legal issues such as extradition.
New kombi fares announced
GOVERNMENT and commuter omnibus operators met in Harare yesterday and agreed on new fares ranging between $1 and $3 depending on distance. Commuter omnibus operators had hiked fares without any justification. Some demanded as much as $6 for a trip to Chitungwiza, up from $1,50 while commuters from Mabvuku-Tafara were now forking out $4.
Monthly food inflation falls to 9pc
Zimbabwe’s month-on-month food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate stood at 9,07 percent in December 2018, shedding 5,46 percentage points on the November 2018 rate of 14,53 percent. Latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) reveal the month on month non-food inflation rate stood at 9,01 percent, gaining 2,51 percentage points on the November 2018 rate of 6,50 percent.
Govt, civil servants resume talks
Government and civil servants are today scheduled to meet for further discussions under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) after consulting their constituencies over salary increments. The two sides failed to find each other last week when the workers rejected a 10 percent salary review from the Government. Today’s meeting will see the Government formally presenting a cushioning allowance which President Mnangagwa offered the workers on Tuesday to lessen the impact of a recent flurry of price increases.
UK in deadlock over Brexit ‘Plan B’
Britain’s last-minute scramble to shape its exit from the EU, its biggest policy upheaval in half a century, hit the rocks yesterday as Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dug in their heels for competing visions. After May’s two-year attempt to forge an amicable divorce with an independent trade policy was crushed by parliament in the biggest defeat for a British leader in modern history, May asked party leaders to forget self-interest to find a solution.
Nine facts, myths about Zim mayhem
On Monday and Tuesday, the opposition in Zimbabwe staged what they called a national “shutdown” which was supposed to be a popular mass protest against the Government over the rising cost of living.
JUST IN: MDC Alliance’s Chibaya remanded in custody
MDC Alliance National Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya, who was arrested yesterday on allegations of inciting violence which resulted in goods worth more than $13 000 being looted from shops, has appeared in court.