VFEX envisions pan-African expansion, commodity trading

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange expects to go pan-African over time, including trading of African currencies, chief executive officer (CEO) Justin Bgoni told the Capital Markets and Investment Promotion Conference underway here.Original post on Herald...

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Warriors, Bafana Bafana match sold out

  Tadious Manyepo in BLOEMFONTEIN Tickets to the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and South Africa at Free State Stadium have been sold out. That means around 45 000 people will watch the eagerly-awaited Limpopo Derby that kicks off at 6pm. The venue accomodates 46 000 spectators. This is a...

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NRZ GM briefs Parliament on properties

The National Railways of Zimbabwe general manager, Ms Respina Zinyanduko has appeared before two Parliamentary committees to brief them on the status of properties it owns abroad.Original post on Herald...

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ZNA cricket club to get equipment

Sports Reporter The Zimbabwe National Army-owned White Rhinos Cricket Club are set to get a big boost following a partnership with Zimbabwe Cricket. The arrangement will see them receiving cricket equipment in Harare tomorrow. Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Alphios Makotore said the cricket...

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NAAZ announce Africa Champs team

Sports Reporter THE National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe have announced a seven-member team to compete at the CAA Africa Senior Championships. The meet is scheduled for June 21 to 26 in Douala, Cameroon. The seven athletes named so far are the United States-based quartet of Tapiwanashe...

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Chitungwiza starts master plan preparations

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent The Municipality of Chitungwiza has started the process of preparing a master plan for Chitungwiza after securing a financier, Wistmer Investment. In a statement, acting town clerk Mr Japson Nemuseso said the council will soon be holding consultative meetings in the...

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Company director in court for failing to perform community service

The director of Eagle Italian Shoes (Pvt) Limited and Eagle Italian Leather (Pvt) Ltd who was arrested yesterday for failure to comply with a court order which compelled him to perform 105 hours of community service has appeared in court.Original post on Herald...

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Ruling in Joana Mamombe and others’ case deferred

Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent Harare Provincial magistrate, Mr Taurai Manuwere has deferred ruling in a matter involving CCC legislator Joana Mamombe and her accomplices to June 13 as one of the accused persons is writing exams. Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri, Netsai Marova, Lovejoy Chitengu,...

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Contractor redoes work along Harare Drive

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter A local contractor, Asphalt Products, that was last week ordered to redo part of a 1,5km stretch it recently resurfaced along Harare Drive has completed the work and is now doing pre-marking work on the road. The contractor worked at stretches that run between the...

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Church hailed for fencing school

Victor Maphosa in Marondera Marondera East legislator Cde Vimbai Mutokonyi has commended Assemblies of God- Spiritual Movement church for fencing St Ludgers Secondary School in rural Marondera, which has improved security at the learning institution. The church spent US$10 000 on the whole project....

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Karoi prioritises health, sanitation

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau KAROI Town Council is working towards improving its residents’ access to health care and clean water using both internally generated and devolution funds in line with Vision 2030. This was recently revealed by the council’s acting secretary, Mr Tongai Namisala....

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Malawi VP’s aircraft goes off radar

Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter The aircraft in which Malawian Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima and nine others were travelling in today went off the radar and missed its scheduled landing.   In a statement today, Malawian Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Mrs Colleen Zamba said they had...

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Increase alcohol tax, Parly HIV thematic committee told

Walter Nyamukondiwa in RAFFINGORA Rafingora residents have called on Government to increase tax on alcohol to curb alcoholism and the attendant health challenges. The Parliamentary Thematic Committee on HIV and Aids heard during a public consultation here today that alcoholism, drug and substance...

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ZMMT in historic board appointments

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMMT) has made historic appointments that have seen women dominating its board for the first time. This follows the appointment of Ms Naome Muzvidziwa, Mrs Chido Madiwa and Ms Monalisa Moyo to the ZMMT Board of Trustees. In a statement...

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HIT scientist discovers zumbani compounds that could help fight Covid-9 infections

Sifelani Tsiko Innovations Editor A Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) pharmacologist has discovered four compounds in the zumbani/umsuzwane (lippia javanica) herb that have the potential to suppress the Covid-19 virus. Zumbani is a commonly used herb in Zimbabwe and other southern African...

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500 Indian scholarships for Zimbabwean students

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter One of India’s leading academic consultants, Global Arcus, is offering 500 scholarships for local students to study in various disciplines including sciences, law and humanities in the Asian country. A delegation from Global Arcus which is in the country today met...

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Kwekwe man jailed nine years for possessing a pangolin

Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Douglas Chikandiwa (36) of Kwekwe was last week sentenced to nine years in prison after being found in possession of a live pangolin at Blue Ridge in Mazowe. Chikandiwa was arrested in October last year while waiting for a buyer for the pangolin. He appeared...

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Lunga doubtful for Warriors’ Bafana clash

Tadious Manyepo in BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa WARRIORS defender Devine Lunga could be forced to sit out tomorrow’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa due to an injury. The match, Zimbabwe’s second inside four days, is scheduled to be played at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Lunga,...

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Hopley residents to get tap water connections

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent Hopley residents are set to receive water through a partnership between the Harare City Council, VEI Dutch water operators and the Embassy of Netherlands. The connections will bring tap water to over 30 000 residents in the suburb. Speaking during a visit by the...

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House breaker arrested a month after release

Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau A habitual house breaker who was released from prison under the Presidential Amnesty has been convicted of house breaking barely a month after his release. Charles Madzure (20) was slapped with a two-year jail term for stealing a laptop worth US$300 at a house in...

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