Day: December 12, 2023
President Mnangagwa challenges sportspersons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged sports-persons to value the Zimbabwean badge whenever they are called to represent the country in international competitions. He was the Guest of Honour at the official opening of the 5 000-seater Heart Stadium built by Prophet Walter Magaya at the Yadah hotel in Waterfalls on Sunday. While commending the good work […]
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Farmers spring into action. . .Rains to continue up to Christmas
FARMERS have sprung into action as some parts of the country started receiving rains over the weekend with agronomists advising the planting of early maturing varieties and traditional grains, particularly in drier regions of Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces. Improved rains are expected countrywide up to Christmas period, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister […]
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Russia ships 23 000t of fertiliser to Zim
RUSSIA’s giant fertiliser manufacturing company, Uralchem Group, is in the process of shipping 23 000 tonnes of humanitarian fertiliser to Zimbabwe to complement the country’s efforts to boost food and nutrition security. The consignment would provide relief to farmers at a time when the Government has liberalised fertiliser imports as local manufacturers were struggling to […]
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2nd Republic notches another health milestone
PRODUCTION of essential medicines reached 46.9 percent in 2021, exceeding the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) set target of 35 percent, as the health sector continues to register milestones under the Second Republic. The NDS1 is the first five-year National Development Plan towards Vision 2030, of an empowered upper middle-income economy envisioned by President Mnangagwa, […]
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Tshabangu cries foul, happy with performance
CCC interim secretary-general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu says if some of his party candidates had not been de-campaigned by his rivals, his party would have retained all seats in the constituencies they fielded candidates for the weekend by-elections. The ruling Zanu PF party trounced the CCC in parliamentary by-elections held on Saturday, winning six of the […]
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No amount of external pressure can subvert will of the people: Minister Muswere
RADIO, as a medium of communication, plays a significant role in driving the development agenda of the Government and as such the licencing of community radio stations has been a massive milestone, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere has said. Speaking after officially launching the Bukalanga Community Radio station in Plumtree, Dr […]
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Industry players call for Budget taxes review
Organisations in industry and commerce want Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to review some of the tax proposals he made in the 2024 Budget saying they would impact negatively on the cost of living especially in light of forecasts of a drought this season. Several organisations within industry and commerce […]
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Zim ready to handle El Nino effects
ZIMBABWE is on top of the ensuing El Nino-induced drought as the Second Republic started preparing, as well as implementing a raft of mitigatory measures when the adverse weather phenomenon was initially forecast in June. This comes after President Mnangagwa has in recent times called for a culture of preparedness and decisiveness in dealing with […]
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