admin‘Forex rate liberalisation a step in right direction’
Reserve Bank Governor Dr John Mangundya last week presented the Monetary Policy Statement which liberalised the exchange rate, while its contents have been subject of debate to date. Our Features Writer Leroy Dzenga (LD) sat down with economist Ashok Chakravarti (AC) who predicted a decrease in prices in the short-term. Below is a full transcript of the interview.
ZNSSA take COSAFA battle to High Court
THE Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association have escalated their battle to try and have the 2019 COSAFA Cup held in this country and petitioned the High Court seeking a Declaratory Order over the matter.
When bathing the mentally ill is a calling
Under the blistering heat of Karoi town a mentally ill man forages for his meal from a street bin. Everyone affectionately knows him as Diva. Suddenly, a giant man wearing a straw hat passes by, and Diva stops the scavenging and turns to the man.
Messiahs, mavericks or madmen?
Every now and then, the world is treated to a claim that borders on the absurd by men and women of religious dispositions.
Muhoni quits amid raging storm
FORMER Zimbabwe international Lazarus Muhoni, who is under the spotlight after being implicated in a player transfer scandal, has stepped down from his position as Manica Diamonds executive member.
Tobacco to increase forex inflows
Foreign currency inflows into the country are set to improve next month, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) having indicated that the 2019 tobacco marketing season will open on March 21.
Dorothy Masuka: Go well Mama, go well!
Dorothy Masuka’s 65 year illustrious musical career came to an end on February 23, 2019, when she left this world. She played her role and fulfilled it with distinction and should go on to meet the creator with her head held high.
RBZ mulls incentive for small gold producers
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has said the central bank is looking at recommendations made by small-scale gold miners for an incentive they need to maintain viability of operations.
Tracing roots of Chirandu clan: Part 13
They then showed the differentiation between the hippo, which they had nicknamed elephant and the actual elephant by adding the term mukotami, which means craning or bending the neck downwards on the ground, which is what the hippo does when it feeds, whereas the actual elephant doesn’t bend downwards, but majestically rises upwards using its trunk to bring food to its mouth.
ANSA brews a shocker
THE Annual National Sports Awards judges sparked controversy when they connived to relegate World Cup-bound Zimbabwe national netball team into the periphery during the belated awards ceremony in Harare last night.