THE government has once again spent millions of United States dollars on top-of-the-range off-road vehicles for the country’s traditional leaders. Speaking in Harare yesterday, at the handover of 100 brand new Isuzu double cab trucks, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the move was meant to ensure that chiefs enjoyed dignified standards of living. “Given the role…
PUBLIC broadcaster, ZBC, has suspended its chief executive officer (CEO) Adelaide Chikunguru with immediate effect, the board confirmed yesterday in a statement. “The reasons for Adelaide Chikunguru’s suspension have been confidentially made known to her, but are not, however, being made public for the time being. “Meanwhile, the corporation’s finance director Assael Machakata has been…
THE government says they have entered into partnerships with various foreign companies to rehabilitate the country’s railway system. This comes as three National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) employees tragically lost their lives in a train derailment and subsequent fire last week along the Zimbabwe-Mozambique Railway Line near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare, Manicaland Province….
THE government has given millers the green light to import genetically modified (GMO) maize from South Africa, as authorities strive to ensure food security in the country. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Agriculture yesterday, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairperson, Tafadzwa Musarara, confirmed the development and also assured MPs that the maize…
THE government has revised the Continuous Assessment of Learning Activities (Cala) in schools by reducing the number of assessed subjects. This comes after various stakeholders, including parents, teachers and parliamentarians, among others, raised concerns that the Calas were taxing on the part of not only learners but also guardians and educators. In a post-Cabinet media…
LEADING milk processor, Dairibord Zimbabwe, and USAID-funded Feed the Future Zimbabwe Fostering Agribusiness for Resilient Markets (FARM) Activity, recently entered into a US$60 000 co-funded grant agreement. The grant is set to increase raw milk supply by establishing a reliable supplier base from smallholder beef-dairy farmers, utilising village milk aggregators in wards 3, 4, and…
CENTRES to protect girls and women against gender-based violence (GBV) and rape victims are being established across the country. Under the banner, ‘Women at the Centre -Rising up against the Pandemic of Violence against Women Project’ – the concept of the centre was launched yesterday in Harare. They are being launched with the support of financial…
AUTHORITIES have promised to provide cushion allowances for ‘A’ Level and rural teachers in order to boost their morale. This was confirmed by Education minister Torerai Moyo yesterday when he met representatives of various teachers’ unions in Harare to discuss various issues, including teachers’ welfare and Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala).“We are going to engage…
A HARARE businesswoman is crying foul, after a coal miner unilaterally terminated a provision of security and consultative services agreement they had…
AUTHORITIES say they are in the process of repurposing the recently decommissioned Munyati Power Station by turning it into a solar energy or gas plant. Munyati Power station is a five-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 100 megawatts and the plant was completed between 1953 and 1958, and is owned by Zimbabwe…
