HARARE – Government has formalised the resignation of Obert Mpofu from Parliament through publication of a notice in the latest government gazette. Mpofu resigned as Matabeleland North Senator last month to pave way for newly- appointed Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema to take up his Cabinet post. Mnangagwa had to regularise Mathema’s legislative status so…
HARARE – Harare South Member of Parliament Tongai Mnangagwa has said he will put an end to land barons in his constituency who have been duping residents of their hard-earned money. “We are going to make sure that all the land barons who were deceiving residents are arrested because they are causing havoc in this…
HARARE – Authorities are yet to make full payment to police officers that provided services in the July 30 elections, won by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a military intervention in November last year. At least 31 police officers, who were part of the 2018 national elections…
HARARE – Government is seeking global investors to engage in the privatisation of struggling State-owned companies as part of wide-ranging reforms set in motion by President Emmerson Mnangagwa since he came to power, the Finance and Economic Planning minister Mthuli Ncube has said. A former banker, Ncube has been tasked with turning around State companies…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF is sending a delegation of party bigwigs to China and the sub-region to engage sister liberation movement to compare notes as to how their parties relate to government. This comes after Zanu PF bigwigs who failed to make it in Cabinet were redeployed to work for the…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it has disbursed $40 million towards the purchase of fuel to stem long queues across the country. In a statement, RBZ governor John Mangudya urged motorists not to engage in panic-buying of the commodity, claiming there is sufficient fuel available for the country. “The bank (RBZ)…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has called on the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to revisit new Grade Seven examination policy, which is said to be unnecessarily costly for schools. Zimta secretary-general Tapson Sibanda said Zimsec should revisit its policy whereby Grade Seven examinations are collected and resubmitted after writing on a daily…
HARARE – Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo, pictured, has commended the opposition MDC mayors for their contribution towards fighting the cholera epidemic which recently claimed the lives of over 45 people mainly in the capital, Harare. This comes as government has managed to contain the spread of the medieval disease, which was largely…
HARARE – The pharmaceutical industry has warned of a catastrophic health crisis if the government does not release emergency funds for the importation of life-prolonging drugs. This comes as many local pharmacies have started selling medication in hard cash and United States dollars only. It also comes as most pharmacies around the country have suspended…
HARARE – With the country’s economy continuing to haemorrhage badly despite the government’s best efforts, analysts and ordinary citizens are urging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage opposition leader Nelson Chamisa (pictured)to stem an economic “Armageddon” similar to 2008. Among the proposals that are being bandied about as possible remedies to Zimbabwe’s fast-deteriorating economy are growing…
