Mbira spices up gathering of lovebirds

Peter Churu Own Correspondent There is a beautiful phenomenon happening in Harare’s urban pop culture. Last Friday, the Alliance Francaise Harare was packed to the rafters with beautiful young people,…

ZimTrade embarks on more trade promotion events

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter ZIMTRADE will carry out various trade promotion events in new markets this year as part of the country’s efforts to grow exports in line with the…

When Govt gives citizens the proverbial fishing rod to improve livelihoods

Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE origins of the proverb — “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day but teach him how to fish and you feed…

Mozambique unveils green energy plans

MAPUTO. – In an ambitious bid to revolutionise its energy landscape, Mozambique, last week, unveiled plans to emerge as a frontrunner in Africa’s green energy transition. With a vision to…

Anti-Western protests rock Kinshasa

KINSHASA. – Demonstrations have been taking place in recent days in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, with crowds protesting against Western governments. The protesters accuse Western governments of…

Radio@100 . . . Women broadcasters steadily dominating the airwaves

John Masuku Correspondent Yesterday Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in celebrating 2024 World Radio Day. We trace and hail the participation of women in radio broadcasting in Zimbabwe…

Record-setting West Indies beat Australia in third T20I

Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford put on the biggest sixth-wicket partnership in a Twenty20 international to steer the West Indies past Australia by 37 runs in their third and final…

Mbappe back for PSG today

Kylian Mbappe sat out Paris St Germain’s Ligue 1 game over the weekend, but their top scorer is set to return for the Champions League last 16 tie with Real…

Load shedding, debt biggest risks to SA’s economic outlook

The biggest risks to South Africa’s 2024 economic outlook may come from insufficient power supply, strains on debt sustainability and the erosion of state legitimacy ahead of elections, according to Allianz SE.

Bitcoin surges to US$50 000 since 2021

Bitcoin hovered around US$50 000 after scaling the closely watched level for the first time in over two years, a remarkable comeback from the crypto scandals and wipeouts that had cast doubt on the industry’s viability.