New-look fastjet readies for the runway

FASTJET Zimbabwe, the value-based airline, yesterday unveiled its new uniform designs marking the airline’s readiness for the runway.

Black market fuels food price hikes

PRICES of goods sold in local currency have started rising again, despite decelerating inflation, a development retailers have attributed to black market exchange rates with the premium and expected premium over the official rates now rising.

Befitting send-off for ZBC photojournalist

ZBC photojournalist Idah Mhetu (35) who died on Sunday after a short illness, was buried at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare yesterday at a funeral attended by hundreds of people, including journalists from a range of media houses, senior Government officials, relatives and friends.

Foundation gives Binga school a facelift

The Akashinga programme of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) continues its major strides in Zimbabwe’s education by leading the reconstruction of Sizemba Secondary School in Binga.

AG commends Sadc team

The Attorney General’s Office has commended the SADC Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC) for working to ensure there is an enabling environment for the holding of peaceful elections in the region.

Ambassador thanks Zambia for support

Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Zambia, Charity Charamba, has thanked Zambians for the assistance they rendered Harare during its struggle for independence.

China’s ‘atypical’ deflation cycle gives central bank a headache

BEIJING. — China’s central bank has plenty of reasons to loosen policy as deflationary pressures in the economy deepen, but record credit growth is likely to limit the extent of…

CID boss Charumbira acquitted

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Commissioner Chrispen Charumbira who was facing four counts of criminal abuse of office was yesterday acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court.

Slovakia bans toxic Ukrainian grain

Bratislava. – The processing and use of Ukrainian grain will be banned in Slovakia due to its harmful pesticide content, announced Samuel Vlcan, head of the Slovak Ministry of Agriculture, at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday.

Madagascar faces ‘catastrophic’ hunger

MANANJARY, Madagascar. — Battered by three intense cyclones in the space of a year, southeast Madagascar is experiencing the knock-on effect of those climatic disasters: “catastrophic” hunger in remote, inaccessible areas that is gaining little international attention, humanitarian groups say.