Zim Companies Retrench More Workers Despite Post-Covid Profits

Nearly 20 percent of local companies reported job layoffs during the first nine months of 2022 despite reporting growth in profit following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, a new report by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has revealed. The outbreak of the pandemic in 2019 led to most economies …

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Mbeu Marriage Saga: Does Age Gap Matter?

By Purity MarungisaIn Zimbabwe, Africa and the world in general, the traditional societal set-up expects women to be younger than the men they marry, however, many among us have found love in much younger or older partners – breaking the age-gap stereotype. Recently, popular musician, Ashton ‘Mbeu’ Nyahore (31) refused …

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Pandor Defends Joint Russia-China Military Exercise As Lavrov Visits SA

South Africa has defended its decision to hold a joint military exercise with Russia and China next month. Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor condemned the “double-standard” which says some countries can perform such exercises but others are not. “All countries conduct military exercises with friends worldwide,” Dr Pandor added. The comments …

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Poland Joins Race To Supply Ukraine With Tanks

Poland said on Monday it would ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine – and would send them whether or not Berlin agreed as long as other countries did too. The Kyiv government wants the German-made Leopard 2, one of the most widely used Western tanks, to …

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Agritex On High Alert For African Army Worm Outbreak

By Wendy Kusema Agritex officials in Mashonaland Central province will remain on high alert to thwart the resurgence of army worms which recently affected Mbire District, Nhau/Indaba has heard. The recent outbreak affected 184 hectares of maize and 228 of sorghum in the district leaving 286 farmers counting their losses …

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Sandawana Mine Evictions An Eye Opener For Small Scale Miners

The eviction of small-scale miners from government-owned Sandawana Mine undermines labour rights and is a wake-up call for artisanal miners to mobilise smooth litigation processes should there be a breach of agreement, organisations representing mine workers have said. Early this month, over 2 000 miners were evicted from Sandawana Mine, …

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Real Estate Fraudster Nabbed Red-Handed

All that glitters is not gold. The adage turned out to be true for a 62-year-old Harare man in the trade of defrauding desperate and unsuspecting home seekers Wednesday. What promised to be a day of rich pickings turned out sour for Lovejoy Nyamande who was arrested soon after clutching …

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