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Every leader should have the capacity and patience to understand the people they lead for an organisation to achieve its full thrust and objectives, Impact Training Institute (ITI) President Dr Elias Chakabwata revealed last Saturday. During a two-day coordinated leadership seminar running under the theme ‘Leadership Excellence’, Dr Chakabwata explained …

Energy minister Zhemu Soda says the current electricity crisis can be attributed to this year’s wheat bumper harvest, which resulted in most of Kariba Dam’s water allocations being utilised during the winter wheat cropping season. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) allocates 45 billion cubic metres of water to both Zimbabwe …

Zimbabwe’s power crisis has been precipitated mainly by a combination of climate crisis, poor planning and economic mismanagement, The NewsHawks has learnt. Residential areas around the country have been going for over 18 hours without electricity, a situation that has been worsened by a decline in the water level at …

Both governments have perfected the art of creating chaos to their benefit Venezuela and Zimbabwe were both once among the most prosperous economies in their regions. When Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980, it was referred to as the “breadbasket of Africa.” Around the same time, scholars described Venezuela as “a …

Bindura Bureau Youths in mining have called on government to allow them to start mining at the famous Kitsayatota gold fields in Bindura which have been closed since last year. The youths promised they will be professional in their operations. Speaking during a MINEX Northern Region meeting in Glendale, Wednesday, …

Health authorities say a lithium project in Goromonzi is posing a health crisis after employing over 4 000 workers without establishing a static clinic at the plant which has resulted in an upsurge of sexually transmitted infections in the district. A large number of sex workers have also camped in …

The practice of Government headquarters staff buying themselves hampers and vouchers has been blocked and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has insisted that any Government travel must provide value for money. This follows the insistence from the ministry for contractors to be vetted to avoid overcharging, and now …

There was chaos in the National Assembly yesterday with legislators nearly coming to blows over opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s calling out of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs) for accepting US$40 000 loans offered by government. Last week, Chamisa issued a muted condemnation of the loans and …

Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation’s main hydropower plant. The worst outages since 2019 are wreaking havoc, causing snarl-ups in Harare, the capital, where most traffic lights are no longer working, …

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been a major obstacle to the hunt for new markets in Eastern Europe by the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (Soaz). The war, which began in February this year, has had far-reaching effects, including the disruption of major supply chains globally. Soaz chairperson Emmanuel Fundira told …