COMMENT: Licensing of Starlink set to bring fresh hope for the country’s connectivity problems

THE announcement by President Mnangagwa that satellite internet service provider Starlink will be licensed has been a long-awaited beacon of hope for internet users in the country. The Internet has…

Consumer focused firms sip strong volume growth

Harare Bureau LISTED consumer-focused companies continue to record growth in volumes, reflecting strong consumer spending within the economy. Consumer spending is the total amount of money spent on final goods…

Mpilo to house Africa’s first WHO certified TB laboratory

 Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] MPILO Central Hospital is set to become a key player in global health research and disease management with the establishment of Africa’s first World Health Organisation (WHO) Biological…

Mupfumi arrested, police hunt for Mukumba over violent clashes

Harare Bureau PROMINENT Mutare businessman and politician Isau Mupfumi has been arrested, along with 21 touts, while police are also hunting for one of the country’s biggest public transport operators, Leonard…

Bulawayo teen vies for global ecotourism crown…Appeals for sponsorship

Sipepisiwe Moyo, [email protected] MARIA SIBANDA is appealing for help with air tickets so that her daughter, Mandisa Buhlebenkosi Mdluli, can represent the country and Africa in the Miss Teen Ecotourism…

150 people die monthly from traffic accidents

Flora Fadzai Sibanda, [email protected] A ROAD accident occurs in Zimbabwe every 15 minutes, with at least 150 people dying every month, and most such incidents are attributed to reckless driving, inadequate…

Jam-making company takes the indigenous fruits industry by storm

Flora Fadzai Sibanda, [email protected]  UMPHEKI Wodumo, a jam-making company owned by 31-year-old Ms Buhlebenkosi Nkala from Esigodini, has taken the indigenous fruits industry by storm.  Ms Nkala, known in her township…

EDITORIAL: Fake marriage schemes stink

THE surge in fake marriage schemes for those who want to go and work in the care industry in the UK is a new low for desperate local job seekers.…

ARMED ROBBERS TRACKED BY STOLEN CELLPHONE

Zvikomborero Parafini  THREE armed robbers, who robbed New Castle Group of Schools, were dragged to court over the weekend after they were tracked through a cellphone that was stolen during…

Zambia emulates Zim, targets illegal money changers

Herald Reporter  The Bank of Zambia has introduced a new law prohibiting ordinary citizens from trading in foreign exchange to stabilise the economy and stop manipulations of the Kwacha exchange…

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