THE country is expecting a rapid economic growth on the back of a bumper harvest this season, Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, has said. The country is expecting grain production of between 2,5 and 2,8 million metric tonnes driven by improved rainfall and increased inputs supply through the government-initiated Pfumvudza agriculture concept. Speaking…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised fears that the insurgency in Mozambique could spill over into Zimbabwe — urging local communities, especially those in Manicaland, to be on high alert. Speaking before yesterday’s Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa also said his government was working with Mozambican authorities, through the Southern African Development Community (Sadc),…
CABINET yesterday approved the reintroduction of the National Youth Service training programme, which was previously accused of being behind a Zanu PF militia that terrorised opposition members. The programme, whose cadets were commonly referred to as green bombers due to their conspicuous uniform, were introduced in 2000 by the late former Youth minister and Zanu…
AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts against graft within the police force, with Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe urging citizens to use technology to help nail rogue cops. This comes amid growing concerns over the rising incidents of police officers being implicated in violent crime and corruption. Speaking in Senate last week, Kazembe said Zimbabweans…
THE family of late Transport minister, Joel Biggie Matiza has set sights on completing projects that were started by their patriarch in his home constituency of Murewa South. Matiza succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on January 22 this year and was buried at the National Heroes Acre at the height of the second wave of the pandemic. …
ZIMBABWE is coming under growing pressure to deploy soldiers in Mozambique, amid fears that the insurgency there could spill over into the country with devastating consequences. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to join his Southern African Development Community (Sadc) counterparts tomorrow in emergency meetings in Maputo, to deal with the matter. It…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo yesterday said the government is working hard to avoid a repeat of last year’s situation where 500 learners contracted the lethal Covid-19 virus. This comes as cases at Prince Edward High School and Dove Secondary School in Mberengwa have prompted authorities to deploy teams from the ministries…
ZANU PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party’s vice presidents — as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up. This comes amid intense pressure from women for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as…
THE main opposition MDC says it held fruitful discussions with European Union (EU) diplomats last week, who were led by the Head of Delegation in the country, Timo Olkkonen. This comes as the party is escalating its push for inclusive national talks and its philosophy of a new politics of “rational disputation” — as strife-weary…
ZIMBABWE will not individually deploy troops in northern Mozambique to fend off Islamic insurgents who have killed more than 2 500 people and displaced 700 000 others in the country, the government says. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday as Harare has come under growing pressure to dispatch soldiers to Cabo Delgado to help manage the situation…
