The Centre for Natural Resource Governance says the death toll at Rezende mine may have reached seven, and wants an independent inquiry by STAFF WRITER THE CENTRE for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), a Zimbabwean advocacy group, has called for an urgent independent investigation into the collapse of Rezende mine in Penhalonga, after unverified reports put…
At a Public Service Commission conference in Mutare, civil servants are told that financial planning without health is a fool’s errand. by NORMA TSOPO MUTARE played host to a retirement conference this week, organised by the Public Service Commission, where the message to Zimbabwe’s civil servants was unflinching – prepare for life after work long…
by BERNARD CHIKETO ZIMBABWE has turned its tourism sales pitch towards Australia, betting that one of the world’s most travelled populations can be persuaded to look beyond the familiar safari circuit and linger a little longer in southern Africa.
by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR YEARS, the money sent home by Zimbabweans abroad has been a quiet lifeline. It pays for mathematics textbooks, buys corrugated iron for kitchen roofs, and settles the monthly grocery bill.
by BERNARD CHIKETO RESIDENTS of Buhera district presented four demands at a pre-budget consultation in Murambinda on July 14th: road-maintenance machinery stationed in each ward, additional hospitals, income-generating projects and stronger security against theft.
by BERNARD CHIKETO ON JULY 6th the Buhera Residents Network Trust (BRNT), a community group from rural Manicaland, did what Zimbabwe’s constitution encourages citizens to do: it appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife to present evidence.
by STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S state-owned mobile operator is overhauling its consumer pitch, replacing a voice-only staple with a tiered suite of packages that bundle calls, texts and data for as little as 20 US cents.
by STAFF WRITER STATE-OWNED mobile operator NetOne has appealed for fiscal reforms to ease the cost of network expansion, arguing that prohibitive taxes on digital infrastructure are throttling Zimbabwe’s ambition to become a regional technology hub.
by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR 44 YEARS Michael Chikati has welded and hammered at Sakubva Green Market.
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN THE UNLIKELY event that a Zimbabwean bank goes bust, its depositors have an increasingly firm shield. The Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), the statutory body that insures eligible deposits, has just concluded its strongest year on record.
