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Wallace Ruzvidzo and Farirai Machivenyika MAJOR companies, including an airline, are through with the necessary technicalities allowing them to accept payments in ZiG, with Reserve Bank Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu assuring Parliament yesterday that the Central Bank has enough reserves to back the new currency. ZiG continues to show its viability as the exchange tender […]
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Herald Reporters ALL roads lead to Bulawayo this week as President Mnangagwa will be hosting his Kenyan counterpart, Dr William Ruto, who will officially open the 64th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) on Friday. The two Presidents will also witness the signing of a number of Memoranda of Understanding agreed upon by […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The establishment of a Zimbabwe Drug and Substance Abuse Agency has been approved by Government, with the scale of the problem of drug abuse seen as 6 148 suspected drug peddlers and end users have been arrested since the beginning of this year. The proposed agency, that will have legal […]
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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter All unregistered private schools will soon be closed as Government does not have mechanisms to ensure quality and inclusive education in those institutions, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerai Moyo has said. Responding to inquiries from journalists during a Post Cabinet briefing, Minister Moyo said all private schools ought to be […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A major US$25 million transmission cable manufacturing plant will be built in Harare in a joint venture between Zesa Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd and Management Services Company of the United Arab Emirates, with Cabinet approval for this huge investment coming yesterday. Speaking after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter WOMEN who have excelled in various fields yesterday participated in First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa’s career guidance workshop at a week-long camp for girls from the country’s provinces. The motivational camp is aimed at demonstrating the importance of education and hard work. The women included Herald Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo, head of TV […]
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AS the ZiG continues to strengthen, gaining just over 2,2 percent against the US dollar since its launch two and half weeks ago, it has now been fully accepted by the formal Zimbabwean business community, including those who had tried to switch to pure US dollar transactions. The important regional airline fastjet is now accepting […]
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Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter FOOTBALLERS Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) are getting increasingly frustrated with how authorities have been dealing with striker Obriel Chirinda’s raging transfer saga with the player’s trade union body on Monday giving ZIFA a 48-hour ultimatum to intervene. Chirinda is at the centre of controversy after allegedly signing two contracts with giants […]
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Bulawayo Bureau THE completion of the 600MW Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8 project last year and the increasing private sector investment in renewable energy has cushioned Zimbabwe from extensive load shedding, at a time when power generation at the giant Kariba Hydro Power Station has been crippled by low water levels due […]
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Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter National heroine, Cde Tsitsi Grace Jadagu, was a dedicated and fearless character who contributed immensely during and after the liberation struggle, friends and political allies have said. The national heroine worked closely with Cdes Shuvai Mahofa, Ruth Chinamano, Sabina Mugabe, and Pamela Tungamirai. She also worked closely with Zanu PF Politburo […]
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Russia will intensify attacks on logistics centres and storage facilities of Western weapons in Ukraine, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said yesterday. In proportion to the threats posed by the United States and its allies, Russia will continue to improve its military composition and produce more of the most in-demand weapons and military equipment, he […]
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent A DIRECTOR at Southchoice Investments and her accomplice have appeared in court on allegations of defrauding a Chinese businessman of US$750 000 in a botched residential stand deal. The complainant, Dong Ye, is based in China. Elizabeth Simpson (53) and Cephas Masuka (41), who is a legal clerk at Matsika Legal […]
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ABUJA. – The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed serious concern about the escalating challenges of terrorism and violent extremism affecting the African continent. “Terrorism and violent extremism are the biggest evils of our time — spreading to all the five regions of Africa,” the AU Commission chief told […]
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Valerie Mpundu Arts Reporter Local actress Chimwemwe Chipidza is set to represent Zimbabwe in Uganda on May 24 at the Africa Monologue Challenge, a prestigious competition where actors from the continent compete for a lead role in a Pan-African film, among other exciting prizes. The challenge gives budding and aspiring actors the ultimate chance to […]
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter Zimbabwe is set to benefit from a US$600 million World Health Organisation (WHO) cervical cancer funding programme targeting developing countries disproportionately affected by the disease. The country is ranked fourth among the states heavily burdened with cervical cancer globally, with an estimated 3 000 new cases diagnosed each year. The […]