ZIMBABWE should intensify efforts towards a digital economy in response to challenges emanating from the Covid-19 pandemic, World Bank country manager Mukami…
THE president of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe, Reverend Amon Madawo, pictured, has described the Supreme Court decision favouring the current leadership of the church as God’s victory. The Supreme Court upheld a High Court decision which annulled a 2018 meeting which purported to dismiss Madawo and replace him with Bishop Cossam Chiangwa….
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IN A bid to increase the production of passports and national identity cards, Cabinet yesterday agreed to partner private players in implementing electronic applications for the much sought-after documents. Zimbabwe currently has a backlog of close to 220 000 passports as the Home Affairs ministry is still only accepting physical applications while foreign currency to…
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THE government has set up a grain procurement committee aimed at curbing side-marketing and encouraging farmers to sell their produce to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). This comes as the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) recently said it was closely working with the government to block maize side-marketing and importation. Speaking in the National…
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THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has received $1,7 billion from the government for the 2021 examinations, in a development set to ease the examination fees burden on guardians and parents. In a statement, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Cain Mathema said that the timely intervention by the government paves way for all eligible candidates…
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Zanu PF legislator for Bikita East Johnson Madhuku also told the National Assembly that composite classes affected the learning process in most schools, as some learners are at times left unattended as teachers will be busy in other classes. “This is the reason why we are lamenting that such the situation should be revisited and…
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MANICALAND provincial education director Edward Shumba says non-government schools are only eligible to increase fees after getting approval from the permanent secretary. This comes in the wake of an increase in school fees by institutions owned by the Anglican Church in the province, a development Shumba said violated the Education Act. “It has been brought…
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Affirmative Action Group (AAG) founding president Philip Chiyangwa has appointed Harare businessman Dilesh Nguwaya, pictured, as the empowerment lobby group’s security consultant. In a statement yesterday, Chiyangwa said Nguwaya would serve as consulting advisor to the presidium for a period of four years. “I hereby appoint you the AAG national executive council member responsible for…
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TRANSPORT ministry permanent secretary Thedius Chinyanga says the government will clear the motor vehicle number plates backlog in the next few months. This comes as the country is facing a shortage of motor vehicle number plates, with motorists expressing outrage over the development which has seen some being arrested for driving unregistered cars. “The consignment…
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THE government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), has launched television (TV) lessons set to benefit learners, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking during the launch of the TV lessons in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo said the initiative would ensure learning continuity for learners even when schools…
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