Covid-19 affects tourism industry

The coronavirus epidemic is putting up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, with travel likely to slump by a quarter this year, Asia being the most affected continent, the World Travel and Tourism Council has said.

Trade freely in forex – RBZ

Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given consumers and businesses greenlight to trade in foreign currency and suspended, until further notice, any increase in charges…

AfDB’s energy facility attracts US$160m

Business Reporter THE African Development Bank’s (AfDB)facility for energy inclusion aimed at supporting small-scale renewable energy projects across the continent has so far attracted close to US$160 million in commitments.…

Nike-Adidas-Puma Olympics battle will have to wait

Billions of people around the world watched Usain Bolt sprint to victory in the Olympic 100 meter final in Brazil on August 14, 2016. Bolt, wearing the iconic Puma-made Jamaican running gear, outpaced Nike-wearing American sprinter Justin Gatlin on his way to athletic immortality.

SA lockdown: Tourist attractions, hotels close

All national parks, casinos, theme parks and other major tourist attractions will close, as part of the national lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jilted man stabs girlfriend to death

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent A MANGWE man allegedly fatally stabbed his live-in girlfriend of eight years with a kitchen knife after she told him that she wanted their relationship to end…

Covid-19 death scare in Makokoba

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THERE was panic in Bulawayo’s Makokoba suburb yesterday after funeral parlours allegedly refused to collect the body of a man suspected to have died of Covid-19 at…

Fresh produce in Europe scarce as Covid-19 strikes

Fresh fruit and vegetables will become increasingly scarce in Europe, suppliers warn, as the coronavirus pandemic hampers the global movement of produce and of the people needed to gather crops.

Covid-19 spotlights service delivery failure

Yoliswa Dube-Moyo SUDDENLY, the unadulterated fresh air becomes nauseating. A strong stench steadily diffuses through the atmosphere as one drives deeper into Ngozi Mine, the city’s largest dump site where…

Law firms shut down, JSC streamlines

Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter SEVERAL Bulawayo laws firms have shut down their offices while the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has also streamlined operations at the courts as part of…

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