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- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 77 views
Education: Smart solutions needed
One of the biggest problems faced by most families during the lockdown is continuing the education of their children, both accessing material and getting that human advice when the child needs more than what a textbook or an online lesson can explain.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 1072 views
BIG COVID-19 DEBATE
AMID all the gloom and uncertainty brought by the coronavirus, which has crippled sport across the world, a silver lining has shone through the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and lower leagues as ZIFA and the league management body are working on mitigating the impact of the lockdown.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 123 views
ZimCoke-Zisco deal in limbo . . . as questions arise over debt takeover
The takeover of some Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel) properties by ZimCoke has reportedly reached the home stretch amid revelations the investment vehicle fronted by former Bulawayo legislator Mr Mr Eddie Cross is now seeking tax clearance certificates to facilitate the official transfer of the assets, The Sunday Mail Business can reveal.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 93 views
‘Zim-UK ties go a gear up’
DIPLOMATIC ties between Zimbabwe and Britain are progressively improving, with increased exchanges now taking place between Harare and London, the country’s chief envoy to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Christian Katsande, has said.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 55 views
Greedy teachers tempting Covid-19 fate
Many learners are being put in harm’s way as some serving and retired teachers are secretly conducting private lessons during the lockdown period, raising the likelihood that they could be increasingly exposed to the deadly coronavirus, The Sunday Mail Society can reveal. Under the current regulations, public gatherings are prohibited, except for funerals, where attendance is limited to 50.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 130 views
June exams pushed back
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has provisionally pushed back this year’s June examinations by a month.
The decision was reached by senior Zimsec officials last week at a meeting to consider the impact of the current coronavirus lockdown on the exams.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 68 views
Free PPEs rolled out
Major shops — operating under essential service providers — and members of the public, are set to receive free health sundries for protection against coronavirus.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 159 views
Day in the life of a vegetable farmer
IN the 20 years that Tawanda Mujongondi has delivered fresh vegetables from Murehwa to Harare, he has never seen a disruption such as one caused by the coronavirus.
He has seen droughts, plant diseases and runaway inflation, but never has Mbare Musika, the thriving and popular vegetable market, closed its gates to farmers and consumers.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 71 views
Don’t Africans get tired of being poor?
And so it begins — Africa’s gladiator fight with the most virulent of viruses to affect mankind in recent memory.
And for the umpteenth time we are being reminded that this would be another David and Goliath affair, but this time with a different outcome to the biblical tale.
- SundayMail
- April 26, 2020
- 87 views
Bumper harvests expected for traditional grains, cotton
Zimbabwe expects a bumper harvest of traditional grain and cotton following concerted efforts by Government to promote drought-resistant crops to insulate farmers against the growing threat of climate change.