Bright prospects for industries’ environmental compliance: EMA

By Byron Mutingwende   There are brighter prospects and benefits for industries that comply with environmental requirements, an official with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has said.   Brian Gada, an official with the Environmental Protection Department of EMA made the remarks at a meeting organised by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Zimbabwe (BCSDZ)…

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Disability Board urged to implement PWDs’ rights and concerns

By Patricia Mashiri The Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ)’s Young Voices have engaged the newly appointed National Disability Board which was appointed on 15 January 2018 with a view of seeking to have their rights mainstreamed in all spheres of life. Speaking at the National Disability Roundtable Discussion held in Harare on 30 January 2018,…

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Government rationalises state enterprises

By Joyce Mukucha The Office of the President and Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the State Enterprises Restructuring Agency together with line ministries and other relevant agencies of Government are carrying out procedures to improve a rationalisation of the State Enterprise and Parastatal sector. Finance and Economic Development minister, Patrick Chinamasa…

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Students for UJ on government scholarship urged to fly Zim flag high

By Byron Mutingwende   Students heading for University of Johannesburg (UJ) have been urged to raise the Zimbabwean flag by excelling academically so that they will come back to participate in the rebuilding of the economy.   Minister of State for Government Scholarships in the Office of the President and Cabinet Christopher Mushowe made the…

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JCI spearheading youths empowerment programmes

By Byron Mutingwende   The Junior Chamber International Zimbabwe (JCI) is spearheading youth empowerment projects in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This emerged at the 2018 official opening of the organisation’s Harare chapter that was officiated by Prisca Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality on 24 January 2018.   “I am indeed…

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BitMari: Pan African technological giants contributing to economic growth

By Byron Mutingwende   The Pan-African technological giants BitMari are playing an important role of assisting those in the diaspora to remit money back home at affordable rates in pursuit of growing the economy. In June 2017 BitMari partnered with the Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) to integrate Bitcoin and Blockchain technology into consumer offerings….

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Chinese ambassador supports Zimbabwe’s investment drive

By Joyce Mukucha Huan Ping the Chinese ambassador among other countries has signed an affirmation document of a group of foreign nationals’ musical project called ‘Lovely Zimbabwe’as a way of promoting international investment in Zimbabwe. The project which consist of Abraham Matuka (artist) and the Lovely Zimbabwe Team comprises different races of foreign nations targeting…

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Ensure maximum participation of locals in tourism: Mupfumira

By Byron Mutingwende   Priscah Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry has called for the maximum participation of locals so as to ensure the sustainability of the sector. She made the remarks while updating the media on the policy direction her ministry is taking to promote domestic tourism. “For a long time Zimbabwe…

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GMB providing shoddy services to farmers in time

By Patricia Mashiri The Zimbabwe Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is failing to deliver services to farmers throughout the country. This is evidenced by the late delivery of inputs from the Presidential Scheme that were supposed to have been delivered to the farmers countrywide. The inputs comprise of 10kg maize seed, 50kg Compound D fertilizer, 50…

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Vendors against the 48hr ultimatum to vacate Harare CBD

By Joyce Mukucha The Vendors Initiative for Social Economic Transformation (VISET) and Citizens Manifesto urged the Government to offer vendors alternative sites to carry out their trade without arresting or prosecuting them. The two organisations condemned the ultimatum which gives vendors and pirate taxi operators 48 hours to vacate the streets in all towns and…

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JSC Russian Export Centre Joins Afreximbank as Shareholder

JSC Russian Export Centre (REC) has become the latest international financial organisation to join the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a shareholder following its successful subscription to Class “C” shares of the African multilateral trade finance bank The shareholding, which became effective on 29 December 2017, followed discussions between the Bank and Russian officials during…

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Attaining energy sector vision impeded by challenges

By Byron Mutingwende   The noble undertaking of working towards the vision of achieving universal access to sustainable energy in Zimbabwe is being impeded by a plethora of challenges that require urgent attention.   This appeared at a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy held in the Senate Chamber with the minister…

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An analysis of the Thursday police force plugging

By Farai Chirimumimba   On Thursday, over 30 senior police officers from the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner-General were given their walking papers signed by Acting Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga. This plugging although lawful comes after Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri is on leave pending retirement as the authorities try to “clean up” the Zimbabwe…

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Mupfumira markets Zimbabwe as a safe tourist destination at FITUR

By Byron Mutingwende   Prisca Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry has used the International Tourism Fair in Spain (FITUR) to market Zimbabwe as a safe tourist destination.   The platform to address the delegates was her maiden international engagement as the new minister of tourism and especially so in Spain – a…

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Social Media and National building in Zimbabwe

By Pauline Hurungudo Within the political discourse, many strategies have been used to bring about change and push the development agenda throughout the world. Social Media networks have emerged as effective tools and have since synthesised the globe and people by bridging the continental distance influencing national discourses. Their political role is no longer debatable…

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