Prosper Ndlovu in Victoria Falls PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has bemoaned the low uptake of infrastructure investments by the private sector as a missing link in the country’s aggressive drive to rehabilitate and expand major infrastructure projects. Despite the continued imposition of sanctions against Zimbabwe by the United States and its Western allies, which have crippled access […] …
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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Stands corruption storm in Victoria Falls
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter VICTORIA Falls residents are up in arms with the local authority over alleged corruption involving sale of commercial stands among a myriad of concerns. The Victoria Falls Combined Residents Association (Vifacora) said it had been engaging councillors and management lately to register residents’ concerns and held back-to-back meetings with ratepayers recently […] …
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WHERE ARE DRIBBLERS?..Homela says local football is a borefest without entertainers
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter HISTORY will tell you Barbourfields stadium would erupt when Madinda Ndlovu left defenders for dead, sprawling on the ground on his way to goal. One also learns of the thunderous rush of adrenalin when “magicians” like Moses (Razorman) Chunga, Joel (Jubilee) Shambo, Stanford (Stix) Mtizwa or Joseph Machingura left defenders twisted. It […] …
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COMMENT:Universities now driving the country’s industrialisation agenda
THE country’s universities and colleges are now leading the country’s industrialisation programme and this is attributed to the Government’s decision to adopt Education 5.0. The institutions of higher learning are not only churning out graduates that meet societal demands but are also establishing innovation hubs and constructing industrial parks. The National University of Science and […] …
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Beating the system!..How mushikashikas, street car wash crews circumvent TTI parking
Raymond Jaravaza, Showbiz Correspondent ESTABLISHING a business, let alone one that operates in the streets of Bulawayo is never a walk in the park and turning it into a profitable enterprise sometimes takes months, if not years. Then in the blink of an eye, so to speak, one is expected to let go of that business […] …
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The teen who helped Zim qualify for the All Africa games
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter AT a time Zimbabwe is celebrating the exploits of its sons and daughters in boxing, cricket and netball, a hockey playing teenage girl from Bulawayo has put her hand up to be counted among the country’s sports heroes and heroines. Football great Cristiano Ronaldo said dreams are not what you see in […] …
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War veterans driving force towards Vision 2030
Farirayi Machivenyika, Harare Bureau THE indomitable spirit of war veterans coupled with their sacrifices over the years, and sheer force of determination, can inspire Zimbabwe towards upper middle-class economic status by 2030, President Mnangagwa has said. The President, himself a decorated veteran of the liberation struggle, said ex-combatants remain vital in driving the country in the […] …
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Mhako, the man with a well-laid-out plot
Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter ONE of the most-used statements in life is, “Life begins at 40”. Now, this is a subjective matter but for Plot Mhako, the world is surely becoming his oyster as his quest to be “part of that generation which made things happen” is slowly materialising. This past week, together with digital media […] …
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Goat thief sentenced to 10 months in prison
Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau A HABITUAL livestock thief from Banket was recently sentenced to 10 months in prison for stealing a goat. Chinhoyi Magistrate, Ms Ireen Mapfumo, found Tichaona Musarurwa from the farming town, guilty of stock theft as defined in section 114 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 09:23. He […] …
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EcoCash launches ‘EcoCash Junior Wallet’ as the mobile money business targets the youth
Business Reporter EcoCash has launched a mobile wallet for children between 9 and 18 years of age. EcoCash Holdings chief executive officer, Mr Eddie Chibi, said only parents and guardians are allowed to register and fund the ‘EcoCash Junior Wallet’ on behalf of children from their wallets. “This way, parents have control of re-setting pins […] …
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