adminMinistry consulting on international journalists
Herald ReporterThe Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity is consulting with the leadership to come up with a position on international media correspondents who abuse the freedom of press extended to them by falsely portraying Zimbabwe as a country of violence and election controversies.
Security officers warned
Herald Reporter
Climate change is a threat to international peace and security and calls for an address to the environmental challenges being experienced worldwide, Environment and Natural Resources Management Minister Francis Nhema has said.
Social workers overwhelmed
Herald ReporterZimbabwe is facing a serious shortage of social workers with one worker working with over 42 000 children, the Council of Social Workers has said.
In South Africa one worker looks after about 1 100 children.
11years for poaching: new law
Government has enacted new laws imposing stiffer penalties of up to 11 years for poaching protected animals, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has said.
ZPWMA public relations manager Ms Caroline Washaya-Moyo said the new laws would affect criminals who kill any protected animals gazetted by the Ministry Environment and
Zinara to unveil tollgates
Herald Reporter
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration is expected to unveil the new state-of-the-art tollgates being constructed along the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Mutare highway by the end of next month.
Champions Insurance partners Spanish company
Business Reporter
The partnership deal between local insurance company Champions Insurance and Madrid based Mapfre Asistencia insurance company of
Spain is set to play a crucial role in efforts to re-engage the country’s firms with European partners who had ceased doing business with the country following its isolation by mostly
Farmers earn US$111m
Agriculture Reporter
Tobacco growers have earned a collective US$111 million from the sale of 31 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf since the opening of the season mid-February.
Brics to launch development bank
Leaders from the BRICS emerging nations are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival western-dominated institutions at a summit beginning today.
The grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and hosts South Africa will meet in Durban to set up an infrastructure-focused lender that would challenge seven decades of
3 cholera cases reported
Health ReporterThree cases of cholera have been reported in Beitbridge and one of the cases has since been confirmed positive, a weekly epidemiological report from Government has revealed.
According to the report follow-up was under way to establish the type of strain of the positive case.
Zengeza blast victims get help
Zecheaus Nemadire and Takawira DapiThe Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has partnered with CellOne Electronics and Book Cafe to help victims of the Chitungwiza blast that killed six people.
The organisations yesterday handed over blankets, groceries and beds, among other goods, to the affected families.