GOVERNMENT has warned a total of 452 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) yet to submit to authorities audited financial statements in line with the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Act. The Act orders every PVO to submit its financial statement to the Social Welfare ministry. In a notice yesterday, the Social Welfare ministry identified over 400 NGOs, including…
PARLIAMENT has splashed millions of dollars purchasing top-of-the-range vehicles for lawmakers. The country’s 280 National Assembly members and 80 Senators have since started taking delivery of the vehicles valued at over US$20 million. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, government chief whip Pupurai Togarepi confirmed the development saying the vehicles would improve their…
THE country needs to urgently broaden its power generation mix in the light of the ongoing electricity crisis and the risks associated with hydro-power as a result of climate change, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Irrigation Investment Conference in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said hydro power generation was failing the country due to…
THE estate of the late national hero and nationalist, James Chikerema, has been opened for inspection by the Master of the High Court some 18 years after his death. The outspoken nationalist died in Indianapolis, United States, in March 2006 and once served as the president of the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe during…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the country’s youth to report drug peddlers to authorities in order to end the national drug and substance abuse scourge. Officially opening the 32nd junior Parliament in Mt Hampden, Mnangagwa said the rate at which the youths are taking drug and substance abuse was worrying his administration.“It is heart-breaking that…
GOVERNMENT says it is facilitating markets for the country’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the international markets in order to boost their financial base. Speaking at a ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) led SMEs expo in Harare on Friday, deputy minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Jennifer Mhlanga said the sector…
THE 2024 environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability conference will focus on encouraging and empowering the private and public sector to embrace “sustainable futures”. The conference, set for September, is being organised by the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ), Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe (ICAZ) and the Institute of Sustainability Africa (INSAF), and will…
THE government now plans to probe all the country’s cities and towns. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate Harare City Council. It also comes amid concerns that most local authorities, especially those in urban areas, are havens of corruption — thereby seriously affecting service delivery there….
MUTAPA Investment Fund (MIF) chief executive John Mangudya says well-managed State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a crucial role in growing the country’s economy. Established under the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, the MIF is overseeing the operations of over 60 parastatals across diverse sectors. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, Mangudya said the country’s…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored party structures to guard against people who want to manipulate the ongoing Zanu PF restructuring programme. This comes barely 48 hours after Mnangagwa called on war veterans who are squabbling over the holding of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) congress to close ranks for the good of…
