New tax measures critical to drive State programmes
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE taxation measures announced in the 2024 National Budget Statement last week are designed to raise revenue to support key programmes at a time when…
Zim model clinches entrepreneurship deal
Bryan Zhawi Arts Correspondent Zimbabwean model, actress, voice-over artiste and economist Yollanda Chimbarami recently secured a spot in Canada’s “North-Forge” Founders programme. The programme is an initiative that supports businesses…
Palestinian Ambassador’s mother killed in Israeli attack
Herald Reporter PALESTINE Ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr Tamer Almassri’s mother has been killed in Khan Younis city in the Gaza Strip following an attack by Israeli forces. The killing of…
Heavy rains, landslides leave 65 dead in Tanzania
DODOMA. – At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, the prime minister said this week, revising down a toll…
2023 hottest year in history
BRUSSELS. – This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an “extraordinary” November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe’s climate monitor said yesterday, piling pressure…
Mthuli defends proposed sugar tax
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has defended the proposed tax on high sugar content beverages, saying the revenue generated will go towards creating a cancer…
Cholera cases slow down
Herald Reporters NEW cholera cases are now decreasing, especially in Harare, following the implementation of a cocktail of measures by Government as well as better supplies of clean water and…
Cimas GM exposes projects that cost firm US$10m
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’s largest private medical aid society and health service provider, Cimas Health Group, has come under fire during a major management dispute for embarking on unviable…
US pushing LGBT agenda, says Uganda
KAMPALA. – Uganda’s government yesterday denounced the United States’ expansion of visa restrictions against its officials, accusing Washington of pushing an “LGBT agenda” in Africa. The new visa restrictions announced…











