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Zinara leadership earns top honors
The ongoing restructuring at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is proving successful, with key officials receiving top accolades for turning around the once embattled parastatal....Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 11:52hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss scoops top gong
The Zimbabwe National Roads Authority's (Zinara) chief executive officer, Nkosinathi Ncube, has been honored as the 2025 Best Performer among revenue authority CEOs. The prestigious award, presented o...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 21:33hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens errant Ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to cabinet ministers and senior officials, vowing "dire consequences" for those who fail to attend meetings or neglect their duties in 2025. The...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:58hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diplomats to sign performance contracts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabwe's diplomats worldwide to attract investments, boost tourism, and enhance trade opportunities.To this end, all the country's diplomats will in fut...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
War vets complain over school fees delay
War veterans have raised concerns over delays in the payment of their children's school fees, particularly at tertiary institutions, which are adversely affecting the learners, especially during exami...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
'War vets welfare remains priority'
THE constitutional obligations of honouring and respecting brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedom being enjoyed today will be upheld by Government, the Minister of Veterans of ...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spotlights ministers' performance
IN line with President Mnangagwa's high-performance culture, Cabinet ministers and heads of public sector agencies will this week sign their performance-based contracts which are designed to nurture a...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 66 | by George Tshuma
David Coltart calls on councillors to declare assets
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has asked councillors to declare their assets as they assume office, to combat corruption.The move may make lifestyle audits possible and expose those who may acqu...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 15:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga meets State entities
Fostering rapid economic growth towards the attainment of an empowered upper middle-income economy by 2030, demands that everyone including State entities, play their part, Vice President Constantino ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that there is no place for incompetence
INEPTITUDE and poor performance in local authorities and State-owned enterprises are unacceptable and have no place in the Second Republic which will soon be implementing an Accelerator Model to quick...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
What's the point of 'performance contracts' when the regime always blames sanctions for its failures?
How do you measure a cabinet minister's performance over a particular period?How does one judge whether a local government CEO (chief executive officer) has done a good or terrible job?...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Town Clerks, Mayors face Zimbabwe government wrath
THE Government says it is disappointed with poor service delivery obtaining in the country's towns and cities that does not signal a collective agenda steeped towards achieving an upper-middle income ...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Payment of civil servants bonuses clarified
PERMANENT secretaries and directors in Government will not receive bonuses this year but will be granted performance-based awards at the beginning of next year after an assessment of their work is don...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bigwigs sing blues over bonuses
GOVERNMENT says civil servants from director level upwards will only be paid 2022 bonuses based on their performance appraisal outcomes.Civil servants below director level have been awarded 10...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mhona slams parastatals over non-compliance
TRANSPORT minister, Felix Mhona has slammed public entities under his purview for failing to comply with the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act (PECGA).Speaking at the Line Minister's Pu...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants to start getting bonuses
CIVIL servants will start receiving the 13th cheque this month, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Professor Paul Mavima has said.However, heads of Government department...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ambassadors to sign performance-based contracts
ZIMBABWE'S ambassadors will from the beginning of next year sign performance- based contracts in line with Government's efforts to improve their role in attracting investments into the country, among ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt explains bonus position: 'Its morally wrong to reward laziness'
THE Government has reaffirmed its position on this year's civil servants' bonuses saying those who fail to meet the mark on performance-based contracts signed at the beginning of the year are go...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Performance-based bonuses for Zimbabwe civil servants
CIVIL servants from this year will now be paid bonuses based on their performances, as Government implements its personnel performance system, outgoing Public Service Commission Secretary Ambassador J...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by STaff reporter
Mnangagwa tells his ministers to perform or face axe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned underperforming ministers in his male-dominated Cabinet that they will be replaced by eloquent women as he warms up to the 50/50 gender equality system stipulat...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
No automatic bonuses for Zimbabwe's senior civil servants
GOVERNMENT has directed that there will not be automatic bonus payments for senior civil servants, but they will only receive the 13th cheque depending on their work output in line with performance-ba...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US$50m hotel for Victoria Falls
A MASSIVE US$50 million hotel project is on the cards in Victoria Falls, as the transformation of the prime tourism destination into a world-class city and resort gains momentum.Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:10hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk hints at blacklist for failed tender winners
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube has said some local companies that are awarded tenders for developmental projects are failing to deliver on agreed timelines and will be overlooked in future pr...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mayors, council chairpersons sign performance contracts
MAYORS and council chairpersons from the country's urban and rural authorities yesterday signed performance based contracts in line with Government's thrust of monitoring to ensure all arms of governm...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants should earn their keep
