Stern warning to abusers of Covid-19 aid
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, recently issued a statement calling on those conferred with the mandate to manage Covid-19 donations to exercise a high degree of transparency and accountability or face severe punishment for abuse of the aid.
Africa’s big asks to the IMF, World Bank
THE coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world.
The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings due to take place, for the first time ever, virtually – in mid-April.
Zesa dumps ‘costly’ diesel power plant
STATE-owned power utility ZESA Holdings has abandoned its US$100 million Mutare Peaking Power Station amid concerns of high costs of running the facility, The Sunday Mail Business can reveal.
Covid-19 alarmingly killing more black Americans
AS the novel coronavirus sweeps across the United States, it appears to be infecting and killing black Americans at a disproportionately high rate, according to a Washington Post analysis of early data from jurisdictions across the country.
A new ‘gun’ in town
For many locals, an “iconic” image of the coronavirus outbreak first appeared at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.
It was the image of a Government official wearing a face mask and latex gloves.
Music group raises Zim flag high
FAMILY Voices raised the country’s flag high by finishing fourth in the just-ended inaugural Old Mutual Amazing Voices music competition finals held in South Africa.
The competition also had two more representatives from Zimbabwe, namely Rhema and Focus Acapella.
The day Garwe cried
WHEN Trevor Garwe cried, it highlighted what farewells do when even the tough-talking, most experienced players succumb to the emotional pain of goodbyes.
Friday, February 21, at Harare Sports Club, is the day Eagles bowler Garwe played his last First Class match, ending a 15-year career.
Wife murders hubby over TV channels
A family dispute over which television channel to watch turned fatal when a woman from Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb axed her husband.
Sub-Saharan Africa needs debt relief: WB
The World Bank says sub-Saharan Africa needs some form of debt relief from bilateral creditors in the face of an economic downturn, as growth is seen falling in what will be the region’s first recession in 25 years due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Literally cooking danger in the kitchen
Some people could literally be sitting on ticking time bombs in their homes.
Rogue dealers are reportedly modifying fire extinguishers and refurbishing damaged or disused old liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders for resale to bargain hunters.











