Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE must curb its multi-billion-dollar import dependency to stop exporting vital job opportunities and drive domestic industrialisation, a cabinet minister has warned.Speaking at the Labour and Employment Summit in Bulawayo at the weekend, the minister of Skills Audit and Development, Jenfan Muswere, said the nation was losing critical employment opportunities by importing…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER HARARE Polytechnic must serve as a primary engine for national growth by transforming learners into active technopreneurs who will drive national industrialisation.Speaking at the institution’s 46th graduation ceremony at the weekend, the minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Fredrick Shava, emphasised that technical education must go beyond producing job seekers to fostering…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERTHE High Court has dismissed an application by former Air Force of Zimbabwe chaplain Oliver Chitamba challenging the termination of his service after a 16-year delay.Justice Neville Wamambo dismissed the application after finding that Chitamba had waited about 16 years before approaching the court, ruling that the delay was excessive and that…

 Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER THE World Food Programme (WFP) says it urgently needs US$40 million to cushion vulnerable communities from starvation for the next six months. This comes as a severe food crisis looms for mil­lions of families across the country, with the effects of an El Niño weather pattern beginning to bite. The WFP…