Universities venture into pharmaceutical manufacturing
Rutendo Nyeve Victoria Falls Reporter A GROUP of Zimbabwean universities is spearheading an ambitious drive to reduce the country’s pharmaceutical import bill by boosting local production of essential medicines through…
Nyamupinga calls for the castration of rapists
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter GOROMONZI East legislator, Cde Beatrice Nyamupinga, on Tuesday, proposed that men who commit rape, particularly against minors or old women, should be castrated. She made this…
Zimbabwe receives 46 tablets to strengthen crop pest surveillance
Theseus Shambare ZIMBABWE has received 46 digital tablets preloaded with pest surveillance applications under the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) as the country intensifies its fight against destructive crop pests threatening…
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi secures stay on judgment against lawyer Fadzai Mahere amid judicial criticism
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Journalist Edmund Kudzayi succeeded in his urgent bid to halt the execution of a default judgment awarded to opposition politician and lawyer Advocate Fadzai Mahere,…
CBZ Holdings promotes AI and trade finance as key drivers of Zimbabwe’s economic growth
Nelson Gahadza Zimbabwe’s largest financial institution, CBZ Holdings, says embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and trade finance has the potential to drive economic growth, given the technology’s ability to enhance productivity…
Zimbabwe targets China for tobacco market expansion amid record production surge
Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe is aggressively expanding its market reach, particularly targeting China, to handle its continually surging tobacco production, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. The strategy…
Bulawayo City Council targets green economy for economic diversification and reindustrialisation
Sikhulekelani Moyo Zimpapers Business Hub AS the Bulawayo City Council works on reindustrialisation, the local authority is looking to exploit opportunities in new and emerging sectors, with the green economy…
Harare taxi driver charged with aggravated indecent assault on 13-year-old boy
Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A Harare taxi driver and part-time soccer coach appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with aggravated indecent assault on a 13-year-old boy. Kenneth Chikunguru (33) appeared…
NEW: Machete-wielding gang fatally stabs artisanal miner during farm raid in Shamva
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter POLICE in Shamva are investigating a case in which a machete-wielding gang raided a farm before fatally stabbing an artisanal miner with a knife in…
NEW: Village business units empower women, help curb early marriages in Mbire
Tanyaradzwa Kutaura MBIRE legislator Mr David Butau has hailed Government’s ongoing programme to establish village business units (VBUs), saying the initiative is transforming rural livelihoods, empowering women and helping to…











