Day: September 19, 2023
Police release names of boat accident victims
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of four victims who died when their dinkey boat capsized in Lake Kariba near Tsetse Island on the 16th of September 2023. The four were positively identified by their next of kin. The four are, Sergeant Tatenda Nekati (36) of Zimbabwe National Army, Corporal Nxobile Ncube […]
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President leaves for UN General Assembly
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa last night left Harare for the 78th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will join other global leaders at the New York conference set to start today. The 78th General Assembly Ordinary Session comes soon after the beginning of President Mnangagwa’s second term following his resounding victory in the […]
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Cottco registers volumes growth
Cottco Holdings Limited (Cottco) registered a 48% growth in cotton deliveries in 2023. The company published its trading update for the year from 01 July 2022 to 31 August 2023. “As the buying season draws to an end the Company has achieved a 48% increase in intake from 46,748 metric tonnes in 2022 to 69,146 […]
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117 000ha under irrigated tobacco so far
More than 116 760 hectares have so far been put under irrigated tobacco compared to 106 349 hectares last year, as early planting is progressing well with farmers determined to push up production. About 53 876 growers have so far registered with Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) for the 2023/24 season as growers in […]
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National Blankets to access retooling funds
MINISTER of Finance and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube is keen on textiles firm National Blankets accessing part of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) retooling funds saying that would boost the firm’s capacitation and revival and impact on the growth of the national economy. The minister said policy fundamentals and regulations are now in place […]
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Government to channel funds to retain accountants
Finance and Investment Promotion minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube said the Government stands ready to channel the Skills Retention Fund run by the Public Service Commission to retain highly skilled accountants in public entities in a bid to be competitive and promote transparency and accountability. In an interview on the side-lines of the 2023 Public Sector […]
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PSL title still up for the taking
WITH 33 points still up for the taking, the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title remains there for anyone’s taking. The race to the title is heating up and none of the top sides can afford any slackening at this stage.One or two missteps could see a team fall out of the race. Ngezi Platinum […]
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President salutes Heath Streak
THE late cricket icon Heath Streak is likely to live long in the memories of many Zimbabweans, with President Mnangagwa yesterday describing the former national team captain and coach as a “great sportsman and a true patriot of his country.” Streak died aged 49 years, at his family’s farm in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, just over […]
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Non-compliant tourism players put on notice
TOURISM industry players have up to end of next month to regularise their operations in terms of foreign agreements and offshore accounts or face penalties by the central bank as nearly half of the operators are said to be flouting the laws. The deadline is an extension from the initial August 31 cut-off that was […]
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HARARE DERBY SET FOR NSS RETURN
THE long-awaited Harare Derby is set to return to Harare this weekend as Dynamos keep their fingers crossed to get the greenlight to host their traditional crosstown rivals CAPS United at the National Sports Stadium. Giants Dynamos, weary of travelling to Bulawayo for their home games at Barbourfields since the giant stadium closed for renovations […]
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