SENATORS have voiced their concern over the continued road carnage happening across the country. This comes as authorities are considering a lifetime driving ban for reckless drivers, among a slew of other measures targeted at road hogs. Debating on a motion on the procurement and deployment of speed detection guns and breathalysers at major roadblocks…
PARLIAMENT has bemoaned the truant behaviour of some cabinet ministers who avoid the august House’s business, saying this is hampering the passing of several bills. This comes as Parliament has 16 bills that need to be tabled for debate, with only eight having been debated so far. Raising a point of national interest in the…
FOREIGN Affairs minister Amon Murwira has commended South Africa for supporting Zimbabwe’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the country’s bid for the 2027-2028 term last week. Speaking to the media in Beitbridge yesterday after meeting with South Africa’s minister of International…
AUTHORITIES say China’s policy to open “green lanes” for the country’s agricultural products will increase the export of different horticulture products. Speaking in the capital yesterday during the Chinese National Day and 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Harare, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the government was looking to the…
POWER utility Zesa has announced that Unit 3 of Hwange Thermal Power Station, which generates 120 megawatts (MW), has been taken off the grid for statutory maintenance, further compromising the country’s electricity supply. The planned outage, which began on Wednesday, will last 44 days. Figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company, yesterday showed that…
THE government says it is stepping up efforts to boost industrialisation and increase capacity utilisation in local manufacturing industries, while also tightening controls on the influx of foreign goods. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said authorities were implementing a “cocktail of measures” to ensure locally made products dominate supermarket…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says tourism is a “vital cog” in national development. Speaking yesterday at the official opening of the 18th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi World Tourism Expo in Mutare, Mnangagwa urged international exhibitors to continue supporting the country’s tourism products. “Tourism is a global powerhouse for economic development,” he said. “According to the UN…
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Kanyemba road will integrate the country into regional value chains and trade flows, the government has said. Speaking on behalf of Transport minister Felix Mhona yesterday during a tour of the Harare-Mazowe road dualisation project, deputy minister Joshua Sacco said the project’s completion would have far-reaching economic, social, and geopolitical implications….
DRUG peddlers face mandatory 15-year jail terms without the option of a fine as the government escalates its fight against illicit substances, according to chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Elimination of Drug and Substance Abuse, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri. This comes after Youth minister Tino Machakaire sensationally claimed that some Zanu PF bigwigs were involved…
THE Zanu PF women’s league has once again implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to acceed to the ruling party’s calls for him to extend his stay in power beyond 2028. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during the launch of the Presidential Empowerment Fund for the league, its secretary Mable Chinomona said the thus-far-unyielding Mnangagwa should listen to…
