THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. EXPOSED: ZIMBABWE’S PARASTATALS LOSING MILLIONS IN DODGY Government is losing millions of dollars through payments to a company called Twenty Third Century Systems (TTCS), a digital transformation solutions provider that is failing to complete jobs that public entities would have contracted it to do. This was revealed during investigations by The NO, VICTORIA FALLS HAS NOT YET ACHIEVED HERD IMMUNITY No, Victoria Falls has not yet achieved herd immunity. May 2, 2021 in Local, News. President Emmerson Mnangaga claimed on his Twitter account that Victoria Falls has reached herd immunity against Covid-19 after 77% of the city’s adult population got vaccinated. COVID-19 AND THE MAGIC BULLET THEORY Harold Lasswell propounded the Magic Bullet Theory after World War I, in the 1930s and most scholars have argued against its relevance in this modern age. Despite the criticisms and basing on the amount of online news that has been generated ever since Covid-19 captured the world, I tend to agree that the Magic Bullet Theory is alive and

kicking.

WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

KNOW MORE ABOUT TOSE RESPITE Know more about Tose Respite. November 4, 2012 in Family. TOSE was registered as a national Welfare Organisation in November 1992, registration number W017/92. The present national headquarters in Prospect Industrial Park, Harare, have been functional since June 1998. Tose is not a permanent residential home and has a capacity of

50 clients.

THE LABOUR ACT: A THREAT TO PRODUCTIVITY, GROWTH AND The Labour Act: A threat to productivity, growth and competitiveness. The most potent weapon of mass destruction in the hands of Zimbabweans right now is not automatic rifles, grenades, landmines or bombs. There are strict regulations and there is effective local enforcement precluding us from readily accessing this ammunition. THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. EXPOSED: ZIMBABWE’S PARASTATALS LOSING MILLIONS IN DODGY Government is losing millions of dollars through payments to a company called Twenty Third Century Systems (TTCS), a digital transformation solutions provider that is failing to complete jobs that public entities would have contracted it to do. This was revealed during investigations by The NO, VICTORIA FALLS HAS NOT YET ACHIEVED HERD IMMUNITY No, Victoria Falls has not yet achieved herd immunity. May 2, 2021 in Local, News. President Emmerson Mnangaga claimed on his Twitter account that Victoria Falls has reached herd immunity against Covid-19 after 77% of the city’s adult population got vaccinated. WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

THE ZEXIE MANATSA STORY Manatsa, born in 1942, is a founder member of the Green Arrows Band, originally known as the Mambo Band. At the age of 15, he began his musical career which started in Mhangura. In 1974, the Green Arrows began writing their own songs to mass appeal. South African saxophonist West Nkosi who was also a consultant for Gallo Records,

discovered the

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

KNOW MORE ABOUT TOSE RESPITE Know more about Tose Respite. November 4, 2012 in Family. TOSE was registered as a national Welfare Organisation in November 1992, registration number W017/92. The present national headquarters in Prospect Industrial Park, Harare, have been functional since June 1998. Tose is not a permanent residential home and has a capacity of

50 clients.

