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In 1997, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) listed characteristics of good governance as including participation of citizens, rule of law, transparency, responsiveness, consensus orientation, equity, accountability and strategic vision.
Man kills granny for selling cockerel at ‘give away’ price
A 42-year-old man from Mberengwa reportedly fatally axed his 93-year-old grandmother over a cockerel that she sold at a “give away” price.
Flights deal boon for tourism sector
THE flights deal sealed between Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) and Botswana-based charter airline Mack Air, which will see the introduction of scheduled flights to various tourist resorts in the country, has raised anticipation of a rebound of tourism in Kariba.
Byo water crisis hits business
THE business community in Bulawayo would meet the city council executives today to discuss the prolonged shut down in water supplies, which they say is negatively affecting their operations.
Agritex officers training tobacco farmers
THE Department of Agritex has embarked on a campaign to educate tobacco farmers in Mashonaland Central Province on the dangers of not destroying tobacco stalks.
Income received by beneficiaries to a Trust
This article serves to inform that income received by a beneficiary from a trust is subject to tax.
Govt urged to expedite one-stop border concept at B/Bridge
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development has challenged Government to expedite the implementation of the One Stop Border Post (OSPB) concept at Beitbridge to ease perennial operational challenges at the country’s border with South Africa.
Zimra on course to surpassing revenue target
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is on course to surpassing its half year revenue collection target, with the final report set for release by the end…
Gender equality accelerator for sustainable development
Gender lies at the heart of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognises that achieving gender equality is a matter of human rights, and is crucial to progress across all the goals and targets.
Enterprise, not deals, ought to drive Zim
At the height of the global financial crisis, executives from the “Big Three” American automakers, General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC, travelled to Washington DC to beg for US$25 billion in federal bailouts from the administration to help pay their suppliers, workers other costs. But, to get to DC, the CEOs flew, each in their own private jet. They could have flown first class or even shared one plane, lawmakers argued. Could they consider selling their planes and fly back first class, they were asked. Not one volunteered.