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Cost of electricity goes up
Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter ELECTRICITY tariffs will go up by 19 percent with effect from Sunday, power company Zesa announced on Thursday. In a statement, Zesa subsidiary company- Zimbabwe…
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First Lady gives grain to chiefs’ spouses
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter FIRST Lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa on Thursday handed over a consignment of traditional grain to chiefs’ spouses from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces, encouraging them to promote…
adminNiger police rescue 232 victims of sex trafficking, forced labor
DAKAR. – Police in Niger have rescued 232 victims of sex trafficking and forced labour, including girls as young as 10, in a major operation in the capital Niamey, Interpol said…
Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Mecca pilgrims over COVID-19
RIYADH. – Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said. The government is “suspending entry to the Kingdom for the…
UNWTO, WHO call for responsibility and coordination on COVID-19
MADRID. — The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a joint statement on Wednesday, calling for responsibility and coordination regarding the outbreak of the…
Trump taps VP Pence to head up coronavirus outbreak response
WASHINGTON. – President Trump announced Wednesday night that he’s placing Vice President Mike Pence in charge of efforts to tackle the coronavirus, as the administration seeks to reassure the public…
JUST IN: Finance Minister must explain 2,5% tax, Chinotimba
Buhera South legislator, Cde Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu PF) has today requested that Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube come to Parliament to explain why Treasury wanted to levy a 2,5 percent tax only to civil servants.
COVID-19: Iran VP infected; Saudi halts pilgrimage
The coronavirus (COVID-19), is spreading more quickly in Europe, the Middle East and other parts of the world than in China where the virus first emerged in the central city…
Running out of time: East Africa faces new locust threat
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA. – Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestation in generations. A…
JUST IN: Gold miner Metallon put under rescue plan
The High Court has placed troubled gold producer Metallon Zimbabwe’s Mazowe and Shamva mines under administration after granting an application by Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) for a reconstruction order of the two mines.