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The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) nominee shortlist for the USA edition  is out and several high profile personalities including fashion designer, Farai Simoyi have made the shortlist. Organisers of the high profile event announced over 85 nominees across a reshuffled 14 category list. Nominations opened on 21 May and the public had until the end of July  to put forward individuals and organisations they felt had achieved remarkable things in the past year. ZAA Organising Director, Faith Banda applauded the team of…

The Elders are shocked and deeply saddened at the passing of their dear friend and colleague Kofi Annan, who was the globally admired and respected Chair of The Elders.

Steward Bank has announced the launch of a multi-million-dollar Health Care fund to facilitate the recapitalization and modernization of commercial health care facilities in Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZIMA) 2018 conference being held at the HICC.  The banking subsidiary of telecoms giant Econet Wireless, which in the past year has become one of the top 3 banks in the country by profitability unveiled the $100 million fund which is expected to stimulate the resuscitation of the country’s…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) wishes to condemn in the strongest of terms the ultimatum pronounced by the Midlands Minister of State Mr Owen Ncube on vendors operating within the Central Business District without offering them alternatives sites to carry out their trade. The Minister is accusing vendors of causing the outbreak of typhoid in the city which have so far claimed seven lives. The ultimatum which strangely gives vendors 24hrs ultimatum to vacate the streets of Gweru, or security…

MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa’s legal team has landed in the country today afternoon in preparation for presidential election court challenge set for hearing on 22 August next week Wednesday.

Binga North Member of Parliament elect, Prince Sibanda, in an effort to reduce high maternal and child mortality rate, has started building clinics in some of the wards in the constituency. By Lavender Munetsi and Farai Shawn Matiashe recently in Binga Expecting mothers frequently come from different places to seek health care at Binga District Hospital resulting in problems as the patients  end up flooding the hospital.  Sibanda said there is need of prioritizing health care in Binga and in Zimbabwe at large. "Our…

New players continue to throng Zimbabwe's mobile financial technology sector as the country solidifies its footprints in structuring a cashless economy powered by digital payments solutions. ZymPay is the latest kid on the block, with the fintech solutions service provider allowing residents in the diaspora to remit bill payments for their families in Zimbabwe using convenient technology. The platform allows Zimbabweans to receive direct bill payments from their diaspora relatives without queuing to withdraw cash first and…

He has been dubbed the 'bad boy' of Zimbabwe music industry and has never disappointed those who gave him that title. From substance abuse, domestic violence and random offspring siring, Rockford 'Roki' Josphats is never a stranger to controversy. Despite living a scandal filled and irresponsible life, Roki seems to have found a special place in people's hearts and always happens to get away with anything, such that he keeps recurring after breaking our hearts and still gets a second chance - actually he has had too many…