THE LABOUR ACT: A THREAT TO PRODUCTIVITY, GROWTH AND The Labour Act: A threat to productivity, growth and competitiveness. The most potent weapon of mass destruction in the hands of Zimbabweans right now is not automatic rifles, grenades, landmines or bombs. There are strict regulations and there is effective local enforcement precluding us from readily accessing this ammunition. MYSTERY SURROUNDS CHITUNGWIZA COVID-19 FUNDS 1 day ago · Residents of Chitungwiza had high hopes when the council promised to set up isolation facilities at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Now, a year later, the facilities lie idle and are subject of allegations of embezzlement. On March 20 last year, Zimbabwe recorded its UPROAR OVER CHINESE MINE IN HWANGE 1 day ago · HWANGE residents under the Greater Whange Residents Trust (GWRT) are opposed to plans by a Chinese coal mining company, Afrochine Smelting to mine at Deka Safari because of the area’s closeness to Sinamatela National Park. The residents recently took the same company to court for its NETHERLANDS CELEBRATES ZIM GENDER CHAMPIONS 8 hours ago · Dutch ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi Barbara van Hellemond last Monday presented awards to the winners of the Embassy’s 2020 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. The awards, which carry a US$5 000 project grant for each winner, are aimed at recognising and DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BITCOIN SIGNALS AND CRYPTO SIGNALS 8 hours ago · Well bitcoin signals are also crypto signals, but these are usually used for bitcoin trading so that’s why it is called bitcoin signal. People think crypto signals can also be used for bitcoin trading. Well this is somehow true but not completely. As we know bitcoin is the most expensive and O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN! BY TIM MIDDLETON. IN a poll of forty-nine historians and political scientists, organised by the Chicago Tribune in 1982 to rank all the Presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln came out on top though he was assassinated while in office because of his stance against slavery.. Walt Whitman, an American poet, wrote “O Captain!My Captain!” to honour Lincoln following his assassination CHILONGA WOMAN DEFIES ODDS 8 hours ago · The ZRBF is a fund of $100 million, which is supported by the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, the European Union (EU), the Embassy of Sweden, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), formerly DFID. FOREX RULES ‘A TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS’ Last week’s promulgation of Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021, which penalises issuance of local currency receipt for foreign currency purchases and pricing goods above the official auction rate, among other measures, has sparked national outrage. To understand how key players are viewing the RED FLAG OVER AUDITS LEGAL thinktank Veritas said delays by authorities to present audit results in Parliament is promoting mismanagement and corruption. In its latest Economic Governance Watch publication, Veritas said government officials were not permitted to stop the MNANGAGWA UNDER FIRE OVER NDEBELE KING St Mary’s Basilica is one of the 17 minor Basilicas in Africa, and the only one conferred as such in southern Africa. The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe situated at the Centenary Park and formerly the Rhodesian Museum at its establishment in 1901, is the oldest museum and largest of the five national museums in the country. DRUNK MAN COMMITS SUICIDE A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Ngezi area in Filabusi under Chief Maduna drank a pesticide before making a futile attempt to seek assistance. Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkwananzi confirmed that Shelton Ndlovu on May 29 arrived home drunk at around 6pm and THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. ZIMA ‘PAINTS’ COOL CROONERS LEGACY By Sindiso Dube. ZIMBABWE Music Awards organisers last week paid tribute to the legendary Cool Crooners by handing them their Lifetime Achievement award and painted the house of long-time member Lucky Todhlana in Mpopoma suburb. The Cool Crooners were awarded the Lifetime Achievement award in February. CITY BUSINESSMEN’S FIGHT DRAGS IN NPA BOSS By Richard Muponde. A top National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) official has been implicated in a scandal involving a Bulawayo couple embroiled in an alleged US$75 million loan fraud. Chris Mutangadura, the NPA’s chief public prosecutor, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly meddled in the

cases

THE ZEXIE MANATSA STORY Manatsa, born in 1942, is a founder member of the Green Arrows Band, originally known as the Mambo Band. At the age of 15, he began his musical career which started in Mhangura. In 1974, the Green Arrows began writing their own songs to mass appeal. South African saxophonist West Nkosi who was also a consultant for Gallo Records,

discovered the

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda TRIBUTE TO EMMANUEL MBIRIMI Tribute to Emmanuel Mbirimi. March 29, 2020 in Entertainment, Life & Style. Zimbabwe’s screen acting powerhouse Emmanuel Mbirimi has gone to be with the Lord aged 65. A gentle soul and great talent, he entered eternal rest while being treated at a private hospital in Harare. Although Mr Mbirimi, as we referred to him, had been battling

ill

FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

ZIM’S DIAMOND CUTTERS, POLISHERS STRUGGLING Zim’s diamond cutters, polishers struggling. July 23, 2017 in Business. Zimbabwean diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to absorb the mandated 10% market share set aside by government to encourage growth and development of THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. ZIMA ‘PAINTS’ COOL CROONERS LEGACY By Sindiso Dube. ZIMBABWE Music Awards organisers last week paid tribute to the legendary Cool Crooners by handing them their Lifetime Achievement award and painted the house of long-time member Lucky Todhlana in Mpopoma suburb. The Cool Crooners were awarded the Lifetime Achievement award in February. CITY BUSINESSMEN’S FIGHT DRAGS IN NPA BOSS By Richard Muponde. A top National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) official has been implicated in a scandal involving a Bulawayo couple embroiled in an alleged US$75 million loan fraud. Chris Mutangadura, the NPA’s chief public prosecutor, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly meddled in the

cases

THE ZEXIE MANATSA STORY Manatsa, born in 1942, is a founder member of the Green Arrows Band, originally known as the Mambo Band. At the age of 15, he began his musical career which started in Mhangura. In 1974, the Green Arrows began writing their own songs to mass appeal. South African saxophonist West Nkosi who was also a consultant for Gallo Records,

