On the right track: Zim’s US$3bn plan to restore rail heartbeat

Lincoln Towindo Deputy National Editor FOR decades, Zimbabwe’s railway system was the heartbeat of one of Africa’s most industrialised economies. It was a vast steel network that moved millions of…

NatPharm gears for local production of pharmaceuticals

Sunday Mail Reporter THE Government plans to capacitate the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) to begin producing medicines locally to ensure the health sector’s sovereignty and guarantee steady supplies of essential…

Private sector expected to drive irrigation expansion

Business Reporter THE Government expects the private sector to drive irrigation expansion next year by developing 25 000 hectares in new capacity. The thrust is expected to reduce the country’s…

UK sanctions four senior RSF commanders over atrocities in Sudan

The United Kingdom has sanctioned four commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) suspected of atrocities in the city of El Fasher, the country said on Friday. The people…

The secret of thanksgiving and praise

GREETINGS to the nation. Today we want to talk about the secret of thanksgiving and praise. Psalms 92:1 says, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD…

How better markets can get healthy food to every table

Word From The Market Tina Nleya ZIMBABWE stands at a critical crossroads in defining the future of its food system. Over the past decade, rapid urbanisation, rising cost-of-living pressures, dietary…

US outlines its new diplomatic approach, but …

Gibson Nyikadzino Now that the United States has pronounced its new diplomatic approach when engaging Zimbabwe, this policy shift sounds surprising as much as it sounds unbelievable considering that the…

Eating to death: The hated tax that could save a generation

Conrad Mwanawashe FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube knows that a new tax is the quickest way to empty a room of friends. The introduction of…

Africa’s forest hornbills face growing threats from unregulated trade, habitat loss

Lewis Kihumba, Correspondent ACROSS the forests of West and Central Africa, hornbills play a vital role in keeping ecosystems alive. They feast on fruit and then disperse the seeds, sometimes…

Mapeza’s decade of dominance

Langton Nyakwenda Zimpapers Sports Hub WHEN Norman Mapeza first walked into FC Platinum’s dressing room 11 years ago, the club felt like a place waiting for someone to show it…

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