THE Rwandan government, through the ministries of Public Service and Primary and Secondary Education, seeks to recruit more than 150 Zimbabwean teachers in various fields of expertise. This comes after the two countries in 2021 inked an agreement for Kigali to recruit tutors from the southern African country to cover a skills gap. It also…
THE country’s legislators are owed over US$600 000 in unpaid sitting allowances spanning over the last eight months. This comes amid concerns by the MPs who are paid US$75 per sitting that they were now failing to meet their obligations such as paying their bills and utilities. This was revealed in the National Assembly last…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AN auditor employed by former Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono to audit his family-owned Valley Lodge property in Mutare told the court on Friday that Clark and Beverly Makoni siphoned more than 130 million RTGs, equivalent to US$100 000, because that is what they could only quantify. The auditor said they were…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has revealed that this year’s edition of the annual business expo generated business leads valued between US$296 million and US$379 million. The figures are based on responses from 154 participants who completed the ZITF’s online survey, comprising 94 exhibitors (61 percent) and 60 business delegates (39 percent). In…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writers ZIMBABWEANS need to ditch their fixation with personality politics and also promote discourse that addresses critical national issues to move the country forward. So says former Cabinet minister and opposition stalwart, David Coltart, who adds that it is crucial that all politicians fight for national development despite their political differences. Speaking on…
RUTENDO NGARA AT LEAST 12 people died last week alone in road traffic accidents whilst more than 60 were injured on different occasions. This comes after Parliament has called on the government to expedite the establishment of the Road Accidents Fund (RAF) to ensure that people are saved on the road through the availing of…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer AUTHORITIES have directed therapists in Aesthetics (Beauty Therapy) and massagers to be registered with Natural Therapists Council of Zimbabwe (NTCZ) in order to operate legally. This comes after nine women were convicted of breaching the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act after advertising massage and sex services on social media. The women…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has set its eyes on adopting a pro-poor policy aimed at capacitating vulnerable individuals in the city. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, the BCC director of housing and community services Dictor Khumalo said the policy would be implemented after being approved by council. “The proposed policy seeks to strengthen…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer THE government has issued a stern warning to schools that will demand payment of fees in US dollars only and make it mandatory for parents to purchase uniforms and stationery exclusively at their premises saying disciplinary actions will be taken. In a circular that was addressed to school authorities issued over the…
LEGISLATORS want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the dire state of the country’s public health system a national disaster, to spur the mobilisation of needed resources to mitigate the crisis. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of Parliament’s Health portfolio committee, Josiah Makombe, confirmed the push yesterday….