discovered the

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda TRIBUTE TO EMMANUEL MBIRIMI Tribute to Emmanuel Mbirimi. March 29, 2020 in Entertainment, Life & Style. Zimbabwe’s screen acting powerhouse Emmanuel Mbirimi has gone to be with the Lord aged 65. A gentle soul and great talent, he entered eternal rest while being treated at a private hospital in Harare. Although Mr Mbirimi, as we referred to him, had been battling

ill

FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

ZIM’S DIAMOND CUTTERS, POLISHERS STRUGGLING Zim’s diamond cutters, polishers struggling. July 23, 2017 in Business. Zimbabwean diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to absorb the mandated 10% market share set aside by government to encourage growth and development of LOCAL | THE STANDARD NGO HHZ creates 14 000 jobs for rural people. May 23, 2021 in Local,

News.

ZIMBABWE NEEDS CLIMATE SMART POLICIES THERE is an urgent need for implementing research-informed climate-smart farming policies in Zimbabwe, given its international and national climate change commitments, a new report has revealed. In a paper titled: Simulation models alert on impacts OF AFRICAN STORIES AND THE STATE OF THE NATION I had only one purpose as I travelled to Zimbabwe, to mourn the passing of my mother, and to make peace with my ancestral spirits. Before I started my journey, an unusual event had prompted me. I woke up in the middle of my night drenched in sweat. O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN! BY TIM MIDDLETON. IN a poll of forty-nine historians and political scientists, organised by the Chicago Tribune in 1982 to rank all the Presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln came out on top though he was assassinated while in office because of his stance against slavery.. Walt Whitman, an American poet, wrote “O Captain!My Captain!” to honour Lincoln following his assassination FRESH BID TO RESCUE MALABA A little known Zanu PF youth league member on Friday filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application seeking to nullify a judgement that ended Luke Malaba’s term as chief justice. Three High Court judges Justices Happias Zhou, Edith Mushore and RED FLAG OVER AUDITS LEGAL thinktank Veritas said delays by authorities to present audit results in Parliament is promoting mismanagement and corruption. In its latest Economic Governance Watch publication, Veritas said government officials were not permitted to stop the YANAYA FOUNDER’S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS Rising entrepreneur Nyaradzo Dhliwayo has spoken of how she started her thriving food bar business with a mere US$50 grocery money.. Dhliwayo (ND), founder of Yanaya: A Healthy Lifestyle, told Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube (TN) on the platform In Conversation with Trevor how she started off by making food deliveries to clients from home. FOREX RULES ‘A TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS’ Last week’s promulgation of Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021, which penalises issuance of local currency receipt for foreign currency purchases and pricing goods above the official auction rate, among other measures, has sparked national outrage. To understand how key players are viewing the MNANGAGWA UNDER FIRE OVER NDEBELE KING St Mary’s Basilica is one of the 17 minor Basilicas in Africa, and the only one conferred as such in southern Africa. The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe situated at the Centenary Park and formerly the Rhodesian Museum at its establishment in 1901, is the oldest museum and largest of the five national museums in the country. WHY GADDAFI WAS KILLED AND LIBYA DESTROYED Ten years ago Western countries entered the Libyan civil war. And they achieved “victory” by completely destroying Libya. French, British and American warplanes on March 19, 2011 soared up into the sky. Their target was Libya, where anti-government forces had continued for more

than a month

THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. ZIMA ‘PAINTS’ COOL CROONERS LEGACY By Sindiso Dube. ZIMBABWE Music Awards organisers last week paid tribute to the legendary Cool Crooners by handing them their Lifetime Achievement award and painted the house of long-time member Lucky Todhlana in Mpopoma suburb. The Cool Crooners were awarded the Lifetime Achievement award in February. CITY BUSINESSMEN’S FIGHT DRAGS IN NPA BOSS By Richard Muponde. A top National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) official has been implicated in a scandal involving a Bulawayo couple embroiled in an alleged US$75 million loan fraud. Chris Mutangadura, the NPA’s chief public prosecutor, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly meddled in the

cases

THE ZEXIE MANATSA STORY Manatsa, born in 1942, is a founder member of the Green Arrows Band, originally known as the Mambo Band. At the age of 15, he began his musical career which started in Mhangura. In 1974, the Green Arrows began writing their own songs to mass appeal. South African saxophonist West Nkosi who was also a consultant for Gallo Records,

