adminCongestion clogs Beitbridge border post
Congestion of vehicles and travellers visiting South Africa and Zimbabwe is building up at Beitbridge Border Post, with the curfews on both sides adding to the normal seasonal year-end pressure.
US blacklists dozens more Chinese firms
WASHINGTON. – The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, to a trade blacklist on Friday as US President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up pressure on China in his final weeks in office.
Global stocks trade mixed
Global stocks traded mixed last Friday, as investors are keeping a close watch on stimulus talks and Brexit negotiations.
Malawi bar owner dies after drinking contest
LILONGWE. — A 28-year-old man died in Kasungu, central Malawi, after drinking 10 bottles of spirit alcohol in a competition, Malawi media reported.
ZESA introduces forex payment system
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has introduced a system that allows both postpaid and prepaid customers to settle their bills and purchase electricity tokens in foreign currency if they wish to, but the payments have to made in banking halls.
84 senior cops redeployed
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has redeployed 84 senior police officers throughout the country.
Second Republic opened up space for dialogue
Tomorrow Zimbabweans will celebrate National Unity Day. Unity and peace remain central to our nation as the year 2020 draws to a close. Here, The Herald’s Senior Writer Elliot Ziwira (EZ) and National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokesperson, Dr Geoffrey Takawira Chada (GTC), who is a former executive secretary (1990-2001) of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMMT), reflect on the media reportage on the emotive Gukurahundi issue during his tenure and beyond and how the Second Republic has opened up space for dialogue aimed at fostering unity and peace for the good of the nation.
10k vulnerable people get food assistance
ABOUT 10 000 vulnerable people in Masvingo town are benefiting from a World Food Programme (WFP) project which seeks to eradicate food insecurity caused by the effects of Covid-19.
Woman kills hubby
A 33-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court last Friday after she allegedly struck her husband to death with a hoe on the head following a domestic dispute.
Oil at nine-month high
NEW YORK. – Oil hit a nine-month high last Friday and was headed for a seventh straight weekly gain as investors focused on the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and looked past rising coronavirus cases across the world.