adminEditorial Comment: Passport situation needs urgent redress
Since the beginning of the year, the passport office has been dogged by several challenges, chief among them the shortage of printing paper, forcing it to scale down on operations.
Bill to change media landscape
PARLIAMENT has welcomed the gazetting of the Freedom of Information Bill as a positive step towards fulfilment of the country’s aspirations for a vibrant media industry and entrenchment of democracy.
AN AFCON IMPLOSION . . . Zim’s Group A rivals in disarray, EFA collapses, Cranes fire coach
IT was a night of the long knives for Zimbabwe’s 2019 AFCON group rivals with the Egyptian Football Association collapsing in spectacular fashion, the entire Pharaohs coaching staff being sacked and Uganda’s French coach throwing in the towel after both countries crashed out of the tournament.
Manicaland tops in livestock production
Manicaland has registered a remarkable increase in cattle and goat production in the 2018/2019 season, a crop and livestock assessment report has revealed.
Retailers in major price climbdown
THE price hike madness that had manifested in the country in recent weeks appears to be dissipating with some of the major players in the economy starting to see reason following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019, which outlawed the use of the multi-currency system and reintroduced the Zimbabwe dollar.
Matemadanda calls for unity
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Cde Victor Matemadanda has encouraged all political players to bury their differences and work towards the development of the nation.
Provinces ready to avail land for war vets
PROVINCES are ready to implement Government’s directive to avail 15 000 hectares of farmland to war veterans.
Macheso readies new album
SUNGURA maestro Alick Macheso and the Orchestra Mberikwazvo are working on a new album and lucky fans were treated to the new taste of music at a show held in Warren Park at the weekend.
Harare sends mixed signals on water woes
Harare City Council appears to have run out of ideas on how to deal with the city’s water woes as it is failing to supply the precious liquid despite mananging to secure the water treatment chemicals which they had been citing as the major reason behind the challenges.
Ghanaian wins it for DeMbare
GHANAIAN Robert Sackey made the difference on his debut for Dynamos when he rose from the bench and grabbed a late winner in this tough Castle Lager Premiership football assignment against Chapungu at Rufaro yesterday.