Новости за 16.05.2024

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education this Thursday met some members of the Children’s Parliament to discuss issues affecting young people.

Mutasa South partners Discovery Ambulance Services in medical outreach

Tobacco farmers have been urged to expedite the destruction of stalks to avoid tobacco regrowths and the spreading of pests and diseases. While the deadline for stalk destruction was yesterday, growers can seek extension from the Department of Quarantine Services in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement to avoid penalties.

Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter NEWLY- elected Member of Parliament for Harare East Constituency, Cde Kevin Mutimbanyoka has donated 10 computers to Danhiko Industrial Training College and 20 at Zimphos Primary School in Harare as the country moves towards digitalising the economy. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Cde Mutimbanyoka said Zanu PF is working towards fulfilling […]

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Government on Thursday launched the Zimbabwe Electronic Single Window platform at Beitbridge Border Post to merge all processes under one online platform.https://youtu.be/k7pcWtPK-ao?si=Yamk6aDbZN7kA8i1 The facility enhances the country’s ease of doing business as outlined in the Trading Across Borders concept. The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is spearheading the project. The facility allows […]

Crime Reporter Murewa Police District recently received a major boost for their operations after a local businessman, Mr Sam Mapingure, donated office furniture worth thousands of dollars. The donation comes in handy to the police as they seek to combat crime in the district. Mr Mapingure handed over the furniture to the Officer Commanding Murewa District, […]

Prosper Ndlovu Bulawayo Bureau FORMER Senator and Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo has died. She was 78. Sandi Moyo died at Mater dei Hospital in Bulawayo this morning. Her family confirmed the sad development but could not give further details. Zanu-PF Politburo member and former Cabinet minister, Retired Col Tshinga Dube expressed shock […]

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter Three new Ambassadors from Serbia, Holy See and Denmark have presented their credentials to President Mnangagwa at State House and have pledged to boost ties between their nations and Zimbabwe. First to present was Republic of Serbia Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Radisa Grujic, followed by Archbishop Janusz Stanislaw Urbańczyk of Holy […]

Sifelani Tsiko Environment & Innovations Editor The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and other global weather bureaus are getting early signals that a La Nina weather event may form in the Pacific Ocean later this year, something that could increase chances of wetter conditions in Zimbabwe and other countries in southern Africa during the 2024/25 cropping […]

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Beitbridge’s notorious house breaker, Thobekani Mpofu (30), whose reign of terror had gone on for six months was on Wednesday jailed for an effective two years. The accused was in the habit of breaking into houses using a crowbar or bolt cutter, targeting electrical gadgets. His tools of trade have since […]

Crime Reporter Following a domestic dispute with his wife, an Epworth man recently forced his two-year-old child to drink maheu, which was laced with rat poison. The child died after being admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital a few days later. In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident. “The ZRP is […]

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE’s quest to become an upper-middle-class society by 2030 is crystallising as massive infrastructure development projects shape up across the country, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking after conducting an aerial tour to monitor the progress of construction works at the Mount Hampden Conference Centre, roads and Presidential Villa sites, which are being […]

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter A CONVICTED lawyer awaiting sentence for misconduct is aspiring to be a High Court judge. Ms Burukai Muchadzireva, who is based in Chinhoyi, was among three candidates vying for the single post of judge of the Administrative Court, who were interviewed by a panel led by Chief Justice Luke Malaba in […]

Herald Reporter The visiting business delegation composed of United Arab Emirates and United States investors yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House and discussed a range of issues, mainly potential opportunities in Zimbabwe. The delegation arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday evening and is led by Special Presidential Investment Advisor, Mr Paul […]

Africa Moyo-Deputy News Editor ZIMBABWE and Angola yesterday signed 11 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields including agriculture, higher education, justice and housing, as the two brotherly countries continue to deepen relations. The MoUs were signed in Luanda, Angola, during the Second Session of the Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation (JPCC) between Zimbabwe and […]

Herald Reporter There is no going back in ensuring that businesses and individuals that are illegally dealing in foreign currency and charging prices above the official exchange rate comply with the law, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, said yesterday. Professor Ncube was speaking during the National Assembly’s question and answer […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Reporter MORE than 1,5 million vulnerable children in Zimbabwe are now able to access basic education through BEAM, the Government’s Basic Education Assistance Module. The Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment, which is conducted every year by the Zimbabwe Livelihood Assessment Committee (ZimLAC), a consortium of Government, UN agencies, NGOs and international organisations chaired by the […]

Joseph Madzimure-Zimpapers Politics Hub ZANU PF has completed the construction of the million-dollar state-of-the-art Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology headquarters at the south-east corner of Samora Machel Avenue and Simon Vengayi Muzenda Street.  President Mnangagwa who is the brains behind the construction of the ideological school is expected to officially open it at a date […]

Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter THE newly sworn-in Commission of Inquiry for Harare City Council, led by Retired High Court Judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, yesterday vowed to expose the local authority’s rot through a comprehensive audit of its books. President Mnangagwa swore in a five-member commission that will inter-alia investigate Harare City Council’s financial management systems and […]

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter Four United Nations and African Union conventions aimed at entrenching observance of human rights for migrants, the elderly, the vulnerable and the disabled in Zimbabwe were ratified by the National Assembly on Tuesday, a process required by the Constitution. The motions for ratification were moved by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare […]

The pace of investment into Zimbabwe is accelerating as more and more of those seeking a good deal now recognise that Zimbabwe has a lot to offer. A fair amount of this extra investment is now coming from Western countries, where investors had been wary for a couple of decades. But after seeing more adventurous […]

Enacy Mapakame Local platinum producers are expected to cash in on projected firm global demand after the 2024 full-year deficit was revised upwards due to limited supply. This comes after some of Zimbabwe’s platinum producers, taking cue from their South African parentage, laid off workers citing the strain on operations occasioned by record global metal […]

Tadious Manyepo-Sports Reporter JUNIOR BUNJIRA has become a cult hero just three months after joining CAPS United, not least after putting together a series of phenomenal displays, punctuated by three assists in five matches.  But the 20-year-old could as well have been lining up for the Green Machine’s bitter rivals Dynamos after he came within […]

Gloria Muruva–Herald Reporter THE National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe wants stakeholders to adopt a well-coordinated, multi-faceted approach in the fight against human trafficking.  Prosecutor-General Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo made the call during a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the NPA and Vukarhani Trust, a local anti-trafficking organisation, in Harare yesterday. “Human trafficking thrives […]

Bulawayo Bureau ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed insurance company, Fidelity Life Assurance Group, is retracing its footsteps back to Bulawayo where it sees growing attraction for investment and business potential through the creation of strategic synergies and participation in different developmental projects. On Friday, the company held its market re-engagement cocktail party in the city where it […]