Day: March 8, 2024
US partial sanctions removal nonsense: President
THE recent partial removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe by the United States of America is “nonsense” and can only become meaningful if these illegal sanctions are removed in totality, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. While the US claims to have removed some of the illegal sanctions imposed on the country, the fact that they have not […]
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WATCH: Zimbabwe ramps up ICTs investments
ZIMBABWE is accelerating investments in Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure projects as it narrows the digital divide to unlock wider potential from diverse economic players and leapfrog the economy to prosperity in line with Vision 2030 targets. The adoption of ICTs is already impacting positively on service delivery through the introduction of e-Government services to […]
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Zim orthopaedic surgeon leads fight against clubfoot
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, florafadzaisibz@gmail.comOR Dr Tracern Mugodo (34), Zimbabwe’s first female orthopaedic surgeon as well as a leading figure in the country’s fight against clubfoot, studying medicine has always been a childhood dream. Hers is a story of courage, determination, and passion to follow her path. Despite the hardships for women to break into this field, […]
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President assures food security for urban dwellers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated that his Government will ensure that all the vulnerable households across the country receive food aid, including those staying in urban centres. Speaking in the Somabhula area of Vungu District in Midlands Province, where he commissioned the second phase of the Fibre Optic Backbone Network, spearheaded by a foreign investor Bandwidth and […]
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Decongestion plan for Ingutsheni Hospital
Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT is set to implement a raft of measures aimed at decongesting Ingutsheni Central Hospital, the country’s largest mental health institution located in Bulawayo. The institution is overflowing with an ever-ballooning population of patients mostly youths suffering from drug and substance abuse-related mental illnesses. Drugs and substances are among some of the major […]
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Zambia calls for complete sanctions removal
Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter ZAMBIA has called on the United States and her allies to remove all forms of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, not just the piecemeal adjustments it made on Monday. The US made fringe adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe that were rejected by Harare, which is demanding the complete removal of the […]
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Govt leads calls to uplift women entrepreneurs
THE Government has called for enhanced capacitation of budding women entrepreneurs as part of efforts to improve the quality of products they produce in order to benefit from the vast export opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Micro, Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe employ 76 percent of the working population, […]
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