Residents slam BCC: Rains expose poor drainage system
Peter Matika, [email protected] TORRENTIAL rains which pounded Bulawayo on Saturday exposed the city’s poor storm drainage system as evidenced by roads being waterlogged, a situation which was worsened by undesignated vending…
Zimbabwe, UAE firm sign US$1,5bn carbon credits deal
Ivan Zhakata, Harare Bureau Global Carbon Investments, a trailblazing green investments vehicle based in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a US$1,5 billion Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Environment,…
Child marriage victim succumbs to labour complications
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] MS Zandile Sibanda desperately held onto her 14-year-old daughter Sikhulile Sibanda, a victim of an early child marriage, as she took her last breath after enduring eight months…
Lighting Bae brings international experts to Zimbabwe
Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected] The local lighting design fraternity will get a dose of international flair as the inaugural Phenomenal International Lighting Masterclass will virtually take centre stage at Bulawayo Theatre from…
Agro-industrial firm to support contract farming
Business Writer Agro-industrial firm, National Foods (NatFoods) has further pledged its commitment to support contract farming as it purchased close to 30 000 tonnes of maize and 7 000 tonnes…
COMMENT:Let’s start preparing for the forecast El Nino phenomenon now
MOST parts of the country are set to receive normal to below normal rainfall over the forthcoming summer due to an El Nino phenomenon. That is according to a recent…
Green Machine runs over Bosso into Chibuku Semis
Nkosilathi Sibanda, [email protected] Highlanders 2-2 CAPS United CAPS United won 5-3 on penalties THE result of the Highlanders-CAPS United Chibuku Super Cup quarter final match in Bulawayo yesterday highlights how some…
Fire guts Queen’s Inn
Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] BURNT down to ashes, a once famous hotel that hosted a young Queen Elizabeth II is now ancient history after it was gutted down by a fire last…
Zimplats spends US$407m through local enterprise development
Senior Business Writer PLATINUM group metals (PGM) producer, Zimplats, says through its structured local enterprise development (LED) programme, it has invested US$407 million in the procurement of goods and services…
How Zim specific mortality tables can transform insurance market
Gibson Mhaka, [email protected] AMONG the drivers of economic growth and development in emerging countries like Zimbabwe, the insurance sector is often overlooked. Insurance is perhaps not as flashy as the information…











