Budget: Mthuli attempts a Houdini act

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube this week unveils his second National Budget statement in which he is expected to announce far-reaching interventions to soothe a nation that has been under austerity measures for over a year.

Kadewere blow for Warriors

IN-FORM Zimbabwe international Tinotenda Kadewere, one of the hottest strikers in Europe’s second tier leagues at the moment, will miss an opportunity to shine in front of his home fans as he has been ruled out of the Warriors’ 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia.

Mining industry stutters but . . .

Zimbabwe’s mining confidence plunged to a two-year low, undermined by concerns over power cuts, scarce foreign currency and policy uncertainty, a survey has revealed.

Women urged to remain resolute

Women should resolutely support the policies being implemented by Government in order to get the economy back on track, Zanu-PF Women’s League national secretary for administration, Cde Monica Mutsvangwa has said.

She was speaking at a Zanu-PF Women’s League inter-district conference in Mutare yesterday.

Be careful what you wish for

When American divas such as the Kardashians buy dogs, they make sure they are either Chihuahuas or Poodles, and this is not fortuitous.

To them, these relatively dwarfish dogs, if you can call them that, are not meant for security or companionship — the twin reasons people in this part of the savanna, Bishop Lazi included, buy dogs — but they are rather considered as a fashion accessory such as a Louis Vuitton handbag.

‘Zim needs Zima to happen’

POMP and fanfare accompanied the arrival of the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) in 2003.

That same year, a red-hot Alick Macheso announced his arrival on the big stage with a bang as he scooped the biggest gong — Song of the Year — with his hit “Madhawu”.

Hidden killer in your food

SOME unscrupulous meat retailers in Zimbabwe are using embalming chemicals as meat preservatives, The Sunday Mail Society has established.

 The scam involves the use of  formalin,  a chemical mixture of preservatives used on corpses, which is sprinkled on meat products to make them look fresh and to extend their shelf life.

De Jongh banks on army of supporters

Ngqwele Dube, Sports Correspondent HIGHLANDERS players troop into Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon knowing they would be 90 minutes away from making history by taking the club into the Chibuku Super Cup…

De Jongh banks on army of supporters

Ngqwele Dube, Sports Correspondent HIGHLANDERS players troop into Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon knowing they would be 90 minutes away from making history by taking the club into the Chibuku Super Cup…

I’m not a rebel: Cde Chipoyera

In a riveting account never before made public, Cde Parker Chipoyera (PC) opens up on events leading to the arrest of the ZIPA leadership and how he ended up in captivity with his fellow comrades. Our Deputy News Editor, Levi Mukarati (LM), concludes his conversation with Cde Chipoyera, whose account of the war certainly edifies existing compendium on liberation struggle literature.

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