Trade deficit reaches US$268,7million

Nqobile Bhebhe, [email protected] ZIMBABWE exported goods worth US$550,6 million in December with three major export destinations South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and China accounting for about 73 percent of…

WATCH: Centre for Talent Development play breaks down walls between Milton, Gifford High school boys

Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected] The Centre for Talent Development (CTD), a hub for artistic talent, is being praised as a unifying force in education. Its recent staging of Barbara Nkala’s play,…

Preserving Dr Joshua Nkomo’s legacy: The imperative choice for Pelandaba-Tshabalala Constituency

Innocent Mujeri, Correspondent  AS the February 3 by-elections loom large on the horizon, the people of Pelandaba-Tshabalala Constituency find themselves at a crucial crossroads, with the unique opportunity to shape the…

Government, Unicef and the World Health Organisation launch vaccination campaign against cholera

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, [email protected]  GOVERNMENT in partnership with UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday launched a vaccination campaign against cholera targeting hotspots.  The first cholera vaccines were administered by the…

Bulawayo Amateur Swimming Association dominate junior championships

Nkosilathi Sibanda,  [email protected] Bulawayo Amateur Swimming Association (Basa) swimmers were the biggest winners of the 2024 National Junior Championships which ended at the City Pool on Sunday. It was a…

Man turns three bags of groundnuts into a multimillion-dollar business

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected]  THOMAS Gwatida is a 44-year-old entrepreneur who has defied the odds and built a successful retail and wholesale business in Gwanda Town. He started his journey with just…

Well-wishers chip in with help for Lupane whiz kid

Leonard Ncube, [email protected] WELL-WISHERS have come to the rescue of a Lupane whiz kid who failed to raise school fees to proceed to Form 1. Sizalobuhle Muntanga (12) wrote her Grade…

Zimbabwe Revenue Authority gives small businesses tax reprieve

Business Writer The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has offered a six-month grace period for informal businesses to register for taxes in a move seen to boost State revenues. Revised guidelines…

US$40million to revamp irrigation schemes

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] ABOUT US$40 million has been invested in rehabilitating 42 irrigation schemes across the country under the Government’s Small Holder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme (SIRP). The programme is targeting…

South African-based Zimbabwean woman establishes foundation to assist rape victims

Peter Matika, [email protected]  MS Nobuhle Virginia Ajiti, a Zimbabwean woman based in South Africa is a survivor of rape and sexual violence. She was raped by a gang of thugs several…