Zuma slams modern-day slavery
Johannesburg. — President Jacob Zuma has condemned the “scourge of modern-day slavery” in Libya and has called on other world leaders to do the same.
9-year-olds face jail under proposed law
MANILA. – Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president, sparking concern yesterday from the United…
Chinese partnerships for rural transformation
Sydney Kawadza Senior Writer At the height of the 2015/ 2016 drought, Loreen Chitalo of Village 8, Ward 30 in Masvingo District, south-west of Harare, was nursing injuries instead of joining…
All set for Annual National Sports Awards
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter IT’S that time of the year again when the country celebrates outstanding Zimbabwean athletes from various sporting codes at the Annual National Sports Awards which are on…
Lightning bolt kills boy
Crime Reporter A LIGHTNING bolt killed a 10-year-old boy and injured his three friends and a teacher in Binga last week. The boy and his friends were playing under a tree…
CITY’S GRAVY TRAIN BLOWS AWAY $6M
Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter MAYOR Bernard Manyenyeni has lifted the lid off the spending spree at Harare City Football Club, saying the team’s officials blew a staggering $6 million in…
Court cases can’t stop bond notes
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter— THE existence of pending court cases in which some individuals are challenging the legality of Statutory Instrument 133 of 2016 Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act does…
Council fails to decommission kwaMutasa dumpsite
Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Gweru City Council is still to decommission a dumpsite in the new Woodlands suburb that is putting thousands of residents at risk of a potential health and…
Financial innovation, technology and financial inclusion
Dr Sanderson Abel Access to basic banking and financial services has been for centuries, the preserve of a privileged few. As banks evolved over time and the market became more…
$35m needed for drought relief: FAO
Business Reporter THE Food and Agriculture Organisation requires $35 million for its 2016 /17 drought relief programme targeted at 486 000 households in Zimbabwe. FAO said the programme has been funded…








