GOVERNMENT says it will continue utilising its assets that are powered by fossil fuels, but is working on transitioning to the use of other cleaner energy resources. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon-containing materials such as coal, oil, and natural gas while cleaner energy sources are; solar, wind and hydro energies. However, addressing the media in Harare…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, is eyeing the presidency of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The Geneva-based IPU is an international organisation of national parliaments and its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and cooperation among its members. The term of office of the current IPU president, Duarte Pacheco, ends in…
AUTHORITIES should not tinker with Zimbabwe’s current relative economic stability, which has seen the prices of basic goods in the country holding steady in recent days. This is the considered advice of prominent economist Eddie Cross to the government, who adds that having prudent, consistent and predictable policies in place will lift the country and…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has gazetted the full names of candidates who will participate in the upcoming general elections. This comes as the electoral body conducted the nomination process last week. According to an extraordinary Government Gazette published yesterday, 11 candidates are set to contest for the presidential post, while thousands more are eyeing…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries have made the nation united and resilient. Addressing Zanu PF women’s league in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said policies by his administration had managed to ease the impact of sanctions on the economy and the people of Zimbabwe. “When we distribute our land,…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) says it is going to provide land to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a bid to create employment and alleviate poverty in the capital. Speaking at the launch of the SMEs policy in Harare earlier this week, HCC mayor Jacob Mafume said SMEs played a crucial role in the…
THE government has embarked on a programme to rehabilitate all roads leading to polling stations around the country to ensure easy accessibility ahead of the August 2023 general elections. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the progress made so far had been revealed in a report on…
THE government has handed over 38 houses to families relocated to pave way for the construction of the new 310 kilometers high voltage power transmission line in Umguza, Matabeleland North Province. Zesa relocated 72 families last year as the power utility was expanding Hwange Thermal Power Station in a bid to end power outages in…
POLICE have expressed concern over the death traps that disused mines across the country have become, prompting them to engage the government to find ways to curb the loss of lives in the shafts. This comes as the police were currently investigating a suspected trapping incident that occurred at Ranmine in the Gwiringwindi area of…
INDEPENDENT presidential candidate, Saviour Kasukuwere, has appointed a technical team to lead his election campaign bid, with self-exiled former government minister Walter Mzembi coming in as the crew’s chairperson. In a statement yesterday, Mzembi said the technical committee would provide administrative support to Kasukuwere ahead of the polls. Munyaradzi Bwanya was appointed chief of staff,…
