Zim-Britain To Co-Operate In Strengthening Education System

Zimbabwe and Britain have pledged to continue strengthening their co-operation in improving the quality of education through equipping teachers with required resources. This came out yesterday during a meeting in Harare between Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dr Evelyn Ndlovu and British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Melanie Robinson. The …

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Unicef Rep Lauds Zim Health Progress

Unicef has hailed Government’s commitment to citizens’ welfare and the success it continues to register in health provision, placing Zimbabwe on the cusp of achieving the Abuja Declaration, a pledge in 2001 by African Heads of State to set a target of allocating at least 15 percent of their national …

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Zesa Threatens To Cut Off Mining Firms Over US$37m Debt

Zesa Holdings has threatened to switch off mining houses over a US$37 million legacy debt, which it blames for crippling the power utility’s operational efficiency. Amid subdued domestic electricity generation, the power utility is struggling to pay for emergency supplies from regional producers such as Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) of …

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Beer ‘Poachers’ Face Imprisonment

People who frequent bars and night clubs begging for beer must be chased away and if they resist the outlet’s order, the police can be called to forcibly remove them, and this is just one of the raft of laws set up to control bars and public drinking. In the …

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Boxer Dies From Injuries Sustained In Fight

By Gilbert Munetsi A professional non-title bout for an-up-and-coming pugilist, Taurai Zimunya, ended fatally after the young boxer later succumbed to head injuries sustained in a bantamweight contest. News of his passing on hit the local boxing community on the social media portal, Boxing Business Contacts, early this morning. The …

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Chief Justice Challenges Judiciary On Corruption

Chief Justice Luke Malaba has challenged members of the bench and other supporting departments to be exemplary and shun corruption. Officiating at the ongoing annual Judicial Service Commission (JSC) conference that is being attended by officials from the Master of the High Court, the Sheriff, Superior Courts and Magistrates Courts …

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Pilot ‘Dumps’ Major League At Bulawayo Airport

It never rains but pours for South African DJs, Major League, after a chartered flight left the group at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport as it could not break Zimbabwe’s aviation and Covid-19 protocols. Major League’s gig in Harare on Saturday was stopped by the police and had a show …

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Eight ‘Prophets’ Drown During Church Ritual

Eight male church members, including two brothers, of the Nguwo Tsvuku (Jerusarema) Church drowned on Saturday in Mazowe River in Rushinga during a ritual, with three of the 11 men who jumped into the pool being rescued. Mashonaland Central provincial development coordinator, Mr Timothy Tigere, said the bodies of the …

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