Insurance industry to unveil new framework

The insurance industry will soon unveil a new policy framework as part of efforts to achieve a 20 percent insurance penetration in 2020, as espoused in the Government’s Transnational Stabilisation Programme (TSP). The TSP highlights some stringent industry licensing requirements, which hinder growth of the insurance sector in Zimbabwe.

MURIMBA SET FOR SUNDOWNS TRIALS

IMPRESSIVE Triangle forward Delic Murimba could make a huge career breakthrough if he makes the grade at South African football giants Mamelodi Sundowns where he has been invited for trials. The forceful striker leaves today for the 10-day assessment at the Tshwane team.

Ndiraya casting selection net wider

ZIMBABWE Under-23 football team coach Tonderai Ndiraya will cast his net wide to include more of the Europe-born and bred players as he seeks to assemble a formidable squad to help the Olympics team back on their feet after four years of inactivity.

‘Local currency step in the right direction’

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube must address existing loopholes if his plans to introduce a local currency within the next 12 months are to succeed, economic observers have said. They said Prof Ncube faced a mammoth task to lay the fundamentals for the successful launch of a local currency within a short period.

Livestock farmers moan over stockfeed shortages

Manicaland Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland have raised concern over the shortage of stockfeed in shops, which is hampering efforts to increase production. Mr Taurai Mutangabende, a small-scale dairy farmer in…

President’s interventions take effect

Government and technocrats in the energy sector yesterday finalised a framework to operationalise rebates for transport operators and industry to cushion the public from price hikes, The Herald can reveal. This comes as a raft of interventions by President Mnangagwa to arrest the fuel crisis and hardships in the country begin to be effecte

History beckons for Federer, Djokovic

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both gunning for a record seventh Australian Open tennis crown from today, but Andy Murray will make his last appearance in Melbourne as the era of the “Big Four” draws to a close.

School ban on ‘Moslem beard’ case in court

A St John’s College student who practises Islam and was barred from attending lessons after refusing to shave his beard has taken the school’s authorities to court arguing that the officials’ decision was unconstitutional.

ED off to Russia

Mabasa Sasa Herald Correspondent President Mnangagwa early this morning left for Russia on the first leg of a whirlwind five-country tour that will take him across Eurasia and then to…

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