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Thuthukile Mbatha &Kholofelo Mphahlele Since the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was introduced to Parliament on August 8, 2019, the debate about the plan which promises to fundamentally change healthcare…
AfDB on capital boost
The African Development Bank’s board approved a 125 percent capital increase to $208 billion on Thursday last week, the largest in the lender’s history, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said. The…
Mash Central faces fire tenders shortage
Cletus Mushanawani Mash Central Bureau Chief MASHONALAND Central does not have a single functioning fire tender, leaving it vulnerable to major disasters. This emerged during a recent all stakeholders meeting…
Shutdown in UK industry
More than half of the UK’s car manufacturing capacity had some form of shutdown planned to coincide with the October 31 deadline in case of disruption to the supply of…
Interbank rate stable in October
The Zimbabwe dollar remained largely stable in the month of October, with the interbank foreign exchange rate shifting by a marginal 3,1 percent from 15,1979 to the United States dollar…
Access to justice for all is not yet a reality, but there are ways forward
Patricia Scotland Correspondent Access to justice for everyone in all communities is an important right and requirement for building fair and peaceful societies — yet this objective has been achieved…
Bitumen Engineering, China International court battle rages
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter China International Water and Electrical Corporation and Bitumen Engineering (Pvt) Ltd are embroiled in an arbitral award wrangle over an agreement for surfacing of Tugwi-Mukosi…
Diversify, horticulture farmers urged
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have been urged to diversify production so they can access lucrative export markets for their produce. The call was made at the 79th Zimbabwe…
Twitter ban on political adverts a bid to censor Internet
Andre Damon Correspondent On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his company would ban all political advertisements on its platform. Advertising, Dorsey said, “brings significant risks to politics, where…
City loses 50pc water to leaks
Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Gweru City Council is losing up to 50 percent of its treated water through leaks due to ageing pipes and increased vandalism as farmers in peri-urban…