Returnees should play ball in quarantine
Returnees from the Diaspora have much to gain by adhering to quarantine regulations and should thus desist from the reckless behaviour that many of them have demonstrated over the last few weeks.
Adios interbank rate!…RBZ chief speaks on auction system
FARMERS, gold miners and other producers who have been crying foul over the 1:25 fixed interbank exchange rate have something to smile about as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) starts implementing the foreign currency auction system this week.
LEGACY OF HARD WORK
IT may be three years since domestic football was dealt a body blow by Edzai Kasinauyo’s death, but those who worked with the former Zimbabwe international midfielder continue to cherish the legacy of “honesty, hard work and commitment’’ he bequeathed to the country’s flagship sport.
Industry pushes for protection
Low industrial production is probably one of the major factors militating against the country’s push for economic growth and production.
It has also naturally led to a growing appetite for imported goods and services, including raw materials.
Zim-China knuckle down on debt relief
ZIMBABWE and China will soon begin talks to implement a directive by President Xi Jinping for Beijing to cancel financial obligations owed by African countries.
The debt relief is expected to provide the much-needed respite to Zimbabwe’s economy, which has been severely affected by Covid-19.
‘Account for your wealth or lose it’
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched a new operation code-named “Wakazvitenga Sei?” that is set to see individuals who fail to account for their wealth forfeiting it to the State.
ZACC chair Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo said the anti-graft body was empowered by the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act to seize assets bought through proceeds of crime.
Quarantine escapees turn to safehouses, lodges
SOME lodges and guest houses have been cashing in on Covid-19 quarantine escapees who are desperately trying to evade the long arm of the law, The Sunday Mail Society can reveal.
The growing practice threatens to undo Government’s success in netting infected returnees, who are supposed to undergo mandatory quarantine.
National Ports Authority imminent
Zimbabwe will expedite the establishment of the National Ports Authority to take over the management of its ports of entry and exit, a Cabinet minister has said.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said this was long overdue.
Same frog now in lipstick
IN more ways than one, courting love is similar to stalking prey.
Although motivated by different designs, courting and stalking essentially entail stealthily winning an advantage in order to either capture a love interest or prey.
Masiyiwa in massive Covid-19 resource mobilisation
The recently-appointed African Union Special Envoy in charge of Coordinating the Continent’s Private Sector Initiative to Procure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, says Zimbabwe has not been left behind in the campaign to mitigate the effects of coronavirus.











