VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is chairing a committee that is dealing with the exclusive prospective orders (EPOs) for mining in the country. An EPO gives exclusive rights to prospect for specified minerals in any identified location and are issued for three years. This comes as legislators wanted to know the government policy on the EPOs…
PARLIAMENT has demanded that the ministry of Mines should provide the necessary details of the 40 mining companies granted exclusive prospective orders (EPOs) for the lawmakers to understand how transparent the mines’ operations are. An EPO gives exclusive rights to prospect for specified minerals in any identified location and are issued for three years. The…
SIX people were killed, and five others seriously injured in a head-on collision on Sunday, police have said. National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the accident. ‘‘The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 28 January 2024 at around 1445 hours at the 102 kilometre peg along…
THE government says it will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as it will assist the country in economic and investment growth. Speaking at an Africa Investment Leaders Forum in Harare at the weekend, deputy Finance minister David Mnangagwa, in a speech read on his behalf by chief director in the ministry Charles Mujajati, said there was…
AT LEAST 15 000 residents, mostly civil servants, across the country are set to receive title deeds for homes under the presidential title deeds programme. In a notice yesterday, the Housing and Social Amenities ministry said the beneficiaries should submit required documents to the ministry before February 29 this year.“The presidential title deeds programme which…
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is cracking down on private learning centres that are operating illegally. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Moses Mhike, confi rmed the blitz — adding that authorities were also going after unqualifi ed teachers who were employed at these institutions. He said Zesa currently…
AMID growing concerns over the prospects for the local economy going forward, a top economist has warned that it will be disastrous if authorities cave in to demands to abandon the under-siege Zimbabwe dollar. Instead, says the chief executive of the CEO Africa Roundtable, Kipson Gundani, the country should persist using both the local currency…
POLICE officers are undergoing training on the use of new technologies to curb the influx of drugs and other crimes in the country. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Home Affairs secretary Raphael Faranisi said the government would also continue importing the latest technologies to fight crime. ‘’The government is on a drive…
THE Zimbabwe Local Government Association (Zilga), a combination of urban and rural authorities, has challenged local councils to craft innovative master plans in areas under their jurisdictions that benefit residents. Speaking at a workshop on the role of master plans in modernising local authorities in Harare last week, Zilga president Aaron Shamu said there was…
AUTHORITIES plan to capacitate all civil servants with crucial skills for their life after retirement. This comes as most retired government workers are struggling to make ends meet due to their eroded pensions and failure to adequately prepare for life after retirement. This has now seen the government creating a retirement planning programme for civil…
