THE government has crafted a new law which criminalises unscrupulous traders who sell their wares using black market foreign currency rates, as the country’s economy continues to stabilise and authorities bid to calm prices of goods further. Speaking at a meeting in Harare yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the newly-enacted Statutory Instrument (SI) codifying…
THE tourism industry is showing significant strides of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, but failure to access loans by industry players threatens to derail the revival efforts, Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said. Speaking during a breakfast meeting held in Harare yesterday to discuss the uptake of the Tourism Support Facility,…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo has called on the country’s criminal justice system to be impartial and maintain high standards of integrity to boost the fight against graft. Matanda-Moyo said this yesterday in her opening remarks during a Transparency International Zimbabwe-organised indaba on corruption in the legal system in Zimbabwe held in…
THE Indian government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have donated 20 ambulances to Zimbabwe in a development set to improve the country’s public health sector. Speaking during the handover ceremony at Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare yesterday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who doubles as the Health minister, said the donation was a clear sign…
IN A move which suggests that not all hope is lost in the relationship between Harare and Washington, the United States of America (USA) yesterday rallied its companies to invest in Zimbabwe — which it said had great potential despite being ruined during the era of the late former president Robert Mugabe. Speaking on Monday…
OUTSPOKEN Zanu PF politburo member Tshinga Dube, pictured, says youths in politics should fight to get in positions of power as the old guard will not leave anytime soon owing to the country’s hard economic situation. Addressing journalists on Tuesday at the Bulawayo Media Centre as part of the Africa Day commemorations, Dube said youths…
MATABELELAND youths have petitioned the government against its decision to charge passport fees in United States dollars, saying the majority of citizens do not have access to foreign currency. An ordinary passport is pegged at US$60, while the one issued after three days costs US$200, with the emergency one costing US$318. In a petition to…
A HUMAN rights group has launched a fresh bid to stop Chief Justice Luke Malaba, pictured, from resuming duties, arguing Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi’s Supreme Court appeal had no effect of suspending a recent High Court ruling forcing him to retire. This comes as nearly a fortnight ago, three High Court judges — Jester Charewa,…
IN A surprising turn of events at yesterday’s unveiling in Harare of the statue of Mbuya Charwe — the spirit medium of Mbuya Nehanda — traditional leaders said President Emmerson Mnangagwa had been anointed by Zimbabwe’s spirit mediums to lead the country. The traditional leaders, led by Chief Svosve of Mashonaland East, said they respected…
THE Environment ministry says over 100 plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation (IUCN). In a speech read on his behalf by the ministry’s permanent secretary Munesu Munodawafa during the International Day for Biological Diversity on Monday, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said the IUCN symposium came…
