NEW: New ZTA board officially unveiled  

Communications expert Ray Mawerera will chair the new Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) board unveiled by Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu on Wednesday. 

NEW: Cabinet adopts protocols on nuclear protection  

CABINET has adopted the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs’ decision to accede to various international protocols on nuclear energy.  

NEW: Zim, Egypt to strengthen relations in key sectors  

ZIMBABWE and Egypt have agreed to improve bilateral relations in key economic sectors such as pharmaceuticals, health and agriculture following Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga’s recent visit to the North African country.  

NEW: Sanctions beggars should not hold public office – MPs  

MEMBERS of Parliament have called for the enactment of a law that bars individuals who support sanctions against Zimbabwe from holding public office.  

NEW: Trio up for murder  

POLICE in Shamva, Mashonaland Central Province, on Tuesday arrested three men, including two brothers, in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man.  

NEW: Katsande in hijacking incident 

FORMER Warriors captain Willard Katsande is traumatised after he fell victim to a hijacking in Johannesburg on Tuesday, just a year after the ex-Kaizer Chiefs star was assaulted in a road rage incident in West Rand.  

NEW: Media commission reaches out   

THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) will from June to August this year conduct a stakeholder engagement in selected districts and provinces on the work and mandate of the statutory body.   

NEW: Zim to introduce Covid-19 self-testing 

GOVERNMENT is ready to introduce Covid-19 self-testing, especially at ports of entry and remote areas as part of measures “to ramp up testing in all communities”.

NEW: Africa’s Covid-19 cases surpass 11,7m: Africa CDC 

THE number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 11 700 191 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. 

NEW: Call for sustainable mining practices  

A local non-governmental organisation, National Environmental Awareness Trust (NEAT), in conjunction with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has called on companies in the extractive industry to mine sustainably and invest in environmentally-friendly technologies.