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Landmark ruling on vehicle plates
GOVERNMENT has been ordered to reimburse motorists who paid for new vehicle registration plates in foreign currency since July last year, but failed to get them.In a landmark ruling on Wednesd...Published: 13 hrs ago | 737 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt targets 350 000 ha of irrigable land in next 3 years
Government has made plans to activate and operationalise 350 000 hectares of irrigable land in the next three years.Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka revealed this in Parliament while respon...Published: 13 hrs ago | 106 | by Staff reporter
'Govt not persecuting MDC activists'
GOVERNMENT is not persecuting or victimising political activists but applies the law indiscriminately with the legal system providing checks and balances, a Cabinet Minister said. Justice, Leg...Published: 13 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils 2021 crop producer prices
GOVERNMENT has announced new producer prices for commercial crops for the 2021/22 marketing season.Sugar beans will be sold at $90 000 per metric tonne, groundnuts ($40 000), sunflower ($40 00...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers should not play Russian roulette with children's lives
THE fact that things are not well in the education sector is a major concern to all of us as citizens of this country.It is a right that children should access excellent education provided by ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 800 | by Chief Chiduku
Chamisa's MDC blasts govt double standards in new US dollar passport fees
MDC ALLIANCE has hit out at government for alleged double standards in the latter's recent decision to peg passport application fees in US dollars whereas workers providing the services and many more ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:30hrs | 1461 | by Staff reporter
Court orders cop, govt to compensate dog bite victim
A POLICE officer and his bosses have been ordered by the court to pay $150 000 compensation to a 40-yearold Rusape man for damages suffered after he was mauled by a dog set on him by the law enforceme...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Teachers slam govt reintroduction of 'youth militia'
TEACHERS have met with condemnation, a recent government decision to reintroduce the controversial National Youth Service training programme often dismissed by opponents as a Zanu-PF indoctrination ex...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2074 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors left out of govt functions
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance and MDCT councillors in Beitbridge have raised concern over their exclusion from government programmes, especially when Cabinet ministers are visiting the border town.T...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 infections in schools under control, says Govt
GOVERNMENT says it has swiftly moved in to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus in schools following last week's surge in new infections.Schools last week recorded an increase in COVID-19 infe...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt approves return of 'green bombers'
CABINET Tuesday agreed to the reintroduction of the suspended National Youth Service Training Programme, whose graduates have been linked to acts of terror on mostly opposition supporters at the behes...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 19:14hrs | 3255 | by Staff reporter
Govt, parents clash over June exams suspension
PARENTS are up in arms with government over its recent decision to suspend Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations.Most parents interviewed by NewsDay...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:42hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Government to avail land
ZIMBABWE agricultural land backlog stands at over 200 000 and the Government will soon be availing the land to potential beneficiaries once modalities on the land audit are complete, a Cabinet Ministe...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Govt to 'demolish, repave' Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway, says Chiwenga
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says the government is very concerned about the deplorable state of the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls highway, which is the gateway to the country's prime tourism desti...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Govt to plug cheating by mobile operators
TO combat telecommunications fraud and payment evasion, regulator Portraz has now been ordered to install a system that will record the two numbers in any telecommunications call that has at least one...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Government licenses 80 IPP projects
GOVERNMENT has so far licensed 80 independent power producers (IPPs) projects who could add a total of 7 000 megawatts to the national grid, more than three times the national requirement."At ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges to deploy qualified physicist to Mpilo
MPILO Central Hospital acting chief executive Solwayo Ngwenya has revealed that government has promised to deploy a physicist to operate the cancer radiotherapy machines which are lying idle as there ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes over, to repair 72 'high-impact' MDC council roads
The Zimbabwe government says it is taking over "high impact" urban roads from local authorities which will undergo major works after years of rain-damage and neglect.Local authorities and cent...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:33hrs | 3013 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt increases passport fees
GOVERNMENT has increased passport fees and those applying for the travel document will pay in United States dollars to mobilise enough resources to clear the 256 000 backlog.In a post-Cabinet ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:50hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
Govt, civil servants face-off
GOVERNMENT has threatened to revoke salaries for civil servants who are not reporting for work in protest over poor salaries as the impasse between the State and its employees continues to escalate....Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
Local Govt to align laws with Constitution
THE Local Government ministry has said it will this year align the majority of its laws with the Constitution as part of efforts to complement the National Development Strategy 1 and stimulate develop...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 17:00hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, central govt blamed for local authorities rot
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has blamed Nelson Chamisa's administration and interference by the central government for the rot in opposition-controlled local authorities countrywide that has led to poo...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:59hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Govt cuts royalties for gold miners
THE government has reduced royalties payable by artisanal and small-scale gold miners from two percentage points to one percentage point for 500 grammes of the precious yellow metal per month....Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:58hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt increases Covid-19 vaccination sites
THE Government has introduced more Covid-19 vaccination sites across the country as part of efforts to decentralise the process and decongest existing service points. Wilkins Hospital, which h...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:49hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Govt gazettes Public Finance Amendment Bill