discovered the

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda TRIBUTE TO EMMANUEL MBIRIMI Tribute to Emmanuel Mbirimi. March 29, 2020 in Entertainment, Life & Style. Zimbabwe’s screen acting powerhouse Emmanuel Mbirimi has gone to be with the Lord aged 65. A gentle soul and great talent, he entered eternal rest while being treated at a private hospital in Harare. Although Mr Mbirimi, as we referred to him, had been battling

ill

FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

ZIM’S DIAMOND CUTTERS, POLISHERS STRUGGLING Zim’s diamond cutters, polishers struggling. July 23, 2017 in Business. Zimbabwean diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to absorb the mandated 10% market share set aside by government to encourage growth and development of THE STANDARDLOCAL NEWSENTERTAINMENTSPORTOPINIONEDITORIALSTANDARD STYLE India’s Covid-19 infections hit six-month high. Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic. Facing Covid-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts. ZIMA ‘PAINTS’ COOL CROONERS LEGACY By Sindiso Dube. ZIMBABWE Music Awards organisers last week paid tribute to the legendary Cool Crooners by handing them their Lifetime Achievement award and painted the house of long-time member Lucky Todhlana in Mpopoma suburb. The Cool Crooners were awarded the Lifetime Achievement award in February. CITY BUSINESSMEN’S FIGHT DRAGS IN NPA BOSS By Richard Muponde. A top National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) official has been implicated in a scandal involving a Bulawayo couple embroiled in an alleged US$75 million loan fraud. Chris Mutangadura, the NPA’s chief public prosecutor, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly meddled in the

cases

THE ZEXIE MANATSA STORY Manatsa, born in 1942, is a founder member of the Green Arrows Band, originally known as the Mambo Band. At the age of 15, he began his musical career which started in Mhangura. In 1974, the Green Arrows began writing their own songs to mass appeal. South African saxophonist West Nkosi who was also a consultant for Gallo Records,

discovered the

AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution is so flexible that it can be employed to resolve almost any kind of contention; including disputes that cannot ordinarily be resolved by the courts. The benefits of alternative dispute resolution are plentiful. It is flexible enough to be tailor-made to parties’ needs. Further, not only is the rigid

formality

WHAT MAKES GOLIX SO POPULAR IN ZIMBABWE? The main reason for the immense popularity of Golix in Zimbabwe is that it is credited for popularizing cryptocurrencies. It was the first cryptocurrency exchange that gave people the opportunity to buy and sell the currency from a centralized platform. It was first opened in 2015 and by now it has traded more than $20 million worth of

bitcoins

SAMUKANGE BREAKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BARRIERS Standard Style last week caught up with 25-year-old Tatenda Samukange, founder and CEO of Skylake Borehole Drilling Company Zimbabwe. With a complex background that entails a tale of rags to riches, Samukange describes his path as a fortune that arrived at a right time when he was ready to face whatever life could offer at a tender age. Tatenda TRIBUTE TO EMMANUEL MBIRIMI Tribute to Emmanuel Mbirimi. March 29, 2020 in Entertainment, Life & Style. Zimbabwe’s screen acting powerhouse Emmanuel Mbirimi has gone to be with the Lord aged 65. A gentle soul and great talent, he entered eternal rest while being treated at a private hospital in Harare. Although Mr Mbirimi, as we referred to him, had been battling

ill

FULL DOCUMENT: THE UNITED STATES’ ZIDERA ACT 2001 FULL DOCUMENT: The United States’ Zidera Act 2001. October 21, 2019 in Local, News. Find out all about the United States’ Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act of 2001, which has been at the centre of debate, as the Zimbabwe government is set to blow an ubudgeted $4million for a countrywide ‘anti-sanctions’ march this Friday.

ZIDERA-ACT.pdf.

ZIM’S DIAMOND CUTTERS, POLISHERS STRUGGLING Zim’s diamond cutters, polishers struggling. July 23, 2017 in Business. Zimbabwean diamond cutting and polishing companies are struggling to absorb the mandated 10% market share set aside by government to encourage growth and development of LOCAL | THE STANDARD NGO HHZ creates 14 000 jobs for rural people. May 23, 2021 in Local,

News.

