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Zimsec exams face credibility threat

By Kundai Marunya The on-going Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) exams are facing a serious credibility threat as the current sitting has been marred by many flaws.At different examination centres around the country, there are shortages of examination papers and supporting material, which has seen students writing in batches.This has …

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MAHWINDO’S LOCKDOWN HEARTBREAK

‘… I feel defeated, pained’ By Chipo Chabarwa Businesswoman, socialite and philanthropist Wanisayi “Mahwindo” Mutandwa is a woman in distress.The second wave of the coronavirus, which has seen Government departments reducing staffing levels to just 10 percent and a stricter Level 4 national lockdown put in place, has hit her …

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Zupco doubles fares, reduces number of buses in Chi-town

Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reduced its fleet of buses plying the Harare to Chitungwiza route.The company has also doubled its fares by 100 percent, something that has been condemned by opposition political parties as being anti-poor.Officials at the company said the cutting down of the fleet was necessitated …

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Mapeza seeks Africa glory

By Ray Munyoro FC Platinum might have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League but their business in Africa is not over yet.The Zimbabwe champions were relegated to the CAF Confederation Cup – the second-tier competition of African club football – and are out to leave a mark.Nhau Sport has …

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Job Sikhala Bail Hearing Postponed

MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala’s bail appeal hearing at the High Court failed to kick off Friday as the State was not yet ready. The State told the court that it only received the Magistrates court record today and was not yet in a position to respond. Presiding judge …

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SIKHALA PENS HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM CHIKURUBI

Our Crime & Courts Editor Daniel Kachere was this morning handed a handwritten letter by MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is appearing at the Harare High Court for his bail appeal hearing after Magistrate Ngoni Nduna remanded him in custody over charges of communicating or publishing falsehoods.Justice David …

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Biden set to pile more misery on ED

New brooms bring zero cheerUS president co-sponsored ZDERAED, ZANU PF on charm offensive By Daniel Kachere Opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume has said the change of guard in the United States was unlikely to bring any cheer for President Mnangagwa’s regime as the new administration would probably focus more on enforcing …

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Govt ups Covid-19 fight

By Kundai Marunya Government is scaling up the fight against the coronavirus pandemic through implementation of different measures among them increasing mass testing, decongesting their offices and formulating vaccination protocols.This was revealed in the weekly Covid-19 Taskforce statement by Acting Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Honourable Jenfan Muswere.The …

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Exploring power of natural remedies

By Tatenda Kunaka The power of natural remedies to cure disease has for decades been heavily overshadowed by pharmaceutical drugs, until now.It is becoming clear that homemade and natural remedies play a pivotal role in the prevention and curing of various ailments at far lower cost than conventional drugs.Natural remedies …

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Conspiracy theories surround Covid-19 vaccines

By Kundai Marunya There is a lot of skepticism in a significant population of the world regarding Covid-19 vaccines, with a lot of conspiracy theories doing rounds on social media.This comes as the Government of Zimbabwe itself has set the stage for the conspiracies after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who …

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