By Regis Chingawo THE amount of money allocated to the ministry of Agriculture will require an upward review if inflation is taken into consideration, a parliamentary portfolio committee has said. In the $4.5 trillion 2023 National Budget presented to Parliament by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last month, the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural…
By Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE is plotting to pull out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) after its proposals, including selling its ivory stockpiles, were rejected at the just-ended CITES conference held in Panama. Harare has been failing to sell its stockpiles due to an international ban on ivory trade. With a…
By Rutendo Ngara SIX people died on Tuesday in separate road accidents, the second in less than a week as the festive season looks to be bloody. Last Saturday, six people died while nine others were injured when a truck rammed into a Nissan Caravan vehicle along the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road. In a statement yesterday, police…
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, says its newly launched MaishaCare is making medical insurance easily accessible to the majority of people in the country. The innovative health cover offers primary care from as little as US$5 per month and gives low-income customers access to quality healthcare, a network of doctors,…
By Rutendo Ngara UNITED Nations (UN) resident coordinator Edward Kallon claims that gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country are underreported. Speaking during a campaign against GBV in Harare yesterday, Kallon said there was a need to up the game in the fight against the scourge in order for the country to achieve Sustainable Development…
A Venture capital workshop was organized by the US Embassy in partnership with Eight2Five Innovation Hub. The hub has consistently moved towards…
By Ashley Moyo REIGNING Miss Africa Zimbabwe Ayanda Sibanda will represent the country at the sixth edition of Miss Africa Calabar pageant to be held at the Calabar International Convention Centre, Cross River State, Nigeria on December 27. The Miss Africa Calabar Pageant, an initiative of the Cross River State Government, is focused on promoting,…
THE government’s plan to come up with a national health insurance policy is noble as it will facilitate the provision of cheaper medical services in addition to availing affordable medicine for non-communicable diseases. In the final analysis, however, the mooted national health insurance policy will only be of value to Zimbabweans if it is truly…
THE Harare City Council has been forced to stop signing new leases at some of its prime business land after its finance committee raised concerns over low rentals, with some business owners said to be paying as little as US5 cents per square metre. The matter was raised by the city’s finance committee councillors, chaired…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE coming Christmas and New Year holidays will likely be time off that only the Grinch will savour, as the country’s brutal power cuts worsen and prices of basic goods start to tick up again. This comes as reeling businesses have warned of potential significant retrenchments if the electricity crisis continues for…
