Government will effect a 100 percent salary increment for civil servants next month, while public sector workers will continue enjoying the US$175 allowances introduced last year.

Government will provide land free of charge to investors who intend to build facilities for innovation, research and development, while equipment and materials for such centres would be imported duty-free, as part of targeted incentives meant to promote science-led development, President Mnangagwa has said.

GOVERNMENT is refining legal instruments to eliminate harmful practices that affect children to enable the young unlock their full potential and contribute to nation-building, President Mnangagwa has said.

Chapters 14, 15 and 17 of our Constitution present devolution as one of the founding values and principles of our Republic.

TWO of the country’s exciting hip-hop artistes have sensationally dismissed their rival Holy Ten’s latest album “Energy” as a “half-baked and hurriedly done” project.

Government will not let-up on implementing fiscal and monetary measures to contain resurgent inflation and tame Zimbabwe dollar volatility, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.

TODAY, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating Father’s Day. But what exactly does the day mean and are families doing enough to celebrate the men in their lives?

ZIMBABWE is set to achieve massive economic development underpinned by rapid lithium production after a Chinese investor started construction of a US$300 million mega lithium processing plant a few weeks ago, while President Mnangagwa on Friday commissioned another such investment at Bikita Minerals.

My article last week dwelt on domesticating value chains so our nation copes better in current turbulence of broken international systems and disrupted global value chains.

PERHAPS befitting of the giant status of the arena, the first goal of the 2021-2022 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season was scored at the National Sports Stadium.

Tawanda Makusha & Linda M. Richter The first 1000 days of a child’s life are crucial. During this time the foundations for optimum health, rapid brain growth and child development are laid. New mothers undergo enormous emotional and physical changes in this time, too. South Africa has made great strides in prioritising these first 1000 […]

Online Reporter GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) affects women of all social classes in many African communities. From physical to emotional, intimate partner violence, financial among others, women bear the burden of GBV, some suffering in silence. The ninth episode of “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” addresses an important issue of “Stopping Gender-Based Violence (GBV)”, the impact […]

Brian Matsaira Many times, we only hear the headline news…”Shakira divorcing Pique because of cheating.” We can witness a fight happening in our neighbourhood, and if you ask why the people are fighting, someone on the scene will say something like: “the husband was caught cheating.” We get to witness the later stage of cheating, […]

MORE than 60 percent of chief executive officers (CEOs) globally expect a recession in their primary region of operations in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a survey released Friday. Fifteen percent of the CEOs think the region where their company operates has already been in a recession, showed the global survey of […]

UNITED NATIONS (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against a “global mental health crisis,” while launching a report on mental health.  “We are living through a global mental health crisis,” the top UN official said in his video message to launch the World Mental Health Report 2022: Transforming Mental Health For All.  Guterres said […]

Online Reporter Seamer Blessing Muzarabani continues to stand out and has climbed to third position on the bowlers’ charts for most wickets taken in the current ICC Super League cycle. Muzarabani, who has claimed 28 wickets in the current campaign, is joint third with Australia’s Adam Zampa and Craig Young of Ireland, according to statistics […]

Winky D, Jah Prayzah and Nutty O in Harare   Date: Saturday June 18, 2022 Venue: Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) Time: 4pm till late     Herbert Majeke and Takashinga Stars in Harare   Date: Saturday June 18, 2022 Venue: Megga2 Joint, Hatfield Time: 3pm till late    Andy Muridzo birthday bash in Harare […]

TECHNOLOGY has increasingly blurred the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds. This has led to dramatic shifts in daily life and changed the way children and adolescents live, socialise, move around and learn.  

ASTON VILLA midfielder Marvelous Nakamba plans to use his vast international network to lure foreign football scouts for the national Under-17 tournament that will be held at White City Stadium in Bulawayo.  

THE Zimbabwe Under-19 netball team on Thursday underlined their status as a formidable force in the region when they won the gold medal at the just-ended Confederation of Southern African Netball Association (COSANA) Games in Malawi.  

OLD Mutual Zimbabwe’s Eight2Five Innovation Hub recently launched four technology start-ups in education, finance, commerce and construction. 

THE US Federal Reserve has announced the biggest rate hike in 28 years, and some economists fear a recession lies ahead for the country. 

THE Russia-Ukraine conflict has disrupted supply of wheat, maize, fertilizer and oil seeds in Kenya, leading to sharp rise in prices of the commodities and aggravating the hunger situation, the Food and Agriculture Authority (AFA) said in a situational report on Thursday. 

China's Ministry of Water Resources initiated a Level-III Emergency Response for flood control, as floods hit south China's Pearl River basin.

WORLD Boxing Council interim super-bantamweight champion Kudakwashe Chiwandire has spoken against drug abuse and early child marriages amongst young girls. 

CHEVRONS all-rounder Sikandar Raza was named player of the match in his first match of the Amana Group 2nd Bangabandhu Rajshahi T20 Cricket Tournament in Bangladesh on Thursday. 

