Year: 2023
Police out in full force
AS the festive mood grips the nation police officers have been deployed to conduct a traffic blitz, stop and searches as well as motorised, cycle and foot patrols countrywide to curb criminal activities and traffic accidents. All Police commanders in all provinces have since been ordered to ensure that all defective or unroadworthy vehicles are […]
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‘Unity key to national development’
Unity among Zimbabweans is a foundational cornerstone that transcends ethnic, racial, gender, class and other superficial binaries, pursuant to Zimbabwe’s continued development, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Dr Jenfan Musweresaid yesterday. Today the country is celebrating National Unity Day to commemorate the signing of the Unity Accord in 1987 by the country’s founding […]
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Tobacco exports top US$1bn in 2023
TOBACCO exports have earned Zimbabwe US$1,2 billion since the beginning of the year compared to US$975 million the country received during the corresponding period last year. According to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), Zimbabwe had exported 233 896 182 kilogrammes of the golden leaf valued at US$1,224 billion as of December 15, 2023. […]
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CALA fate to be known in February
The fate of the present continuous assessment learning activities in primary and secondary schools and whether to remove or realign it will be known around February after President Mnangagwa and his Cabinet sit to assess recommendations made by stakeholders. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo said yesterday in an interview with The Herald that […]
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Zim-Mozambique keen to strengthen ties
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday thanked the outgoing Mozambican Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Francisco Ciggaro for the role he played in cementing cooperation between the two Governments, especially in the energy sector. Speaking after emerging from a closed door meeting, where he was bidding farewell to the Acting President at his offices in Harare, […]
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Zesa seals power deal with Dinson
Zesa Holdings and Dinson Holdings which is developing the iron and steel plant at Manhize near Mvuma yesterday signed a tariff agreement that will see the power utility supplying subsidised electricity in return for the construction of three renewable energy plants by the iron and steel company. The tariff agreement was signed by Zesa executive […]
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Universal access to education tops agenda
The Government will continue to double efforts to lift educational standards in marginalised areas for the benefit of less-privileged communities so that they are at par with the rest of the country. Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga said this when he officially opened the Riverview Primary School in Stoneridge, Harare South yesterday. He said it […]
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Govt gets tough with mining companies
THE Government, which has already scrapped Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status for mining projects, will remove tax havens for investors in the sector to enforce value-addition and beneficiation of minerals for maximum benefit to locals. Previously, companies that had SEZ status benefited from various incentives that included tax exemptions among others, but Finance, Economic Development […]
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Majority wants death penalty abolished
The Bill to abolish the death penalty was informed by a nationwide survey carried out by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and development partners in April this year, which showed that the majority of people no longer want capital punishment in the country’s legal statutes. The present Constitution in 2013 marked the […]
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ZSE to register turnover decline
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)’s market turnover for 2023 is set to be one of the lowest since 2009, despite the increase in security dealers and financial advisors this year, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim). SecZim chief executive officer Anymore Taruvinga said despite the turnover dip to about US$173 million, […]
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