Threats to global peace increase
NEW YORK. – In a stark warning, the United Nations chief said on Tuesday that the combined impact of climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace.…
Local restaurant to host dance competition
Valerie Mpundu–Arts Correspondent Fast food restaurant, Mambo’s Chicken has launched initiatives to support local talent as a way of giving back to the community. The initiatives, which include Mambo’s Dance…
Leaders urged to champion foundational learning in Africa
ADDIS ABABA. – United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF, Human Capital Africa and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) have urged African heads of state and…
Africa progresses in anti-corruption fight, development . . . as US slides back into more vice
Michael Mandla The current crop of African leaders has done a lot to fight corruption and those efforts should be commended while the assertion by US Government that Africa is…
Maternity leave rethink
The Herald, February 15, 1989 THE Public Service Commission will give further consideration to the recent issue of maternity leave in consultation with all interested people, the Secretary for the…
Airtel Africa to build data hub in Kenya
Airtel Africa plans to build a data centre in Nairobi, in what will become its second such facility on the continent after Nigeria as it moves to diversify its revenue…
Rand suffers, as hot inflation cools Fed cut bets
The dollar traded near three-month highs to major peers on Wednesday as traders pushed back bets for a first Federal Reserve interest rate cut following surprisingly hot US inflation figures…
US$100bn needed yearly for Africa’s clean energy
To meet the commitment of increasing global clean energy capacity to 11,500 gigawatts by 2030, Sub-Saharan Africa needs to boost its investment in renewable energy by fivefold, according to a…
Continent ‘still lagging on cross-border payments’
The success of efforts to deepen intra-continental trade, including the landmark African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), depends in large part on the existence of cross-border payments systems. However, despite…
Informal traders in Bulawayo reject high rentals at Egodini Bus Terminus, call for reduction
Michelle Moyo, [email protected] INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo continue to shun trading bays at the recently opened Egodini bus Terminus Phase 1 saying the monthly rentals are too exorbitant. Following the re-opening,…






