Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Minister exposes vote-buying plot -Newsday Zimbabwe Anxious Masuka LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has unwittingly exposed Zanu PF’s plot to use State resources to buy votes ahead of next year’s polls. Addressing villagers in the Chinyamukwakwa area of Chisumbanje, Chipinge, over the weekend while handing over 250 plots from ethanol producer, Green Fuel […] …
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Source: Police descend on touts ahead of Christmas –Newsday Zimbabwe Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi POLICE has launched a countrywide operation at bus termini to monitor touts who usually harass travellers during the Christmas holidays. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday told NewsDay that the operation has already begun ahead of the holidays. “There […] …
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Source: Zupco fare hike a harbinger of what lies ahead -Newsday Zimbabwe THESE are, indeed, interesting times. The State-controlled Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) last week hiked its fares as well as the exchange rate for all its routes. This increase comes just over two months since the public transporter hiked its fares. From end […] …
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Debra Matabvu The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will release 4 500 small gold coins on Tuesday, as the Government enhances measures to stabilise the local currency and curb inflation. The smallest coin will be one-tenth of an ounce and will be sold in both local currency and United States dollars at a price based […] …
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Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has registered significant milestones in agriculture, which is now poised to contribute 20 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), from the current 13 percent, according to Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos. He said this at the CEO Africa Roundtable in Victoria Falls last week. This year’s […] …
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President E.D. Mnangagwa Today, November 6, I leave for Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to join other world leaders attending the 27th edition of Conference of Parties, COP27. The previous one took place a year ago in Glasgow, the United Kingdom. Again, I represented our country at this important convocation at which the pressing global issue of […] …
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Victor Maphosa in WEDZA YOUTHS should desist from drug abuse and contribute to national development through hard work and discipline, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. Officiating at the third edition of the Tinmac Foundation Sports Tournament held at Goto High School in Wedza yesterday, Minister Mutsvangwa lauded Youth, Arts, Sport […] …
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Theseus Shambare WHEAT harvesting is expected to be complete next week, with farmers having already delivered over 137 000 tonnes to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). Deliveries are projected to top 380 000 tonnes, the biggest harvest since commercial wheat farming began in the 1960s. Zimbabwe annual requirement for the cereal stands at 360 000 […] …
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Source: Lithium Rush In Mberengwa: Police Order Miners To Vacate The Area More than 5 000 artisanal miners and fortune seekers, including foreigners, mainly of Chinese origin, have descended on the former Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa, Midlands province, in search of lithium. Sandawana Mine is in the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) portfolio and has […] …
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Source: War Veterans Demand Promised Benefits Before They Could Back ED’s Re-election Bid War veterans have demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa approves “commensurate benefits” before they could back his re-election bid for the 2023 general elections. Their demands include loan guarantees and rebates for duty-free car imports, NewsDay reported citing ZANU PF central committee report […] …
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