NEW: Renowned academic Professor Mararike dies

Leroy Dzenga Renowned academic and University of Zimbabwe sociology lecturer Professor Claude Mararike has died. He was 82. His daughter, Ms Vivian Mararike, confirmed the news. “He passed on in…

NEW: Moreblessing Ali’s death: Police release graphic details  

Pius Jamba dragged Moreblessing Ali from Chibhanguza Shopping Centre, killed her and hid the body in a bush before he went to his parents’ homestead to collect a kitchen knife and sack, police have said.  

NEW: TIMB pushes for gas use for curing tobacco  

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is looking for gas technology companies to partner to establish a centralised gas-curing facility for tobacco, a move aimed at curbing the use of firewood.  

NEW: Govt focused on ending currency speculation 

Government is focused on ending speculative behaviour and ending arbitrage opportunities driving depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar, as it believes the economy is in relatively good shape, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. 

NEW: SaintFloew headlines anti-drug abuse event  

UPCOMING hip-hop artist SaintFloew will headline a men’s mental health and anti-drug abuse event that is pencilled in for Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield on July 18.  

NEW: Has COVID affected your sleep? Here’s how viruses can change our sleeping patterns  

During the early phases of the pandemic, and especially during lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, many people reported disruptions to sleep and their sleeping patterns. As COVID infections have increased, we’re again seeing reports of people experiencing poor sleep during and following COVID infection.  

NEW: Zim Consul to Scotland establishes promotional social enterprise  

ZIMBABWE’S Honorary Consul to Scotland, Ms Heather Mudhari, has founded a social enterprise, ZimScot, aimed at promoting the country as a safe tourism and trade destination.  

NEW: Covid-19 booster shots inch towards 1 million 

ZIMBABWE’S Covid-19 booster-shot vaccination blitz continues to gain steam, with 847 906 doses having been administered to date, latest official figures show.  

NEW: 5 000 boreholes to be drilled this year  

GOVERNMENT will drill at least 5 000 boreholes this year, with each ward expected to get at least two solar-powered boreholes as part of the Presidential Rural Development Programme, a Cabinet Minister has said.

NEW: Zim nationals among gang arrested for armed robbery in SA  

TWO Zimbabweans and an equal number of South Africans have been arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa, for armed robbery and illegal possession of ammunition.