Новости за 12.02.2024

Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The fraud trial of former Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Douglas Karoro and GMB Mushumbi Pools depot assistant manager Lovejoy Ngowe commenced today with GMB regional enterprise risk officer on the witness stand. Karoro and Ngowe allegedly misappropriated agricultural inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme worth […]

Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau In an incident that has shocked the people of Goromonzi, an unknown man pounced on a mother (34) and her daughter (12), and reportedly raped them before disappearing into the night. Allegations are that the two had retired to bed last Friday, and in the early hours of the next day, […]

Herald Correspondent The trial in which betting company Bezbets allegedly defrauded a punter who placed a bet and won US$5 400 will continue on Wednesday with the presiding magistrate expected to deliver a ruling in an application for discharge at the close of the State’s case. Last week the investigating officer Detective Walter Muri told […]

Zimbabwe's commitment to fulfilling the engagement and re-engagement policy in an open and transparent manner is now getting the due recognition, diplomatic and political affairs expert Dr Prolific Mataruse has said.

President Mnangagwa today toured the Dubai Police General Headquarters in UAE, where he got a feel of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that assign police patrols across Dubai without human intervention.

The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB), a leading financial services provider in Zimbabwe, has rolled out 15 advanced Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across its service centres as part of enhancing customer experience and convenience.

Villagers in Chilonga in northern Chikombedzi have implored the Government to urgently build an all-weather bridge across the Runde River to provide a key link between their area and Chiredzi town to stop unnecessary loss of life amid reports that an average of 20 people were drowning annually while trying to cross the river using the existing low-level bridge.

THE upgrade of the Harare-Chirundu Highway whose scope involves the widening of the road from the usual 7-metre to 12-metre width and dualisation at some sections, is expected to employ thousands of youths from the province.

EIGHT gun-toting armed robbers pounced on a Dangamvura family in broad daylight recently and made good their escape with US$3 000.

POLITICAL lobby group, Progressive and Patriotic Citizens of Zimbabwe (PAPCOZ) has urged the Government to incorporate patriotism in the education curriculum to foster national unity irrespective of one’s political affiliations.

The Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) will this week begin the 2024 Urban Livelihoods Assessment which seeks to assess the challenges being faced by the urban population to influence the formulation of policies as well as interventions that can address these.

Lincoln Towindo in MAUN, Botswana PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed awe and deep admiration for Botswana’s rich natural wonders and diverse wildlife following a two-day retreat in the neighbouring country’s breathtaking Okavango Delta. The retreat, hosted by his counterpart President Mokgweetsi Masisi, capped off a high-level meeting between the two leaders on Friday, under the Fourth […]

Lawson Mabhena in DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ZIMBABWE and the United Arab Emirates will continue to expand bilateral agreements that have seen trade growing by over 300 percent in less than five years, a senior official has said. In line with the Second Republic’s export-led growth strategy, Zimbabwe and the UAE signed a bilateral agreement […]

George Maponga in CHIREDZI VILLAGERS and traditional leaders in Chilonga communal lands in northern Chikombedzi have expressed confidence that the planned US$60 million lucerne grass scheme in their area will transform their lives and usher in a new epoch of rural industrialisation and in the process create jobs and new economic opportunities in the rural […]

Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Tobacco farmers are geared for a smooth marketing season and have hailed the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) for introducing a transporter framework to protect growers from unscrupulous transporters during the marketing season. The marketing season is set to open on March 13 for auction floors and the following day […]

Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Work on the construction of Kunzvi Dam, north-east of Harare is progressing well with the dam now 46 percent complete and while primarily intended to supply Harare Metropolitan, especially the higher and drier eastern areas, will also supply nearby urban settlements and be able to cope with modest irrigation and a […]

A senior Government official in Manicaland province was on Thursday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of selling State land, misrepresenting to a buyer that it was hers. In a statement, ZACC said Joice Munamati, who is Manicaland Provincial Civil Registrar, is alleged to have fraudulently sold a 32,5 hectare plot, Subdivision […]

Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has unveiled its new Prospective Issuers Training Programme aimed at promoting new listings on the domestic bourse. ZSE chief executive Mr Justin Bgoni officially launched the initiative last week Friday. The new training programme seeks to equip potential issuers with the know-how for future initial public offers or […]

REPORTS that touts at bus termini, elevated to the posher title of rank marshal, are pocketing between them something in the region of US$1 million from an illegal levy on bus and kombi drivers using the Harare termini will not surprise commuters, although it may well startle city council senior officials. The termini are all […]

Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE umpire Langton Rusere flew the country’s flag high officiating in the final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup between Australia and India in Benoni, South Africa yesterday. It was his first appearance in the Under-19 World Cup final. The 38-year-old Rusere stood with Allahudien Paleker of South Africa as Australia cruised […]

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter THE Museum of African Liberation is vital for Southern Africa as it recognises and honours the founders of the region for their contribution to the establishment of the organisation and pursuit of regional integration, SADC has said. SADC, impressed by the ongoing project, is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding […]

Entertainment Editor Each time the multi-award-winning interdenominational choir ZimPraise drops its season series of music, the same questions resurface: What makes them tick? How does the group continue to be successful while it uses a new face on every album? A month before the choir released its new offering dubbed “ZimPraise Season 16” which is […]

Business Reporter ONE of Zimbabwe’s largest producers of non-alcoholic drinks and official Pepsi producer in the country is expanding its portfolio with a foray into the confectionery market. The company recently commenced production of biscuits at its premises in Ardbennie, Harare, and is expected to introduce the range of its new products under the confectionery […]

Exxon Mobil Corp. intends to exit Equatorial Guinea in the coming months, concluding nearly three decades of oil drilling that led the small West African nation to become an OPEC member. According to Bloomberg, the company announced it would transfer its investments in the country to the government during the second quarter, as conveyed in […]

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter Karo Platinum Holdings is going ahead with the development of its platinum mine despite the falling global platinum group metals (PGM) prices, with US$100 million already spent on mine infrastructure development. The mining company’s project in Zimbabwe is an open-pit platinum group metals (PGMs) asset under construction at a projected cost […]