Redcliff resident takes on ZimParks in defence of marauding baboons

Michael Magoronga, [email protected]  THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has denied shooting marauding baboons and monkeys in Redcliff, claims which had sparked mixed reactions among residents. Redcliff has been…

Rise in labour broking practice riles workers

Sikhulekelani Moyo, [email protected] WORKERS have condemned the growing trend of labour broking saying the model not only short-changes them but in the event of occupational injuries and illnesses, employees are left…

Minister blasts extortionist medical health tariffs

Leonard Ncube, [email protected] GOVERNMENT’S proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) is expected to flush out extortionist tariffs by some greedy medical health practitioners and service providers while enhancing the protection of ordinary…

Musitwe Bridge project begins

PLANS to construct a dualised Musitwe (Melfort) River Bridge along the Harare-Mutare Road are now at an advanced stage after the Government handed over the project to a local contractor, Tensor Systems.

US$151m to boost climate resilience in horn of Africa

The Green Climate Fund has approved US$151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate vulnerability in the Horn of Africa.…

POTRAZ empowers Jairos Jiri with new minibus

THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has donated a new minibus to charity organisation, the Jairos Jiri Association.

Hunter Biden alters plea in tax case

LOS ANGELES. — Hunter Biden intends to change his plea to guilty in the federal tax case against him, his attorney Mr Abbe Lowell said yesterday.

Sustained economic growth hinges on productivity gains as populations age

“Productivity isn’t everything,” Paul Krugman wrote in his 1990 book, The Age of Diminished Expectations, “but in the long run it is almost everything.” Productivity is a foundation of prosperity.…

EV or gas car: What’s more cost-effective to own in the long run?

If environmental impact were your only consideration when car buying, the choice between an electric vehicle (EV) and a gas vehicle would be easy. But for many buyers, there is…

Traders shun Maldives bonds as Sukuk default looms

A selloff in Islamic bonds from the Maldives has intensified in recent weeks as investors rush to dump the island nation’s debt on fears of default. The dollar-denominated sukuk bonds…