Postponement blessing in disguise for junior tennis

MIDLANDS Tennis Board chairperson Stanley Rudhu believes the postponement of international junior tournaments that were scheduled for this month is a blessing in disguise as they are experiencing a slow resumption to their activities.

SA factory prices lift

Final manufactured goods prices for June 2020 increased 0,5 percent compared to the previous year, according to the latest Stats SA data.

Cut 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.

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