BREAKING NEWS: Kwinji 15 names her squad
Fungai Muderere MIGHTY Warriors head coach Sithethelelwe “Kwinji15” Sibanda has named a 32-member provisional squad for the upcoming COSAFA Women’s Championship. Making a return to the team after a long…
JUST IN: $300 million ‘Kilimanjaro’ sugar project gathers pace
The $300 million project to clear over 3 000 hectares of land to establish new cane fields at Hippo Valley and Triangle estates in the Lowveld by Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe is now over 50 percent complete with 500 hectares ready for planting.
Dung wonders
Ever wonder why the BaTonga people hardly suffer from malaria though their town is seriously known to be infested by deadly mosquitoes that cause malaria?
The secret lies in elephant dung.
BaTonga elders claim lighting up elephant dung keeps mosquitoes away for the smoke is a repellant.
Inside Chief Seke’s court
Sharon Munjenjema Sitting in Chief Seke’s court room recently, one was compelled to empathise with the protagonist, Oliver Kaseke, as he narrated how his son-in-law unceremoniously “dumped” his sick daughter…
ZEC to increase transparency on voters’ roll
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will pilot test the display of voters’ rolls outside polling stations during forthcoming by-elections in a move that will increase transparency and reduce the number of voters turned away.
The pilot test will run in the Lupane East National Assembly, Nkayi Rural District Council Ward 23 and Bubi Rural District Council Ward 22 by-elections, which are set for August 3.
Mine workers get salary adjustment
Harare Bureau THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe has acceded to workers’ demands for salary adjustments and agreed to settle for a 35 percent salary hike to cushion them from…
Sanctions scare away US$70bn . . . SB Moyo quantifies cost of illegal embargo
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau The illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West in the past two decades have cost the country over US$70 billion in lost revenue and lines…
Call for Gems continuity
Ellina Mhlanga in Liverpool, England ZIMBABWE senior national netball team assistant coach, Ropafadzo Mutsauki, has reiterated the importance of continuity following a fruitful campaign at the just-ended Vitality Netball World…
Power cuts escalate telecoms costs: Econet
Business Reporter THE crippling power outages being experienced across the country have escalated operational costs and compromised the quality of service delivery in the telecommunications sector, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Student loans’ return great, but beneficiaries must repay
Those among us who learnt at local public colleges and universities in the 1990s and earlier will remember the ease with which they went through their studies. They enjoyed exceedingly…











