Mining industry stutters but . . .

Zimbabwe’s mining confidence plunged to a two-year low, undermined by concerns over power cuts, scarce foreign currency and policy uncertainty, a survey has revealed.

Women urged to remain resolute

Women should resolutely support the policies being implemented by Government in order to get the economy back on track, Zanu-PF Women’s League national secretary for administration, Cde Monica Mutsvangwa has said.

She was speaking at a Zanu-PF Women’s League inter-district conference in Mutare yesterday.

Be careful what you wish for

When American divas such as the Kardashians buy dogs, they make sure they are either Chihuahuas or Poodles, and this is not fortuitous.

To them, these relatively dwarfish dogs, if you can call them that, are not meant for security or companionship — the twin reasons people in this part of the savanna, Bishop Lazi included, buy dogs — but they are rather considered as a fashion accessory such as a Louis Vuitton handbag.

‘Zim needs Zima to happen’

POMP and fanfare accompanied the arrival of the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) in 2003.

That same year, a red-hot Alick Macheso announced his arrival on the big stage with a bang as he scooped the biggest gong — Song of the Year — with his hit “Madhawu”.

Hidden killer in your food

SOME unscrupulous meat retailers in Zimbabwe are using embalming chemicals as meat preservatives, The Sunday Mail Society has established.

 The scam involves the use of  formalin,  a chemical mixture of preservatives used on corpses, which is sprinkled on meat products to make them look fresh and to extend their shelf life.

I’m not a rebel: Cde Chipoyera

In a riveting account never before made public, Cde Parker Chipoyera (PC) opens up on events leading to the arrest of the ZIPA leadership and how he ended up in captivity with his fellow comrades. Our Deputy News Editor, Levi Mukarati (LM), concludes his conversation with Cde Chipoyera, whose account of the war certainly edifies existing compendium on liberation struggle literature.

DeMbare boss backs his men

Although they are a pale shadow of the Glamour club that used to dominate in this country’s football matches, Premiership giants Dynamos insist they are happy with the progress made during this season’s rebuilding exercise.

Just like their compatriots and fellow Glamour Club, Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa, Dynamos are battling to end a long trophy drought that has stretched for five years.

New notes bring relief to transacting public

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will tomorrow release new Zimbabwe Dollar notes and coins onto the market, with depositors set to start withdrawing limited amounts when banks open in the morning.

No one will be left behind: President

Government is committed to protecting all vulnerable Zimbabweans through social safety nets that will leave no one behind, President Mnangagwa has said.

Study proposes sanctions-busting measures

GOVERNMENT should intensify re-engagement with the West and pursue trade with fellow African countries, Latin America and Asia to counter and minimise the damaging impact of sanctions, a study by local researchers has recommended.

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