GOVERNMENT last week gazetted the Public Finance Amendment Bill (2021) which seeks to align the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) to the Constitution as well as strengthen parliamentary oversight o...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:32hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt hunts social media offenders
IN A move which shows the government's growing concern with the rising abuse of social media in the country, authorities will treat all such cases as a threat to national security.Giving a lec...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:19hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Govt salary talks stall
SALARY negotiations between government and civil servants reached another deadlock yesterday, with workers accusing their employer of negotiating in bad faith after dangling a 70% salary increase offe...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:27hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Govt tightens screws on used car imports
IMPORTATION of second-hand vehicles that are 10 years old and more will now require import licences from the Industry and Commerce ministry as part of efforts to discourage imports of defective vehicl...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:22hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Govt pressured to fix NSS
GOVERNMENT is desperately trying to avert a potentially embarrassing situation where the Warriors could be forced to play their home Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifiers out of the country due to failure to...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:17hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt one of the worst in the world'
THE United States has adjudged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as one of the worst administrations in terms of human rights violations in the world.This came out in a report titled 4...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 3031 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt hails Chamisa's Marondera councillors
GOVERNMENT yesterday hailed the then MDC Alliance-led Marondera council for using devolution funds wisely to better the lives of residents in the farming town.This was said by Mashonaland East...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Govt coaxes Hwange villagers to accept Chinese miners
GOVERNMENT has today sent a high-powered delegation to Hwange in a bid to coax Dinde villagers to allow a Chinese coal mining project to take off after they had resisted it citing eviction fears....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields renovations satisfy Govt
ZIMBABWE might soon push for the return of international football action, at Barbourfields, as the stadium has been renovated to standards which the Government feel will meet the CAF requirements. ...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:57hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls new Zimsec exams model
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry will introduce a new examination model, which will include student continuous assessments marks and final examination marks.The new model, to be im...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Teachers College project our priority, says Govt
GOVERNMENT says it is prioritising the construction of Hwange Teachers' College and Empumalanga West Housing units this year.This was revealed by Matabeleland North provincial development co-o...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pleads with teachers
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was committed to ensuring better conditions of service for teachers after they pled incapacitation and demanded that their salaries be restored to the 2018 US$520 to US$55...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Govt frets over Easter holidays
AUTHORITIES and medical experts are worried about gatherings during the upcoming Easter holidays, amid fears that these could trigger a local third wave of the lethal coronavirus.The concerns ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:10hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Govt pumps $1m into VTCs
GOVERNMENT has allocated $1 million to vocational training centres (VTCs) across the country to enable them to produce multi-skilled graduates.This was revealed by Youth, Art, Sport and Recrea...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Econet fight over land for cyclone victims
LAND ownership wrangle between government and mobile operator Econet Wireless has stalled progress in the construction of houses for Cyclone Idai victims in Chimanimani, two years after tragedy struck...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Govt sweats over situation in schools
THE government is enforcing security measures in schools to make sure Covid-19 protocols are observed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the viral disease in all learning institutions, Informati...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2730 | by Staff reporter
Govt has no money to fund commissions
GOVERNMENT has blamed budgetary constraints for its failure to fund independent commissions to carry out their constitutional obligations since they were established eight years ago.The Consti...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:29hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators engage govt over 'rogue' touts
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has pleaded with government to clamp down on touts terrorising commuters at various bus termini across the country.The plea came after a vi...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:11hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt partners EU to build 24 new hospitals
Government has expressed commitment to foster transparency and accountability in the use of donor funding extended towards the country's health sector to ensure continuity of programmes and establishm...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Govt tightens border security ahead of Easter
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would strengthen surveillance at the country's border posts during the upcoming Easter holidays to minimise transmission of the COVID-19 virus.This was said by Inf...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt cuts off Covid-19 allowances
ABOUT 60 000 vulnerable urban families hard hit by the ravaging effects of Covid-19 last received cushion allowances from government in September 2020 as Treasury has no resources to finance the socia...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 08:11hrs | 5413 | by Staff reporter
Gata tells Mnangagwa's govt to trim ministers' powers
ZESA executive chairperson Sydney Gata yesterday urged government to revise its architecture of public enterprises as well as clip powers vested in Cabinet ministers to enable the country to successfu...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1795 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes fuel companies
THE government has ordered a probe into oil companies accused of abusing a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency facility that allows them to secure fuel - but which they are now allegedly s...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:40hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends varsity fees hike
THE government has defended the increase in tuition fees by higher learning institutions despite disgruntlement by hard-pressed parents and guardians. This comes as the authorities granted pol...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:38hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes RBZ Zimdollar fuel facility abusers
GOVERNMENT has launched investigations to ascertain whether the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe facility to avail foreign currency to oil companies to procure fuel was not being abused.This was revea...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
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