Price hikes wave hits construction sector
Harare Bureau A WAVE of price increases swept across the local housing construction sector, slowing progress of many projects, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) 2021 third quarter…
Zifa to hold Fifa courses for referees, instructors
Harare Bureau ZIFA is expected to hold two high-level Fifa courses for elite referees and instructors this weekend. The referees’ constituency is in the eye of a storm following Munyaradzi…
Should insurance, pension funds take the green finance dive?
Prosper Ndlovu, Feature AMID the growing awareness of the potential climate change-induced risks on economies, the private sector is increasingly feeling the pressure to take a bold stand through revising…
Govt moves to contain climate induced hazards
A cocktail of measures has been developed to contain climate-induced hazards as Zimbabwe moves into the summer cropping season whose preparation is now at an advanced stage, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said yesterday.
RBZ amends forex auction rules
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), yesterday amended Foreign Currency Auction bidding rules, bringing a new provision that bidders should submit their bids through banks four working days before the auction date as a way to give the apex bank time to sift through requests.
‘We’ll not adopt cryptocurrency’
Herald Reporter The Government has denied reports that it was contemplating adopting cryptocurrency as a legal tender saying the Zimbabwe dollar will remain the only local currency. Cryptocurrency, such as…
AOH, American partners build state-of-the-art hospital
A STATE-OF-THE-ART hospital with doctors quarters, a mothers’ waiting shelter and nutrition garden, is set to open its doors in the previously marginalised Binga community this week, thanks to the hard work put in by Health Ambassador, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and her Angel of Hope Foundation’s partners.
Hwange fault puts pressure on grid
A technical fault at Hwange Power Station has cut power supplies, hence the heavy load-shedding, with Zambia and South Africa also facing load-shedding and so unable to export.
Broad-based vaccination on the cards
The national vaccination programme is now ready to start vaccinating teenagers against Covid-19, while a detailed monitoring plan has been put in place for the safe vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding women.
‘PAP must respect principle of rotation’
Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has said the principle of rotation must be respected in the position of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) presidency in line with the other organs of the African Union (AU) as well as international best practice to avoid unnecessary disagreements during elections of the Bureau.











