THE Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) has invited the public to nominate persons to be considered for appointment to…
This comes as the government is targeting the year-on-year inflation figures to go below 20 percent by year end after a previous…
TEACHERS’ unions have called on the government to change the school calendar so that learners do not go to school in winter, as the Covid-19 virus spreads easily during the cold weather periods. This comes as the country is reeling in the throes of rising Covid-19 infections, as learning institutions have also become hotspots, forcing…
THE MDC Alliance has expressed concern over the low voter registration, blaming it on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which it said has few registration centres across the country. Addressing the media this week, MDC Alliance secretary for elections, Ian Makone said that the current Zec centres were not enough to cater for all…
ONE of the country’s leading seed manufacturing firms, Seed Co, yesterday launched new vegetable seed hybrid varieties it hopes will provide a cost-effective production solution for farmers. The company launched two new cabbage seed varieties — SCV Dephine F1 and SCV Majesty F1 — at their Stapleford Farm headquarters in Mt Hampden. New tomato and…
PARLIAMENT has reiterated the call for the expeditious finalisation of the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, saying this will help to resolve land disputes between farmers and miners. This comes after the joint Portfolio Committees on Mines and Agriculture received a petition from Women and Land in Zimbabwe calling for the review of laws that…
DIVERSIFIED retail and wholesale giant N Richards Group yesterday opened another branch in Hatcliffe, Harare, bringing the group’s total operating stores throughout Zimbabwe to 38. The new Hatcliffe branch is now the 18th N Richards Group branch in the capital city. The retail and wholesale giant, which has been in business for over eight decades,…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has demanded Parliament to institute a probe into Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa’s conduct after he labelled him a witch yesterday. Mliswa caused commotion before being ejected from the National Assembly after he blocked Ziyambi, who is also the leader of government business in Parliament, from answering questions, hurling insults at…
THE government has signed a US$1,8 million deal with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to renovate the Chitungwiza sewerage system infrastructure. Through the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund) — a short to medium term infrastructure development programme which supports Zimbabwe’s economic recovery by improving the quality of life of ordinary citizens — the deal is…
LEGISLATORS have implored the government to review tuition fees for tertiary education institutions downwards so they remain affordable for all learners despite their backgrounds. This comes after the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of tertiary education institutions petitioned the parliamentary portfolio committee on Higher and Tertiary Education pleading for a 50 percent reduction of fees. Learners…
