Immigration lawyer Samantha Murozoki did not plan to be still cooking for her neighbourhood two years after she first gave out some spare sadza porridge to hungry children in her street. Murozoki made headlines at the start of the Covid pandemic when the number of people queueing outside her small …
Read More »Safety Issues Get SA’s Comair Airline’s Fleet Grounded Indefinitely
South Africa’s civil aviation regulator grounded Comair’s planes indefinitely on Sunday over unresolved safety issues, in a move that also affects low-cost airline Kulula and British Airways, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. A spokesperson for the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said it had extended a 24-hour precautionary suspension …
Read More »Power Outages To Persist Until ZESA Charges ‘Viable Tariff’: Minister
Energy minister Soda Zhemu says power cuts will persist because Zimbabwe’s electricity is too cheap, a situation he says is pushing “unproductive” demand by domestic customers. Zhemu is supporting power utility ZESA’s request to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for a review of tariffs. The last review was in …
Read More »‘COVID-19 Restrictions Stifle Movement Of Refugees’
A top official with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has attributed the decrease in the number of refugees coming into the country on COVID-19 restrictions. UNHCR protection cluster coordinator Mwongeli Makau made the marks yesterday during a virtual meeting organised by Arrupe Jesuit University. “UNHCR protects refugees …
Read More »Nhau/Indaba Entertainment Diary
By MazzeltovAnother weekend, another entertainment gift basket for fun lovers! Winky D Croons in MzansiFor Gaffa fans, all roads lead to the Pavilion Centre in Pretoria where their idol, Winky D, is performing live alongside Musa Keys and Drip Gogo at a gig dubbed the ‘Dope Party’.Tomorrow, the Ninja President …
Read More »Govt Speaks On Confusion Over US$42M, US$85M, US$88M Mbudzi Interchange Cost
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development has dismissed allegations by Hopewell Chi’ono, a freelance journalist that the government intends to use the construction of Mbudzi interchange to loot public funds. The government plans to construct an interchange at the Mbudzi roundabout to address traffic congestion in the area. Chin’ono …
Read More »Miners In Tax Talks With Govt
Miners have been pushing for an option to pay all taxes in local currency to enable companies to have sufficient foreign currency to meet operational and expansion needs. Chitando said discussions with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development were currently underway, with the view to ease the tax burden and …
Read More »Patient Who Received Genetically Modified Pig Heart In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery Dies
A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday.David Bennett died on Tuesday after his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, the medical center said. He was given palliative care and …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War Triggers Zim Fuel Price Hikes
By Purity Marungisa and Pavel MwaoseniThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reviewed the prices for diesel and petrol with immediate effect due to increasing oil prices on the international markets, ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the new pricing structure, diesel now costs $218.01 or US$1.68 per …
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