NEW: Cyclone Batsirai death toll rises to 20 in Madagascar 

A total of 20 deaths were recorded Monday in Madagascar by the Office of Risk and Disaster Management, following the passage of intense tropical cyclone Batsirai on Saturday and Sunday. 

NEW: NGO targets 3 500 trees 

Serve Our Earth Capital Trust (SOECT), a Harare-based non-governmental organisation, has embarked on a tree planting programme that will see the organisation plant 3 500 trees countrywide. 

NEW: Nigeria goes after illegal oil refineries to curb pollution 

Nigerian civil servant and mother of four Grace Ekang has been having chest pains lately, and when she sneezes, black stains appear on her handkerchief. 

NEW: 100pc forex retention for tourism players 

The tourism and hospitality industry will now retain 100 percent of its foreign currency earnings to allow it to recapitalise and improve its product offering.

NEW: ‘Vast investment potential in public transport infrastructure’   

Zimbabwe’s public transport infrastructure offers vast investment potential, particularly in areas of road construction, mass urban transport systems and e-tolling, a Cabinet minister has said.   

NEW: Zim mining output, revenue expected to rise    

LOCAL mining companies expect to increase mineral output this year on the back of firm international commodity prices, putting them firmly on course to achieving the country’s target of a US$12 billion mining industry next year.

NEW: Southern Africa’s summer has been wetter than normal: here’s why  

March marks the end of Southern Africa’s 2021/2022 summer wet-season. Since its onset in October, most summer rainfall zone regions have experienced wetter than normal conditions. 

NEW: 300 investors seek Zim business opportunities at Expo Dubai

OVER 300 prospective investors have approached the Zimbabwe Pavilion at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai, expressing interest in establishing business ventures in the country.

NEW: Zinwa secures 10 high-capacity drilling rigs

The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) will this month take delivery of 10 high-capacity borehole drilling rigs, which will be used to anchor the Presidential Rural Horticulture Transformation Plan.

President raps armed conflicts

Africa must upgrade its security architecture in face of insurgencies in some countries on the continent to safeguard future generations, President Mnangagwa has said.

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