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PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join his Botswana and Zambian counterparts for the commissioning of the Kazungula Bridge to which Zimbabwe is now part of having been included in the project thanks to the re-engagement and engagement efforts of the Second Republic.
Zimbabweans hold mothers in honour
Mother’s Day yesterday saw some Zimbabweans presenting gifts to their biological mothers, others to their spiritual mothers while some had the opportunity to honour aunts, sisters and grandmothers who raised and provided for them in the absence of their mothers.
Fight against inflation lauded
A career critic of Zimbabwe’s economic management, Johns Hopkins University Applied Economics professor Steve Hanke, now reckons Zimbabwe’s year-on-year inflation is 147,91 percent as of May 5, significantly lower than the 191 percent pertaining early in April according to ZimStat.
MDC trio Stalingrad antics frustrate course of justice
A YEAR after being arrested on charges of faking abductions, the MDC-Alliance trio of Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri, and Netsai Marova have used all tricks available to avoid going to trial in what the State has described as attempts to frustrate the course of justice.
First Lady takes breakfast to Kwekwe
ZIMBABWE, like most parts of the world, yesterday commemorated Mother’s Day, a celebration honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society.
Man nabbed at airport with R11m in gold pieces
A 33-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Kempton Park regional court today after being arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport with 23 pieces of gold — worth an estimated R11 million — in his luggage.
Emergency road work in full swing
The second phase of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme has begun with the Second Republic budgeting $33,6 billion and Zinara already disbursing $2,3 billion as Government intensifies efforts to rehabilitate the country’s road network.
South Africans cross border to Zim for Covid-19 jab
Zimbabwe is seeing a boost in vaccine tourism as foreign nationals have started arriving in the country to get vaccinated against Covid-19, for a fee.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Growing drug problem needs effective action
The problem of illegal drugs is far worse than many people suspected and there are obviously organised criminal networks importing and supplying these drugs to what appears to be a growing market.
Agency ready to facilitate flow of FDI: Munatsi
The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) says it is now fully and properly structured to operate as the premier institution for the facilitation and growth of foreign direct investment into the country.