‘Wetlands masterplan to boost environment management‘
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has commended Cabinet for its approval of the production of a masterplan of all ecologically sensitive areas in the country. The…
Grade 7 exams change format
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GRADE 7 pupils will, starting this year, sit for six subjects instead of five under the competence-based curriculum which the learners embarked on in 2017…
DDF to fix 2 000 boreholes countrywide
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent The District Development Fund (DDF) has earmarked 2 000 boreholes for rehabilitation countrywide after receiving $44 million from the Government. The money will be equitably distributed…
Minister eulogises Soul Jah Love
Columbus Mabika, Harare Bureau Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday sent a message of condolences to the Musaka family following the death of award-winning Zimdancehall musician Soul…
Female panner dies in shaft
Nelias Shiri, Chronicle Reporter A female gold panner from Guyu in Matabeleland South Province died on the spot while her colleague escaped unharmed when a shaft they were working in…
Time to fight vaccine misinformation
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has announced that there is a need for massive information dissemination on the Sinopharm vaccine to debunk myths that are being peddled on various social…
RBZ hikes rates in 2021 Monetary Statement
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday released a hawkish 2021 Monetary Policy Statement that, if followed through, might result in price and exchange rate stability.
V-shaped economic recovery not expected
Contrary to the Government’s expectations of a quick rebound in economic growth this year, several local stockbroking firms expect Zimbabwe to experience a sluggish GDP growth rate in 2021.
Afreximbank: Zim’s rare shining amour
A STATUTORY notice detailing terms of the loans that Zimbabwe obtained from the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbabnk) between 2017 and 2019 has shown that the much maligned African country has been able to unlock significant foreign loans despite a global shutout.
Zim received US$1bn in remittances last year
Zimbabwe received US$1 billion in diaspora remittances last year, an increase of 58 percent from prior year as Covid-19 travel restrictions forced people to send money through formal channels.











