Drugs stash lands three women in court
Three women from Harare appeared in court yesterday after they were this week allegedly found with 378g grammes of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), infamously known locally as mutoriro, with a street value of more than $3 million at two different places.
Could gene testing be key to reducing hospital costs?
Gene testing can show which types of medications are likely to be more effective for a particular person being treated for certain chronic diseases. Most of us know the main…
Tackling the impact of climate crisis on conflict in Zim
Jerry Chifamba Harare — The climate emergency clearly contributes to greater conflict, although through indirect channels. There are a variety of context factors, according to the United Nations Framework Convention…
Makoni exits Powerspeed, enters Gapare
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Businessman and former Cabinet Minister, Simba Makoni, has stepped down as Powerspeed board chairman — a post he held for the past 13-years and has been replaced by…
Climate change struggle: We must listen to women
Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak On International Women’s Day, many women all around the world will wake up and go about their lives and business as usual. A young girl in…
Tobacco farmers earn US$125k on first day
Farmers earned US$125 095 from the sale of 48 938kg of flue-cured tobacco on the opening day of this year’s tobacco marketing season.
SA business mood drops to two-year low
South African business sentiment declined to a two-year low in the first quarter as severe power outages and dilapidated logistics networks hobbled economic activity. A quarterly business confidence index compiled…
Ambulance in pile-up – 3 road accident victims injured
AN ambulance carrying three injured people from the scene of a road accident was involved in a three-car collision at the intersection of Beatrice Road and Remembrance Drive yesterday morning, which left three people injured.
Rand firms against weaker dollar
The rand firmed early yesterday against a weaker US dollar, despite S&P Global’s late-night announcement that it had downgraded its outlook on South Africa. At 8:54am, the rand traded at…
Notorious armed robber remanded in custody
A Harare suspected armed robber who broke into houses, held up the occupants at gun point, stealing their property and leaving them tied up, has been arrested and was yesterday remanded in custody until April 11 on two counts of robbery and one count of misuse of a firearm.










