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About US$3,5 million was paid to a local land developing company towards the construction of low housing units in Gweru, in a project mooted by former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira and National Social Security Authority (NSSA) ex-director contribution and collections officer, Barnabas Matongera.
Families of miners trapped underground stay put. . . after rescue efforts are suspended
Families of five Task Mining Syndicate workers trapped underground after a mine shaft collapse on September 8 are still camped at the mine despite the Government’s directive two weeks ago to suspend efforts to recover the bodies after it became clear that the five could not have survived four weeks without food and water.
Restructuring Agribank bodes well for agricultural financing
IN her post-Cabinet briefing with journalists last Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa announced the approval of the restructuring of Agribank into a land bank in a move expected to significantly improve farmers’ access to agricultural financing.
Covid-19 shows China walking the talk on global cooperation . . . vaccine trials could strengthen relations with Africa
“None of the problems confronting the world economy can be resolved by one country alone. We must all put the common good of humanity first. No country should place its own interests above the common interests of all.”
China overtakes US as world’s largest economy: IMF . . . but why is the media silent?
The world is waking up to a new reality post the devastating pandemic that brought everything to a grinding halt. One of them is the rise of China as the undisputed new economic superpower.
UPDATED: Lifestyle audit for council officials
THE Government is set to conduct lifestyle audits for Harare City Council officials, amid indications that some of them might have amassed wealth through the sale of State land, Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Mr Tafadzwa Muguti has said.
Baba Harare falls out with distributor
It is true the divorce papers are on the table. What is left are negotiations on who gets what before the separation is sealed?
PSL boss explains bubble concept
THE Premier Soccer League have revealed plans for a two-week bubble that will be fully sponsored by ZIFA when domestic football returns with a mini-league towards the end of the year.
VFEX opens on Friday
THE Victoria Falls Stock Exchange Limited (VFEX) has been granted approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) to launch and commence trading of securities on the new stock market.
Man robbed of forex while praying
A Beitbridge man lost US$200, R10 000, seven cellphones and various goods to five armed robbers who attacked him while he was praying alone in a bushy area, as such cases continue to rise in the border town.