Road accidents claim five lives daily

Five people are killed in road traffic accidents every day, while 24 others are injured, with most of the crashes occurring along the Harare-Mutare and the Chirundu-Harare-Beitbridge highways, a Cabinet minister has said.

28-year-old becomes greenhouse expert

WHEN Lamentine Mutsatsa (28) graduated with a Diploma in Agriculture from Chibero Agricultural College, he sought to respond to a lifelong question he had.

28-year-old becomes greenhouse expert

WHEN Lamentine Mutsatsa (28) graduated with a Diploma in Agriculture from Chibero Agricultural College, he sought to respond to a lifelong question he had.

Businessman unlocking Bare’s hidden tourist gems

FOR a long time, the village of Bare located in rural Chiweshe, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, has been relegated to the backwaters of development.

Beware of ill-fated Christmas parties

WE were merrymaking and dancing to fast-paced sungura beats at a Christmas party when a sloshed junior staffer walked to the braai stand, reached for a sizzling hot piece of beef and shoved it into the mouth of his immediate supervisor.

Floods, cyclones to hit 500 000 this year

Close to half a million people are at risk of being affected by adverse weather conditions that include tropical cyclones, flash floods, landslides and hailstorms.

US$450m lithium salt plant for Mapinga

A US$450 million lithium salt plant with an initial annual production capacity of 30 000 tonnes will be developed in Mapinga, Mashonaland West province under the proposed US$13 billion mine-to-energy industrial park.

Gold coins are meant to be scarce

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr Dhaneshwar Ghura conducted a visit to Zimbabwe from December 1 to 15.

European gas slumps as cold snap eases

European natural gas declined as the winter’s first cold wave neared an end, while European Union leaders pushed for a deal on capping prices.

Major Harare rail project on cards

PLANS to develop a modern light rail system to service intra-city commuter routes in Harare are advancing rapidly, with work on the multi-million-dollar project now set to commence, as the parties to the deal finalise the project’s implementation framework agreement.