Government has streamlined requirements for the issuance of national civic documents to make it easier for those who have been facing challenges, while people have to register to vote to defend the country’s hard-won freedom and heritage, President Mnangagwa has said.

THE Registrar-General’s (RG) Office has issued over 110 000 e-passports to date, less than six months after the initiative to manufacture modern travelling documents was launched in January.

Among the main drivers, directly and indirectly, of the foreign currency black market are banks funding their more reckless customers so they can play games, or helping them access the black market, or even manoeuvring themselves through the morass.

A combination of ignorance and a ‘rigid’ council licensing system has left many informal traders at the mercy of rogue municipal officials that are demanding bribes as protection fee.

National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) are in talks to construct a 50-kilometre railway line from Mvuma to the US$1 billion steel plant in Manhize, Chivhu.

ZANU PF party members should uphold unity and peace ahead of next year’s harmonised elections, the ruling party’s Second Secretary and Vice President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, has said.

To diversify or not to diversify is one of the most challenging decisions for any company as there is a thin line between risk and return.

ZIFA have written to FIFA to apprise them of the latest developments in local football as part of a process to reintegrate Zimbabwe into the global football family, while a forensic audit is underway to get to the bottom of alleged malfeasance at the association, it has been learnt.

The farmer and the worker are the bedrock of the Zimbabwean Economic Miracle. Agriculture is the Mainstay of our economy, which means foremost, our liquidity must go into our land! Both in our National Budget and with respect to portfolios of our financial institutions, our consolidated financial might must be felt on the land. It makes us food-secure as a nation; it triggers several value chains which must set us off as an economy. Anything that prevents this goal must give way.”

ZIMBABWE should set itself up to be self-reliant and achieve demand-led industrialisation, which is backed by local investment as a response to the effects of global adversaries such as Covid-19, climate change and global supply chain disruptions, President Mnangagwa has said.

Memory Nguwi TEAMS are required when people need to work together towards a common goal. For teamwork to have any impact, the work must be interdependent. Organisations invest a lot of money in team-building. The key questions are: does it work? What lies at the core of successful teams? What are the best methods for […]

Online Reporter Tobacco farmers have taken home US$403 million after delivering 134 million kgs to both the auction and contract floors as at Day 47 of the marketing season, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show.  Over the comparable period in 2021, 152 million kgs had been sold.  Of the 134 million […]

Online Reporter The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon, which is set to be held in the scenic resort town on July 3, 2022, will help drive the revival of the country’s tourism sector. The popular marathon is coming back to Victoria Falls after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 […]

Pär Bjälkebring & Ellen Peters YOUR grade school math teacher probably told you that being good at math would be very important to your grownup self. But, maybe the younger you didn’t believe that at the time. A lot of research, though, has shown that your teacher was right. We are two researchers who study […]

US consumer inflation in May surged 8,6 percent from a year ago, indicating inflation remains elevated despite the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes, the US Labor Department reported Friday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 1,0 percent from the previous month after increasing 0,3 percent in April, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor […]

Online Reporter Goshawks coach Brendan Dawson has described their 12-week spell in South Africa for the Currie Cup First Division rugby tournament as a huge test of mental strength. The team have been based in Cape Town for the last three months as part of preparations for the Rugby Africa Cup slated for France early […]

A 52-year-old man was fatally stabbed on Wednesday after four suspects attacked him at home in Lobengula, Bulawayo, and stole US$20 and a cellphone.

Cancellation of top-of-the-table clash between Simba Bhora and Golden Eagles has provided third-place outfit Herentals with an opportunity to shoot to the top of the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) table.  

AFTER losing the One-Day International (ODI) series to Afghanistan, Zimbabwe hope to redeem themselves as they shift attention to the three-match Twenty20 series, which starts on Saturday at Harare Sports Club. 

Beneficiaries of the land reform programme should take a leaf from progressive joint venture partnerships such as the one between Mr Godfrey Nkunzani and Mr Allan York, which has started to positively contribute to national food security by increasing productivity through conservation agriculture,  Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Vangelis Haritatos has said.

AVANTIS Technologies, a local company that manufactures computers, has extended its tentacles into East African markets. 

Chibuku Neshamwari in Masvingo  Date: Saturday June 11, 2022  Venue: Farai Beerhall, Mucheke, Masvingo  Time: 12pm till late    Andy Muridzo and the Jeetaz Band in Harare  Date: Saturday June 11, 2022  Venue: Bar Rouge, Long Cheng Plaza, Belvedere  Time: 7pm till curfew hours     Reggae music concert live in Harare  Hosts: Templeman and Dj […]

LAND reform in South Africa is an emotive and politically fraught subject. That’s because land was at the heart of the dispossession of Africans by colonial settlers.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane said he will listen to the Senegalese people while deciding his future at the Premier League club amid speculation that he could leave Anfield with just a year remaining on his current contract. Mane, who has been linked with a move to German champions Bayern Munich, earlier said that he would […]