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Zanu-PF indaba reinforces party supremacy over Zimbabwe govt
At its recent Annual National People's Conference held in Bulawayo, ZANU-PF resolved to reinforce the principle of party supremacy over government functions, ensuring that party objectives directly in...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:33hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
BRICs payment system being tested
A new digital payments system, BRICS Pay, debuted for live testing at this week's BRICS Business Forum at the International Trade Center in Moscow.During the trial - on 17 and 18 October - for...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe decentralises teachers' recruitment
The government has announced a significant decentralization of the teacher recruitment process to district levels, aiming to address the pressing need for more qualified educators in the country. This...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:30hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Religious tourism; Sanganai Hlanganani Expo decentralisation gain momentum
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Barbara Rwodzi has expressed her commitment to engage [with church leaders], transform and empower indigenous churches through identifying and amplifying the...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 15:01hrs | 463 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Bulawayo
The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in Zimbabwe
No to third term. Zimbabwe's political landscape has long been dominated by fear and violence. For decades, the ruling party, ZANU-PF, has maintained its grip on power by instilling fear through a wel...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:09hrs | 364 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwean Filmmakers for Durban FilmMart Climate Focus
Durban, South Africa: In a major film industry collaborative effort Climate Story Lab South Africa, Doc Society - Climate Story Unit, STEPS, and the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA) presents th...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 13:06hrs | 48 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe - Johannesburg passport centre to open this month
The Zimbabwe passport centre in Johannesburg has been completed and will begin offering services to Zimbabweans in South Africa this month.Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Mr David Hamad...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 19:18hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt targets recruiting 5 000 teachers this year
The Government has so far employed 1 800 teachers with the recruitment of 5 000 more educators underway.Apart from that, Government is also in the process of building 2 800 schools to further ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare govt should decentralise services
GOVERNMENT should reconsider its decision to nationalise electricity generation and vehicle licensing which has resulted in poor service delivery in rural and urban councils, a councillor has said....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cornered Mutare City Council acts on poor service delivery after resident's complaint
AUTHORITIES at Mutare City Council (MCC) have procured and taken delivery of some fire tenders to enhance the local authority's emergency response capabilities following a complaint filed against it b...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Extended hours at passport offices for the festive holiday
THE Civil Registry Department has extended working hours in anticipation of increased volumes of travel document seekers during holidays. While the department was opening at 7:45AM and closing at 3:45...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 18:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt mulls decentralisation of teacher recruitment in 2024
GOVERNMENT says it is considering decentralising the recruitment of teachers with special focus on the marginalised rural areas.Primary and Secondary Education minister Torerai Moyo revealed t...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps online nurses' recruitment
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has scrapped the centralised nurses' online application system in an effort to decentralise the recruitment of nurses and cater for applicants from across the cou...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Number plates issuance decentralised
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has fully decentralised the issuing of number plates as it moves to expedite the process of registering imported vehicles.Transport an...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists warned to put papers in order
Motorists who continue driving unregistered vehicles will be arrested and have their cars impounded, including those using temporary plates, Government has warned, as the number of people driving unre...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to decentralise teacher recruitment
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is actively implementing several measures to tackle the various challenges afflicting the education sector, which include shortages of teachers and scho...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Ministry in storm over e-passports
THE Auditor-General (AG) has raised the red flag over failure by the Home Affairs ministry to provide information on how much was raised from the issuance electronic passports (e-passports), amid conc...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo gives tips on voters' roll
Leading political analyst Professor Jonathan Moyo has advised the opposition to request the polling station-based voters' roll from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as that is the official reco...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 21:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is on unstoppable march to prosperity
Zimbabwe is on an unstoppable march to prosperity under the leadership of President Mnangagwa and not even desperate shenanigans by some of the country's opposition political parties will slow down th...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwi slams CCC over ballot printing demand
Zanu-PF Deputy Secretary for Legal Affairs and Mazowe South legislator, Fortune Chasi has slammed the opposition CCC for making bizarre and unreasonable demands such as wanting to witness the printing...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises projects already delivered by Zanu-PF?
CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa took his campaign trail to Gadzema grounds in Chinhoyi yesterday, where he promised to undertake developments that have already been implemented or are being undertaken by...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
More than 600,000 e-passports issued to date
THE Civil Registry Department (CRD) has issued more than 600 000 electronic passports since last year, clearing the 200 000-backlog accumulated from 2019 with women having acquired more of the travell...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PSC rolls out biometric system
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) is working on rolling out a biometric system to all civil service offices as part of digital efforts to implement performance-based remuneration for Government work...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe partners AU countries to shut safe havens for illicit financial flows
ZIMBABWE has reportedly made tremendous progress in combating corruption, having recorded numerous cases of forfeiture of assets derived from illicit financial flows.Over the last five years, ...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's tour de force
"It's in the bag," quipped one man as he gazed down at the sea of people that extended into the horizon during yesterday's Zanu-PF Presidential Star Rally in Mashonaland West province.There is...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Mnangagwa is the best foot forward
President Mnangagwa and a Zanu-PF Government is the best foot forward towards the realisation of Zimbabwe's national health targets that best serve the people and their needs, Vice President and Minis...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland's untapped acting talent impresses film producers
AUDITIONS for the upcoming Zimbabwean film featuring Tongayi Chirisa have closed with producers now finalising the selection for the lead role.Auditions for the film which is set to be shot in...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches expiring driver's licence disc
Government has finally launched the new standard plastic driver's licence linked to a database that will replace the metal licences.The new Zimbabwean licence will be scannable and meet the in...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 12:36hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
BCC to seal off illegal pick-up points
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it will tighten traffic laws and raid motorists who pick and drop passengers at illegal points around the city.This was revealed in the latest council minu...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tobacco farmers rake in US$774 million in sales
At least 256.6milion kilogrammes of tobacco worth a cumulative US$774.4 million have been sold so far around the country's auction and contract floors since the selling season opened in March, statist...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Over 600 000 e-passports issued to date
OVER 600 000 e-passports have been issued since the rollout of the programme last year as the decentralisation of issuing centres continues under the Second Republic.Gone are the days when it ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 14:54hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar in spectacular crash
THE Zimbabwe dollar crashed by a whopping 60% against the United States dollar in May alone, underlining a raging economic crisis that has wiped salaries and sent prices soaring.Zimbabwe's eco...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt hands over 8 mobile X-ray trucks
Eight X-ray trucks have been handed over to the eight non-metropolitan provinces, with development partners helping Government to ensure TB services are brought closer to the people in line with Presi...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso pockets US$35,000 for beating Dembare
HIGHLANDERS Football Club bagged a cool US$35 000 for successfully defending the Independence Cup after beating arch-rivals Dynamos 5-3 on penalties in Mount Darwin on Tuesday.Bosso showed gre...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 16:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
e-passport centre under construction in Gwanda
CONSTRUCTION of an E-passport centre in Gwanda, Matabeleland South is underway with the facility set to be operational mid-next month.The ultimate goal is to have an e-passport facility in eac...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe continues to digitalise passport application
THE Government is putting in place a cocktail of measures to ensure easy access to travelling documents and is expecting services to decentralise to all districts by year-end while efforts are being m...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 13:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs to issue birth, death records
GOVERNMENT is working to build the capacity of traditional leaders to be able to issue birth and death confirmation records for those who are born or die outside health institutions.A birth re...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What can go wrong with your crypto investment?
It may be virtual money, but the value of a cryptocurrency can never be negative. To put it simply, a cryptocurrency's ...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 16:16hrs | 14 | by Moyo Roy
Passport backlog cleared
The Registrar-General's (RG) Office has issued over 350 000 e-passports to date, clearing the national backlog that stood at 200 000 in January, with plans to decentralise the service to four addition...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF piles pressure on Zec
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe has castigated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for a skewed delimitation exercise.Addressing party supporters at a mobilisa...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violence driving away potential voters
POLITICAL violence is dissuading many Zimbabweans from registering to vote in general elections, a recent report by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has shown.ERC said the number of new regi...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Rights commission says to broke to monitor 2023 polls
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned that it may not be able to monitor the 2023 elections citing budgetary constraints.In a report presented in Parliament last week, the ZHR...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not ready for free, fair elections
FOR decades after independence, Zimbabwe seems to have been disillusioned by the electoral system.Democracy has been elusive. Elections have been marred by violence. Every past election has be...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:57hrs | | by Innocent Mpoki
Zimbabwe transport ministry underfunded
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development says late disbursement and inadequate allocation of funds to the Transport ministry are slowing down road rehabilitat...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tough time ahead for 'zvakarongeka' Ncube
EARLY last year Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube made the infamous statement "zvakarongeka", loosely translating to "all is in order" as far as the country's financial reserves ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
NUST student has solutions to power challenges
HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larg...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bribe-seeking nurses under probe'
GOVERNMENT says it has launched a probe on health workers who are reportedly demanding bribes to activate the quick response (QR) codes on COVID-19 vaccination cards following an article published by ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 card 'scam' surfaces
WORKERS at public health institutions are reportedly fleecing citizens seeking to activate the quick response (QR) codes on their COVID-19 vaccination cards which are a prerequisite for travellers at ...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council ropes in army to swoop on defiant Zanu-PF aligned street vendors
THE Bulawayo City Council has approached the Joint Operation Command (JOC), a coalition of State security agencies headed by the army, following futile efforts to remove Zanu-PF activists who have ill...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government releases funds for Filabusi registry
GOVERNMENT has released the first batch of funding for the completion of Filabusi Registry Office in Insiza District which has stalled for 18 years.The infrastructural development is among sco...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
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