adminCut the red tape and slash the cost of housing
The challenges of informal settlements have once again been thrown into the spotlight in the midst of the current pandemic. Research has shown that some of the most at-risk populations and therefore the potential hotspots of Covid-19 are in informal settlements where density is above the threshold needed for social distancing.
REF ignites rural economies
For years, villagers in Manica Bridge under Chief Mutasa have yearned to utilise the land they have, but they have faced challenges in accessing water to carry out their farming activities.
Arteta optimistic ‘zillion dollar’ star will stay
LONDON. — He would “cost zillions to replace” and manager Mikel Arteta wants to “build his squad around him” — but will Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stay at Arsenal?
More investors get coal bed methane claims
Zimbabwe has granted coal bed methane (CBM) special grants to six investors in Matabeleland North province as it seeks to tap into cleaner fuel for electricity generation, a move which has been cheered by climate advocates who view the development critical in efforts to curb climate change.
Footballers lectured on lockdown lessons
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Rodwell Dhlakama and his CAPS United counterpart Darlington Dodo have urged footballers to draw life lessons from the prolonged Covid-19-induced lockdown.
Electric buses go green
The Scottish Government should order a fleet of electric buses for next year’s UN climate change conference in Glasgow, a report urges.
Army playing important role in region’s peace process
THIS year’s Defence Forces Day comes at a time when the Zimbabwe National Army is playing an important role in the peace process within the sub-region.
Kenya central bank has ‘plenty of firepower’
Kenya’s central bank governor said last week that policymakers still had plenty of firepower left to limit the damage to the country’s economy from the coronavirus crisis.
Nigerian businesses struggle for survival
As women in hairnets and anti-coronavirus masks sort through folded nappies coming off a conveyor belt, the head of the Nigerian firm they work for wonders how much longer he can afford to keep them in employment.
SA tourism industry’s decade of dashed hopes
Tourism is South Africa’s new gold. This is a marketing tagline people in the industry will remember well as it became quite popular ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup ten years ago.