Zimbabwe’s COMESA chairmanship raises trade, investment hopes

Business Writer ZIMBABWE’S assumption of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) chairmanship has been welcomed by the business community as an opportunity to translate regional trade agreements…

Provincial hero Sekuru Rushwaya laid to rest in Gutu

Farai Dauramanzi in Chiwara, Gutu THOUSANDS of mourners yesterday thronged Chiwara, Gutu for the burial of provincial hero Sekuru Tinos Jesmiel Rushwaya, father of Chief Secretary to the President and…

Mining boom in Midlands raises tough questions on displacement and livelihoods

Patrick Chitumba, [email protected] ACROSS the Midlands Province, the promise of mineral wealth is increasingly being weighed against a difficult question: what happens to communities when development forces them from the…

Harare derby headlines matchday 28

Fungai Muderere, [email protected] THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League returns for Matchday 28 with the Harare derby set to headline an action-packed programme. The capital’s football giants will renew their…

Highlanders family needs healing, not more sorrow

Fungai Muderere recently in Filabusi, [email protected] FOUR Highlanders supporters who were among six Bosso fans killed in a horrific road accident were buried in Filabusi on Saturday amid scenes of…

Editorial Comment: Safety rules exist to save passenger lives

TWO serious accidents this month have seen large numbers of people killed: the ferry disaster on Lake Kariba that claimed 97 lives and the head-on collision involving a kombi near…

‘I slept for three days after a drug binge and they thought I was dead’

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] WHAT started as a kind gesture from a friend during one of the darkest periods of his life nearly ended in tragedy for Charlton Vusa Moyo. After…

Unplugged’s new boss passes first big test . . . stellar performances and sold-out concert

Tafadzwa Zimoyo-Zimpapers Entertainment Editor It was supposed to be King Kandoro’s litmus test. Instead, by the time the last note faded at First Capital Bank Sports Club, the comedian-turned-entertainment boss…

US$4m bank heist suspect freed after 10 months

Danisa Masuku-Bulawayo Bureau ONE of the suspects accused of taking part in the US$4 million Ecobank Bulawayo heist has been released from remand after spending 10 months in custody without…

Govt committed to creating investor-friendly environment

Victor Maphosa-Mashonaland East Bureau THE Government remains committed to creating a business environment that supports investment, innovation and sustainable economic development in pursuit of Vision 2030, Minister of State for…