JUST IN: Zim, ECA sign agreement ahead of forum
The Government and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) last week signed an agreement for the hosting of the forthcoming Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Victoria Fallsat the end of next month.
JUST IN : Solar-powered water pumps for Kariba villagers
Villagers in Nyaminyami area of Kariba district will be getting water for four irrigation schemes from solar-powered pumps.
China to inject fresh funds into economy
China will provide fresh funding for new infrastructure projects that are expected to jerk the economy and create new jobs. Reports of prospective funding come in the wake of last week’s visit by the Asian giant’s top diplomat and Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi.
All-out war on machete gangs
Police have deployed one of their largest ever forces in recent history to different parts of the country as they intensify a crackdown on machete -wielding gangs that have been terrorising small-scale miners and ordinary citizens.
Zim C’wealth bid nears
Zimbabwe is inching closer to readmission into the Commonwealth ahead of the grouping’s biennial meeting slated for Kigali, Rwanda, in June.
Corruption: A national security threat
THE Willowgate Scandal, one of the major investigative stories in the history of the media in Zimbabwe, is pregnant with many important lessons.
Shocking corruption at Passport Office…Minister Kazembe vows to deal with the rot
FORGET the low-level graft often reported at some Government departments, something far more sinister — which is a threat to the country’s security — is taking place at the Department of the Registrar-General.
Are the Warriors ripe for Qatar?
WHETHER or not Zifa president Felton Kamambo and his predecessor Philip Chiyangwa decide to prolong their fight or eventually smoke the peace pipe, football will still have to be played.
Govt mulls Telecel debt equity swap
TELECEL International (TI), a State-owned vehicle which owns 60 percent of Telecel Zimbabwe (TZ), is considering converting the US$90 million debt owed by the mobile network operator into equity, a move likely to close the chapter on historical squabbles among shareholders.
University fees subsidised
Treasury has released at least $6 million to each State university to subsidise student tuition fees as well as the institutions’ daily operations.
The money will help the higher learning institutions to moderate their fees structures.











