‘In tourism, image is everything’

Tourism is recognised as one of the pillars anchoring the country’s economic growth. According to Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube in his 2020 National Budget Statement, the sector has continued on a positive trajectory as evidenced by tourist arrivals that grew from 1,8 million in 2013, to 2,5 million in 2018. It is expected that tourist arrivals will marginally increase to 2,7 million in 2019, irrespective of the prevailing macroeconomic environment.

Africa’s capacity to tackle coronavirus improving fast

Africa’s capacity for tackling the coronavirus that emerged in China in January was improving rapidly, the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday, as the global number of cases of the respiratory illness rose beyond 28 000.

Siblings eye Gems glory

WITH the 2021 Netball World Youth Cup qualifiers on the cards, Young Gems siblings Mitchelle and Nicole Muzanenhamo are hoping the international assignment will give them an opportunity to grab regular places in the senior team.

Bots-based players in Cheetahs Challenger Series squad

Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter  THREE Botswana based players, all from Spartans Rugby Club have been called up to the Zimbabwe national sevens rugby squad for two World Rugby Sevens Challenger…

Portnex operations under threat

Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent PRODUCTION at Kwekwe-based ferrochrome producer, Portnex Private Limited has not started since the beginning of the year due to a number of challenges,  among them acute shortage…

Richarlison sparkles in Everton win

Everton scored twice in the second half thanks to a piece of brilliance from Richarlison and late opportunism from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to claim a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Goodison Park and move up to seventh in the Premier League.

Nadal sets attendance record with pal, rival Federer

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium Friday night.

Zim joins continental peer review club

Lawson Mabhena in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia IN a major show of commitment to upholding the values of good governance, transparency, democracy and constitutionalism, Zimbabwe acceded to the African Peer Review…

Decoloniality: Can we globalise without losing ourselves?

Cetshwayo Mabhena  Taking a stubborn position in the world is, perhaps, for individuals and countries, a way of being alive and being in the world.  A fundamental position that China…

Archaeology can be restorative after disasters

Archaeologists should be among the first professionals to get to affected areas and proffer solutions from the perspective of their knowledge and expertise. Thus the CPU should always make archaeologists part of the rapid response team in the event of any disaster.

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