COMMENT: Take your children for polio vaccination

PARENTS must take their children to the designated facilities for the ongoing countrywide Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign to prevent the highly infectious disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said…

Bulawayo leads in labour force participation rate

Sikhulekelani Moyo, [email protected] THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, ZimStat has said Bulawayo is leading in labour force participation rate (LFPR) with 66,4 percent followed by Harare with 61,8 percent. In an…

Ziggy Marley reveals how Bob Marley’s music impacted Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle

Sipepisiwe Moyo, [email protected] ZIGGY Marley, the son of the legendary reggae musician Bob Marley, has shared his memories of visiting Zimbabwe with his father in 1980, when the country celebrated…

‘Bulawayo 80pc forex rates illegal’

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] GOVERNMENT has said the decision by the Bulawayo City Council to force residents and businesses to pay 80 percent of rates strictly in foreign currency is illegal and…

Poisoned twice: The amazing story of Godknows Mdudula Ndebele

   Mkhululi Ncube, [email protected] GODKNOWS ‘Mdudula’ Ndebele is a Rhumba legend who has been making music for almost two decades. He is the leader of Malaba Shining Stars, a band…

National Blood Services of Zimbabwe targets collecting 83 000 units of blood

Patrick Chitumba, [email protected]  THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has launched a campaign to collect over 11   000 units of blood from the Midlands province this year to ensure adequate…

TelOne unveils team

Patrick Chitumba in Gweru IT was all glitz and glamour as Gweru-based Premier Soccer League Telone FC held a fundraising dinner, players and kit unveiling ceremony at the Village Lodge…

Zimbabwe embarks on skills audit consultations

GOVERNMENT has embarked on a skills audit consultation process in an effort to address the mass exodus of skilled personnel from the country during  the last two decades, said a…

From grass to grace: Traditional fruit finds itself in supermarkets

Sikhulekelani Moyo, [email protected] This is the story of Zimbabwe’s industrialisation and rural development, which has seen an upgrade and uplifting of traditional fruits from being just fruits to finished products…

WATCH: ‘Corruption compromises quality of Zimbabwe’s education’

Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] THE widespread incidents of sextortion and academic fraud at the country’s higher and tertiary learning institutions is a serious threat to the integrity of the country’s degrees and…