Pensioners’ benefits fall short of expectations, IPEC acknowledges

Business Reporter WHILE pension benefits reflect asset performance, they still fall short of expectations, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has said, adding that this was an area requiring “constant…

Govt moves to promote local production of medicines

Sunday Mail Reporter THE Government will facilitate the establishment of facilities in institutions of higher learning that promote the development of new formulations and innovations in the pharmaceutical sector. This…

Our leaders must be deeply people-centric

RELATIONS between ZANU PF’s Chitepo School of Ideology and Tanzania’s Mwalimu Julius Nyerere School of Leadership (MJNSL) were solidified last week by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

Highway robbers to rot in prison after being handed 144-year term

TWO fairly young lads — Gift Maphosa (36) and Mpokiseng Dube (27) — might have heard the expression “the full wrath of the law” without thinking much of it, but…

Exploring the plight of refugees with disabilities

Disability Issues Dr Christine Peta ZIMBABWE recently joined the rest of the world in commemorating the United Nations World Refugee Day, which ran under the theme “Solidarity with Refugees”. A…

Perfect night for Chelsea’s Estevao

ESTEVAO WILLIAN could hardly have introduced himself to Chelsea in a better way. When the 18-year-old Brazilian smashed home an equaliser for Palmeiras against the Blues from an almost impossible…

Lesson for Africa from Iran-Israeli conflict

Dr Alexander Rusero and Ranga Mataire THE world recently woke up to a shocking unprovoked attack of Iran by Israel on the latter’s pretext that the former had long planned…

We need holy war against lazy, useless bureaucrats

THOSE familiar with the unchanging script of real-life political drama knew that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s bromance was fated to end in a screeching, dramatic and public spat. To…

Federer’s long-term deals make him tennis billionaire

TENNIS superstar Roger Federer is now one of the few athletes who can count themselves a billionaire. Federer, who won 20 Grand Slams between 2003 and 2018, amassed US$130,6 million…

Drug rehab centres

IN case you have a son, daughter, friend or relative who has a problem with drugs, here is a list and contact details of those who provide counselling and rehabilitation…