Majority of election disputes avoidable, Justice Chigumba

A LOT of the disputes witnessed during election cycles can be avoided if political parties and stakeholders agree in advance to change laws or effect the desired reforms that govern elections, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba said yesterday.

Tobacco firms seek to broaden market

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) must assist indigenous companies secure export markets for their produce as part of efforts to widen their revenue base, executives of the companies have said.

MAN UTD, SPURS EYE RESPITE FROM DOMESTIC WOES

MANCHESTER United and Tottenham kick off their Europa League campaigns this week, hoping to put disappointing starts to the Premier League season behind them.

Basketball fiesta for Harare

EIGHT men’s and an equal number of women’s sides from across Southern Africa are set to size up each other in the returning Harare Mayor’s Cheer Fund basketball tourney to be staged at the City Sports Centre from October 18.

Mozambican judicial delegation on benchmark visit

CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday met a Mozambican judicial delegation which is in the country to benchmark Zimbabwe’s juvenile justice system.

Doctor faces charges over botched surgery

Masvingo Provincial Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Noel Zulu is facing culpable homicide charges after allegedly leaving a 30x30cm gauze in a patient’s abdomen during a surgical operation in 2015.

Wall Street underrating important risk metric

Some of Wall Street’s biggest banks may be underestimating a risk metric that shows how they’ll fare in a world that’s rapidly being transformed by higher temperatures, extreme weather shocks…

Of prevailing heat and the ever-changing produce pricing dynamics

EACH day, produce markets bustle with energy and activity. Sounds of vendors calling out prices and customers bargaining for the best deals permeate the atmosphere.

Parliament postpones BAZ interviews

 PARLIAMENT has postponed public interviews for members of the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) board, citing unforeseen circumstances.