Kadoma schoolchildren demand more film, theatre

Over the years, children and adult thespians compete in auditions for telling their own stories about Christmas. THE setting is Campbell Theatre in Kadoma and for the first time European Film Festival in Zimbabwe took its award-winning films including the French Film to the sleepy city once renowned for its booming textile industry. In terms…

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Land Bank Insurance Company pilots index insurance in South Africa

Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…

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ZCSMEs and IAPAZ commend Mnangagwa for declaring Mbare inferno a state of disaster

The catastrophic blaze, which occurred on 8 October 2024, devastated over 4,000 traders, ravaging both retail and wholesale sections of the iconic market and leaving thousands of livelihoods in ruins. THE ZIMBABWE Chamber of SMEs (ZCSMES), in collaboration with the Indigenous Advisory Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (IAPAZ), has expressed profound appreciation to President Emerson Mnangagwa…

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Succession issue not a prerogative of Zanu PF only: War vets

THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association faction led by Andrease Mathibela has called for an open discussion on the succession issue, saying the conversations should guarantee a leader who should shun corruption. THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association faction led by Andrease Mathibela has called for an open discussion on the succession issue,…

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Mutapa set to restructure Zesa Holdings

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube THE Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has been tasked with handling the country’s electricity structural challenges through the process of merging some entities under Zesa Holdings, with power cuts expected to persist into next year. Zimbabweans are experiencing crippling power cuts, with some areas going for at least 16 hours a day…

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Zanu PF plots protests against ED2030 spoilers

Zanu PF director for information Farai Marapira ZANU PF Midlands and Masvingo provincial structures are reportedly plotting protests against a known critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for campaigning against a plan to extend presidential term limits. Mnangagwa’s loyalists, especially in Midlands and Masvingo, want the Constitution amended to ensure the country’s leader extends his term…

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Relegation candidates in tough battles

Castle Lager Premier Soccer League AS the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League resumes this weekend following the Fifa international break, clubs facing demotion from the top league have tough duels, with bottom-placed Arenel Movers welcoming Dynamos to Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. It is not looking good for the sweet-makers, who look set for a brief…

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Zim, Zambia urged to adhere to power generation schedule

ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo has underscored the importance of adhering to the power generation schedules set by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), saying these were essential for consistent power generation at Kariba Dam. Speaking during the ZRA council of ministers meeting recently, Moyo, who is…

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