COMMENT: Robust public- private partneships can improve our roads
BULAWAYO City Council needs $700 million to rehabilitate its road network, estimated to be 2 000km long. Just to maintain it, the city needs at least $15m yearly. These are…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Government pro-business for all enterprises
The Second Republic has been committed to making sure Zimbabwe has a pro-business environment for everyone, and that means for large firms and for micro, small and medium businesses, with…
SA’s MK Party files treason charges against AfriForum
PRETORIA. – Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), has filed a complaint against white Afrikaner minority group AfriForum, accusing it of treason after US President Donald…
‘EU won’t give Zelensky 200 000 peacekeepers’
BRUSSELS. – The EU is unable to fulfill Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s request for 200,000 peacekeepers to enforce a potential ceasefire with Russia, a senior bloc official told New York…
Donkey carts in fatal hit and run accident
Caroline Mutsawu, [email protected] A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho died after he was run over by two donkey-drawn scotch carts in a hit-and-run incident. The deceased, identified as Shelton Ndlovu, was…
Hwange Local Board pushes for incorporation to boost revenue
Leonorah Ncube in Victoria Falls THE Hwange Local Board (HLB) has raised concerns over ongoing delays in the incorporation of several local authorities within the coal mining town, a move…
Sudan, Russian agree on naval base
MOSCOW. – Khartoum and Moscow have agreed on the establishment of a Russian naval base in Sudan, Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif has said. In a press conference with…
Egyptian president indefinitely postpones visit to Washington
CAIRO. – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has postponed a planned visit to Washington indefinitely, Egypt’s state-run Ahram Online news website reported citing anonymous sources. According to the report, Sisi’s decision…
LOOKING BACK: Marimba’s musical success
The Rhodesia Herald, 13 February 1978 THE KWANONGOMA College of Music in Bulawayo has sold marimbas a traditional African musical instrument to America, South Africa, and centres throughout Rhodesia. The director…
Chirewa reflects on debut
HUDDERSFIELD Town loanee Tawanda Chirewa reflected on a “bitter-sweet” debut following his side’s 0-0 draw against Reading. The 21-year-old was brought straight into the starting line-up for Saturday’s stalemate at…











