I’ll skin the snake alive, Chasi
Last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in the new Minister of Energy and Power Development, Mr Fortune Chasi. Our Reporter Debra Matabvu caught up with the minister soon after the…
Netone, Econet in landmark agreement
The country’s two largest mobile network operators — Econet and NetOne — have signed an infrastructure sharing pact that will widen network coverage, particularly in rural areas.
Art Fest to light up Wild Geese
OVER 150 visual artists are set to light up Wild Geese Lodge this coming Sunday as the eighth edition of the annual Arts Festival takes centre stage.
African voices needed to change the single African story narrative
“If I had not grown up in Nigeria, and if all I knew about Africa were popular images, I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals, and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of poverty and AIDS, unable to speak for themselves and waiting to be saved by a kind, white foreigner.” These words were said by Nigerian contemporary writer Chimamanda Adichie.
Elevate, encourage each other
Duduzile Shinya is the chief financial officer at Amalgamated Brands, a subsidiary of Takura Capital. With over 20 years in the accounting profession, working for popular brands like Schweppes, Imara, Tetrad, ZINWA and ZB Bank boards, Shinya has seen the highs and lows in the sector. Yet the participation of females in the accounting profession has remained low, especially in the public sector.
Jarvis still hurting
AS the start of the 2019 ICC-Cricket World Cup in England and Wales edges closer, the thought of Zimbabwe missing out from the showcase is like opening old wounds for fast bowler Kyle Jarvis.
Zim sweat over Chikoko
ZIMBABWE Basketball Union risk losing out star centre Vitalis Chikoko for next month’s Afrobasket qualifiers, unless an amicable resolution between the union and his French club Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez can be reached within the next 24 hours.
Digital economy key for economic growth
Digitisation of the economy can immensely contribute to the country’s growth and realisation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s vision for the country to attain an Upper Middle Income economy status by 2030, a cabinet minister has said.
Of disability and street vending ‘fronts’
Ms Marjory Matowa’s case best exemplifies the English proverbial phrase that says ‘beggars can’t be choosers’.
All she asks for is a means of survival and those who have come to her ‘rescue’ provide what they feel ‘is best’ under the circumstances. Some might think the ‘providers’ are taking advantage of Ms Matowa’s disability, but it seems the 52-year old widow doesn’t have any other survival options.
ZSE erases loss, records gains
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) last week erased losses of the past three months as investors cheered the latest developments around the interbank foreign currency exchange market.
In the week to Thursday, the equities market recorded its first year to date gains, as bulls continued to dominate the local bourse as the local RTGS$ declined 33 percent to RTGS$4,70 against the greenback on the official interbank market.











