adminAll set for schools reopening . . . Parents decry steep uniform prices
Parents of pupils in the three examination classes that start today were doing last-minute shopping yesterday, boarding schools had their buses ready at pick-up points in time yesterday morning while all schools were activating the preparations they have been making for a minimum risk environment when lessons resume.
16 local authorities face ZACC probe
SIXTEEN local authorities that have not sent their accounts to the Auditor-General, some failing since 2016, must now be investigated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has said.
Forex savings, jobs in varsity coal tar project
With the major need for ever-increasing volumes of sealant for the upgraded and expanding road network in Zimbabwe, Midlands State University (MSU) is preparing to move into industrial production of modified coal tar its scientists and engineers have developed using local raw materials.
Govt partners churches on vaccination
Churches can now call on Government vaccination teams to vaccinate members against Covid-19 in an initiative meant to increase the pace of the programme.
Zim tops sub-Saharan vaccination
Zimbabwe’s national vaccination programme remains the leader in sub-Saharan Africa with 27,27 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered for every 100 people and 16,6 percent of the total population having at least one dose by Saturday.
VP Chiwenga meets Palestine envoy
Zimbabwe and Palestine are working on strengthening relations in many sectors including agriculture, health and tourism.
‘Women have role to play in V2030’
WOMEN have an important role to play in ensuring the country’s pursuit of Vision 2030 of an upper middle income economy becomes successful, Zanu PF Secretary for Women Affairs Cde Mabel Chinomona has said.
Defaulting farmers to lose offer letters
Farmers who did not sell their maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) or those that default on repayment of loans advanced to the them under the National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme (NEAPS), commonly known as Command Agriculture, risk having their offer letters revoked.
Police probe missing vaccination cards
Investigations have been launched into a case in which 250 Covid-19 vaccination cards have gone missing at Cheshuro Rural Health Centre in Gutu under unclear circumstances.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Competence should now be the norm
Zimbabwe’s drastic and effective economic reforms under the Second Republic that laid the foundation for sustained productive growth, and the resulting fast growth that starts this year, are now making the country one of the models for African development.