adminParliament goes virtual
Parliament is set to hold its inaugural virtual sitting today where some legislators will attend proceedings in the Chamber with others following and participating using gadgets in separate rooms.
Inquiry outcome will guide us: SB Moyo
Government will be guided by the outcome of investigations into alleged abductions of three MDC-Alliance officials and warned against jumping into conclusions and apportioning blame.
Zim reflects on African gains
Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of Africa in celebrating the 57th Africa Day anniversary with several organisations sending solidarity messages to mark the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU).
Kombis, taxis continue to defy restrictions
Desperate commuters are resorting to illegal kombis, pirate taxis and private vehicles as Zupco is finding it difficult to provide enough buses.
GZU gets radio licence
Great Zimbabwe University has become the first Zimbabwean university to get a broadcasting licence to operate its “GZU Campus Radio” station that will help it reach out to its students.
Editorial Comment: Contract farming can transform agro-business
Tobacco is not just Zimbabwe’s largest single agricultural export and the main cash crop of tens of thousands of Zimbabwean farming families, it is also the best organised agro-industry, has developed systems that allow both farmers and buyers to flourish, conducts its own research, arbitrates its own disputes and, critically, does all this without any input from the taxpayer.
Spare a moment for the tobacco farmer
THE most recent statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicate that farmers had sold 28,2 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf with a value of US$64,4 million by the end of last week.
Plight of a roadside artist in Covid-19 pandemic
Matabeleland-based clay artist Bridget Mpofu says the coronavirus pandemic has affected her business and she has gone for weeks without customers.
Ziyambi chides MDC-A hypocrites
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has chided MDC-Alliance for making unproven claims that the country’s judiciary system was captured.
Parallel market rates a bubble: RBZ
The rapid rise in parallel market foreign currency exchange rates is symptomatic of a bubble as it lacks any fundamental basis and could lead to economic depression, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr John Mangudya.