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Mobile wars intensify

THE country's second largest mobile phone operator, Telecel Zimbabwe launched its mobile money transfer service Telecash in a move that is set to raise the stakes against the hugely popular Ecocash run by its rival, Econet Wireless. (more…)

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February 5, 2014

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Electricity generation key to platinum refinery

BILLIONS of dollars required to set up a local platinum refinery could go to waste if government, which has been pushing mines to fast-track the project, fails to assess the real implications of its political decision, analysts have warned. (more…)

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February 5, 2014

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Overspending destroying Zim economy

THE government is guilty of it. So are some parastatals and quasi State entities such as the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) and the Public Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), among others. (more…)

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January 29, 2014

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A FORTNIGHT ago, Mashonaland Central Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Martin Dinha, found himself with no choice but to quote scriptures from the Bible to defuse a potentially volatile situation at the burial of a woman who was said to have developed medical complications while in the…

January 29, 2014

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Who owns Chisumbanje ethanol project?

GOVERNMENT has only 10 percent shareholding in the Chisumbanje ethanol project, way below the more than 51 percent a Cabinet committee had recommended.A Cabinet taskforce set up during the inclusive government had recommended that government’s interest in the joint venture in which the State, through the Agricultural Rural…

January 29, 2014

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Govt in shocking expenditure

THE cash-strapped government incurred a shocking US$500 million in unauthorised expenditures by its various ministries and departments in a clear indication that the 2013 National Budget sustained a higher deficit than initially projected. (more…)

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January 23, 2014

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SA poll dilemma for ZANU-PF

SOUTH Africa’s upcoming national elections, where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) will be seeking to extend its rule by another five years might present headaches for ZANU-PF. (more…)

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January 22, 2014

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Zim education better off with donor funding

ZIMBABWE’S 34-year-old education for all drive is fast losing momentum. Gains the country had made in education since independence in 1980, which government had fervently and unrelentingly pursued, much to the envy of neighbouring countries, are rapidly evaporating. (more…)

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January 22, 2014

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Fees increases veto raises debate

BULAWAYO — Government’s move to veto hikes in school fees by denying such requests has met with mixed feelings.A number of schools had applied to government for permission to raise fees citing northward bound operational costs but found government to be unyielding.In fact, bureaucrats in the education sector…

January 22, 2014

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Psychomotor minister begins consultations

BULAWAYO — The new and first ever Minister of State for Liaising on Psychomotor Activities in Education Josiah Hungwe has begun consultations on transforming the country’s education system, four months after his appointment. (more…)

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January 16, 2014

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