Sanganai Expo attracts 89 buyers
Nqobile Bhebhe Zimpapers Business Hub THE 19th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Tourism Expo, set for Masvingo next month has to date attracted 89 international buyers, signalling growing global interest in…
Govt moves to develop national after-care policy
Sekai Manyere Herald Reporter THE Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has started developing a national after-care policy to support young people transitioning into independent living. A care…
Flu cases surge past 10 000 weekly, no Covid-19 detected
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWE is experiencing a seasonal surge in influenza cases, with weekly infections rising to between 10 000 and 12 000 as a prolonged cold spell…
Catholic Bishops Conference mourn ferry victims
Conrad Mupesa Zimpapers Mashonaland West Bureau THE Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of life in the Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster on Lake Kariba on…
Government rolls out teacher digital training
Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nationwide programme to equip teachers with digital skills as part of efforts to accelerate the digitisation of schools under the Heritage-Based…
Chitungwiza’s Clr Chikukwa buried
Diana Nherera COUNCILLORS from Chitungwiza, Harare and Epworth yesterday bade farewell to Chitungwiza Proportional Representation Councillor Tarisai Chikukwa, who died last Saturday. A church service was held at St Agnes…
‘Castro’s influence on Africa was infectious’
Gibson Nyikadzino Zimpapers Politics Hub THE late Cuban leader and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro was a revolutionary whose ideas inspired young Zimbabweans to join the liberation struggle and fight for independence,…
RIDA boat disaster death toll rises to 46
Harmony Agere The death toll from the Kariba RIDA boat disaster has risen to 46, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed. The latest figure comes as search and recovery…
Engineers call for independent probe into Kariba tragedy
Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter THE World Federation of Engineering Organisations Engineering Capacity Building Committee (WFEO-CECB) has called for an independent investigation into the Lake Kariba boat disaster and urgent safety…
Kariba’s dark Tuesday: Inside the final, agonising minutes of the Mbuya Nehanda DDF boat tragedy
Emmanuel Kafe CheckPoint Desk ON the wide, shimmering expanse of Lake Kariba, silence usually reigns with an almost sacred stillness. But on Tuesday afternoon, that vast mirror of water became…











