Day: December 15, 2023
Festive Season Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched
The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) launched the 2023 Festive Season Road Safety Awareness Campaign in Harare yesterday under the theme, “Together we can Save Lives”. The campaign is launched every year prior to the festive season to remind road users of the need to exercise extreme caution, vigilance, patience, and avoid road rage […]
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UAE conglomerate mulls billion-dollar Zim investments
One World Group, a corporate behemoth headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates will set up shop in Zimbabwe, with investments in the country’s tourism, infrastructure, mining and agriculture sectors among others. This follows the company representatives’ meeting with President Mnangagwa a fortnight ago on the sidelines of the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on […]
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Zim makes further gas discovery
AUSTRALIAN firm Invictus Energy has made further gas discovery at its Mukuyu-2 exploration well in Muzarabani-Mbire districts of Mashonaland Central province, in northern Zimbabwe, confirming the country’s potential as one of the world’s largest future producers of gas. This follows the announcements made earlier by Mines and Mining Development Minister Zhemu Soda together with the […]
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Chief Justice sets 2-month cap for poll dispute resolution
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has announced a new raft of measures under which all electoral disputes will now be finalised within a period of two months to curb the dragging of cases. This is aimed at ensuring timeous delivery of justice as in some instances, electoral disputes have taken years to be resolved, disadvantaging the electorate. […]
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President caps 172 MSUAS graduates
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa capped 172 graduates at the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences’ (MSUAS) second graduation ceremony at its Fernhill Campus in Mutare yesterday. The President was accompanied by the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Professor Amon Murwira and other ministers. This year’s graduation had a 51 percent rise […]
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2nd Republic commits to promoting rights of persons with disabilities
The Second Republic is committed to safeguarding, preserving and promoting the rights of persons with disability as well as diligently upholding its inclusion and inclusivity principles pursuant to the objective of leaving no one and no place behind, President Mnangagwa has said. Under President Mnangagwa’s administration, persons with disability have continued to be empowered and […]
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New taxes on luxury vehicles take effect
The new surcharge increasing the duty on luxury cars, double cabs and SUVs valued at more than US$120 000 is now law and comes into effect on January 1. Commercial and industrial vehicles and vehicles imported by the Government will not be affected, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube announced in […]
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Measures in place to stop graft: PG
Zimbabwe has shown its commitment to fight corruption by putting in place a cocktail of measures that eradicate the scourge threatening to wreck the fabric of a functioning economy, Prosecutor-General Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo told a major UN conference on corruption this week. The Government embarked on reform initiatives aimed at fighting corruption and recovery of […]
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Zim to benefit from US$5,5m packhouse plan
Zimbabwe is among four African countries set to benefit from an initiative to build €5 million (US$5,45m) worth of cold storage facilities, sources in the horticultural industry said, welcoming the initiative as a positive development for the sector. The Horticulture Development Council (HDC) hailed the initiative by pan-African firms InspiraFarms Cooling and InfraCo Africa targeted […]
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Consumers warned about risk of forex, online day trading
Banks offer platforms where their clients can deposit money and trade shares daily, which may reinforce the idea that making money this way is ‘easy Consumers and investors have been warned to only undertake foreign exchange trading and other forms of online day trading after seriously considering the risks involved. The Office of the Ombud […]
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