Новости за 21.02.2024

Herald Reporter The International Energy Forum today announced that Zimbabwe has joined as a full member of the organisation, bringing the total number of member countries to 73. The IEF’s mission is to promote energy security through dialogue between producers and consumers. It is the world’s largest organisation of energy ministers, accounting for more than […]

Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa has assured the youth that the Government will implement policies aimed at affording the younger generation with unique opportunities in all sectors of the economy. In his speech to mark the annual Robert Mugabe National Youth Day at a fully packed Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre in Masvingo, this afternoon, […]

Maxwell Tapatapa Herald Reporter As the climate change effects continue, people must desist from directly working in the sun and skin bleaching as this causes skin cancer, eye cataracts and suppression of the immune system, said a Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife senior official recently. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop for the members of […]

Freeman Razemba in GENEVA, Switzerland Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona last night held a meeting with the new executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ms Tatiana Molcean who has pledged to continue working with Zimbabwe on road safety and climate change mitigation. Minister Mhona and his delegation joined other […]

Zimpapers Sports Hub YADAH will unveil former Zimbabwe international, Khama Billiat in Harare with the function tentatively set for tomorrow after beating off competition from Manica Diamonds for his signature. Billiat will NOT be loaned to Dynamos as speculated on social media as Yadah officials want to benefit from the deal. “It does not make […]

Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has welcomed the ruling handed by the International Court of Justice directing Israel to do all it can to prevent the deaths of Palestinian civilians, punish incitement to genocide and provide the much-needed humanitarian aid in the                           […]

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE is procuring an additional 6,3 million cholera vaccines to consolidate the success of the initial 1,7 million doses which significantly slowed down and ameliorated the cholera outbreak. The Government has also embarked on an extensive programme to improve hygiene, water provision and waste disposal to beat back the disease. So far, […]

Joseph Madzimure-Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today headline National Youth Day commemorations at Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre in Masvingo. At least 30 000 youths from across the country’s 10 provinces are expected to attend the event which will run under the theme, “Positioning Youth Empowerment and Development Towards Achieving Vision 2030”.  Celebrated every year on […]

Mukudzei Chingwere in KAZAN, Russia  THE Russian Federation has attained world-class standards in science and technology and Zimbabwe has reaped rewards from collaborating with the Federation and will continue to seek to entrench this, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said. He said this after touring the state-of-the-art Kazan Russian Helicopters, a helicopter manufacturing plant.  […]

Tendai Rupapa–Senior Reporter BATSWANA First Lady Mrs Neo Jane Masisi, who arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday on a three-day working visit, has described her counterpart, Agric4She patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, as a mentor and women empowerment champion whose programmes she intends to replicate in her home country. She brought along a high-powered delegation comprising […]

Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter A SADC executive assessment team yesterday arrived in Harare to look at preparations ahead of Zimbabwe hosting the annual SADC summit and assume chairmanship of the bloc in August, taking over from Angola. The SADC preparatory mission led by the deputy executive secretary for corporate affairs Dr Judith Kateera, will provide Zimbabwe […]

Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter The Government has urged the media to treat matters to do with the country’s security establishments with care and sensitivity and desist from leading internal processes that might be taking place in the organisations. This comes as the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has informed the nation that it was premature to make conclusions […]

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’s 44th main Independence celebrations and Children’s party will be held in Manicaland Province, with Cabinet yesterday also adopting the theme for this year’s event after being briefed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, who is Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on State Occasions and National Monuments.  This was said by Information, Publicity […]

Freeman Razemba-Senior Reporter THREE National Railways of Zimbabwe workers died in a train accident between Mutare and Machipanda around 9pm on Monday, with Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona sending a condolence message to the families. Preliminary investigations by the NRZ suggest that the locomotive, which was pulling 14 wagons, nine laden with export […]

ZIMBABWE has been hitting the headlines for good reason recently, starting with an economic growth rate last year of 5,5 percent, as calculated by the International Monetary Fund, which is the fastest in Southern Africa and significantly higher than the African average of 3,5 percent. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo has this week […]

Enacy Mapakame Zimbabwe remains within range of Africa’s forecast average economic growth rate albeit the projected slowdown in 2024, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. This comes as the continent is set to remain the second-fastest-growing region after Asia. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s latest Macroeconomic Performance […]

Tinashe Kusema YOUNG Kuzivaishe Chapepa carries the hopes of the nation as the 13-year-old is expected to lead a six-member team to Togo for the Africa Junior Championships next week.  The South Africa-based tennis star is currently the number one ranked player in the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) and will be one of the […]

Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau An 18-year-old herd boy was yesterday jailed for 20 years by the Beitbridge Regional Court after he was convicted of raping his employer’s 12-year-old niece. The herd boy, who resides in the Zezani area under Chief Tshithaudze, is accused of having committed the offence in January this year. He pleaded not guilty […]

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter Unicef resident representative in Zimbabwe Dr Tajudeen Oyewale yesterday commended the  Government for the programmes and policies meant to safeguard the rights of children. Speaking after paying a courtesy call on Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda at his office at the New Parliament building, Dr Oyewale said Zimbabwe had […]

Trust Freddy and Primrose Zimano-Herald Reporters THE mass polio vaccination campaign began smoothly yesterday across the country, with health authorities aiming to vaccinate over four million children under 10 in each of the two rounds against the novel polio variant, similar to one thought extinct a decade ago. This nationwide campaign is being co-ordinated by […]

Gold prices could soar to US$3 000 per ounce, and oil to US$100 per barrel within the next 12 to 18 months subject to any one of three possible catalysts, according to Citi. Gold, which is currently trading at US$2 016, could surge by about 50 percent, if central banks sharply ramp up purchases of […]

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter Consumers may benefit from the scrapping of import permits on several essential goods, including agricultural inputs and construction materials, as competition might improve, leading to reduced prices. Through Statutory Instrument (SI) 6 of 2024, the Minister of Industry and Commerce made changes to the Control of Goods (Import and Export) […]

Business Reporter First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) says it disagrees with the findings in the BDO Chartered Accountants (BDO) report and the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) corrective order on asset separation. The financial services group argues its submissions were not properly considered. In 2022, IPEC undertook a forensic investigation on First Mutual Life Assurance […]

Kenya’s public debt shot up by Ksh1,93 trillion (US$13,3 billion) in the year ended December 2023, raising the country’s indebtedness to a new high of Ksh11,14 trillion (US$76,83 billion). This translated to a daily increase of Ksh5.29 billion (US$36,5 million) for the entire 2023, the year when the Kenyan shilling shed 26,8 percent of its […]

Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in the third quarter of 2023 from 4,2 recorded in the second quarter of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This information was disclosed in the Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS) report for the third quarter of 2023, released on Monday. Per the NBS, this rate […]