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YEARS of marginalisation coupled with historical imbalances for Matabeleland South province are the major reasons the region has the largest number of people leaving the country — analysts say. According to the 2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results on Immigration Dissemination presented by ZimStat director general Taguma Mahonde, on Tuesday South Africa (SA) is…

THE government says there is a need for modern legislation to enhance productivity in the hemp industry in order to get maximum benefit. Speaking during a round table discussion to unpack the challenges and potential of cannabis as a medicine in Harare yesterday, Health deputy minister John Mangwiro called for more research to come up…

SENIOR Harare lawyer Simplicius Chihambakwe, accused of corruptly concealing a transaction after his fi rm was engaged to provide debt collection services for the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company at a time he was a board member, says the allegations are designed to embarrass him. He was in court yesterday where he pleaded not…

By Dionne Kanyowa FOUR thousand families who were facing homelessness after a property developer who sold them residential stands embarked on a re-pegging exercise for a fee, were relieved after the High Court ordered the property developer to stop re-pegging the land and harassing the residents. Although Justice Neville Wamambo noted that the Spikzkorp farm…

THE United Nations (UN) says it has extended financial support to over a million vulnerable learners through its school improvement grant. In its latest report, the UN said through its funding, the agency reached a total of 4 795 schools with vulnerable learners to aid the implementation of the inclusive education policy introduced by the…

FMBcapital Holdings Plc (FMBCH) has recorded a robust growth in profit after tax, 93 percent growth to US$25.2 million on 2021 first half. The interim period of 2022 followed strongly on concerted efforts from 2021, and saw the group’s banking operations in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all recording profit growth. Jaco Viljoen, FMBCH…

By Dionne Kanyowa A BUSINESSMAN lost eight special prospecting mining rights after the Mines ministry refused to register his licences as the land allocated was not fit for purpose despite being given by the government. The High Court dismissed Percival Ndoga’s application in which he sought to have it review and overturn the Mines ministry’s…

THE Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has implored the government to address discrimination in the informal sector, saying traders there face segregation, including  lack of social protection. This comes after a United Nations committee’s elimination of discrimination report recently requested Zimbabwe to amend its labour laws to explicitly cover the informal sector and domestic…