THE government needs nearly 500 000 metric tonnes of grain to feed over six million rural dwellers who are food insecure up to March next year. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday. “The country’s food balance sheet to March 2025 indicates that 6.2 million…
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Zimre Park, Ruwa, has appeared before a Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of allegedly defrauding high school students of over US$2 600 last month. “Sometime in July 2024, the accused person posed as a member of the Junior Parliament, promising students a chance to join the junior motivators Sadc Parliament Programme,”…
ZESA is now owed a staggering US$400 million by its customers — which is exacerbating the country’s energy crisis. Among those who owe the under pressure power utility these huge sums are government departments, local authorities, businesses, farmers and ordinary consumers. Addressing the media in Harare on Monday, Zesa managing director, Abel Gurupira, said this…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has convicted and fined 12 fuel service stations and cancelled one operating licence for selling contaminated fuel. Among the 12 operators sanctioned, one was closed and 11 were fined for the fuel quality offences committed during the first half of 2024. Busuman Motors Bulawayo, Pitstop Hatcliffe, Harare, AA Fuels…
PRINCIPAL of the Chitepo School of Ideology Munyaradzi Machacha says they are engaging with the private sector in order to enrol them for training in the ideals of national security and patriotism. This comes as the government says the training it gave to local authorities leaders across the country last week would help them to…
ONE of the leading banks in the country, Time Bank has offered the government a loan of US$35 billion to compensate white farmers and other groups of people in an inclusive manner. This comes as the government is continuing to push for a settlement with white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the…
THE country’s power utility, Zesa, says it has come up with a cocktail of measures to address the continuations of load shedding in the country. This comes as ordinary people and businesses are reeling after Zesa ramped up its load-shedding schedules following a major fault at the key Hwange Power Plant late last week. The…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the modernisation of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (RGMIA) VVIP pavilion plays a crucial role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. He was speaking yesterday in Harare during the commissioning of the Chinese-built US$13 million VVIP pavilion lounge where he said the aviation industry played a key…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is courting Indian investors in different sectors of Zimbabwe’s economy. Speaking in New Delhi, India, during the ongoing Africa Conclave on India-Africa Partnership, Chiwenga on Tuesday said Zimbabwe offered great opportunities for investors. “Let me assure you, therefore, that Zimbabwe is open for business and presents opportunities in mining, manufacturing, agriculture,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged officials working in public entities to desist from engaging in corrupt activities as the practice derails economic development. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero, retired Brigadier General Elasto Madzingira, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said parastatals were vital for economic development. Madzingira, who…
