MANY key stakeholders in the country want long jail terms for peddlers of dope under the proposed National Drug and Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Agency Bill.This comes after the government gazetted the Bill last year, which seeks to establish a specialised agency to enforce laws targeting drug trafficking and substance abuse.Speaking after a public…
SCOTLAND coach Norman Mapeza is confident his side will be more clinical in front of goal when they take on Ngezi Platinum Stars at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon.The defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions were forced to settle for a goalless draw away to newly-promoted Hardrock, a result Mapeza attributed to the failure to…
PROLIFIC Zimbabwean novelist, Andrew Chatora, has established a publishing company at his UK base and is looking for new manuscripts from new and established authors.The specific focus is fiction and memoir.Called Friesian Publishing, the newly- minted independent literary imprint based in London, derives its name from the Friesian horse.Long associated with strength, the Friesian horse…
ZIMBABWE’S mining sector should prioritise compliance and transparency as a way to build investor confidence and attract long-term investment, a top government official has said.Addressing delegates at a business conference in Bulawayo yesterday, the deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, said accountable practices were essential for the sector’s credibility.“When government systems are predictable…
HERENTALS coach Paul Benza says his side will go all out for maximum points when they face CAPS United in match-day two of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow.The two Harare-based sides are heading into this fixture following contrasting results in their season openers, with the Students labouring to a one-all…
AUTHORITIES must introduce a salt tax to mobilise resources for treating diseases caused by excessive salt consumption, such as hypertension and kidney…
RUGBY Africa president Herbert Mensah met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House yesterday to discuss the Zimbabwe men’s national rugby team’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup to be held in Australia next year.The Sables, as the Zimbabwe men’s national rugby team is popularly known, ended a 34-year wait for a return to rugby’s biggest…
THE Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) has called on the government to create a disability-inclusive environment, particularly for women and girls with disabilities, to improve access to essential services such as healthcare and justice.This comes after the world commemorated International Women’s Day on March 8.In a statement yesterday, FODPZ said women…
THE government, with support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), has launched a digital literacy and Artificial Intelligence training programme for primary and secondary school teachers to strengthen the use of technology in classrooms across the country.The programme also comes as lawmakers recently raised serious concerns over the state of the…
TURKIYE has launched a massive food distribution campaign across Zimbabwe, bringing much-needed relief to thousands of vulnerable families during the holy month…
