Government reforms positively changing lives and livelihoods, UN told

A COMPREHENSIVE package of reforms and targeted investments by the Government, which have seen the economy grow by 6 percent for the past few years, are positively changing lives and livelihoods across the country.

President greenlights nationwide sports tournament to combat drug abuse

RPRESIDENT MNANGAGWA has given the nod to the launch of a sports tournament that is designed to engage young people countrywide in the fight against drug and substance abuse.

Remarkable progress recorded on Kunzvi-Harare water pipeline

CONSTRUCTION of the Kunzvi-Harare pipeline that will convey water from Kunzvi Dam to the capital has begun, marking a significant step towards ending Harare’s crippling water shortages that have persisted for more than two decades.

Exercise Blue Lugwasho a testament to regional cooperation

THE Southern African Development Community Standing Aviation Committee (SAC) recently held a multinational humanitarian exercise codenamed Exercise Blue Lugwasho at Livingstone Air Force Base in Zambia.

PSC moves to ensure dignified retirement for Government workers

 THE Public Service Commission (PSC) has established a new stand-alone department tasked with assisting public sector workers on retirement issues following realisation that a majority of Government workers are not prepared for life after work.

The last party . . . … emotional send-off for Babongile Sikhonjwa

A DAY after he was given a befitting send-off in Bulawayo, socialite and media personality Babongile Sikhonjwa was yesterday laid to rest in more serene surroundings next to his kin in a dust-raising ceremony held at his family’s homestead in Mlowezi village, Gwanda, Matabeleland South province.

New measures to curb corruption in agric inputs distribution

THE Government intends to introduce biometric verification through a card linked to farmers’ bank accounts, personal identities and facial recognition to eliminate corruption in the distribution of agricultural inputs.

Beitbridge’s new animal, plant and quarantine facility boosts Zim’s biosecurity

THE Government has opened a new animal, plant and quarantine facility about five kilometres north of the Beitbridge Border Post, in a move to enhance biosecurity and facilitate trade.

‘Dependants of liberation war heroes should claim their entitlements’

MANY widowers of fallen liberation war heroines are failing to claim benefits they are entitled to under the Heroes Dependants Assistance Programme, leaving crucial support untapped.

Wife makes a mess of hospital ‘prison break’

IN what might be mistaken for a blooper reel from a Zimbabwean action film, a woman from Harare enlisted her aunt’s help and attempted — but ultimately spectacularly failed — to ensure her husband escaped from custody at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.