Day: June 19, 2023
In Muzarabani Rural District Council, the devolution program came about as a rescue to the community.
Development that has been stagnant for some time in the first republic has started taking shape following the ascendancy to power of President Mnangagwa and the second republic. It has given people the hope of glory in the standard of living as the devolution program came about in rural economy development. Speaking to Muzarabani RDC […]
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Kuvimba shores up Shamva Gold Mine
SHAMVA Gold Mine in Mashonaland Central province has increased annual production to nearly 700 kilogrammes since its takeover in 2020 by Kuvimba Mining House that injected US$15 million into reviving the mine’s underground operations. Kuvimba is a State-owned mining group created by the Government to acquire mothballed mines and industrial operations considered of national strategic […]
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ZEC invites nominations for women, youth quota
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has called on all political parties taking part in the local authorities and National Assembly elections on August 23 to submit party lists for the women’s and youth quotas as required by Constitutional Amendment 2 of 2021. The constitutional amendment introduced a 30 percent women’s quota in local authorities and 10 […]
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Mafu praises Knox Mutizwa
HISTORY making former Bosso striker Knox Mutizwa has come up for praises by coach Bongani Mafu.Mafu worked with Mutizwa during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The coach is credited with converting Mutizwa to a centre forward. Prior to that the player was a winger/midfielder who appeared to be going downhill but once Mafu gave him […]
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Chevrons get off to a flyer. . . Williams, Ervine dominate Nepal with twin tons
ALL-ROUNDER Sean Williams scored the fastest century by a Zimbabwean batter in One-Day International cricket and skipper Craig Ervine produced a batting masterclass as the Chevrons claimed an eight-wicket win over Nepal in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The pair of experienced batters took Zimbabwe […]
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Joint efforts to maximise Victoria Falls tourism earnings
ZIMBABWE and Zambia have renewed their commitment to scaling up collaboration to maximise the economic gains accruing from the mighty Victoria Falls heritage site through enhanced marketing strategies while mainstreaming standard conservation of the resource to ensure future sustainability. The two neighbouring countries share the mighty Victoria Falls, one of the fascinating seven natural wonders […]
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President in Ghana for Afreximbank indaba
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join other African leaders here in plenary sessions of the 30th African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) meetings. The President, who arrived in Ghana yesterday accompanied by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya, will join his counterparts including Presidents Lazarus Chakwera […]
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UNESCO to launch O3 phase 2
UNESCO in collaboration with ministries of education and health from 33 Sub-Saharan African countries including Zimbabwe is launching the second phase of the landmark Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future(O3) Programme. As the largest school-based programme on education for health and well-being in Africa, the ambitious O3 Programme plans to equip 44 million adolescents and […]
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35 000 borehole scheme in full swing
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s vision to drill 35 000 solarised boreholes across all villages countrywide is now in full swing with a consignment of 1 000 new ones having arrived from Dubai while another batch is on its way. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority has so far drilled 1 020 boreholes countrywide under the Presidential Rural Development […]
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Cde Ben Mucheche declared National Hero
PROMINENT businessman Cde Ben Mucheche has been declared a national hero in honour of his contribution to the country before and after Independence. Cde Mucheche succumbed to heart failure at his farm in Beatrice on June 14 at the age of 96. The conferment of national hero status was announced last night by Zanu-PF national […]
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