adminED pledges gender equality
President Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to work towards full equality and empowerment of women as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day tomorrow.
Huge growth potential for China as it unleashes new economic drivers
Downward pressure on the Chinese economy has worried global investors, but national lawmakers and political advisors attending the ongoing annual “two sessions” are optimistic about the economic outlook.
Zim-EU dialogue resumes
Zimbabwe and the European Union are set to resume dialogue this month as part of re-engagement efforts the new dispensation led by President Mnangagwa is undertaking, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo has said.
Flights resume after strike at Kenya’s main airport grounds thousands
Thousands of air passengers were stranded in Kenya on Wednesday after a strike by aviation workers at the main Nairobi airport led to the cancellation and delay of scores of flights and the use of riot police to break up the industrial action.
Govt opens doors for media
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday pledged to depolarise the media by ensuring the ministry’s doors are always open for engagement with stakeholders.
OECD cuts global growth forecast over trade, Brexit uncertainty
Trade tensions and political uncertainty including Brexit are weighing on the world’s economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned Wednesday as it again cut its 2019 forecast for global economic growth.
China pledges support for private business in SOE reform
China will equally protect different types of shareholders’ property and rights in mixed ownership enterprises, said a senior official with the country’s top economic planner Wednesday.
Implementing Vision 2030 at tertiary level
People have responded with mixed feelings to the call by Government through the Higher Education, Science and Technology Development Ministry to standardise qualifications and abolish “irrelevant” programmes creating “idle” graduates who do not have innovative skills.
Women miners demand equal opportunities
WOMEN in mining have called on Government to ensure that they get equal opportunities to counter some of the challenges they face which they say have resulted in fewer women venturing into the sector.
Masvingo town clerk’s contract extended again
Masvingo City Council has extended retiring town clerk Mr Adolph Gusha’s tenure at Town House for another six months as the local authority struggles to identify a new candidate to steer the city towards its vision to attain world-class city status by 2030.