Day: November 15, 2023
Breaking News: Supersport United and former Dynamos goalie, George Chigova dies
Supersport United goalkeeper, George Chigova has died. The former Dynamos and Warriors goalkeeper succumbed to a suspected heart condition that was diagnosed in July this year. Chigova was 32. He collapsed and passed on this Wednesday. More details to follow…
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Call to develop one health strategic plan
Zimbabwe needs to develop a one strategic plan to guide the country on how to tackle rising human, animal and plant health problems, experts say. The experts at a workshop on Capacitating one health in Eastern and Southern Africa (Cohesa) to advance the implementation of the one health initiative in Zimbabwe, say the plan will […]
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ZB customers increase by 100% as Zimbabweans warm up to internet banking
Diversified financial services group, ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) registered a 100% increase in customers following massive investment in information communication technology. The group unveiled the International Virtual Service Centre (IVSC) in June this year. The IVSC is a paperless service which makes use of digital platforms to transact. Customers can access the bank’s services virtually […]
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Turnall record volumes decline, Ukraine war taking its toll
Turnall Holdings Limited recorded a 7% decline in volumes in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to prior period last year due to supply of raw material constraints. The company released a Q3 trading update which showed a decline in volumes to 8,526 tonnes from 9,132 tonnes compared to the same period last year. […]
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Africa enters new era of cooperation
AFRICA has reached a stage of inter-continental cooperation for its development and its member states must collaborate closely in key sectors of agriculture and technology to lift the continent’s citizens to prosperity, President Mnangagwa has said. Yesterday the President, who arrived home last night from Cairo, held bilateral talks with his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel […]
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‘Diaspora should fully participate in economy’
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is reviewing its Diaspora Policy to enable the full participation of its citizens across the world in the country’s economic development. Speaking to Zimbabweans based in Egypt on Monday night, the President underscored the importance of the Diaspora community in nation-building, notwithstanding their physical absence from Zimbabwe. Annually, the Diaspora […]
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President gazettes Exec appointments
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has gazetted the appointment the Vice Presidents and members of Cabinet that he constituted soon after winning his second term in the August 23 harmonised elections. The gazetting of the appointment of members of the Executive is meant to give legal effect to their roles as is spelt out in the national Constitution […]
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87pc wartime landmines removed
So far 87 percent of all wartime landmines have been removed and the Government hopes to have the last out by 2025, Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told her Ministry’s strategic planning workshop being held in Mutare this week. “We are going ahead with the removal of landmines countrywide and aiming at making Zimbabwe landmine-free […]
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18 more legislators recalled as CCC blood-letting continues
THE CCC yesterday recalled another 13 National Assembly members and five more Senators as the blood-letting continues unabated in the opposition party, taking the total recalled legislators and councillors up to 42 since the August elections. In letters to the Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda and Senate president Ms Mabel Chinomona, dated Tuesday November […]
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Govt engages city council on anti-cholera strategies
GOVERNMENT is seeking collaboration with the Harare City Council to come up with strategies to deal with the current cholera outbreak which has seen a surge in new cases in the city’s western suburbs. On Monday, 90 out of the 145 new suspected cholera cases reported in the country were in Harare, according to the […]
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