adminXenophobia death toll rises to five
Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter SOUTH African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned his compatriots that the violence they are meting out to fellow Africans can be dealt out to them when they…
Maskandi fest comes to Byo
Mthabisi Tshuma FOR local traditional music lovers, September will be memorable as the Azibuye Emasikweni maskandi festival takes Matabeleland by storm. The festival, which had been brought to a halt…
Grandmother covers up rape
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent A MAN from Kezi has been jailed for 16 years for raping his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter on two separate occasions while she was in the company of…
US$700k Spar outlet opens in Bulawayo . . . Creates 75 jobs
Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter RETAIL chain, Spar Zimbabwe, yesterday officially opened a new branch in Bulawayo after investing US$700 000, bringing the number of its shops to 16 countrywide. The investment…
Absence of flights frustrates Kariba tourism
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE continued absence of a domestic airline service to Kariba is frustrating the growth of the tourism business in the destination. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority executive director…
Hwange breakdowns reverse improvement in electricity availability
Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau A breakdown of three power generation units at Hwange Thermal Power Station recently, has seen Zesa increasing load-shedding across the country, Cabinet has observed. This reverses the…
MP calls for Zifa board dissolution
Farai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau A National Assembly legislator yesterday called for the dissolution of the Zifa Board following a string of incidents he says have embarrassed the country. Rising through a…
Xenophobia in SA: Time for conversation
Leroy Dzenga, Features Writer South Africa is in smoke and the nation smells of burnt human flesh. The smell of a country burning her soul has become familiar in a rainbow…
Old Mutual to buy back ‘undervalued’ shares
GIANT insurer, Old Mutual, which is in the midst of a bruising public spat with former CEO, Peter Moyo, said on Monday it will spend R2.4 billion more in buying…