THE government says it has put in place sufficient mechanisms to ensure learners are fully prepared for their year-end public examinations despite losing valuable learning time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as face-to-face classes only resumed at the start of this month after schools had gone for several months closed due to outbreak…
CHIEF magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi yesterday swore-in 16 new magistrates bringing the total number of magistrates to 223 countrywide which he said is still not enough considering the workload at hand. Mutevedzi said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had also recruited 22 other magistrates, who are still undergoing internship. In line with the JSC’s female empowerment…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has opened the registration platform for exhibitors for the 2021 edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. This comes as the 15th edition of the expo will be held virtually for the second year running between October 27 and 29 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ZTA acting-chief executive, Givemore Chidzidzi…
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe, pictured, is facing tough times, amid the ongoing wrangle over her late husband’s remains and claims that her family’s vast business empire is crumbling. Amid all this, Grace and her family now also face the real risk of losing several of their farms in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central — where war…
FORMER deputy prime minister in the 2009 government of national unity (GNU), Arthur Mutambara, has challenged the opposition to convince Zimbabweans that it has a plan to run the country better if it wins the 2023 elections. Writing on his Facebook page at the weekend, Mutambara also said while the opposition was anchoring its 2023…
POLICE have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly shooting to death a female Zupco bus conductor in Dzivarasekwa, Harare on Monday night. …
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to take place between September 21 and 24, the event’s organisers have said. Addressing journalists at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre yesterday, ZITF chairperson, Busisa Moyo, said the prime trade showcase will be held under strict Covid-19 guidelines. …
THE new opposition coalition that Nelson Chamisa is stitching together is beginning to take shape, with former MDC stalwart Lovemore Moyo’s United Movement for Devolution (UDM) set to become part of the bloc. This comes as Chamisa also appears to be making headway in his courtship of Zapu, as the battle for votes in the…
LEARNERS are likely to face disruptions to their already decimated school year after teachers — who are citing incapacitation due to low wages — threatened yesterday that they will only be attending classes once a week going forward. This comes as teachers’ unions have called upon the government to immediately review upwards their salaries, which…
OPPOSITION MDC legislator Thokozani Khupe says the government should consult citizens on how to utilise the close to US$1 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) it received from the International Monetary Funds (IMF) to allow transparency This comes as Zimbabwe received the equivalent of US$961 million in SDRs as part of the US$650 billion that…
