Tsiga’s tale from the frontline

AS the team medic for two largely successful volleyball and basketball teams, and a member of the ambulance section of the Harare City fire brigade, Shepherd Tsiga is no stranger to feeling unappreciated and being far from the limelight.

Foreign aid: No panacea to nation’s aspirations

CREATING an upper middle-income economy by 2030 cannot be attained if Zimbabweans do not realise that foreign aid is not the solution to the country’s developmental aspirations.

While we cannot divorce ourselves from the global financial architecture, continuously knocking on the doors of our traditional Western development partners where doors are not opened is unacceptable.

Signs you are an insecure boss

HOW secure are you as a boss? Do you feel adequate and sufficiently up to the task of leading? Do the tasks overwhelm you? Do you feel unnerved by confident and competent subordinates and view them as threats?

ZimTrade’s guide to successful exports

“I have a business and I want to export. Where do I start?” As straightforward as it sounds, this is perhaps one of the most common questions new business owners and those that have seen sales success on the local market often ask.

This is because they understand that having an export component in a business is crucial in a sustenance plan, particularly when we want to address foreign currency demand.

Ngwende can smile again

FOR those that have spent so much as a minute with Zimbabwe Women’s Sevens vice captain Constance Ngwende, they are bound to know that one of her stand-out features is an “infectious smile”, especially when a discussion on rugby comes up.

Creatives blossom under lockdown

THE ongoing Covid-19-induced lockdown has spurred demand for online content.

Bars, live gigs and social clubs, including most contact sports, are currently banned in order to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.

SA seeking IMF aid crosses a red line

The economic calamity of coronavirus broke South Africa’s resistance to borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Espanyol begin climb to safety

Espanyol defender Bernardo Espinosa and forward Wu Lei yesterday scored either side of the break to hand the relegation-threatened side a 2-0 La Liga home win over Alaves, who had goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco sent off early

Herentals case deferred again

THE much-awaited ruling on Herentals FC, who are appealing against a ruling by the Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee to throw them out of the top-flight, has once again been deferred to Wednesday by the ZIFA Appeals Committee.

Dortmund keep title hopes alive

Borussia Dortmund substitute Erling Haaland yesterday headed a stoppage-time winner to snatch a 1-0 victory at Fortuna Duesseldorf, and keep their slim Bundesliga title hopes alive.

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