How insurance can fight poverty

While the insurance sector has traditionally had a strong correlation with economic growth, there is also a growing recognition that the sector should play a key role in inclusive economic development. 

NEW: Marange death: Parents try to mislead authorities 

Police have discovered that the minor who died while giving birth at a shrine in Marange was mistakenly identified as Memory Machaya. 

NEW: Vic Falls residents concerned as wild animals roam

ELEPHANTS and buffalos are reportedly wreaking havoc in Victoria Falls where they are destroying tuckshops and vegetable gardens leaving residents in fear for their lives after the beasts previously killed residents in the resort city.

NEW: Zim to host ICC Women’s Cricket WC qualifiers

ZIMBABWE Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has welcomed the decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to award Zimbabwe hosting rights of the Women’s 2022 Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

NEW: After Tokyo, ZOC shift focus to Paris 2024

THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) have begun the process of preparing for the next two editions of the Olympics slated for Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles four years later.

NEW: Rhinos Queens bolster squad ahead of Champs league

BLACK Rhinos Queens have stepped up their preparations for the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League l COSAFA Qualifier in Durban from August 26 to September 4 as they eye the top prize and a ticket to Cairo.

NEW: Zimbabwe to receive Sputnik V vaccine from Serbia

The Republic of Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Nikola Selakovic is expected in the country today to hand over a donation of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines.

NEW: Long drawn out corruption cases worry NACS

The National Anti-Corruption Commission Strategy (NACS) subcommittee for Deterrence, Investigations and Adjudication of Corruption has expressed concern about delays in the finalisation of corruption cases at the courts.

NEW: The impact of COVID-19 has been lower in Africa

There’s been an increase in COVID-19 deaths across Africa since mid-July 2021. But the impact of the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa remains markedly lower compared to the Americas, Europe and Asia. 

NEW: A record 100 000 inoculated in one day

For the first time since vaccination began, Zimbabwe inoculated nearly 105 000 people yesterday with 53 978 getting the first jab and 50 996 getting the second injection.