SOUTH Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation minister Naledi Pandor yesterday met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare in a closed door meeting, before donating maize meal worth R50 million to assist Cyclone Idai victims. Pandor’s visit came amid reports South Africa was pushing to encourage dialogue between Mnangagwa, the opposition and other key stakeholders. In…
THE Environment ministry says over 100 plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation (IUCN). In a speech read on his behalf by the ministry’s permanent secretary Munesu Munodawafa during the International Day for Biological Diversity on Monday, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said the IUCN symposium came…
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and patron of the Zimbabwe seeds for the future, Wang Wei who is also the wife of Chinese…
LEADING business software provider, Twenty Third Century System (TTCS), says it is continuing to provide SAP Services in Zimbabwe and the region. While the company’s contract to collect money on behalf of SAP (SAP Value Added Reseller) expired two years ago, this did not end their provision of services, according to the company. SAP is…
ZIMBABWE is saddled by a huge passport backlog as a result of foreign currency shortages to buy consumables. Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Austin Karonga last week spoke to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to find out how the government intends to address the issue. Below are the excerpts. Q: What is the…
A NON-governmental organisation, Sivio Institute (Sivio), has implored the government to put in place clear and transparent measures to protect the poor,…
THE City of Harare is targeting to have vaccinated at least 950 000 of its 1,5 million people against the Covid-19 virus as the capital pushes to reach herd immunity by year-end. At least 120 000 people have since received their first jab, while 40 000 got their second, in a development that has given…
ZIMBABWE’S Cultural Heritage ministry continues to explore and cement mutually-beneficial ties with the French government through its Harare Embassy, with the planned facelift of the infrastructure at Great Zimbabwe Monument being the latest area of cooperation. During his courtesy visit to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe in Harare yesterday, French ambassador to Zimbabwe Laurent Chevallier…
VILLAGERS from Nyamakate in Hurungwe North breathed a sigh of relief after rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) were able to capture a leopard that had been causing havoc in the area. The leopard escaped from a nearby game park and was now preying on the villagers’ livestock devouring poultry and…
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza says investment in science, innovation and technology is key in sustainable economic development. Nzenza said this on Friday while delivering her keynote address during a three-day virtual Atlas Convention 2021 that ran under the theme: “Innovation-driven and private sector-led economic transformation bridging industry and academia. Narrative of the private sector-led…
