PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there are positive signs that relations between Zimbabwe and its former coloniser, the United Kingdom (UK), are improving. Speaking at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday, after landing from the UK for King Charles III’s coronation in London on Saturday, Mnangagwa said the country is now close to joining…
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged the Tourism and Home Affairs ministries to come up with stiffer penalties to deal with litter bugs in order to keep the environment clean. Speaking after a clean-up exercise in Harare’s Central Business District, Chiwenga called on councils to ensure that waste collection is done regularly in residential areas,…
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has implored the government, business and labour to work more closely together in the interest of workers and other stakeholders. Addressing workers in Harare on May Day, the ILO’s representative in Zimbabwe, Annamarie Kiaga, also said it was crucial for the country to effect a new and inclusive social contract…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has signed an agreement with aviation giant Emirates to boost inbound tourist arrivals and develop traffic into the country utilising the strength of the airline’s global network. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Dubai yesterday by Emirates’ senior vice president commercial operations for Africa Badr Abbas and ZTA chief…
AUTHORITIES have called on employers and workers to work together with the government to overcome the country’s economic challenges. Speaking during Workers Day commemorations in Dzivarasekwa, Harare, yesterday, chief director in the ministry of Public Service Clifford Matorera said workers were a vital cog in the country’s quest to reshape the economy through sustainable growth….
THE Civil Registry department will carry out a three-month mop-up national mobile civil registration exercise starting Monday as the country prepares to hold its general elections before the end of August. In a statement, the department says the exercise would run up to July. “The Civil Registry Department wishes to advise members of the public…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has banned the use of some 48kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that are being smuggled into the country for domestic use. According to Zera, the gas cylinders being smuggled into the country were tampered with and are unsafe to use and no one bears responsibility for their maintenance…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, was elected vice president of the Council of African Regulators (CAR) at the 12th Smart Africa meeting held in Victoria Falls on Monday. The CAR meeting was held on the sidelines of the three-day Transform Africa Summit 2023 coordinated by Smart Africa. Machengete would deputise…
GOVERNMENT has established over 100 information communication technology (ICT) laboratories at schools across the country under its e-learning platform. This was confirmed by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa during the post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday. “The construction of 24 community information centres has reached 90 percent of completion. 100 ICT laboratories have been established at schools across…
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) says it needs US$5 million to enhance power generation at its Harare Thermal Power Station. This comes as the thermal power station is currently producing 12 megawatts against a potential of 60. Speaking after a tour of the station by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy yesterday, ZPC managing director, Nobert…
