Govt injects $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.
The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing flexible repayment terms, is part of targeted measures to help reduce the burden for students and improve the administration of tertiary institutions.
Know your customer . . . and prosper (Part 2)
All customers are crucial to any organisation’s lifeline. All organisations have a mixed bag of customers, from the nastiest to the nicest but the power is in being able…
Govt’s reform agenda bolstering economy
While Government detractors and serial sanctions beggars would want to paint a bleak picture of the situation obtaining in the country, something completely opposite is taking root on the economic front.
Zim to assemble 300 Zupco buses
Preliminary work to assemble 300 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses in partnership with Belarus has begun, with Government setting up a taskforce to superintend over the implementation of the project, expected to take off by mid-year.
CAN DEMBARE ROCK AGAIN?
IT has become very unusual for Dynamos to enjoy the kind of tranquillity and optimism they are experiencing at this particular time of the season.
The pizzazz could be back at the Glamour Boys, whose massive spending spree — backed by an increased sponsorship package from their financiers Gold Leaf Tobacco — has ignited excitement amongst the team’s mythical seven million supporters.
We should brace for more chaos
By now it should be unquestionably clear that there are two things that are bogging down our determined and collective efforts to escape the clutches of begriming poverty: corruption and sanctions.
‘Plug holes in Zupco system’ …Alarm bells ring over accidents
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ), an association representing the commuting public, is not impressed with the goings-on at the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and is demanding action.
This comes in the wake of a spate of accidents involving the bus company, begging several questions. Is it about lack of training for the bus drivers? Or could it be lack of experience, negligence or long working hours? Or perhaps mechanical failure?
Cottco seeks to raise cotton output
Zimbabwe intends to increase its cotton output in the next few years after the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) engaged large-scale farmers mainly with irrigation infrastructure last year to grow the lucrative crop.
Over the past two decades, cotton has been largely grown by small-scale farmers, who account for over 95 percent of output. Cottco, the country’s largest financier of the “white gold”, last season introduced commercial farming to boost production.
Chamisa not Mbeki spokesperson: Polad
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has scoffed at MDC-A leader Mr Nelson Chamisa’s claims that former South African President Thabo Mbeki was failing to communicate with President Mnangagwa to facilitate dialogue between the ruling Zanu-PF and his party.










