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Zimbabwe’s construction industry looks set to be the hardest hit by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic with an expected contraction of -11.4 percent, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has said. The tourism and distribution industry is expected to contract -7.5 percent, education (-7.2%), financial sector (-7.1%) and …

Harare Chief Justice Luke Malaba brought “disgrace” to the bench after sitting in an appeal court where his judgment was being challenged, lawyers have said. The incident, back in 2016, has been described as “awkward” by University of Zimbabwe law professor, Lovemore Madhuku. The information has emerged now as Malaba …

Facebook is being sued for failing to protect users’ personal data in the Cambridge Analytica breach. The scandal involved harvested Facebook data of 87 million people being used for advertising during elections. Mass legal action is being launched against Facebook for misuse of information from almost one million users in …

One of the more curious trends in the weekly Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency auctions is the rise in the top bid over the last couple of weeks, while the weighted average moves by a fraction of a Zimbabwean cent. The minute shifts in the weighted average, a …

Substitute Marcus Rashford scored a quickfire hat-trick for Manchester United as they overwhelmed Germany’s RB Leipzig 5-0 at Old Trafford in Champions League group H on Wednesday.United, who started with Paul Pogba in the side and Rashford and Bruno Fernandes on the bench, took the lead in the 21st minute …

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad has submitted his candidacy to serve a second term in office when elections take place next March. The 60-year-old, who took charge in 2017, has been formally entered into the race by Madagascar’s federation, as per CAF rules which require any candidate to …

Minister Judith Ncube In a major milestone, Bulawayo giants Highlanders have expanded their income generating initiatives by venturing into gold mining after being handed a mining claim in the gold rich area of Inyathi, Bubi district, by the Government. The venture, a first by any local football club except for …

The sudden U-turn made by the State in opposing the granting of bail to Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya is suspicious and raises a lot of questions, her defence team has said. The State had consented to the granting of bail to Rushwaya on Tuesday when she appeared …

Music pirates have already started cashing in on starved Alick Macheso fans through selling counterfeit copies of the musician’s purported new album, Nhau can reveal. An album emblazoned with Macheso’s name and image, has flooded the market. However, it is not the sungura legend who sang or produced the album. …

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is resuming its commuter train service in Bulawayo which was suspended in March following the outbreak of Covid-19. The commuter train service will start operating on Monday 2 November 2020, the NRZ said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to the City-Cowdray Park …