MORE than 200 RioZim employees had their US$37 million arbitration award registration case against their employer struck off the roll by the High Court. In her decision, Justice Catherine Bachi-Muzawazi acknowledged that “the law is an ass,” but stressed that because RioZim is already under corporate rescue, the employees’ application to register the award could…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has implored the research community to improve data systems in order to guide evidence-based policymaking and fully benefit from new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking during the ongoing Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (Zedcon), the RBZ deputy governor, Innocent Matshe, said it was important to apply rigorous tools…
ZIMBABWE needs to come up with innovative financing solutions to enhance domestic resource mobilisation amid rising health demands, such as for anti-retroviral drugs, said UN resident and Humanitarian coordinator Edward Kallon. The call comes after USAid funding cuts led to the termination of numerous vital health and development projects, including those related to malaria prevention,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE will deport nine Chinese nationals who were convicted and fined US$150 each for illegal possession of cocaine last week, a sentence that sparked public outrage amid a national drug abuse crisis. This comes as Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe last Friday fined Yu Hefeng, Dong Yunmei, Yang Wanwan, Wu Yuejun,…
HEALTH experts have called for renewed efforts to curb neonatal deaths, saying progress in reducing the fatalities has remained stagnant despite overall declines in child mortality. Speaking at a Patient Safety Day programme yesterday, Mpilo Hospital consultant paediatrician Wedu Ndebele said neonatal deaths had not mirrored the broader declines in child deaths. “When I was…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Harare City Council (HCC) has ordered an immediate stop to all illegal gravel mining operations in Warren Hills and surrounding areas, warning individuals and companies to obtain formal municipal approval. Speaking to the media after a site inspection yesterday, the HCC’s environmental management committee chairperson, Termany Utete, said those involved in illegal…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya THE theft and vandalism of Zesa’s infrastructure remains a major threat to public safety and the mitigation of crippling power cuts in the country, amid concerns that this is also significantly affecting Zimbabwe’s economic growth. This comes as several areas in the country — including Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that he will not tolerate any form of corruption or indiscipline among senior party officials, stating they must maintain integrity and accountability. Addressing a politburo meeting at the ruling party’s headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa warned that he would not hesitate to deal with anyone who brings the party into disrepute….
THE government has called for innovative macroeconomic and sectoral policies that will drive broad-based economic transformation. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (Zedco) yesterday, deputy minister of Finance Kudakwashe Mnangagwa said such policies were crucial for the growth of the economy. “There is an urgent need to explore innovative and practical strategies for implementing…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Isaac Moyo as the country’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. In an extraordinary Government Gazette yesterday, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said Moyo succeeded Lovemore Mazemo who was redeployed to South Africa. He replaced David Douglas Hamadziripi, who…
