AUTHORITIES have announced that foreign nationals operating in business sectors reserved for locals will be required to dispose of at least 75 percent of their shareholding to Zimbabwean citizens within the next three years. This comes as the government approved a review of levies, licenses, and permits across 12 sectors of the economy. The ministry…
THE Master of the High Court has opened the late former Public Service Commission chairperson Mariyo Mariyawanda Nzuwah’s estate for inspection. Nzuwah died on September 21, 2021, in Harare and was declared a national hero. In an estate notice yesterday, the Master of the High Court stated that if no objections were lodged within the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the country’s security personnel to remain alert and guard against threats to national stability, particularly during the festive season. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero, Mark Chimwaza, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa urged the security sector to emulate the patriot’s traits of selflessness…
THE government has called on the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to construct new toll gates and upgrade existing toll plazas as part of efforts to improve revenue collection, ease congestion, and enhance road infrastructure. Speaking in Norton on Thursday during the commissioning of the expanded Norton Toll Plaza, Transport minister Felix Mhona said it…
THE government has extended concessionary electricity tariffs for ferrochrome producers for 12 months to protect national employment and exports. Information minister Jenfan Muswere told the media yesterday that the extension allowed firms to complete their own captive power plants. “Cabinet considered and approved the proposal to extend concessionary tariffs and defer migration to standard rates…
Brighton Muronzereyi CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to Zimbabwe’s recently launched National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2), pledging ongoing support for the country’s economic growth. Speaking in Harare at a signing ceremony for irrigation upgrades yesterday, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding said China aimed to unlock productivity among smallholder farmers while accelerating modernisation. “Looking ahead, we…
ZANU PF welcomes members harbouring presidential ambitions as long as they follow the party’s formal internal procedures. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said leadership ambitions must be expressed through formal processes to safeguard unity and stability. “Everyone who enters politics naturally aspires to rise and to lead. That is precisely why,…
NATIONAL Assembly deputy speaker Tsitsi Gezi has dismissed witchcraft fears following the discovery of clay pots at the Parliament entrance on Tuesday. Addressing the House the same day, Gezi said preliminary assessments indicated that the incident was the work of an individual believed to be mentally challenged and posed no threat to the safety of…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced plans to remove 3 833 deceased voters from the voters roll as part of a data exercise for the country’s electoral register. In a general notice published in the latest Government Gazette, Zec’s chief election officer Simbarashe Tongayi called for objections to be lodged with the commission. “It…
GEO POMONA Waste Management executive chairman Delish Nguwaya has demanded that authorities introduce spot fines to curb pollution. Speaking in Harare during the commissioning of his company’s second batch of refuse collection equipment, Nguwaya argued that tougher enforcement was essential to raise environmental standards and address growing littering. “The progress in waste management is visible,…
