NEW: Government, UNICEF initiative to benefit 30 000 people

Theseus Shambare A new climate resilience initiative launched by the Government, UNICEF, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Monday is set to benefit 30 000 people directly and…

NEW: D-Day for Chiredzi suspected fraudster

Online Reporter  A suspected fraudster, Brenda Dhaka, is expected in court tomorrow for judgment. Dhaka (36) is facing charges of forging the Chiredzi Town Council secretary’s signature on the fake…

NEW: First Mutual celebrates scholarship beneficiaries migrating to tertiary education

Online Reporter  FIFTEEN students have been welcomed into the First Mutual Holdings Scholarship — which provides assistance to vulnerable children at primary, secondary and tertiary level since 2014 — and…

Registration of informal sector starts . . .Licences to be issued to firms with POS machines only

Debra Matabvu Chief Reporter GOVERNMENT has begun implementing a nationwide programme to integrate unregistered businesses into the formal economy by distributing point-of-sale (POS) machines, which are now a prerequisite to…

New incentives for gold miners

Michael Tome Business Reporter IN a bid to increase gold deliveries in 2025, Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) has lowered the incentive threshold for gold deliveries from 20 kilogrammes to 500…

ROAD CARNAGE BLEEDING FAMILIES, COFFERS . . .Drivers urged to introspect . . .Over US$400m lost per year

Theseus Shambare Road accidents are draining the country’s financial resources. But most importantly, they are costing life and limb. According to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), the nation…

Govt should increase scrutiny on driving schools

NOT a week passes without screaming headlines and distressing news stories on the needless and avoidable loss of lives on our roads due to bad driving behaviour. No matter how…

What is behind record gold prices?

Prof Dirk Baur THE gold price surged to a new all-time high above US$2 900 an ounce last month. It has risen by 12 percent since the start of the…

Teen commits suicide over accusations of impregnating cousin

AN 18-year-old man from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo hanged himself after he was accused of impregnating his cousin. Meluleki Sibanda was found hanging from a mango tree. On February…

Bulawayo’s most prolific car burglar gets 10 years behind bars

AT the young age of 24, Laga Dube had already earned himself the reputation of being a prolific car burglar. In a seven-month period stretching from August 2023 to March…

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