Day: January 4, 2024
Service delivery: Govt intervenes to bail out inept local authorities
People walk past uncollected garbage that has encroached on to a road in Mbare, Harare yesterday. The Harare City Council has failed to collect refuse for too long, exposing residents to health hazards. — Picture: Innocent Makawa The Second Republic under President Mnangagwa is on a major drive to ensure all local authorities, regardless of […]
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Another video of minors taking alcohol goes viral
HOURS after the Government issued a stern warning to drug dealers and bootleggers to desist from supplying minors with intoxicating substances or risk severe punishment, yet another video of minor children drinking alcohol, this time involving girls, has gone viral on social media. Through their X handle, police yesterday said the incident was filmed at […]
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French investors explore opportunities
As the engagement and re-engagement drive being pursued by the Second Republic continues to bear fruit, a French investment group is expected in Zimbabwe in the next few days to explore investment opportunities they can take up. Zimbabwe’s Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Rofina Chikava, yesterday met with French Ambassador to […]
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US$50m buffer fund for farmers
Bulawayo Bureau A US$50 million crop buffer fund administered by the AFC Bank is being set up by Government to expedite payments to farmers who usually experience delays in payments for grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka announced this yesterday during his tour […]
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Maize meal supply guaranteed
Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sithembiso Nyoni addresses a press conference, while Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Dr Thomas Utete Wushe (right) and Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara look on in Harare yesterday. – Picture: Charles Muchakagara The low volumes of some mealie meal brands that appeared in formal retail shops recently […]
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Zim intensifies fight against crime . . . over 2 000 robbers convicted in 2023
MORE than 2 200 robbers were convicted by the courts last year alone while more than 700 more are still undergoing trial as the National Prosecuting Authority continues to prioritise the timeous and efficient prosecution of robbery cases. According to the end-of-year preliminary statistics from the NPA, 2 239 robbers were convicted, 721 for armed […]
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Dinson diversifies into lithium mining
DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Dinson), which is developing the US$1,5 billion steel plant in Manhize near Mvuma, has secured lithium mining claims in Gwanda and Goromonzi districts as the firm diversifies operations in Zimbabwe. Last year, Dinson, which is one of the three local subsidiaries of China’s stainless steel producer, Tsingshan Holdings Limited Group, […]
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Dandemutande invests US$8m in fibre optic newtwork
INTERNET Access Provider (IAP), Dandemutande Investments (Pvt) Limited says it invested US$8 million in establishing a national fibre backbone in 2023 as the entity continues to widen its footprint in the provision of reliable connectivity and information technology services in Zimbabwe. The successful installation of the 861km of fibre optic infrastructure along the Beitbridge Harare […]
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Understanding High Court applications
The High Court in Mutare Introduction Civil legal proceedings are usually by way of action or applications. In the case of action proceedings most people know them to be initiated through summons and evidence is introduced verbally through a trial. Witnesses come to court to testify. In the case of applications an aggrieved person approaches […]
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2023 tobacco exports jump to US$1,23bn
Europe imported 6 767 522 kg from Zimbabwe last year at US$27,4 million. ZIMBABWE exported tobacco valued US$1,237 billion last year compared to US$983,4 million generated in 2022 figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show. According to a report released by TIMB for the week ending December 29, 2023, the country last […]
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