COMMENT: Capacitation of Zupco a welcome development

THE transport sector is a very important economic driver in any country. It drives the economy by ensuring that the commuting public — especially the working class, move from their…

US$6m budget for February by-elections

Richard Muponde THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has set aside about US$6 million, or the equivalent in the local currency, for the February 3 by-elections to fill vacancies of six…

800 fined for selling counterfeit products

Lisa Matasi THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) last month fined more than 870 retailers for selling substandard and counterfeit products during a crackdown meant to protect Zimbabwean consumers from potentially…

Government works to mitigate effects of resurgent January disease

Judith Phiri, Sunday News Reporter  THE Government said it will not allow the national herd to be decimated by the resurgent theileriosis — a tick-borne disease (also known as January disease)…

Amagugu Heritage Centre introduces community-based camping

Sandisiwe Gumbo, Sunday Life Reporter AMAGUGU International Heritage Centre, a cultural preservation organisation based in Bulawayo recently launched a community-based camping programme aimed at offering visitors an authentic experience of…

Integrity in education needs safeguarding

THIS week, learners troop back to school after a largely seamless school calendar last year. The fact that 2023 was incident-free is a welcome relief, especially after the inconveniencing disruptions…

Mbongeni Ngema: Ah Madlokovu!

IT must have been late 2006 or early 2007. I received a phone call from Umdala, uNdumiso Gumede. My transport services were urgently needed. I was not surprised because that…

Short, nasty, brutish

Dr Obert Moses Mpofu  LIFE for opposition parties in Zimbabwe is short, nasty and brutish. I cannot seem to remember all the political parties that have come and gone in…

New commercial import regulations further deferred

Thupeyo Muleya , Beitbridge Bureau THE Government has further deferred the implementation of the new pre-shipment regulations under the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme to the end of February.…

Mealie-meal shortage artificial — Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe

Theseus Shambare, Harare Bureau MEALIE-MEAL stockouts in retail outlets witnessed over the last few weeks were a result of “logistical challenges” that were being faced by local milling companies, which…

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