Covid-19: 15 students test positive at Fatima High
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter FIFTEEN learners at Fatima High School in Matabeleland North’s Lupane District have tested positive for Covid-19 amid fears of more cases at the Zimbabwe Foundation for…
Truck drivers fuelling substance abuse
Sharon Chimenya, Masvingo Correspondent ZIMBABWE has the highest number of teenagers in Africa who engage in heavy episodic drinking, a situation that stakeholders are fighting amid revelations that some cross-border…
Govt takes no prisoners. . . blacklists greedy contractors
The GOVERNMENT has blacklisted contractors that were charging outrageous prices, amid revelations that two companies won tenders to supply laptops and desktops to Parliament for over US$9 000 and US$3 000 each, respectively, before the authorities stepped in to block the shady deals.
Be inspired to develop Zim: President
Present and future generations have to tap into the country’s rich cultural system and moral compass that inspired the generation that took up arms to defeat colonialism and use them as an inspiration to contribute to “the present development epoch for a better Zimbabwe”, President Mnangagwa has said.
Drinking can be orderly
The social problems of drinking in public places such as shopping centres, in cars and in public open spaces are easily apparent to those who live near such places or who have to pass through them as the drinkers build up in number and drunkenness.
Gold coins to be afforded by all
Simba Jemwa, Sunday News Reporter THE Government is planning to introduce smaller gold coins denominations amid revelations that at least Z$8 billion worth of the coins have been bought by locals…
SAVE US FROM CHEEKY PUBLIC DRINKERS
Residents have raised red flags over cases of public drinking, which have reached unprecedented levels in the capital.
Treasury pushes for price correction
In its quest to enforce fair pricing on all public works and supply contracts through value-for-money audits, Treasury is pushing for a downward review of prices of goods and services across the economy to entrench the current currency and exchange rate stability.
President greenlights new university fees
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has bemoaned the low uptake of Government facilitated loans by students at the country’s tertiary institutions amid reports that only 10 000 students have benefited…
A dream that finally came true
In a space of eight months, she transformed from a shy daughter of a nomadic agricultural extension officer to a feted queen.











