Новости за 29.01.2024

Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo Bureau ZIMBABWE’s destiny is structured on economic growth leveraging on its vast natural resources, skills and competencies, President Mnangagwa has said. He said while everyone was welcome to work with Government to achieve economic growth, they could not impose their own programmes on Zimbabwe. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has listed Zimbabwe […]

Zvamaida Murwira in ROME, Italy PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here last night and is set to join other world leaders at the Italy-Africa Summit where Rome is expected to present a strategic partnership with Africa, aimed at improving trade, particularly in the area of energy, diplomacy and migration. The President is accompanied by Foreign Affairs and […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide. This is the first phase of the vaccine rollout, which will eventually see 2,3 million vaccine doses being deployed to 29 of the hardest […]

Herald Reporter ACTING President Kembo Mohadi has joined President Mnangagwa and the nation at large in mourning Colonel (Retired) Kenny Ridzai Mabuya, who will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Wednesday. Col Mabuya died at West End Hospital last Tuesday after a short illness. He was 72. In recognition of his outstanding contribution […]

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter NATIONAL hero Colonel (Retired) Kenny Ridzai Mabuya was a military strategist and intelligence supremo who contributed to the establishment of the intelligence services in the country, Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs Minister Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa said yesterday. Ambassador Mutsvangwa, who is also the Zanu PF national spokesperson, said this when […]

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent The 23 new magistrates sworn-in last Friday, will help reduce the backlog of cases as the country seeks to dispense justice speedily, Chief Magistrate Mrs Faith Mushure said after swearing in the latest recruits. The new contingent of magistrates comprise 15 males and eight women. There are now 250 magistrates in […]

A HIGH-priority target of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is that all children of school-going age should be in school, and that all Zimbabwean children should be able to progress through the 12 years of basic education from early childhood development to Form Four without interruption. The present Minister, Dr Torerayi Moyo, has […]

Business Reporter THE Government has scrapped import permits and licenses for fertiliser and other key products, including confectioneries and construction materials. Statutory Instrument 6 of 2024, published in the Government Gazette, removed import permit requirements for several products, including data and network cables, floor polish, batteries, candles, tiles, adhesives and sealants, detergents, biscuits and fertilisers. […]

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent A devastating fire broke out last night at a shopping mall located at the corner of Julius Nyerere and Speke Avenue, opposite Joina City, leaving many people counting losses after goods worth thousands of dollars were reduced to ashes. The fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault. […]

Business Reporter THIS year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) will have a special focus on cultivating and nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset to drive the country’s industrialisation agenda. The annual event, which is organised by the ZITF Company, serves as a crucial platform for local and international businesses of all sizes locally to […]

Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter CAPS United captain Tonderai Mateyaunga has revealed he resisted audacious overtures by several clubs and opted to stay put at the Green Machine. The 30-year-old goalkeeper was a subject of interest after the lapse of his contract with Makepekepe at the end of last year. At least three teams tabled offers […]

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter MORE than 50 Bills are lined up for debate during the 10th Parliament’s legislative agenda, which is expected to buttress the country’s transformative drive towards an upper middle-income economy vision by 2030. Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda said this at the close of the 7th Institutional Strategic […]

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says most businesses that benefited from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) auction system have seen improved capacity, product supply, efficiencies, and financial performances. This comes as the RBZ, in a recent auction update, said total cumulative foreign exchange auction allotments since the inception of […]

Zambia’s annual inflation rate rose to an almost two-year high amid the ongoing depreciation of its currency, piling pressure on monetary policymakers to act when they meet next month. The consumer price index jumped to 13,2 percent in January, compared with 13,1 percent the month before, Statistician-General Mulenga Musepa told reporters in Lusaka, the capital,last […]

Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief A blitz to shut down all unregistered private schools will be launched soon as the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education moves to bring order within the education sector. Scores of unlicenced schools were mushrooming across the country, a development compromising the quality of education. Speaking during an assessment tour […]