POWER utility Zesa says it is awaiting government approval of the US$455 million Hwange power station refurbishment deal with the Indian-based company Jindal. This deal was structured under a 15-year rehabilitate, operate, and transfer (ROT) arrangement designed to bolster the country’s electricity generation capacity. Zesa acting chief executive officer, Cleopas Nyachowe, told parliamentarians on Tuesday…

ZIMBABWE is practically ready to receive Lenacapavir — the new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection — the United States of America has said. This comes as the country is one of 10 nations in Africa that have been selected to receive the new HIV drug to be provided by the US government to burdened nations in…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will soon launch two economic blueprints that will stimulate economic growth and improve livelihoods. Speaking at the commissioning of the new Cut Rag Processors (Pvt) Ltd production facility in Harare yester­day, Mnangagwa said the National Development Strategy 2 and the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy 2 would bolster the…

AUTHORITIES have reviewed licences and taxes in the energy sector to ease the cost of doing business and enhance the economy’s growth. This comes as Cabinet recently approved the review of levies, licences, and permits across 12 sectors of the economy. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the…

DELAYED payments to various service providers have put the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in a precarious position as it now can’t get needed supplies and services on time. This comes after it was confirmed officially yesterday that the arrears were causing serious shortages of school materials and infrastructure. In this regard, minister Torerai…

THE government is considering reducing passport fees in line with the country’s intensifying ease of doing business push, as well as the need to cushion vulnerable citizens from economic hardships. This emerged in Parliament on Wednesday, following a question on what the government was doing to ensure that ordinary passports — which currently cost US$170…

THE Rural Electrifi­cation Fund (REF) seeks US$249 million to complete public institution electrification by 2026. REF is a statutory body cre­ated by the government through an Act of Parliament of 2002 to facilitate the provision of energy infrastructure in rural communi­ties for socio-economic growth and the general development of rural Zimbabwe. Speaking in Bulawayo at…