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Farai Dauramanzi Herald Correspondent Government has adopted a sustained national information campaign on the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), which is being implemented to move the country towards the attainment of Vision 2030. Speaking during the post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa said the communication strategy was aimed […]
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The 50 percent pay increase for public servants now coming into effect not only benefits the largest group of employees in Zimbabwe, who after all have to buy food and clothing, pay rent or mortgages, and generally cope on the pay, but will also help move the rest of the economy forward. As usual, those […]
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Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S swimmer Peter Wetzlar missed out on the semi-finals in the men’s 100m freestyle when he finished fifth in Heat Four in a time of 50.31 seconds despite posting a personal best time and setting a new national record yesterday at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Going into yesterday’s […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter WEARING a tight and revealing short dress, Wadzanai and her peers loiter close to a dimly-lit shop veranda at Mverechena Shopping Centre in Domboshava. Despite the biting cold weather, the ladies appear comfortable in their bare attire while beckoning any passing male towards them. The moment a car parks near them, […]
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Herald Reporter Zimbabwe yesterday recorded 107 deaths from Covid-19, the highest daily total since the first case in March last year with 54 of these deaths, half the total, in Harare which has become the new epicentre of the third wave. Daily new infections are continuing to fall very gently after the third wave appeared […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The new Judge President Maria Zimba-Dube took the oath of office yesterday and expressed gratitude to President Mnangagwa for showing confidence in her. Chief Justice Luke Malaba presided over the swearing-in ceremony at the Constitutional Court. Justice Zimba-Dube becomes the second woman to occupy the top High Court office after Justice […]
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Government set aside over $560,4 million to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Health and Child Care ministry officials told a parliamentary portfolio committee Tuesday.
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The new Judge President Maria Zimba-Dube has taken the oath of office and expressed her gratitude to President Mnangagwa for showing confidence in appointing her to the top High Court office.
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One of the country's four diamond mining firms RZM Murowa, plans to roll out a bursary to assist 100 primary and secondary school children in the Sese area in Chivi with school fees.
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Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Pvt Limited (Zimplats) intends to construct a 105MW solar power plant at Ngezi in Mashonaland West and has since applied for a licence from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).
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Government plans to roll out the first phase of the Presidential Rural Horticulture Plan in December targeting six priority fruit trees, with benefitting households getting 10 trees of every fruit variety each.
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THE recent 50 percent salary hike for civil servants will increase purchasing power but will not result in price increases as the auctions govern the cost of foreign currency used for productive purposes and other inflationary pressures are receding, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said.
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In a major milestone, a medical oxygen plant has been built in Mutare by a company under the Harare Institute of Technology to ensure Zimbabwe has adequate supplies, especially as demand has risen with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 vaccination roll-out has peaked in rural areas after a blitz of mass awareness programmes by the Government as well as the steady supply of the doses nationwide.
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Drilling more boreholes in communal areas under the Presidential Rural Horticulture Scheme, part of the broader Horticultural Recovery and Growth Plan, will be giving communities access to safe water for schools and households.