PAN-AFRICAN bank, Ecobank has relaunched its ‘Ellevate’ program that supports women-owned and led businesses with accessible financial products. The relaunch comes at…
By Rutendo Ngara AS PART of new measures to combat Zimbabwe’s crime wave, the government has ordered the training and retraining of all private security guards to meet basic Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) standards. Speaking during the post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said that professional security guards were critical, and he…
By Memory Chirere, University of Zimbabwe THE UK-based Zimbabwean author, Andrew Chatora, has come up with a new novel, the third in three years…
POLICE in Chiredzi, Masvingo Province have adopted the public-private partnership (PPPs) model in policing as part of an initiative to reduce crime in the district. Public-private partnership in policing involves government entities, the private sector and the community working together to combat crime. Masvingo province police assistant commissioner Shelton Dube said the PPPs were implemented…
By Brighton Muronzereyi CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has stated that he is willing to engage in genuine and credible dialogue with all political parties in order to improve Zimbabwe’s chances of being readmitted to the Commonwealth. In pursuit of mutual cooperation and national interest, he said that Zimbabwe must normalise relations…
GOVERNMENT has advised legume farmers to apply rhizobium bio-fertilisers as they are cost effective compared to traditional Ammonium Nitrate (AN) and Compound D fertilisers. Legume crops include soybeans, groundnuts, roundnuts and sugar beans. There has been a significant increase in fertiliser prices with a 50kg bag of Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser shooting to US$65 compared to…
TOP female executives strongly deliberated on efforts to increase women and women-led businesses and start-ups’ access to finance at the successful Women’s…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Harare City Council (HCC) says it is on high alert over a possible cholera outbreak following reports that at least 200 people have died from the pandemic in neighbouring Malawi. Mozambique has also recorded an outbreak of the communicable disease, raising fears the epidemic might spread to Zimbabwe. However, speaking to…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has abandoned its long drawn battle to secure the release of its cremator which has been stuck in Durban, South Africa, for over five years after realising it was no longer cost effective to complete the process. The cremator, which was meant for West Park Crematorium, was imported from Japan…
SOUTH Africa’s North West police have arrested a 38-year-old suspected serial rapist, who is believed to have used Facebook to lure more…

