Day: February 1, 2024
All set for national hero Mabuya’s burial today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today preside over the burial of liberation war stalwart and National Hero, Colonel (Retired) Kenny Ridzai Mabuya, who died last week after a short illness. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage said President Mnangagwa would preside over the ceremony. “The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage […]
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Zim-FAO partnership to revolutionise agric sector
ZIMBABWE is set to partner the Food and Agriculture Organisation under a cooperation framework that is set to revolutionise the country’s agriculture sector as Harare pushes to restore its breadbasket status in the Southern African Development Community region. With more than 12 high impact dams for irrigation across the country, some of them with hydro […]
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Zim, Russia sign standards MoU
Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent ZIMBABWE and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of standardisation. The MoU was signed by Russia’s Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology and the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ). The MoU signifies the continuous strengthening of bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and Russia in various sectors of […]
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Gvt reinstates duty on basic goods
The Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Honourable Professor Mthuli Ncube has reinstated duty on basic goods. The reinstatement follows removal of duty 10 months ago when the country was experiencing shortages and unjustified price hikes on the market. The country is now well stocked and there is price stability. The Minister has […]
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Harare-Chirundu highway upgrade starts
THE long-awaited widening and upgrading of the 352-kilometre Harare-Chirundu highway has started with all the contractors on site. The upgrade has seen two of the five contractors identified to undertake the project, now opening detours in preparation for main road closures in the impending works. Bitumen World and Tensor Systems, the two companies that took […]
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Warrant of arrest for accomplice in Mbudzi interchange corruption case
AN accomplice in the alleged corruption over compensation for bought-out properties around the Mbudzi interchange in southern Harare, Levy Idana, who has gone missing, was yesterday the subject of a warrant of arrest on fraud charges issued by Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi. Idana is accused of being the front man in the fraudulent scheme […]
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NetOne to install data, internet infrastructure
STATE owned mobile phone operator NetOne intends to deploy additional capital this year towards installation of data and internet service infrastructure, as data traffic continues to dominate the firm’s revenue mix compared to voice. The mobile telecoms firm said data traffic now contributes 51 percent to its revenue while voice traffic accounts for about 49 […]
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