NEW: Tanganda tea records output decline

Michael Tome TANGANDA Tea Company Limited says erratic rainfall patterns during the 2023-24 cropping season led to an 8,96 percent decline in bulk tea production from 5 582 tonnes to…

NEW: Suspect sought in US$300k fraud case

Online Reporter Police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a fraud case involving US$300 000 in Bulawayo. A reward of US$10 000 is being offered to anyone…

NEW: Council bosses convicted of illegally selling commercial stands

Online Reporter JAILED former City of Harare acting finance manager Stanely Ndemera and the city valuer and estates manager Emmanuel Mutambirwa have been convicted of illegally parcelling out commercial stands…

NEW: Calls for Council to modernise Harare libraries, recreational facilities

Violet Chenyika THE Harare City Council audit committee says there is need for modernisation of the city’s libraries and other recreational facilities. Speaking during a tour of the city’s libraries…

NEW: Government commissions three VBUs in Gokwe

Jerry Chifamba Government has commissioned three Village Business Units in Gokwe’ Sesame Constituency. Comprising of solar-powered boreholes and a one-hectare nutritional garden each, the units are expected to transform the…

NEW: Duo jailed for killing friend over empty beer bottle

Online Reporter  A MAN from Gokwe has been sentenced to two years in prison while his nephew was handed a one-year term after they were convicted of killing another man,…

Making microinsurance work in a developing economy

Nixon S. Chekenya THE term microinsurance is closely related to microfinance in form and real application. Microinsurance, otherwise known as insurance for low-income households, has been considered as the nest…

Infrastructure development revolution step towards national vision

Dr Tinashe Muzamhindo INFRASTRUCTURE development is a key driver of economic growth and social progress in any country. In Zimbabwe, the Government has set its sights on Vision 2030, a…

SADC students’ conference ends with Gaborone Declaration

Moses Magadza in GABORONE, Botswana THE fifth edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) ended in Gaborone, Botswana, on Friday,…

NEW: Over 600 delegates for SADC Industrialisation Week

Online Reporter OVER 600 delegates from across the world are expected for the SADC Industrialisation Week which begins in Harare on July 28. Some 200 businesses are expected to showcase…