Month: November 2023
First Lady praised for her role in HIV fight ahead of ICASA
HEALTH ambassador and First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has received widespread acclaim for her commitment to fight HIV/AIDS, and especially in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMCT) of the virus, ahead of the 22nd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2023 to be held in Zimbabwe next week. The […]
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Zim to cut imports . . . Five-year bill tops US$35bn
THE Government is working on a raft of measures to whittle down an unsustainable import bill, and chief among the interventions will be strengthening of value chains across all economic sectors, amid revelations shipments into the country totalled US$35 billion over the last five years. Strengthening of the value chains will entail adopting a comprehensive […]
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Zim, Japan relations move a gear up
RELATIONS between Zimbabwe and Japan have gone a gear up, with the two countries intensifying collaboration across many sectors including agriculture, health and education, outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Satoshi Tanaka, has said. This is in sync with President Mnangagwa’s mantra that Zimbabwe is a friend to all and enemy to none and also dovetails […]
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Chamisa: Impotence as strength
Hail King Nero, The First and Last! “There shall be a leader and Change Champion-in-Chief (Advocate Nelson Chamisa) who shall be the Administrator and President tasked by the citizens to champion, lead, and guide processes of the movement…. The Change Champion-in-Chief shall be the chief spokesperson and chief representative of the CCC as well as […]
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AfCFTA holds potential to advance young people: VP Mohadi
Young people in Southern Africa have been implored to be architects of their own destiny and that of the continent by taking advantage of opportunities brought by African Union member states through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The call was made by Vice President Kembo Mohadi in a speech read on his behalf […]
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Innovate to combat climate change: VP Chiwenga
Government has challenged young farmers to embrace and exploit innovation in combating effects of climate change induced challenges to agricultural production, as their ability to be inventive will have a telling effect on industrialisation and development towards an upper-middle income economy. Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga made the call when he spoke at the 2023 […]
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First Lady takes reafforestation drive to Lowveld
The country’s Patron for the Environment and Wildlife First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, yesterday braved the scorching heat in Bubi (Maranda) under Mwenezi district to lead in the planting of over 700 fruit and indigenous trees as part of steps to reclaim forests and mitigate the effects of climate change. The tree planting awareness campaign […]
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Nkayi villagers reap benefits of dam construction
THE first time 48-year-old Jealous Ncube was handed a payslip, it took a mini lecture from his supervisor for him to understand terms such as gross and net salary as the father of four had never been formally employed his whole life. Ncube, a builder by profession, had been hopping from one piece job to […]
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Charles Charamba’s music lives
For more than two decades, he has given the world a rare musical delicacy, a sumptuous meal many souls have fed on and a tapestry of soothing messages — believers and non-believers alike — have benefitted from. In the late 1990s, Charles Charamba burst into the gospel musical scene in Zimbabwe with a distinct vocal […]
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New rail line boon for Zim-Mozambique trade
ZIMBABWE, as a land-linked country, continues to benefit from use of Mozambican ports, railways and road infrastructure for the movement of both imports and exports, and, in that regard, the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated US$200 million Beira-Machipanda railway line will reduce transportation costs of cargo between the two countries and the region, President Mnangagwa […]
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