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Court Correspondent FREELANCE journalist, Simbarashe Sithole, who among other publications writes for Bulawayo 24 News, yesterday appeared in court for allegedly trying to extort a company of US$400 for him…
US to blame for ‘irreversible de-dollarisation’
KARACHI. – “If the US dollar’s global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before,” said political commentator Fareed Zakaria in a recent episode of his CNN show…
Phiri ends seven-year football sabbatical
Tadious Manyepo-Sports Reporter AFTER a seven-year sabbatical from football, former CAPS United and Premier Soccer League chairman Twine Phiri has made a rebound into the game. However, the ex-CAPS United…
Curtain comes down on Manyuchi’s glittering career
Tadious Manyepo-Sports Reporter ICONIC boxer Charles Manyuchi is leaving the big stage as one of the best pugilists to have graced the ring in this country. The 33-year-old has written…
Freddy death toll exceeds 1 000 in Malawi
BLANTYRE. – The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi has risen to 1 000, with more than half a million displaced, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday. “This devastating…
Winter wheat preps start in Mat South
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu–Bulawayo Bureau WINTER wheat farming land preparations have started in Matabeleland South Province with a target to increase to 3 000 hectares from 2 286ha that was under the…
Zimra invests US$2,4m in hi-tech system
Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has committed a total of US$2,4 million for the acquisition of high-tech equipment to enhance security at the country’s ports of entry…
Animal, plant quarantine centre boost for imports, exports
Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau The opening of a new animal and plant quarantine centre in Beitbridge is expected to go a long way in boosting disease control and facilitating the smooth…
Mt Darwin reaps benefits of hosting Uhuru
Fungai Lupande-Mash Central Bureau Mt Darwin District has started reaping the benefits from being chosen to host the national Independence Day celebrations, with 150 jobs created for local women and…
War of words rips CCC apart
Kaelyn Choto A POLITICAL storm is brewing in the Nelson Chamisa led CCC as hackling among its supporters and sympathisers go unabated. The past couple of days have witnessed an…