AUTHORITIES say China’s policy to open “green lanes” for the country’s agricultural products will increase the export of different horticulture products. Speaking in the capital yesterday during the Chinese National Day and 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Harare, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the government was looking to the…

POWER utility Zesa has an­nounced that Unit 3 of Hwange Thermal Power Station, which generates 120 megawatts (MW), has been taken off the grid for statutory maintenance, further compro­mising the country’s electricity supply. The planned outage, which began on Wednesday, will last 44 days. Figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company, yesterday showed that…

THE government says it is stepping up efforts to boost industrialisation and increase capacity utilisation in local manufacturing industries, while also tightening controls on the influx of foreign goods. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said authorities were implementing a “cocktail of measures” to ensure locally made products dominate supermarket…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says tourism is a “vital cog” in national development. Speaking yesterday at the official opening of the 18th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi World Tourism Expo in Mutare, Mnangagwa urged international exhibitors to continue supporting the country’s tourism products. “Tourism is a global powerhouse for economic development,” he said. “According to the UN…

THE Zanu PF women’s league has once again implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to acceed to the ruling party’s calls for him to extend his stay in power beyond 2028. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during the launch of the Presiden­tial Empowerment Fund for the league, its secretary Mable Chinomona said the thus-far-unyielding Mnangagwa should listen to…

PARLIAMENT has urged the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to relocate the Dema tollgate in Mashonaland East Province from its current site near residential areas. This follows recommendations contained in the Auditor General’s report on Zinara’s audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023, which was tabled in the National Assembly last Tuesday…

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is calling for a collaborative effort among all stakeholders to end human rights violations resulting from enforced disappearances. In a statement to commemorate the International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Saturday, the ZHRC urged the government to accede to the International Convention for the Protection of All…