GOVERNMENT says it has put in place almost all modalities to host the 44th Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit this weekend in the capital. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday. “All Sadc countries will participate and the government is ready to host…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored churches to continue praying for the country in order to uplift the quality of life of ordinary people. Speaking during a national day of prayer at State House in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa called on the nation to embrace the upcoming Sadc Summit with utmost humility and patriotism. “In a few…
THE government is reviewing fining ZiG manipulators and perpetrators of unjust price hikes to a maximum of US$5 000. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare last night. “Penalties are being enforced against all perpetrators of unjust price hikes, manipulation of the ZiG currency, smuggling, and…
HARARE City Council (HCC) is running its day-to-day operations without an electronic management system (EMS) and its properties are maintained manually, a senior official has confirmed. This comes as the local authority is struggling to offer efficient service delivery to its ratepayers and over 2 000 properties are not properly registered resulting in corrupt practices….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday assured Zimbabweans that there was nothing that will stop Zimbabwe from hosting this month’s Sadc Summit in a fortnight. This comes as the country is set to host the 44th Sadc Summit and assume the regional body’s chairmanship. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero Makhethi Ndebele at the…
ZANU PF secretary for youth, Tino Machakaire, says it is crucial that party members show unflinching loyalty to their leadership. Addressing an inter-district meeting of the youth league in Rusape at the weekend, Machakaire also reminded his colleagues that such loyalty could never be seasonal. The Youth minister said this as he talked about his…
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) will now hold its elective congress soon after the Sadc Summit later this month despite having finalised preparations, a top official has said. This comes as the last congress was held in 2013 in Masvingo where Christopher Mutsvangwa was elected as the substantive chairperson. The elective congress…
AUTHORITIES have put in place a cocktail of new measures to increase capacity utilisation by local manufacturing industries and reduce imports. This comes as the government said it remained committed to continuous stakeholder engagements to capacitate the manufacturing sector and improve production. In a statement yesterday, permanent secretary in the Industry ministry, Thomas Utete Wushe…
THE National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has recovered about US$100 million in assets acquired illegally by several individuals and companies. This was revealed by Prosecutor General Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo’s in her 2023 NPAZ annual report that was recently tabled in Parliament. Matanda-Moyo also said authorities were beginning to make progress in their efforts to…
SOME parts of Harare are enjoying steady power supply after the government asked Zesa to curb load-shedding at all the venues of Sadc’s meetings. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Gloria Magombo, wrote to Zesa chairman Sydney Gata last week in this regard, in a bid to ensure that the important gathering’s proceedings…
