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February 27, 2018

ZPC completes Kariba extension

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will today start an around the clock seven-day test run for unit number 8 of the Kariba South, the second generator in the extension project. The exercise will test performance and functionality of the 8th unit after the extension project undertaken at a cost of $533 million.

Teenage sensation sparkles

Teenage sensation Kudzi “KD’’ Dhemere somehow fittingly chose the special day, when King Peter celebrated his 45th birthday on Sunday, to script another beautiful tale for himself and add his name to the latest chapter of the intense age-old rivalry which divides the country’s Big Three football clubs.

Govt suspends continuous assessment of pupils

Government has suspended the controversial continuous assessment regime for Ordinary Level and Advanced Level pupils that was meant to start this year. Under the regime, O-Level and A-Level pupils were expected from this year to be graded on the basis of combined marks for continuous assessment and final examinations in keeping with provisions of the updated education curriculum.

Tsvangirai nurse found dead

A Zimbabwean nurse working in a South African hospital who caused a stir when a picture of her posing next to the late MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai during his final days went viral on social media, has died amid suspicions that she could have committed suicide.