newZWire Invictus Energy has declared a gas find at its Muzarabani prospect, setting Zimbabwe on a long journey towards producing gas for the first time. The company announced on the Australia Stock Exchange that four samples from the Upper Angwa section of its Mukuyu-2 exploration well confirm the presence of gas at the site. “The…
ZimLive Unregistered small businesses reaping profits from the country’s money-spinning environment could soon find themselves elbowed out of the supply chain, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said recently, as he took measures to drag the country’s thriving but unregulated informal sector onto government’s punitive taxation radar. Presenting his 2024 budget proposals this past week, Ncube said…
Tafadzwa Mwanengureni In May 2022, Rutendorwashe Mugure (16) of Chikerema Village in Gutu lost her life while trying to stop her parents from fighting. The minor was killed by her father Perai Mugure for pleading him to stop him from assaulting her mother Fungai Munzwa. Reports are that Mugure came home drunk. When his wife…
newZWire From taxes on fizzy drinks, higher toll gate fees and lithium levies, Finance Mthuli Ncube has brought a battery of new taxes under his 2024 budget. With little external support, Ncube is putting the squeeze on the public to raise money to pay for everything from road rehabilitation to cancer treatment. Here, we summarise…
Regina Pasipanodya With a brush and paint in her hand, Jane Busha* (14) from Epworth, a mother of a five-month-old baby, drew some beautiful small footnotes and a small heart on canva. This is what came to her mind the moment she was asked for an art drawing, back in April while still pregnant. At…
Stigma and discrimination spur STIs among the homeless
Harriet Chikandiwa Government says Zimbabwe is facing a serious shortage of medicine and drugs at public hospitals which has left patients at the mercy of private health facilities. Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora revealed this while making submissions at the ongoing pre-budget seminar in Parliament last week. He said the unavailability of medicine…
Mary Mundeya GOVERNMENT’S Gold Incentives Scheme (GIS) has come under scrutiny amid indications it is largely benefitting politically connected people. Investigations by She Corresponds Africa with support from the Information for Development Trust (IDT) have revealed one of the biggest beneficiaries of the scheme is Better Brands Jewellery (BBJ), owned by Pedzisayi “Scott” Sakupwanya (pictured), …
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