Indian investor eyes gold, copper mining
Mashonaland West Bureau An Indian mining company is considering expanding its wings to Zimbabwe with hopes of investing in gold and copper mining as the Second Republic’s ‘Zimbabwe is open…
Broadcast media urged to be active
Victoria Falls Reporter The broadcast media must actively participate in the country’s development agenda, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. In a speech read on her…
France pulls troops out of Mali
PARIS. – France and allied nations announced yesterday that they were withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the ruling junta after nine years of fighting…
Farmers face arrest for not dipping cattle
Agriculture Reporter Some communal livestock farmers are reluctant to take their animals for dipping fearing that their livestock will contract tick-borne diseases, resulting in an increase in cattle deaths in…
Trio keen on US$72m water project
George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Three unnamed foreign investors have shown interest in financing the US$72 million Masvingo City’s long awaited water augmentation project that is touted as a permanent panacea…
Transport infrastructure unlocks economic growth
Benjamin Chivandire Correspondent Like the spine to the human body, the transport sector plays a crucial role in the growth of any given economy. The more advanced the transport infrastructure,…
‘Increase HIV testing, treatment’
Health Reporter Public health experts have emphasised the importance of increased investment in the country’s testing and treatment capabilities in the wake of a new, fast spreading HIV variant. The…
13 die, 155 hurt in South African train disaster
The Rhodesia Herald, February 18, 1969 A BLAZING inferno in a commuter train this afternoon outside Langlaagte Station in Johannesburg, South Africa, killed at least 13 Africans. Many more passengers…
Nzenza urges Dubai firms to seize Zim opportunities
Business Reporter INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Sekai Nzenza has implored businesses from Dubai and the rest of the Gulf region to seize opportunities in the country. Minister Nzenza made the…
Macadamia selling seasons opens
Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent THE 2022 macadamia nuts selling seasons is expected to open early next month, with farmers anticipating low yields due to the heat wave that affected…











