PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the youth to fully utilise Artificial Intelligence to spur economic growth. Speaking during the official launch of the national youth empowerment symposium in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the youth must be at the forefront of embracing digital skills as they were no longer optional. “As I stated during the National…
A YEAR on from its re-opening after a major redevelopment programme, Rupurara Valley Lodge in Nyanga has won an early accolade in the prestigious Association of Zimbabwean Travel Agents (AZTA) Awards ceremony for 2025. The AZTA Awards are held each year to honour effort and achievement in the travel and tourism sector, with winners decided…
By Rutendo Ngara HIGH Court Justice Pisirayi Kwenda last night convicted businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu of defrauding the government of US$7 million in connection with a botched presidential goat scheme. The conviction follows their arrest and detention since June of last year. The pair secured the US$87 million presidential goat pass-on scheme contract…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are going all out to widen the use of the ZiG in the economy and to make sure that the domestic unit is optimally backed by gold and foreign currency reserves. Speaking at the recent CEO Africa Roundtable meeting in Victoria Falls, the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the country for implementing sound economic reforms that have resulted in relative stability of prices of basic goods and the foreign currency exchange rate. This comes as the government continues to engage with the IMF in crucial discussions that could lead to Harare securing another Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP)…
THE government says, despite having adequate grain at the national level, some areas will experience localised shortages. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the government would continue releasing funds for outstanding payments to farmers for grain delivered. “The government of Zimbabwe, using various consumption scenarios, has established that…
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation says it has invested more than US$10 million in community development projects across Matabeleland South as part of its commitment to sustainable growth and improving livelihoods in its areas of operation. Speaking during a handover of the Sitezi projects in Gwanda District yesterday, Caledonia Mining Corporation chief executive officer Mark Learmonth said…
BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have seized and frozen more than US$23 million in corruption proceeds so far this year. This comes amid growing public scrutiny of the country’s judiciary and investigative agencies, which have often been accused of dragging their feet in probing and concluding graft cases involving prominent figures. Speaking during the 2025 National Prosecution…
POWER utility Zesa has announced that Unit 8 of Hwange Thermal Power Station, which generates 335 megawatts (MW), has been taken off the grid for statutory maintenance, further compromising the country’s electricity supply. The planned outage, which began on Monday, will last 10 days. Figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), yesterday showed…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A DARING suspected thief who allegedly stole from deputy minister of Youth Kudakwashe Mupamhanga and MP Nyasha Chikwinya appeared in court yesterday. Prosper Muderede appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai, facing two counts of theft charges. He was remanded in custody to Friday for a bail ruling. It is…
