Month: March 2024
Zimbabwe, South Africa beef up border teams
Thupeyo Muleya, thupeyo.muleya@zimpapers.co.zw ZIMBABWE and South African border authorities have beefed up their teams in preparation for increased human and vehicular traffic during the Easter holidays. South Africa has deployed 400 additional workers to its major border crossing with Zimbabwe at Beitbridge and has predicted that one million travellers will pass through its ports of entry/exit […]
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Second Republic inspires Eswatini
ZIMBABWE’s iconic new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden is one of the best legislative assembly structures not only in the Southern African region, but on the continent of Africa, Eswatini leader King Mswati III’s son, Prince Lindani Nkosi, has said. He said the Kingdom of Eswatini intends to build a new parliament and would be […]
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Government Engages Bitumen World for Road Construction Ahead of SADC Summit
In preparation for the upcoming Southern African Development Community (SADC) Head of States Summit scheduled for August 2024, the Government of Zimbabwe has announced a significant infrastructure development initiative. The government has engaged Bitumen World, a renowned construction company, to undertake the design and construction of roads leading to the New Parliament. As part of […]
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Ministry of Education Declines Vacation School Requests
In a recent statement issued by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the successful completion of the first term of the academic year was lauded, with particular emphasis on the smooth execution of teaching and learning across all schools. The Ministry expressed appreciation for the dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment demonstrated by educators […]
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SADC PF president urges proactive role for IPU in conflict resolution
Moses Magadza-Herald Correspondent THE president of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Roger Mancienne, has challenged the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be more initiative-taking in ending conflicts in various parts of the world, saying countries that have nothing to do with those wars were feeling the pain. Mr Mancienne, who is also the Speaker of the National […]
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‘Tobacco price increase too little to match cost of production’
TOBACCO farmers have described the current 13 percent increase in tobacco prices as a far cry of what is required to both offset the seasonal cost of production currently hovering around 45 percent and improve their welfare. Zimbabwe Progressive Tobacco Farmers Association (ZPTFA) president Mr Mutandwa Mutasa said the latest price increase was lower than […]
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Govt has enough to feed 2,7 million food insecure people
Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter Government has enough grain in stock to feed 2.7 million people who were food insecure from last year up to June and plans are in place to feed those with deficit this year, Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has said. Minister Moyo said they will be expecting an increased […]
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Old mine dump turned into mega solar farm
IN an impressive feat of environmental rehabilitation and green energy transformation ingenuity, a local mining company has turned a decades old waste dump site that was an environmental ticking time bomb threatening the lives of humans and livestock into a solar farm that feeds electricity into a whole gold mining entity in Bubi District, Matabeleland […]
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Progress at Manhize steel plant charms President . . . hails Second Republic’s ‘favourable investment climate’
Herald Reporter THE speed at which huge investments are being implemented at the Dinson Iron and Steel Plant in Manhize, accompanied by facilities for value addition and beneficiation, attest to the favourable investment climate created by the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa has said. Addressing thousands of workers after touring the plant, he said: “This investment […]
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First Lady launches empowerment scheme for war vets, youths. . . 1 000 complete agric training in Hurungwe
NEARLY 1 000 liberation war fighters and youths from Hurungwe district in Mashonaland West Province, completed a first-of-its-kind capacity building programme in agriculture and environmental management courtesy of Environment Patron, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, as she leaves no sector behind in her empowerment initiatives. In her speech, the First Lady acknowledged that the training […]
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