Zim @ 43: Liberty tastes good

Editor’s Brief Victoria Ruzvidzo In a few hours, 48 to be more precise, we celebrate our 43rd independence! Ever since 1980, when I was very young, I have never taken…

African Sun: First tourism player on VFEX

Caroline Mutsawu, Sunday News Reporter  HOSPITALITY Group, African Sun Limited (ASL) which became the first tourism player to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) on Friday, said it is…

BCC gets new Engineering Services director

Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor THE Local Government Board has confirmed, Engineer Sikhumbuzo Ncube as the substantive director of engineering services for the City of Bulawayo. Eng Ncube has been acting…

Bliss as football great Mugadza turns 90

“I am so happy that you organised this gathering for me, thank you so much,” these were the words of former Rusape United midfielder Patrobes Mugadza in Nguboyenja last Sunday.…

The making of the Maduna chieftainship

Mzala Tom THE Maduna-Mafu chieftainship was established soon after the arrival and assimilation of the Mafus by King Mzilikazi after the collapse of Zwide KaLanga’s Ndwandwe State. The Mafus were…

New hotel opens in Bulawayo

Judith Phiri, Business Reporter  THERE is renewed investor interest in the country’s tourism industry with a number of investors exploring opportunities in the sector that has been identified as one of…

Zim enjoying fruits of black empowerment

Roselyne Sachiti Assistant Editor ON Tuesday, April 18, Zimbabweans celebrate the country’s 43rd independence anniversary. It is unquestionable that independence brought many positives for the local folk. Previously marginalised groups,…

Use of pholcodine medicine containing banned

Judith Phiri, Sunday News Reporter  THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has instructed healthcare professionals to advise patients to stop taking pholcodine-containing medicines and consider appropriate alternatives to treat their…

The birth of Zimbabwe and Bob Marley’s love affair with football

Sifelani Tsiko, Harare Bureau For the few days legendary reggae icon Bob Marley was in Zimbabwe for the country’s independence celebrations in 1980, he was never far from football. He loved…

Zimbabweans’ friendly nature attracts tourists

Judith Phiri, Sunday Life Reporter THE friendly nature of Zimbabweans has been viewed as one of the reasons attracting international tourists to the country.  Zimbabwe is known for its wonderful landscape…