Farirai Machivenyika Harare Bureau WORKERS should be paid fairly in line with growth being experienced in the economy, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. In a statement ahead of May Day which will be commemorated worldwide today, President Mnangagwa said the importance of ensuring workers are rewarded fairly for their contributions cannot be overemphasised. May Day, also […] …
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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Public-private partnerships drive economic growth
Nqobile Tshili nqobille.tshili@chronicle.co.zw LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos has said public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the engine that drives the country’s agriculture and economic growth. Zimbabwe is one of the only two African countries to achieve wheat self-sufficiency last year following concerted efforts by Government and the private sector. Speaking […] …
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Bosso navaya top!… The Special One’s ex-assistant makes special substitution
Ricky Zililo ricky.zililo@chronicle.co.zw Highlanders 1-0 Hwange GOD favours hard workers, people who want to play and respect fans, these words were uttered by Highlanders Football Club coach Baltemar Brito following his team’s late winner that powered them to the top of the table in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. Highlanders took their points tally […] …
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COMMENT: Load shedding to ease as Hwange comes on line
Load shedding will soon be a thing of the past in Zimbabwe as the US$1,4 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion project is almost complete. Unit 7 which is undergoing commissioning tests, is already feeding 300 megawatts into the national grid while synchronisation of Unit 8 is slated for the 16th […] …
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Nine goats in 2019, 400 today … Investing retirement package pays Mrs Sifiso Agbetorwoka
Flora Fadzai Sibanda florafadzaisibz@gmail.com AFTER working in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years as a mental health nurse, Mrs Sifiso Agbetorwoka decided to return home to venture into commercial goat farming, a business which she started using her retirement package. She started with only nine goats in 2019 and today the herd has […] …
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British parliamentarians call to bar Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to the UK royal coronation
A group of British parliamentarians is objecting to the invitation of Zimbabwe’s President to the Coronation. Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Zimbabwe say the invitation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa should be withdrawn ‘in light of the grave political and human rights situation in Zimbabwe’. Speaking exclusively to SABC, the co-chairperson of the […] …
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Zimbabwe: Food Insecurity DREF operation no. MDRZW016 – Final Report
Situation Report in English on Zimbabwe about Food and Nutrition, Health, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 28 Apr 2023 by IFRC Source: Zimbabwe: Food Insecurity DREF operation no. MDRZW016 – Final Report – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Glide number: DR-2021-000168-ZWE A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The 2021 lean season experienced by Zimbabwe has […] …
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Zimbabwe to issue gold-backed cryptocurrency soon
Source: Zimbabwe to issue gold-backed cryptocurrency soon | Business Getty Images Zimbabwe’s central bank plans to sell a gold-backed digital currency to the public from May 8 in another attempt to stabilise its tumbling currency and offer an alternative to the US dollar. The tokens, to be sold through banks in local and foreign […] …
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Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentence an indictment on Zimbabwe’s democracy
Source: Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentence an indictment on Zimbabwe’s democracy A Forum Statement on the Conviction and Sentence of Jacob Ngarivhume Jacob Ngarivhume The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has learnt with utter shock, sadness and disbelief of the conviction and sentence of opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume. Ngarivhume, who was convicted […] …
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Quash the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader for exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
Source: Quash the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader for exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly Responding to the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, to 48 months imprisonment on charges of inciting public violence for simply exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly which demonstrates a growing crackdown against […] …
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