adminNew logistics manager for BV Labien Musica
One of the longest surviving rhumba ensembles in the country, BV Labien Musica, has appointed Lloyd Boora as its new logistics manager.
US$100m for miners training
A UNITED KINGDOM based firm, Bestfield Consulting, has set aside US$100 million for a project that will see small-scale miners getting training and expert assistance in modern mining methods as a way of boosting the sector’s output.
Caster Semenya wins reprieve
LONDON — Caster Semenya will not need to take testosterone-reducing medication to compete after a Swiss court temporarily suspended a new IAAF ruling.
Katsande backs Billiat
JOHANNESBURG. — Kaizer Chiefs midfield enforcer, Willard Katsande, believes Zimbabwe team-mate Khama Billiat remains a top performer despite a poor season for Amakhosi as a club.
Smuggling trucker fined $3 000
A 45-year-old trucker who was arrested at Beitbridge Border Post last week while smuggling 5 000 IBR roofing sheets, two wardrobes and 18 salon chairs all worth R447 700 from South Africa has been fined $3 000.
Govt finds bread formula
Government has started breaking the monopoly in the bread industry through resuscitation of indigenous bakeries which use locally produced wheat across the country, a development that will result in cheap bread on the market.
Siltation threatens irrigation development in Beitbridge
The majority of water bodies, especially small dams and rivers here are heavily affected by siltation, a development that is affecting irrigation development in the drought-prone district.
Council courts water infrastructure partners
GWERU City Council (GCC) is engaging various partners to fund the rehabilitation of its pumps and boreholes at Amaphongokwe and Whitewaters dams, which are 70 percent full, to complement Gwenhoro Dam which is left with two months’ supply.
Russia and ‘the third way’ for Africa
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in their quest to control the Suez Canal. They did this because Britain was one of their main European rivals.
Social media: An increasing threat to human security
Social media is increasingly becoming a threat to human security, particularly in Zimbabwe. The events of August 1, 2018 soon after the peaceful general elections were extremely exacerbated by social media.