THE United States Government has provided an additional contribution of US$2.5 million to respond to emergency needs in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai. The contribution, provided through the US Agency for International Development (USAid) Office of Food for Peace, will support immediate food needs in the most affected areas of Manicaland Province. [GoogleAd] USAid will…
THE European Union (EU) has given civic society organisations (CSOs) US$5,5m to help them work towards contributing to good governance and development in the country. This comes as the bloc recently voiced its concerns over government heavy-handedness in dealing with last year’s electoral violence and January’s riots which left at least 20 people dead and…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has hailed government’s proposal to adopt the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). EITI is a global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources. [GoogleAd] It seeks to address the key governance issues in the extractive sectors In a statement, Zela said its adoption will enable…
POPULAR joint, Jamaica Inn in Bromley (Mashonaland East), is up for sale. According to Rawson Properties, which has the mandate to sale the property, the entertainment hub — situated at the 35 kilometre peg along the Harare-Marondera Road — is valued at US$850 000. [GoogleAd] The facility sits on 2,24 hectares of land with three…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has licensed New Glovers Solar (Private) Limited to operate a 10 megawatt (MW) solar project in Munyati in the Midlands Province. [GoogleAd] “The generation licence is hereby granted to New Glover Solar in terms of section 42 of the Electricity Act to construct, own, operate and maintain a 10MW…
OVER 90 percent of the available exhibition space at the 60th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has already been snapped up, a government minister has revealed. ZITF, the country’s largest trade showcase is set to take place between April 23 and 27 under the theme, “Propagating Industrial Growth through Trade and Investment”….
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has embarked on a massive recruitment drive for two of its operating units – the Airforce of Zimbabwe (AFZ) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). In separate notices, the ZNA and AFZ have invited applications from suitably qualified candidates to take up employment with the ZDF units. [GoogleAd] ZNA is…
CABINET on Tuesday approved the proposal for the construction of a railway line and wharf at Beira port to facilitate the transportation of minerals. This follows the country’s endeavour to create a cobweb of railway lines to move freight and passengers to many places at ease. At the same time with Zimbabwe being landlocked —…
SCORES of people suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Zimbabwe have lost their jobs due to discrimination at their workplaces. This came out during the World TB Day pre-commemorations in Bulawayo recently. MDR-TB is a form of TB infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment. [GoogleAd] Treatment for that type of TB…
CHINESE Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun yesterday paid a courtesy call on ICT minister Kazembe Kazembe at his offices were the two discussed issues that included expanding information technology systems between the two countries. [GoogleAd] “We hope that we will be able to boost the economy of Zimbabwe and through cooperation government will be able…
