Govt grants Sakunda methane concession

GOVERNMENT has granted Sakunda Holdings, a company with diverse interests in energy and minerals, a coalbed methane (CBM) concession in Mbungu, Matabeleland North province, where the firm intends to set up a power plant.

In pursuit of machete gangs

Police have continued to relentlessly pursue the machete-wielding illegal gold mining gangs despite the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and rounded up as much as 300 suspects in Matabeleland South this month alone.

The infamous band of criminals once threatened to destabilise small-scale gold mining activities countrywide.

Dispute stalls million-dollar project

A protracted boundary dispute involving three villages has stalled the setting up of a multimillion-dollar project in Mount Darwin, The Sunday Mail Society has gathered.

At the centre of the feud is a piece of land which is on the boundaries of the Kutsonga, Njenge and Nyamupfukudza Villages in Mashonaland Central province.

Takeaways from Mid-Term Budget Review

Cornelious Dube ON Thursday,  Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube presented the 2020 Mid-Term Budget Review statement. The main objective of a budget review is to assess whether or…

Mangudya happy with currency, price trends

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya on Friday expressed confidence in the direction the economy is taking in terms of achieving exchange rate and price stability.

A key role of central banks across the globe is to conduct monetary policy to achieve price stability — low and stable inflation — as well as exchange rate stability.

Housing firm spreads tentacles to Mutoko

Demand for decent housing for urban and rural dwellers is undoubtedly rising with each day.

But home-seekers are increasingly circumspect owing to multiple scandals involving bogus housing cooperatives.

‘Memoirs of a political insider’

The following is an extract from a forthcoming book by Zanu PF secretary for Administration Dr Obert Moses Mpofu titled, “On the shoulder of the Struggle: Memoirs of a Political Insider”.

When glory breeds catastrophe

THEY were always a happy lot and liked to call themselves the Happy People.

At some point, they were one of the best-funded teams in the league and stable enough to attract some of the of best players and coaches in the local Premier Soccer League.

Zimsec proposes January exam dates

FINAL public examinations for Grade Seven, Ordinary and Advanced Level students, which are normally taken in October and November each year, might be deferred to next year as the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) seeks to ensure learners complete the school syllabuses before writing.

Hunting proceeds benefit the vulnerable

Over the years, various species specialist groups affiliated to the International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN) have recognised safari hunting as a primary conservation tool, which is beneficial not only to wildlife but to communities that share borders with wild animals.

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