adminMinister challenges Forestry Commission, ZimParks chairs
Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday announced the names of the new board chairpersons for the Forestry Commission and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks).
Chinese firm invests US$80m in coke oven
Chinese company, Tutu, will invest US$80 million in building a coke oven battery in Hwange as it targets export markets for coke products, it’s director Mr David Zou said yesterday.
Cancellation of SA marathons big blow for local athletes
Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter SOME of the local long distance runners, who usually compete in the Two Oceans and Comrades Marathon, are disappointed after the cancellation of the events.…
More trucks using Zim as transit route
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The volume of commercial trucks using Beitbridge Border Post has started to increase, with transporters now avoiding the Botswana transit route due to very strict Covid-19…
Rowdy mob holds police officers hostage
Police in Chiwundura, Midlands province, are investigating a case in which a group of beer drinkers mobbed and held hostage three police officers while demanding the immediate release of a colleague arrested for violating lockdown rules on Valentine’s Day.
Forex allotment to productive sectors increases 11,4pc
OVER US$38 million was allotted to the productive sectors on Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) weekly Foreign Currency Auction Trading System reflecting a 11,44 percent jump from the last auction.
Sugar cane industry set to increase production
The good rains received in the 2021/22 farming season will significantly boost the sugar industry as most irrigation water supply dams are full, a leading producer has said.
Machana calls for truce, new chapter in football
ZIFA acting vice-president, Phil Machana, wants to see a new era where differences are buried to help local clubs, and the national teams, rise from the challenges brought about by Covid-19.
UK court allows Nigerians to sue Shell over oil spills
LONDON. — The UK Supreme Court has allowed a group of 42 500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts after years of oil spills in the Niger Delta contaminated land and groundwater.