Day: February 6, 2024
Zimbabwe to host India for T20I series
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced that Zimbabwe will host India for a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series in July. The series is scheduled to take place from 6 to 14 July 2024 in Harare. The confirmation of this tour comes after productive discussions between […]
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Cabinet convenes for first sitting of the year
Cabinet will today sit for the first meeting of this year after having taken a recess during the festive season. The Second Republic is expected to build on successes registered last year as the country continues on its development and growth trajectories. In the last sitting of 2023, President Mnangagwa urged Cabinet ministers to […]
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Mbudzi Interchange set for completion by July
GOVERNMENT has so far injected US$45 million towards the construction of the Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, which is now 55 percent complete and is set to be completed by July 31 this year. So far the Government has also compensated 42 out of 52 property owners at a cost of about US$14,8 million and only US$14,9 […]
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Monetary policy to tackle exchange rate instability
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s forthcoming monetary policy statement (MPS) is expected to prescribe several interventions to stabilise the Zimbabwe dollar exchange rate, officials and analysts have said. RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya is expected to present the 2024 MPS later this month. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar has somehow been losing ground […]
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Govt to issue withdrawal letters for underutilised farms
The Government will soon issue letters of withdrawal to anyone found to have been underutilising farms allocated under the Land Reform Programme, a senior Government official has said. The Land Commission’s presented its audit report to President Mnangagwa last November and its recommendations are now set to be implemented. As part of efforts to ensure […]
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Parly not responsible for recalls: Clerk
PARLIAMENT is not responsible for the recalls of legislators since their withdrawal is a preserve of the political parties who sponsored their candidatures and all Parliament does is announce what the sponsoring party has written in a letter, the Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Chokuda, said yesterday. Delivering a lecture to 36 students from the […]
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COMMENT: Zanu-PF is the most organised political organisation worth rallying behind
THE clean sweep by Zanu-PF in the weekend by-elections is a shift by the people after realising the mistake of voting the chaos-riddled Citizens Coalition for Change that was recently dumped by its leader Mr Nelson Chamisa. Mr Chamisa, reeling from the chaos he caused by avoiding an elective congress following the formation of CCC, […]
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Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO’S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that should include a modern shopping mall, among other commercial infrastructure. Several kombi operators had already ranked at Egodini in the morning with public transport operators expressing excitement […]
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More community radios on the way
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Mr Nick Mangwana yesterday reaffirmed Government’s commitment to liberalise the media space by licencing more community radio stations and ensuring that those already licenced go on air in line with the Second Republic’s strategic thrust to expand the information discourse. The licenced community media include Radio BuKalanga (Bulilima), […]
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Binga’s Sand Beach: A hidden gem with untapped tourism potential
IN a space of an hour, more than 20 people separately descend the steep slope down the Zambezi River banks to access the sand beach in Binga. A majority park their vehicles at the Binga Aerodrome and walk down the narrow meandering road to the beach on the river while a few brave ones drive […]
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