Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo GOVERNMENT is moving to plug acute science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher shortages while launching nationwide skills training to match expanding industrial and economic requirements. In a speech delivered on his behalf by the deputy minister of Higher Education, Simelisizwe Sibanda, at the ministry’s 2027 strategic review workshop in Masvingo…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI ZIMBABWE has published a new Radiation Protection Bill to strictly regulate nuclear energy technologies, safeguard public health, and protect the country’s environment. The Bill, published in the latest Government Gazette, seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy and radiation technologies. “The Bill is set…
NISHA TS, whose real name is Anisha Tashinga Shonhiwa, is among the fastest-rising female musicians in Zimbabwe’s contemporary urban music industry. Born on 12 February 2001 in Chegutu, she has emerged as a distinctive voice in the country’s vibrant urban music scene, blending dancehall rhythms with relatable narratives about love, hardship, identity and gender relations…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER HARARE recorded the highest number of arrests in a nationwide police crackdown, with 1 860 people detained within two weeks, for stock-related crimes. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said a total of 5 780 arrests had been made countrywide by October 14 under Operation “Stock Thief Hot Pursuit”, which was…
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has doubled its annual donation to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) for chemotherapy treatment to USD50 000, as…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES are moving to fix the operational flaws in the country’s newly launched Smart Traffic Management System (STMS), amid an escalating nationwide crackdown on mounting road chaos. So says national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who also adds that the system’s primary objective is fostering road safety, rather than penalising motorists. The…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A 32-YEAR-OLD Filabusi domestic worker has been jailed for an effective 15 years after violentlyraping his employer’s 15-year-old granddaughter inside his quarters. Bekithemba Dube was convicted of rape by Gwanda regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele. The court heard that the offence occurred in July this year when Dube allegedly lured the teenagerinto his…
Cloud FusireSENIOR SPORTS WRITER LOCAL football kings Scottland stand on the verge of a historic qualification for the Group Stage of the Caf Champions League when they take on Angolan giants Petro de Luanda in a crucial second preliminary round second leg tie at Estadio 11 deNovembro today. The match kicks-off at 1630hrs. Mabviravira go…
Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERTOMORROW, Harare’s Borrowdale Park Racecourse will witness a rare cultural crossover as Afro-fusion powerhouse Feli Nandi will pull double duty as both a musical headliner and a fashion de- signer.This rare feat will take place during the highly-anticipated, inaugural Purple Bloom & Pink Ribbons— a premium lifestyle event, which will seamlessly fuse…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has told mining companies and investors to build vital local infrastructure, ensuring Zimbabwe’s underground mineral wealth translates into tangible com- munity prosperity. This came as Zimbabwe seeks to maximise the mining sector’s contribution to national economic development, with gold emerging as a primary driver of foreign currency earnings, state royalties,…

