adminSA rand weakens
JOHANNESBURG. – The rand was trading in a weaker environment yesterday morning as the market mulled Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s presentation of the medium-term budget policy statement. At 8.40am the rand…
Artists use limited resources for unlimited creativity
Stephen Garan’anga Visual Art Despite economic challenges in the country, local visual artists are determined to stay afloat and have devised means of creating art from the limited resources they…
Mwazha: Decades on mission
Lawrence Chitumba Review Writer On October 25 1928 at Holy Cross Mission in Chirumanzu District, Midlands Province, a woman called Saramina gave birth to a baby boy. She did not have…
Union decries use of funds for political activities
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Members of the Medical Professionals and Allied Workers Union have petitioned Government to investigate misappropriation of funds, amid allegations that the union leadership is also funding…
Who is to blame for piracy scourge?
Clive “Mono” Mukundu Own Correspondent The reason why the majority of music recorded before the music piracy era was of good quality was because of the contract system used by record…
Rhodes moves foreign students
GRAHAMSTOWN. — Foreign students studying at Rhodes University in Grahamstown were being moved to residences on campus yesterday as a precautionary measure, International Programmes, Projects and Events Officer Allan Magubane…
Gold hovers near week-low
SINGAPORE. – Gold was trading near its lowest in more than a week yesterday, hurt by uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin to raise US rates. Spot gold was…
Agribank to auction loan defaulters’ properties
The Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe, through its auctioneers, said yesterday it would dispose of over 20 immovable properties across the country to recover its money from various loan defaulters. While…
Fears of fertiliser shortages allayed
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Local fertiliser firms have 250 000 tonnes in stock, enough to cater for the 2015-16 farming season, fertiliser industry spokesperson Mr Misheck Kachere said yesterday. The country requires…
De Bruyne shines for City
PARIS. — Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne saw Manchester City home against Sevilla in dramatic style in Wednesday night’s Champions League soccer action as Paris Saint-Germain held 10-time titleholders Real…