Month: December 2023
Minister Ncube heeds calls to review tax measures
FINANCE, Economic Development and Invest Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has reviewed some of the tax measures he proposed when he presented the 2024 National Budget last month. Stakeholders from a cross-section of society including business leaders, lawmakers and ordinary citizens implored the Treasury chief to relook some of his tax proposals including the wealth […]
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2023: Year of great leap forward for Masvingo
The year 2023 will always be remembered as a year when Masvingo took a great leap forward and a giant step on the road to socio-economic transformation. This is evidenced by numerous epochal developments on the economic front that are pivoting the province on an irreversible path to prosperity in sync with the Second Republic’s […]
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Of politics of the heart, mind
Since time immemorial, politics has always been a battle for the hearts and minds of the target political market. Those that have been able to correctly package, deploy and deliver their message to the intended audiences, have recorded political victories against opposing forces. For the politically uninitiated, they appeal to emotions and end there. It […]
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President joins world leaders for Rajoelina inauguration
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join world leaders at the inauguration of President Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. The President was last night welcomed at the Antananarivo Airport by Madagascan Prime Minister Christian Louis Ntsay. The Indian Ocean island, which is a member state of SADC, held its elections late last month and President […]
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First Lady leads extensive afforestation programme in Sanyati . . . spearheads climate change fight, deplores moral decadence
As the nation seeks to slow the pace of climate change and preserve wildlife, communities must desist from the indiscriminate cutting down of trees and burning forests, Environmental Patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has said. Dr Mnangagwa made the call at Kwayedza High School in Sanyati District this week where she led an extensive […]
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2024 Budget gets nod with amendments . . . Taxes, passport fees, tollgates slashed
A marathon debate which lasted over 10 hours from Thursday afternoon stretching into early yesterday morning ended with the National Assembly passing the 2024 National Budget with amendments to proposals presented by Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube last month. The National Assembly sat from 2.15 pm on Thursday to 00.49 Friday […]
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Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says
Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal is seen rising 1.4 percent in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time as usage in India is expected to grow […]
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Chevrons humiliated again
RESCUED by rain the opening match, Zimbabwe suffered a humiliating four wicket victory with 59 balls to spare against Ireland in the second one day international at Harare Sports Club yesterday. Poor batting was again the biggest undoing for the somewhat new-look Chevrons as they were bundled out for 166 in 42.5 overs with the […]
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Trump’s ex-lawyer Giuliani told to pay $148m for defaming election workers
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been ordered to pay $148m in damages to two former election workers he defamed with false claims about the 2020 presidential election. An eight-person federal jury in Washington, DC, said on Friday that Giuliani should pay Ruby Freeman and her […]
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ECOWAS formally suspends Niger’s membership
ABUJA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally suspended Niger’s membership in the regional bloc until constitutional order is restored in the country. In a statement sent to Xinhua Friday, the ECOWAS Commission said the suspension followed a decision of the Authority of Heads of State and […]
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