Shingai Mutasa acquires Sable Chemicals

Darlington Musarurwa Deputy News Editor Zimbabwean tycoon Mr Shingai Mutasa has shelled out £15,2 million (US$20,5 million) to assume control over a sprawling business empire that has fertiliser manufacture Sable Chemicals…

Athletics season begins on a slow start

Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter A SLOW start characterised the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe 2018 season-opening meet at the National Sports Stadium yesterday with many high profile athletes conspicuous by their…

10 die in accidents

Walter Mswazie in Masvingo Six family members died in a road traffic accident in Masvingo yesterday, while four others died in another accident along the Harare-Mutare Highway. In the Masvingo accident,…

Ntini quits Chevrons

Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S preparations for the triangular series in Bangladesh suffered a blow yesterday following the sudden resignation of bowling coach Makhaya Ntini.

Man confesses to killing father over insults

Munyaradzi Doma in Zvishavane A 22-year-old Mberengwa man has confessed to fatally striking his father with an axe, saying he could not stand his continued insults whenever he got drunk.

A walk down Gappah’s ‘Rotten Row’

Tanaka Chidora Literature Today Having grown up in Magaba where words undergo serious reconfigurations due to mispronunciations or reinventions, I always thought Rotten Row was pronounced ‘Rotton Ro’.

Beating cash shortages . . .

Leroy Dzenga Features Writer These days in supermarkets and other places of trade, cash solicitors have become a close to permanent fixture. Some will be looking for amounts as little…

China and the global circular economy

Johanna Lehne Correspondent Shifting towards a more circular economy focused on reuse, remanufacturing and recycling may provide an urgent boost to growth and jobs in developing countries, and China can…

Major-General Dube knuckles down to work

Freeman Razemba and Samantha Chipoyera Newly-promoted Zimbabwe National Army Chief of Staff (Quartermaster Staff) Major-General Hlanganani Dube has promised to work hard to ensure that he meets the expectations of…

Govt turns down councils’ payment platform request

Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Government has turned down a request by cash-strapped urban local authorities to use the Zesa pre-paid platform to collect revenues. Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) president…

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