By Brighton Muronzereyi GRISLY road crashes continue to be a major concern in the country, with the death of six students — one boy and six girls — in Nyanga on Friday from Harare’s Tynwald High School becoming the latest horror traffic accident to traumatise Zimbabweans. The unspeakable tragedy has seen authorities at Tynwald High…
AS NATIONAL consensus grows on the importance of peaceful elections next year, the government says it is ramping up its own efforts to ensure that Zimbabweans remain united. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said authorities had embarked on a number of programmes in this regard, to engender a peaceful environment…
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general Regina Chinamasa, pictured, has implored all stakeholders in the tourism industry to shun corruption as the scourge has a massive negative impact on the international market through the erosion of investor confidence. Addressing tourism players yesterday at the ongoing Sanganai/Hlanganani expo, Chinamasa said in a bid to fight corruption around…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says the country must put focus on promoting domestic tourism as this will play a crucial role in developing the sector. In 2020, the government launched the National Tourism Recovery and Growth Strategy to re-start the sector, in reaction to the industry’s performance which had been heavily crippled by the…
By Rutendo Ngara FARMERS say the high cost of inputs are threatening the realisation of government’s 2022\23 cropping season targets, as the development is likely to affect national food security. A snap survey done by the Daily News in Harare yesterday revealed that the cost of a 10kg bag of maize seed ranged from US$30…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) says investors applying for special economic zone licences should ensure their companies are able to contribute to the development of the economy. Special economic zones are geographically demarcated and secured areas that have different businesses operating in them. Speaking at the Sanganai/ Hlanganani tourism expo…
By Brandon Josphat MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, says he will join the government’s Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) because it is currently the only available platform at the moment that seeks to promote national talks in the country. Speaking last night on independent national commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Mwonzora also said…
By Ketty Nyoni GOVERNMENT says it does not have powers to come up with policies that will deal with individuals or entities refusing or charging an interest for worn out US$ notes. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said they could not put policies to punish institutions, including government parastatals…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says grade seven students will continue to attend school after completing their examinations to attend a life orientation programme (Lop). In a circular dated October 11, addressed to district school inspectors by provincial education directors, the ministry said heads of primary schools should submit timetables…
By Dionne Kanyowa POLICE have made headway in the US$1,3 million ABC Auctions weekend robbery, after shooting dead one suspect and arresting two others. The arrested men — police officer Kelvin Marimo and a soldier, Osinege Zvomuya — appeared at the Harare Magistrate Courts yesterday facing two robbery allegations.The suspect who was shot dead in…
