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ONE of Zimbabwe’s top junior motocross riders, Emmanuel Bako, once again came out with all guns blazing when he rode his brand new 2020 KTM to victory on Friday night in the opening round of the Smoking Pistons Supercross Night Racing series in Johannesburg, South Africa.
$400m debt stifles CAAZ
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe is saddled with a $400 million debt emanating from overdue foreign and domestic obligations.
Zimpapers shines at agric awards
Zimpapers journalists scooped numerous awards at last Friday’s inaugural Agriculture Media Awards 2019 held in Harare, demonstrating the dominance of the country’s largest integrated media firm.
Govt pledges to pay Zisco workers
Government is deeply concerned with the plight of former Ziscosteel employees who have reportedly gone for close to six months without receiving their backpay and is working flat out to rectify the situation, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said.
R2m drug mule denied bail
A Zimbabwean woman who was arrested for smuggling drugs worth R2 million into South Africa via Beitbridge Border Post was last week denied bail.
REA targets to electrify 60pc of rural areas
Government is forging ahead with its thrust to modernise rural areas, with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) pledging to bring access to electricity to 60 percent of the rural populace in line with President Mnangagwa’s vision to make Zimbabwe an upper middle-income economy by 2030.
Zimra collects $230m in Q1 at Beitbridge
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has recorded a relative increase in revenue levied on commercial cargo which passes through Beitbridge Border Post in the first quarter of the year in comparison to the same period last year.
. . . nation marks 20 years since his death
Zimbabweans have been urged to attend in their numbers the seventh edition of Joshua Nkomo Commemoration Day to be held at Mahomva Shopping Centre in Mpopoma, Bulawayo, today.
Farmers urged to have soils tested
SMALL-scale farmers in Manicaland have been urged to have their soils tested for acidity and alkalinity as they prepare for the 2019-20 agricultural season.
Argentina waiting for Messi magic
BELO HORIZONTE. — For the last dozen years, Argentina have been waiting for global superstar Lionel Messi to lead their football team to a major international football trophy.