ZIMBABWE NEEDS CLIMATE SMART POLICIES THERE is an urgent need for implementing research-informed climate-smart farming policies in Zimbabwe, given its international and national climate change commitments, a new report has revealed. In a paper titled: Simulation models alert on impacts YANAYA FOUNDER’S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS Rising entrepreneur Nyaradzo Dhliwayo has spoken of how she started her thriving food bar business with a mere US$50 grocery money.. Dhliwayo (ND), founder of Yanaya: A Healthy Lifestyle, told Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube (TN) on the platform In Conversation with Trevor how she started off by making food deliveries to clients from home. O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN! BY TIM MIDDLETON. IN a poll of forty-nine historians and political scientists, organised by the Chicago Tribune in 1982 to rank all the Presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln came out on top though he was assassinated while in office because of his stance against slavery.. Walt Whitman, an American poet, wrote “O Captain!My Captain!” to honour Lincoln following his assassination FRESH BID TO RESCUE MALABA A little known Zanu PF youth league member on Friday filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application seeking to nullify a judgement that ended Luke Malaba’s term as chief justice. Three High Court judges Justices Happias Zhou, Edith Mushore and INNOVATIVE DONOR SUPPORT LIFTS ZIMBABWE’S RURAL HEALTH An innovative funding model is helping Zimbabwe’s rural health centres deal with the outbreak of COVID-19 and continuity of essential health services through flexible and performance based procurement and service provision. The Health Development Fund – Results Based Financing Programme (HDF-RBF FOREX RULES ‘A TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS’ Last week’s promulgation of Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021, which penalises issuance of local currency receipt for foreign currency purchases and pricing goods above the official auction rate, among other measures, has sparked national outrage. To understand how key players are viewing the RED FLAG OVER AUDITS LEGAL thinktank Veritas said delays by authorities to present audit results in Parliament is promoting mismanagement and corruption. In its latest Economic Governance Watch publication, Veritas said government officials were not permitted to stop the MNANGAGWA UNDER FIRE OVER NDEBELE KING St Mary’s Basilica is one of the 17 minor Basilicas in Africa, and the only one conferred as such in southern Africa. The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe situated at the Centenary Park and formerly the Rhodesian Museum at its establishment in 1901, is the oldest museum and largest of the five national museums in the country. WHY GADDAFI WAS KILLED AND LIBYA DESTROYED Ten years ago Western countries entered the Libyan civil war. And they achieved “victory” by completely destroying Libya. French, British and American warplanes on March 19, 2011 soared up into the sky. Their target was Libya, where anti-government forces had continued for more

than a month

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The recent GSTHR conference on November 4th 2020 concluded with the launch of the Tobacco Harm Reduction Report dubbed Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020’. (more…)

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DURA WORLD MORPHS INTO A BIG ENTITY What started as a small family business has blossomed to become one of the most sought after construction companies in the country. Dura World commenced operations in Zimbabwe in 1996

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TOBACCO REGULATIONS SHOULD PROMOTE A SMOKE-FREE FUTURE Simbarashe Mutsine started smoking uncured tobacco at the age of 16.

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MNANGAGWA, CHIWENGA CAMPS CLASH OVER G40 Outbursts by a top ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa declaring that G40 elements remain firmly within Zanu PF’s top levels have heightened fears in the party that the president’s loyalists

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RABBIT BREEDERS PLAN US$1M ABATTOIR THE Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders’ Association (Zicorba) is set to build the first ever export abattoir for rabbit meat in Harare at a cost close to US$1 million. (more…)

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TOBACCO EXPORTS NET US$690 MILLION AT least 168 million kg of tobacco worth US$688 million had been exported across the globe by November 20, Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (Timb) data showed last week. (more…)

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IT IS TIME FOR MTHULI NCUBE TO GO Finance minister of Zimbabwe, Mthuli Ncube, PhD (Cantab), has become the poster child of everything that is wrong with the management of affairs in Zimbabwe. He must go. Then and

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DEMYSTIFYING THE CYBER BILL This past week I was among those that were observing the Zimbabwean parliamentary public hearings on the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, gazetted on May 15 2020. These public

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TIME TO ALIGN LAWS TO CONSTITUTION, NOT TO MAKE AMENDMENTS Heal Zimbabwe welcomes the report by the Portfolio Committee on justice, legal and parliamentary affairs on the recent public hearings on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No 2 Bill. Before

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CAUTION NEEDED IN RE-OPENING SCHOOLS The lockdown to control the spread of the novel coronavirus has disrupted Zimbabwe’s education system to an extent that it may take years to recover. (more…)

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CYBER BILL REQUIRES WHOLESALE CHANGES The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill gazetted by the Zimbabwean government in May 2020 makes very difficult reading and is all over the place. Most provisions in the Bill

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ROBBERS POUNCE ON OPPOSITION LEADER’S HOUSE NINE gunmen stormed a house in Rusape belonging to South Africa-based Zimbabwean opposition politician Herbert Chamuka, beating up female tenets and threateing to rape them before making good their escape

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