Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter MORE than 60 000 Bulawayo residents have been affected by theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester aquifer in Nyamandlovu resulting in the city pumping 3 megalitres (ML) per day from the targeted 20ML per day. The government, through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), rehabilitated boreholes […] …
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Monthly Archives: November 2022
ICASA set to reinvigorate HIV response
Mukudzei Chingwere, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe will use the opportunity of hosting the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in 2023 (ICASA 2023) to sharpen and re-invigorate the national responses to HIV, President Mnangagwa said to mark today’s commemorations of the world AIDS day. This day is set aside globally on December 1 […] …
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Government rolls out community information centres
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent THE Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services has commissioned 16 communication information centres (CIC) and school computer laboratories as the government continues its journey towards a digitally connected upper middle-income society by 2030. ICT Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere led a team that commissioned community information centres and […] …
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Mining, quarrying biggest contributors to Matabeleland GDP
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter MINING and quarrying operations are the biggest gross domestic production (GDP) contributors for Matabeleland North and South provinces despite livestock and tourism being regarded as the major sectors for both regions. In its latest report, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) said mining and quarrying activities contributed $2,85 billion and […] …
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Chevrons miss 2023 WC bye
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE will once again play in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Qualifier for next year’s One Day International (ODI) edition to be held in India with seven out of eight automatic spots taken up. With the cut-off date for automatic qualification being March 31 2023, eight spots were […] …
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National Foods targets 40 000ha maize, soya beans
Agriculture Reporter ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed food processing giant National Foods Holdings Limited will this season produce maize and soya beans on 40 000ha, as it heeds the Government’s call for industry to participate in the production of 40 percent of its raw material requirements. In an annual report for 2022, the company’s chairman […] …
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Labour ministers meet in Vic Falls
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter MINISTERS and deputy ministers from 13 of the 16 Sadc member States are in Victoria Falls for the high level tripartite dialogue on labour migration governance in Southern Africa. The meeting’s major objective is to identify gaps and key challenges facing labour migration within the region and possible areas of […] …
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Next Covid-19 strain may be more dangerous
A South African laboratory study using Covid-19 samples from an immunosupressed individual over six months showed that the virus evolved to become more pathogenic, indicating that a new variant could cause worse illness than the current predominant omicron strain. The research, conducted by the same laboratory that was to first test the omicron strain against […] …
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Lake leaves Invictus on oil, gas doorstep
Dr Stuart Lake Business Reporter NON-executive chairman of Invictus Energy, the Australian company searching for oil and gas in the north of Zimbabwe, Dr Stuart Lake has stepped down three years after assuming the role and steering the company to the verge of a potential historic oil/gas discovery. The Australia Stock Exchange-listed company recently said […] …
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Sadc ministers in security indaba
Minister Shava Herald Correspondent A Zimbabwean delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Frederick Shava is in Windhoek Namibia for a SADC extraordinary meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation scheduled for today. Dr Shava is accompanied by Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural […] …
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