adminEarly pension bonanza hits Zambia’s finances
Zambia’s decision to allow citizens to cash out part of their pensions early is having an unintended consequence: it’s hitting a key source of government financing as the squeeze from a long-delayed debt restructuring continues to tighten.
Potraz to deploy USF funds in remote areas
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it will continue to deploy resources from the Universal Service Fund (USF) toward improving telecommunications connectivity in outlying areas normally overlooked by mobile network operators (MNOs) over viability issues.
Thiago Wild stuns Medvedev
PARIS. — World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of Roland Garros in the first round yesterday, losing in five sets to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild. Seyboth Wild, who…
Ex-DeMbare player ploughs back into grassroots development
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter UNITED States-based former Dynamos juniors’ player Tinashe Simbo is set to join the trenches of grassroots football development when he launches a football tournament to be…
Bill to safeguard country heritage on cards
Oliver Kazunga THE Government is crafting the Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Bill as part of a broader scope aimed at safeguarding the country’s heritage. Goromonzi…
Amnesty beneficiary back in jail for another year…
Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Harare Magistrate Mrs Ethel Rutendo Chichera has sentenced a thief to an effective one-year jail term after he was found guilty of stealing blankets and phones…
Speaker emphasizes collaboration in addressing SRHR and HIV and AIDS Challenges
By Moses Magadza in Mahe, Seychelles MAHE, SEYCHELLES – The Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles, Honourable Roger Mancienne, has called for collaboration in addressing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights…
Zimbabwe, Zambia to jointly conserve Mana Pools, surrounding areas
Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter Zimbabwe and Zambia will now be jointly overseeing the Lower Zambezi and Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area, commonly referred to as the LOZAMAP TFCA with a…
Burnt by hot water bottles after C-section, couple swamped by hospital bills
Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau First pregnancy experience has become a nightmare for a Chireka couple after 23-year-old Polite Meya was scalded by hot water bottles “meant to keep her…
US$99 000 ZX Fuels robbery: key suspect arrested
Crime Reporter A suspected armed robber on police’s wanted list, David Majagada (47), is suspected to be part of the eight-men gang that recently raided ZX Fuels premises in New…