Steady progress on RGM Airport
Chinese contractors who are working on the US$153 million expansion of Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport have completed 96 percent of the foundation, while significant progress has been made on both the ground floor and concrete works, it has been learnt.
Tourism sector faces strong headwinds
Tourism is one of the sectors expected to drive economic growth going forward while the country moves towards becoming an upper middle income economy by 2030 as espoused in the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP).
ZRU launch Varsity League
THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union have moved to bridge the gap between the schools and the club game by setting up a Varsities League that is aimed at harnessing the talent in tertiary institutions.
Locusts threaten 25m people in East Africa
Swarms of desert locusts, which have been ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa, have now crossed the border into South Sudan, a country already struggling from widespread hunger and years of civil war.
The UN has warned that an imminent second hatch of the insects could threaten the food security of 25 million people across the region.
The bane of rising drug abuse
Drug abuse is increasing among teenagers, youth and middle-aged people in Zimbabwe.
Drug abuse refers to the use of a substance that is prohibited or harmful to a person’s physical or mental well being.
Zim primed for unique Uhuru celebrations
The country’s 40th Independence Day celebrations will be unique as the main event will be in Bulawayo, representing the first time the festivities will be held outside Harare.
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Mr Nick Mangwana told our Bulawayo Bureau that preparations for the event are at an advanced stage.
Knox knocks on Golden Boot
TO improve your scoring numbers with every season is the dream of any forward in any league anywhere in the world, especially when attached to a club that is considered relatively lightweight and modest in the order of both ambitions and achievements.
She sowed love but harvested tragedy
To get an appreciation of 29-year-old Anele’s torment, one must start from the beginning of her tragic story.
Her recollection begins on February 17, 2018 at a house she and her husband rented in Pumula, Bulawayo.
Wife brings home the bacon
I am a 40-year-old man, married to a 37-year-old woman. We are blessed with two sons. When we got married we had O-Level qualifications only but my wife has improved herself in terms of education. She is now degreed.
New schools rugby festival on the cards
TAWANDA JIMU is a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders, figuratively speaking, that is.
His phone has been ringing non-stop, for days, while many have been knocking at his door.











