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Under pressure from unions, the government on Monday scrapped its controversial plan to pay performance-based bonuses to civil servants, a departure from the past practice of paying a uniform 13th cheque to public sector workers. The decision came during a National Joint Negotiating Council meeting bringing together government and public …

COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and has been ratified by 198 countries. They agreed to stabilise the production of greenhouse gases in order to …

By Bindura Bureau Very few are families that support the girl child to continue with her education after being impregnated at school going age. Usually, it would be the end of her education journey. Exacerbated by the current economic situation, this trend is now very common in Zimbabwe and the …

A research study has ranked the main factors which hinder youths who abuse crystal meth from accessing treatment services, with stigma and privacy issues the most common.  Crystal meth is a strong and highly addictive illicit drug which gives a hallucinatory effect to users. As consumption of the dangerous drug …

By Richard Kawazi A six-month-old baby survived after a lightning bolt struck its mother at Guttingwood farm in Bindura yesterday, Nhau/Indaba has heard. Reports say Vigilance Mushore (19) of Trespasses Farm was fatally struck by the bolt at around 2pm while in the company of her six-month-old baby and her …

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Sunday scrubbed the launch of a rocket that would have taken Zimbabwe’s first satellite into obit. Zimbabwe, Uganda and Japan are sending small CubeSats into low-earth obit – the first for the African countries. NASA said the attempted launch of …

Former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) commander, Jonh Gazi has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of sidelining former ZIPRA and fellows from main wing, Zimbabwe People’s Union (ZAPU) He decried the pampering of formerly ZANU members with government positions and other material benefits. Gazi, who is the chairperson of Nitram (Pvt) …

Allies of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who was brought to his knees by President Emmerson Mnangagwa — literally and metaphorically — at the crucial Zanu PF congress last weekend, say the former military commander is down but not out. It is a strategic retreat after losing some ground in processes culminating …

Business tycoon Billy Rautenbach’s Green Fuels Private Limited claims to have settled its drawn-out land disputes with villagers in Chipinge South through parcelling out one-acre fields of irrigated land to affected households under a compromise arrangement backed by government. Green Fuel is in a joint venture with government through the …

Police have confirmed the death of six people last night after a haulage truck hit pedestrians at the 36km peg along the Harare-Mukumbura road before overturning. Through its official Twitter handle, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the accident took place at around 8pm. According to the report, the driver …