Over a third of our taxes go towards civil service staff costs, and we all pay taxes even if it is only VAT and the two percent transfer tax on our phone money, plus a higher percentage of our rates, ...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top civil servants sign performance contracts
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday railroaded senior civil servants including directors at government ministries into signing performance contracts, warning that non-performers would face...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
IMF sees positive economic recovery signs in Zimbabwe
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says there are positive signs of the economic recovery in Zimbabwe starting last year after two years of recession, adding that Government had done well in addres...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF introduces performance scorecards for MPs
Zanu-PF will introduce score cards for its National Assembly members to monitor and assess their performance both in how active they are in Parliament as well as in their constituencies.Zanu-P...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dares public enterprises
Parastatals and State-owned enterprises have been challenged not to be drains on the Treasury but to pay dividends and propel growth of the economy through meaningful contribution to the country's Gro...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chombo grilled over poor service delivery in cities
THE government has expressed concern over poor service delivery in all urban local authorities and has blamed the opposition-led MDC councils for the poor services, while also admitting failure to man...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ministers splashing on foreign trips, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned Cabinet ministers against globetrotting with no tangible results at a time when the country faces an economic meltdown, with millions swimming in deep pov...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bans unnecessary international travel by ministers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has ordered Cabinet ministers and senior civil servants to immediately stop unnecessary international travel and double their efforts towards serving the people.The Preside...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa contracts gimmick dismissed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to tie his Cabinet ministers to performance contracts is an exercise in futility as long as the Treasury does not provide adequate funding for operations, commen...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Is Emmerson Mnangagwa a genuine reformist?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently resumed duty after his annual break from January to early February. One of the notable things he has done is to introduce performance contracts for minister...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:32hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Mnangagwa's ministers' performance contracts illegal?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday railroaded his Cabinet ministers, heads of State-owned entities and parastatals into signing performance contracts, but critics said the contracts were difficult...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'Put people first'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday exhorted public officials to always put the interests of the ordinary people first, stressing the need for teamwork in the implementation of Government programmes tailore...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spotlights ministers
CABINET ministers and heads of public institutions will today sign performance contracts as the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa fosters a high-performance culture among office bearers to en...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Performance contracts for Zimbabwean ministers
Performance contracts signed last year by permanent secretaries, the top level in the civil service, are being extended this year upwards to ministers and across to the heads of local authorities, Sta...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Law is tool for development'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday laid down the legislative agenda for the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament which will see a number of Bills which include the consideration of legislation relating t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ties down permanent secretaries to performance
Permanent secretaries of Government ministries yesterday signed performance contracts for next year, the start of a new system where those managing the public service are now expected to perform to de...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes massive GDP growth
THE Office of the President and Cabinet is developing a framework to implement the National Development Strategy to consolidate the gains of the transitional stabilisation programme and offer a road m...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Town clerks under spotlight
Government has directed town clerks, town secretaries and chief executives for Harare, Chitungwiza, Ruwa and Epworth councils to sign performance-based contracts so that their work can be evaluated an...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Moonlighting council drivers suspended
Harare City Council has suspended 26 refuse compactor drivers who were moonlighting while on council duty and using the city's vehicles, compromising waste collection. This led to garbage pili...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Performance contracts for senior Govt officials
Government has started preparing performance contracts for senior officials such as permanent secretaries and directorates and parastatals to measure the extent to which they would have implemented th...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New law shakes up parastatals
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has placed limits on the terms of office of chief executives and board members of State enterprises and Parastatals (SEPs), while also binding them to performance contract...Published: 13 May 2018 at 07:53hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Bill to limit State entities CEOs' term to 10 years looms
Chief executives of State enterprises and parastatals who have served for 10 years and above are facing the chop as the Public Entities Corporate Governance Bill, which is expected to become law next ...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bill capping 'fat cat' salaries comes into force
PARLIAMENT has passed a bill which seeks to cap the salary and perks for managers of government-owned entities and city council bosses.In summary, the Public Entities Corporate Governance Bill...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 15:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bigwigs to lose looted assets
Government is introducing substantive salary caps for heads of public entities, and those who breach them will be prosecuted. The State will also seize assets and wealth amassed from looting p...Published: 23 Jul 2017 at 11:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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