Over 130 000 SMEs apply for Covid-19 cushioning

Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter MORE than 130 000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and players in the informal sector have applied to benefit from Government’s funding facility aimed at…

Bumper harvests expected for traditional grains, cotton

Zimbabwe expects a bumper harvest of traditional grain and cotton following concerted efforts by Government to promote drought-resistant crops to insulate farmers against the growing threat of climate change.

Demolitions: A bitter but necessary pill

Last week’s destruction of illegal vending structures by councils has elicited mixed reactions  but stakeholders are generally agreed it was necessary to fight the highly contagious novel coronavirus.

Mbare’s street of sport

ARIFONSO ZVENYIKA, Chamunoda Musanhu, Gilbert Mushangazhike and the late Edward “Madhobha” Katsvere are all renowned local sporting athletes with one thing in common.

Not only do they all hail from the country’s oldest township, Mbare, but they were all born and bred in the same street.

Mwanjale revels in East African love

WHEN Method Mwanjale moved from CAPS United to Simba SC of Tanzania as a free agent in 2016, many thought the former Zimbabwe international defender had largely been lured by a fat cheque.

Quarantine: What’s the bigger picture?

UPON arrival in Harare from the United Kingdom, David (not real name), who is a cruise ship worker, had to put up with a different lifestyle due to dictates of the coronavirus that has wreaked havoc worldwide.

David and some in his group said their quarantine centre, Belvedere Technical Teachers’ College, was devoid of “basic necessities”.

President mourns principal security officer

Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday sent a condolence message to the family of Mr Albert Vunganai, a close aide to the First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, who died from injuries…

COMMENT: Come hard on errant retailers

RETAILERS across the country were warned against increasing prices of basic commodities during the lockdown period, with the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers saying those found on the wrong side of…

Prisons brace for killer virus

INMATES at correctional facilities around the country fear contracting Covid-19 due to overcrowding, but Government has assured them measures have been put in place to protect them.

Pupils to receive lessons through radio

Vincent Gono, Features Editor THE Government is finalising modalities that will see primary and secondary school learners receiving lessons through radio in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has…

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