Changing world challenges higher education, accreditation

Mary Beth Marklein Correspondent The shifting terrain of higher education worldwide is challenging quality assurance and accreditation professionals to examine how they can adjust or transform traditional practices and policies, while…

Veld fires: Fireguard construction

What is a fireguard? It is a belt of not less than 9 metres that is cleared of all inflammable materials in order to control the spread of veld fires. Fireguards…

Film festival ends on high note

Tafadzwa Zimoyo Senior Arts Reporter It is true that the film industry generally has grown and evolved rapidly since its inception in the early 1900’s. Over the years, it has gained the…

‘The Source’: Fountain of wisdom

Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf Literature intended to positively groom the youths of Zimbabwe is on the increase, in fiction, poetry and Christian motivational forms. In Christian literature circles, for example, it has…

President reassigns 10 perm secs

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter— PRESIDENT Mugabe has appointed and reassigned, with immediate effect, 10 permanent secretaries to various ministries to enhance the implementation of Government programmes. The appointment and reassignment…

Zim faces massive load-shedding •$43m power import arrears cited •Eskom threatens action in 8 days

Felex Share Senior Reporter— Zimbabwe might experience massive load-shedding starting next week if Zesa Holdings fails to settle an outstanding power import bill of $43 million owed to Eskom of…

Govt creates 2,2m jobs, says ED

Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent— Government has surpassed the two million employment opportunities that were promised by President Mugabe in the run up to the 2013 elections through Command Agriculture, Vice President…

Mat South beats Command Agric yield target

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Matabeleland South Province has surpassed its targeted yield of maize put under Government’s Command Agriculture scheme by 29 percent, an official has said. Chairperson of the…

SI 64 remains in place — Bimha

Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter— Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Mike Bimha has said Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 that controls imports which local industry has capacity to produce, will remain in…

High Court upholds water disconnection rulings

Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The High Court has upheld previous rulings that it is illegal for Harare City Council to disconnect water supplies to defaulting businesses and residents without a court…