AFRICAN Development Bank Group (ADBG) president Akinwumi Adesina says Zimbabwe needs to reform in order to achieve lasting economic success. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during the second structured dialogue platform on Zimbabwe’s arrears clearance and debt resolution, Adesina said Zimbabwe should put its past behind it and implement reforms.He also pleaded with the United States…

ZIMBABWE has lost close to an estimated US$12 billion due to illegal trade in the mining sector since 2010, the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mining Development, Edmond Mkaratigwa, told the Daily News yesterday. He said precious minerals, such as gold and diamonds, were the most affected due to their easy marketability…

PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu says the government is planning to limit the number of subjects that learners can register for Advanced Level, saying there is no need to have them writing 10 subjects, for example. This comes as it has become fashionable that learners who consider themselves geniuses tend to write more…

THE government is working on how to diversify the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) operations so it can create revenue from its vast properties, including land, to improve the welfare of pensioners. Responding to inquiries from legislators on when Nssa is going to delink its assets and protect pensioners during a question and answer session…

PARLIAMENTARIANS have paid tribute to the late MDC founder president Morgan Tsvangirai, with MDC legislator Pauline Mpariwa urging Zimbabweans to take a leaf from the illustrious career of the opposition leader by forgiving and tolerating each other. Tsvangirai, who served as prime minister during the Government of National Unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013, died…

PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu has called upon schools to make use of learners to manufacture uniforms to augment their income as well as empower pupils. Responding to enquiries by legislators during a question and answer session in the National Assembly yesterday, Ndlovu said it was now government policy that schools can produce…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday allocated a US$10 million grant for small-scale miners for the expansion of the sector as part of the government’s aim to achieve a US$12 billion mining sector by year’s end. Speaking to the media after the signing ceremony of the facility in Harare yesterday, Ncube said the funds were allocated…

MDC president Douglas Mwonzora recalled former vice president Elias Mudzuri from Parliament yesterday on charges of insubordination and undermining the opposition party’s constitution. Deputy president of the Senate Mike Nyambuya confirmed the recall in the Senate yesterday.“Parliament was notified that Elias Mudzuri ceased to be a member of the MDC party.  According to Section 129(1)(k)…