By Rutendo Ngara THE government has directed that the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) should outsource services for grain grading and moisture content check in a bid to promote transparency in grain delivery. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of government-farmers interface in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province, on Tuesday, permanent secretary in the ministry…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has called on media practitioners to be responsible and ethical in carrying out their mandate and desist from abusing the right to freedom of expression. This comes as Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has implored local authorities and private players to embrace the use of renewable energy as it moves to achieve the Smart Cities target by 2030. This comes at a time the country has been pushing for the harnessing of the country’s abundant renewable energy resources as key to helping…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today travel to the United Kingdom for the coronation of King Charles III as he hopes to use the trip to intensify the country’s re-engagement process. This comes as the Second Republic foreign policy emphasises that Zimbabwe is a friend to all and an enemy to none. In…
By Brandon Josphat RWANDESE national Israel Shimimana is seeking the intervention of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be granted Zimbabwean citizenship after numerous failed attempts. This comes after the ministry of Home Affairs denied Shimimana citizenship despite having been married to a Zimbabwean woman since 2007, with their union blessed with four children. Shimimana who came…
VETERAN arts administrator and director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz), Nicholas Moyo has been appointed to the board of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). The global network of arts councils, ministries of culture and government agencies elected Moyo on Tuesday during the ongoing 9th World Summit on…
ISRAELI businessman Gilad Shabtai has withdrawn fraud charges against his partner Ofer Sivan and personal assistant Cassandra Myburgh who were standing trial…
THE level of renewed development progress in Zimbabwe is impressive, with the new Parliament building in Mt Hampden near the capital, Harare,…
AN INTERNATIONAL development aid organisation, Christian Blind Mission Global (CMBG), has opened offices in Harare and will focus on offering inclusive eye health (IEH) to needy local citizens. Speaking at the official opening of the United Kingdom-based organisation’s office in Belvedere, Harare, on Tuesday, CBMG country director Greatman Chivandire said their aim was on improving…
By Emmanuel Marambe ALL is set for the latest edition of the FBC Zimbabwe Open Golf tournament that tees-off at Royal Harare Golf Club tomorrow with a 156-strong field headlined by defending champion Albert Venter of South Africa. The 72-hole event is being backed by one of Zimbabwe’s leading financial institutions, FBC Holdings, who are…
