Deposit cover increased
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter THE Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) has increased the deposit protection cover level by 1 000 percent, a move aimed at improving public confidence in the banking…
ZACC, NPA cranks up machinery for assets recovery
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) are presently constituting and resourcing units expected to lead efforts of recovering money and properties acquired through corruption.
Shabalala’s rhythms . . . How Black Mambazo founder shaped Bulawayo music
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter IT all started, for Jeys Marabini, from his father’s little radio. Years before he saw the bright lights of the city, back when sounds most common…
Taking a leaf from the book of failure
Man, I really miss Billy Crystal!
I never thought I would ever utter such “nonsense”, but those were my first words after sitting through the three-and-a-half hours of this year’s Academy Awards, better known as the “Oscars”.
Let’s not celebrate mediocrity, vulgarity
FIRST and foremost we would like to commend the videographers for a sterling job they are doing giving life to otherwise lifeless songs that some of Zimbabwe’s top artistes are releasing.
Egodini contract to be scrapped
Vusumuzi Dube, Senior Municipal Reporter Bulawayo City Council will next month be forced to cancel the multi-million dollar Egodini Bus Terminus rehabilitation tender as it is highly unlikely that the contractor,…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Communities must help police fight crime
CASES of residents falling victim to armed robbers have been on the increase in recent months, with the latest victim being a Cowdray Park woman in Bulawayo who was raided…
Junior players impress Harrison
Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter TWO players from the Highlanders developmental team, Bosso90 are said to stand a great chance of breaking into the first team this year. Central defender Cardwellw…
The war mechanic who risked it all
This week we begin a conversation with CDE FRANCIS POTAI (FP), whose nom de guerre was Cde Nyika Muchineripi. At the tender age of 19, he made the taxing journey to Mozambique to train as a freedom fighter. Through sheer determination, he made the journey on foot and alone. He, however, possessed one skill that proved to be invaluable to the war effort. Cde Pota shares his story with NORMAN MUCHEMWA (NM).
‘We’re serious about protecting investment’
On February 7 2020, President Mnangagwa signed the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill into law, heralding the dawn of a new era in the country’s quest to attract both local and international investors. Before the promulgation of the ZIDA Act, Dr Washington Mbizvo (WM) has been the interim chairperson of the One-Stop Investment Services Centre (OSISC) — a precursor to ZIDA — under the auspices of the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC).











