SA accident victims burial today
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A SOMBRE atmosphere gripped Beitbridge last night as the remains of six Zimbabweans who were killed in a road accident between the border post and Musina…
Bulawayo councillors snub parly hearing
Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter BULAWAYO councillors yesterday boycotted a local government and public works parliamentary committee hearing on service delivery. Only one councilor Donald Mabutho of Ward 9 attended while council…
History of pandemics
The Covid-19 disease outbreak is set to cost the global economy more than US$1 trillion in lost output if it turns a pandemic, according to Standard and Poor’s.
Gloves shortage putting health workers in danger
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to…
JUST IN: Let’s end litter scourge, President
President Mnangagwa has urged rural district councils and their urban counterparts to develop waste management policies as part of efforts to end the scourge of litter which is rampant mainly in rural areas.
Coronavirus: Economic growth under threat
Business Writer The global spread of the novel coronavirus has crushed hopes for stronger growth prospects this year and will hold 2020 global output gains to their slowest pace since…
NetOne squabbles suck in minister
Business Writer The boardroom squabbles bedevilling NetOne, have reportedly sucked in a Cabinet Minister who is alleged to have pressured some board members to step down. NetOne, the State-owned telecoms…
RBZ needs to release data in full, on time
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe was hit last week by conspiracy theorists yet again when The Financial Times published a daft story claiming that growth in money supply was caused…
UPDATED: Sasai introduces local languages
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor ECONET sister company, Cassava Fintech International’s Sasai app, has introduced IsiNdebele and Shona on its menu of over 50 African languages and close to 80 languages across…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: GMB action commendable, but the challenge is bigger
For allegedly playing games with people’s lives, five Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials at its Belmont depot in Bulawayo have just been suspended from their jobs without pay and benefits.…











