Tapiwa Chirume CHINA has pledged deeper cooperation with Zimbabwe in agriculture, promising fresh investment, technology transfer, expanded markets and a new team…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is visiting China on a crucial trade and investment mission, targeting strategic partnerships to advance domestic mineral beneficiation and industrial development.So said presidential spokesperson George Charamba yesterday, who also trashed social media rumours that alleged that the visit was linked to power struggles within Zanu PF.“Why is Vice…
A man who abducted a 12-year-old girl from Zimbabwe, smuggled her across the border into SA and repeatedly raped and sexually exploited her while presenting her as his wife has been handed two life sentences.The Worcester regional court sentenced David Chauke to life imprisonment for trafficking in persons and another life term for rape after…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has introduced sweeping reforms to formalise vending in Harare, featuring 100 serviced trading sites, a new Vendors Council, and strict enforcement against illegal central business district (CBD) trading.The measures are part of a broader strategy to address informal vending and associated activities in the CBD while providing lawful trading alternatives for…
Kudzanai GeredeSTAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S best performing companies are set to be honoured at this year’s highly-anticipated Top Companies Survey (TCS) Awards to…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER HARARE City Council is targeting to increase water production from the current 300 megalitres to 450 megalitres a day after commissioning the Darwendale pump at Morton Jaffray and acquiring four additional pumps worth US$2 million.The project, which was implemented in partnership with Helcraw Water, comes as Harare’s water infrastructure, much of which…
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has launched The Standard Bank Africa Business Awards aimed at celebrating and recognising exceptional small…
Bright days ahead,buoyant govt says. . . as Ncube reaffirms commitment to improving living standards
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER THE country has a bright future, with authorities remaining totally dedicated to further lifting the living standards of all Zimbabweans, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has promised. Speaking at the official opening of Ecobank’s headquarters in Harare on Monday, Ncube also said the government was making significant headway in its efforts to…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE youth have been urged to defend the country’s sovereignty and reject social ills that include cor ruption, criminal activities, substance abuse and tribalism which jeopardise their future. Speaking in Mvurwi yesterday, during celebrations to mark his 84th birthday — which coincided with commemorations to observe Munhumutapa Day — President Emmerson…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo BULAWAYO residents must stop shielding drug dealers, police warn, stating that community silence actively fuels local violence, theft, and sexual offences.Speaking during a crime awareness campaign yesterday, officer in charge of Bulawayo Central Police Station, Samkeliso Sibanda said communities play a critical role in exposing those involved in distributing dangerous drugs.“Drug abuse…

