Новости за 17.01.2024

Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE continues to demonstrate its agricultural prowess as it attained high yields in several crops topping on the African continent, and in the process shaming detractors of the Land Reform programme. Since the coming in of the Second Republic, agriculture has been a top priority with President Mnangagwa continuously calling for increased […]

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter The new Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy being crafted by Government should ride on the gains made under the previous policy while taking into account areas that the country has comparative advantages in, stakeholders that participated at a consultative workshop said yesterday. The new ZNIDP will run from this year to 2030 […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter THE Government has put in place measures that seek to strengthen systems as part of its effort to address the current cholera outbreak in the short and long term. These include putting water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) infrastructure to ensure that communities have access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. […]

Trust Freddy–Herald Correspondent  The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has allotted US$4,1 billion to businesses through its Foreign Exchange Auction System, making it the largest local source of foreign currency since its inception.  The Foreign Exchange Auction system was introduced in June 2020 in an effort to address the negative impacts of the parallel market on […]

Bulawayo Bureau The Government has fulfilled its promise to avail buses to public hospitals as a means to ease transport challenges for its workers and yesterday Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo confirmed receiving two brand new 65-seater buses. About 2 200 Mpilo healthcare workers are set to benefit from the recent acquisition amid indications the […]

Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau The dual carriageway linking the Beitbridge Border Post and the junction of the highways leading to Harare and Bulawayo recently completed by the Government has changed the face of Beitbridge town. The dual carriageway project is part of the Government’s bigger plans to transform the border town into a medium city. Civil […]

The ruling Zanu PF party has hailed the South African government for taking Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for genocide in Gaza, where over 20 000 Palestinians have been killed in the past four months. Presenting its case to the ICJ last week, South Africa argued that the Israeli government’s attack on […]

Bulawayo Bureau The Government is set to introduce Robotics and Coding as key subjects in the country’s schools as part of interventions to equip learners with the best skills amid fast-changing technological advancements. Technologies like drones, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning are increasingly being mainstreamed into everyday life globally, with experts stressing the […]

Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter Scattered thunderstorms in Matabeleland North and South, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Midlands, Harare Metropolitan, northern districts of Manicaland and all Mashonaland provinces are continuing along with localised heavy falls in areas along the main watershed. In a notice, the Meteorological Services Department said some areas received high rainfall and these included Tsholotsho (85mm), Kezi […]

Manhize, the home of the steelworks being built by the Dinson Iron and Steel Company, will become a major industrial centre in Zimbabwe and so the planning needs to be done right, as such towns and cities can become a blot on the environment and most unpleasant to live in if they are allowed to […]

Business Reporter The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe has been renamed Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe to reflect its expanded mandate beyond just infrastructure development, but providing support to all economic sectors. By expanding its scope beyond just infrastructure development, the renamed bank can now play a more comprehensive role in driving economic growth, […]

Lawrence Moyo-Head Zimpapers Sports  ZIMBABWE made up for Sunday’s heartbreak to stun Sri Lanka by four wickets with a ball to spare in the second T20I at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo last night.  The series is now level 1-1 ahead of tomorrow’s winner-take-all at the same venue.  On Sunday Zimbabwe allowed Sri Lanka to […]

Mukudzei Chingwere-Herald Reporter Three learners from Chivaraidze Primary School in Goromonzi are basking in academic glory after attending the International Avishkaar Game League Robotics Competition in New Delhi, India through the benevolence of Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga’s family. Chivaraidze Primary School is in a farming community and its catchment area is made up of […]

An unrepentant Harare female drug dealer has been arrested for the third time in two years on allegations of possessing dangerous drugs, the police have confirmed. In a statement, national police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Norah Makwavarara (40) also known as Mai Toga, was first arrested on February 25, 2023 for unlawful possession […]

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter The World Bank has revised upwards Zimbabwe’s economic growth projections both for 2023 and 2024 in its latest Global Economic Prospects report released last week. The Bretton Woods Institution says Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP) will now grow by 3,5 percent for 2024 up from its forecast of 3,4 percent […]