Implats, by virtue of having a controlling 87 percent stake in local platinum miner Zimplats, which is one of the country’s biggest foreign currency earners, has significant exposure to the local economy. At the recent Johannesburg Mining Indaba, the company’s CEO, Nico Muller, gave a succinct assessment of what he thought of Zimbabwe’s business operating […]
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‘There is so much we can do together’
Malawi’s former president Dr Joyce Banda was in Zimbabwe last week to launch a Southern Africa Development Initiators project to establish a smart village in Hwange, a concept she is spearheading in Malawi. The Sunday Mail Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) had a sit-down with her. Discussions ranged from women empowerment, rural development and the visible […]
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Local currency, US dollar use to stay
Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has encouraged Zimbabweans to use both the Zimbabwe dollar and United States dollar as the country transitions towards adoption of a mono currency. Prof Ncube, who met with Dubai and Indian investors in Harare yesterday, said in an interview that there was […]
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A mother’s undying love for scalded son
Stanford Chiwanga, Online News Editor MARITHA Ndlovu has been called many names and accused of innumerable transgressions, but the one that really grates her is the accusation that she had a hand in the scalding of her four-year-old son with boiling water. She believes that police investigations and the courts will prove that she had nothing […] …
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President’s vision clear: WFP
President Mnangagwa greets World Food Programme (WFP) regional director Dr Menghestab Haile during a courtesy call at State House in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Innocent Makawa. Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter President Mnangagwa’s vision and programmes are good for the country and the Sadc region and development partners are willing to support them, a senior World Food […]
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30 modern clinics on cards
President Mnangagwa, accompanied by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga (partly obscured), takes a closer look at some of the medical equipment during the commissioning of Stoneridge Health Centre in Harare South yesterday. — Pictures: Believe Nyakudjara. Fungi Kwaramba–Political Editor THE Government is committed to providing basic amenities such as roads, water and clinics to new settlements […]
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12 Mugodhi church members on the run
Mugodhi church members JAIROS SAUNYAMA POLICE in Wedza, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for 12 Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church members over the violence that erupted at the church’s headquarters during Easter. The suspects are all members of a faction led by Washington Mugodhi who allegedly assaulted a rival faction on April 14 as […]
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Can ED grow a spine?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Paidamoyo Muzulu HIS has been a long week, where the Executive and capital are engaged in mortal combat over exchange rates and pricing of goods. Capital has come out loud and clear saying the new monetary measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last Sunday would not work and they need to be […]
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Govt must urgently resolve currency crisis
Zimbabwe Currency Crisis SINCE the turn of the new millennium, Zimbabwe has endured one economic crisis or another, the apex of which was a 500 billion percent inflation in December of 2008, according to World Bank data, which destroyed savings and rendered the local currency useless. Another and equally devastating consequence was the closure of […]
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Self-taught youths bring living sculptures to Byo
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE ardent love for plants inspired two Bulawayo youths into combining sculpture and horticulture to create amazing works of art that are life-sustaining. They create sculptures made of plants from inspiration drawn from their beautiful natural surroundings. Their astonishing botanical life-size sculptures bring magical fairy-tale landscapes to life in Bulawayo. Mr Simba […] …
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