A conveyor belt of diseased meat …Sophisticated trafficking rings emerge

Carnage and disaster!

These are two words that can best describe the growing illicit trade of diseased meat between desperate farmers and unscrupulous meat retailers.

And it is the unsuspecting consumers that are the ultimate losers.

Corruption swaggers in analogue

IN 1996 we were conned — bigly, as Mr Trump would say.

With the benefit of hindsight, those brick-sized wheezing electronic contraptions that we were told were cellphones could not have conceivably be called such.

FIFA backs players over Covid-19

AS the coronavirus outbreak continues to ravage international sport, FIFA has thrown its weight behind players and ruled that clubs are not compelled to release them to their national teams until the pandemic has been contained.

The world soccer governing body also cancelled international fixtures for the remainder of March and April.

Burna back with bigger flame

HIS debut appearance in Zimbabwe was in the winter of 2015.

A new upmarket nightclub, Pabloz, which has grown to be the go-to place for the well-heeled, was being officially opened.

First Lady preaches hope, success

FEMALE students at tertiary institutions are among the most affected group by the current economic challenges.

Tuition fees, accommodation and food prices have skyrocketed, leaving them extremely vulnerable.

NetOne drama deepens…Board insist on CEO’s suspension

NetOne chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje remains suspended despite the relief order granted by the High Court on Tuesday to interdict the board from proceeding with a disciplinary hearing, the company has said.

The mobile phone operator wrote a letter to Mr Muchenje through its lawyers on Thursday advising that the High Court order only blocked the board from pursuing a disciplinary hearing, but he remains suspended.

Big target for winter wheat

Zimbabwe has set an ambitious target of 85 000 hectares under irrigated winter wheat this season, with expected national harvest forecast of above 400 000 tonnes.

The target, under the Smart Agriculture Programme, follows years of reduced output that has triggered a deliberate Government drive to finance and improve local wheat production.

Zimra recovers $90 million

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recovered $90 million in unpaid taxes over the past 10 years through the whistleblower facility, as it intensifies efforts to mop up revenue from non-compliant businesses. The taxman used only $7,7 million to pay off informants during the period.

‘Corruption is anti-revolution’

WE conclude chronicling the armed struggle life of Cde Isaac Muguti Chivendera (IMC), whose nom de guerre was Cde Busy Nyuchi Dzinoruma. The former liberation war fighter narrates to our reporter Norman Muchemwa (NM) his selection for training in Romania and further assignments in Rhodesia.

Overhaul for Grade 7 exams

GRADE Seven pupils will from next year be examined in six final subjects as part of an education curriculum review being implemented by Government to mould a generation equipped with modern societal skills.

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