Day: December 19, 2023

President Mnangagwa
News

President to reward excelling councils

President Mnangagwa has directed that the best performing local authorities and council officials be given awards starting next year at a ceremony he will preside over to ensure there is improved service delivery, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday. Service delivery is a matter President Mnangagwa is seized with after he recently launched a blueprint titled, […]

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Angel of Hope Foundation patron and founder First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa hands over food hampers during her interface with widows and other people in Sanyati. – Pictures: John Manzongo
News

First Lady’s empowerment programme pays off for Mash West widows

WIDOWS from Mashonaland West Province, who are members of the newly formed First Lady’s Widows Association, are grateful to their Patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa for initiating income generating projects for them. The women are now running successful businesses in sewing, baking, detergents and petroleum jelly making, among other projects, having been given starter […]

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Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo
News

2024 school fees gazetted

Tuition fees for Government schools for next year were gazetted yesterday by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo with those for primary schools ranging from US$5 a term for P3 rural schools, through US$10 a term for P2 schools in high density suburbs and US$20 a term for P1 low density suburban schools. Although […]

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Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi
News

Tourism business to surge during holiday

Tourism is expected to experience a surge in business as demand for accommodation and visitor activities rises during the upcoming holiday, a tourism outlook report for the festive season has noted. This comes as the significance of the domestic market is seen as the primary driver of tourism business across resort regions of the country, […]

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Acting Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa
News

Govt urges caution after 9 killed in head-on collision

Two Honda Fit vehicles collided head-on in Mazowe early yesterday killing nine people, with Acting Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa expressing concern over the high number of fatal accidents which have claimed 15 lives in less than a week. Minister Mutsvangwa said drivers should exercise caution on the roads to avoid […]

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Jeys Marabini
Lifestyle and Entertainment

Jeys Marabini brings festive vibes to Matabeleland

Jeys Marabini and his band, fresh from a successful tour in the United Kingdom, are set to light up Matabeleland South, Matabeleland North, and Bulawayo provinces with a series of performances during the festive season. Kicking off his live shows on Thursday, the talented artiste will grace his hometown, Filabusi, with a performance at Marvel […]

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Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube
Business

Unmanned border posts by next year

Zimbabwe is set to become the first country apart from Dubai to have an unmanned border post by the end of next year, which will see travellers entering and exiting the country using their e-passports and having fingerprints and faces scanned without having to go through the traditional manned border control point. This system uses […]

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Business

ZSE welcomes second REIT listing, Revitus

The Revitus Property Opportunities Real Investments Trust (Revitus REIT) has become the second REIT to be listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) following its official listing yesterday. Tigere was the first REIT to be listed on the ZSE last year The REIT is a product of the NRZ Contributory Pension Fund (NRZCPF), managed and […]

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Senior national cricket team coach, Dave Houghton is set to meet the ZC leadership for a post-mortem of the 2023 matches amid a shocking slump by the Chevrons
Sports

CHEVRONS AT CROSSROADS . . . ZC, Houghton set for crisis talks

NATIONAL men’s cricket team coach Dave Houghton is set for some serious talk with his employers at Zimbabwe Cricket over the plummeting fortunes of his team. The coach apparently is not happy the Chevrons have relapsed to the state he found them in 18 months ago when he was appointed to deal with their shattered […]

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Chucknosis Kofi Teye Ayisa
News

Dancers discuss welfare issues

The absence of an inclusive operational dance association has pushed dancers to engage in a discussion to improve welfare and professionalism in their sector. In a discussion convened by Streetlight, a company that holds various dance competitions, at Batanai Gardens recently, it was a general consensus that there was need to lay foundations based on […]

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