adminColombian, FARC leaders to sign historic peace deal
BOGOTA. — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the FARC rebels, Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez, were due to sign a historic peace deal yesterday to end a five-decade…
‘Poverty reduction projects implementation needs $2,7bn’
Business Reporter The implementation of planned programmes and projects under the Zimbabwe Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper will require about $2,7 billion over a two-year duration to 2018, i-PRSP coordinator…
Go well Peter Birch
Jonathan Waters Peter Birch, who has died aged 85, was for over two generations the foremost developer of artistic talent in Zimbabwe. Along with Dulce Wesseik, he established an art…
Include draught animals in preps for every season
Obert Chifamba: Senior reporter The 2016 /17 rainy season is just a few days away – if forecasts by the Meteorological Department are anything to go by. This means farmers targeting…
RioZim picks Chinese firm to design $2,1bn Sengwa power plant
RioZim Ltd chose a state-owned Chinese company to design a $2,1 billion power plant it plans to build in Zimbabwe and is lobbying South Africa’s electricity utility to buy from…
Walking in Spirit: A prayer for our spiritual leaders
Ephesians 1 vs 15-17; “Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saint, do not cease to give thanks…
The Dragon Slayer ready for Porto
LEICESTER. — Leicester City may be unfamiliar Champions League soccer opponents for Porto, who visit the King Power Stadium tonight, but Islam Slimani is a player they know all too…
Zanu-PF to cover funeral costs for Chipinge sextet
Cletus Mushanawani in Mutare ZANU-PF will meet all the funeral expenses of its six members who perished in a road accident in Chipinge on Sunday. The six members died after the…
Increase funding to health for attainment of Universal Health Coverage
Itai Rusike Correspondent Government must allocate more funding to the health sector in the 2017 National Budget to ensure that the country achieves universal health coverage (UHC) that continues to elude…
Exploring the tension in Western Sahara
Samir Bennis Correspondent The tension between Morocco and the Polisario has reached a boiling point following Rabat’s decision to send armed security personnel to the Guerguerat region at the Morocco-Mauritania border.