Tharisa to invest US$250m in Zim

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business reporter South African firm, Tharisa Capital, says it will invest US$250 million to complete phase 1 of the Karo project in Zimbabwe in the next 24 months…

3 up for electoral miscellaneous offences

Court Reporter  A 35-year-old man has been fined $15 000 or risks spending a month in jail for chewing ballot papers he had been handed to cast his vote during…

Cross-border traders adopt plastic money

Thupeyo Muleya recently in MUSINA, South Africa  Zimbabwean cross-border traders are cutting right back on cash after years of being a target for robbers switching to plastic money. They hope…

Solar energy to transform 3 hospitals

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THREE hospitals in the Matabeleland region are set to benefit from solar power plants through a project being implemented by a consortium of local independent power…

Village health workers key in ending HIV/Aids

Victor Maphosa in CHIPINGE Village health workers continue to play a pivotal role in disseminating vital HIV and AIDS information to women and young girls, as they complement the Government’s…

Projects at local prisons excite Botswana delegation

Bulawayo Bureau VISITING Commissioner of the Botswana Prison Service (BPS) Dinah Marathe was yesterday impressed by the several income-generating projects being undertaken at the country’s correctional and rehabilitation facilities and…

Govt takes over Amaveni road rehab

Freedom Mupanedemo  Midlands Bureau THE Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has taken over the rehabilitation of the Kwekwe-Amaveni Road after the opposition-run local authority neglected the stretch that…

NatPharm board members acquitted

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter SIX former board members of the State-owned National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) are now free after the Supreme Court acquitted them of corruption charges, overturning a High…

Nakamba makes successful comeback

BIRMINGHAM. — Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba made a successful comeback in an Aston Villa shirt on Friday night as he ran out for the English Premiership football club’s under 23s…

Young Africans, sexual health and social media: Which messages work, which don’t

Emmanuel Olamijuwon Correspondent The increasing use of social media, particularly in African countries, offers several opportunities to promote messages about sexual health behaviours among young adults on the continent. It can…

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