Month: May 2023
President Mnangagwa attends debt clearance forum
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is attending a high-level forum on Zimbabwe’s external debt clearance and resolution. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who was appointed to lead the process is attending the forum alongside high-level facilitator and former Mozambican President His Excellency Joachim Chissano. Development partners are also among the stakeholders in […]
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Zim-Rwanda JPCC begins
THE second session of the Zimbabwe-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission on Co-operation opens in Harare today, as the two friendly countries continue to enhance relations. Rwanda’s delegation will be led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Dr Vincent Biruta, and will include other ministers and senior government officials. The first JPCC was held […]
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Turkey’s powerful president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will go head to head with his opposition rival in a run-off vote, the supreme election council has confirmed. Mr Erdogan led the first round with 49.51% of the vote, its chairman said. Although he had a clear lead over his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who polled 44.88%, he […]
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RBZ confident of price stability
ABOUT $40 billion, some of which could have found its way onto the black market, has been mopped up from the market in less than 10 months through gold coins and gold-backed digital tokens, in a development the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) expects to ultimately stabilise the Zimbabwe dollar and prices of goods and […]
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Mnangagwa Attends Ezekiel Guti’s Centenary Celebrations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday attended the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa – Forward in Faith Ministries International (ZAOGA-FIF) founder Ezekiel Guti’s centenary celebrations at Glamis Arena in Harare. Guti recently turned 100. In his address, Mnangagwa paid tribute to Guti for his 75 years of preaching the Gospel and 63 years od ZAOGA’s existence. […]
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Soccer-Southampton standards have ‘slipped away’, says captain Ward-Prowse
Soccer Football – Premier League – Southampton v Fulham – St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, Britain – May 13, 2023 Southampton’s Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mohamed Elyounoussi and James Ward-Prowse look dejected after losing the match and being relegated from the Premier League Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley (Reuters) -Southampton have failed to live up to their standards […]
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Top 5 Museums in Zim to visit
International Museum Day is May 18th and this year’s theme is Museums, Sustainability and Well-being. This theme encourages museums to focus on how they can contribute to a sustainable and equitable future. Museums should strive to create spaces where people can learn, share, and collaborate to build a better future. Museums contribute significantly to the well-being […]
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Demanding school fees in USD only is illegal – Government
It is illegal for schools to demand fees in Us dollars only without the alternative for parents to pay in local currency, the National Assembly heard on Wednesday. Zimbabwean schools opened on Tuesday for the second term and some headmasters are not accepting fees paid in local currency, preferring US dollars only while those accepting, […]
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President grants non-violent prisoners amnesty
AN amnesty has been granted to a range of prisoners serving time for non-violent offences with President Mnangagwa exercising executive clemency to release inmates who had served at least one third of their jail term by Independence Day last month as a measure of decongesting prisons now holding more than 22 000 prisoners. The country’s […]
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Zimbabwe open for business, not abuse — President
IN as much as Zimbabwe is open for business, the country is not open to abuse and will not condone mineral leakages, haphazard operations, and breaches of it’s laws, President Mnangagwa has said. Launching the Responsible Mining Initiative Audit at State House in Harare yesterday, President Mnangagwa said his Government will increase oversight over all […]
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