Online Reporter
Monday
Combined efforts by Zimbabwe and regional countries will ultimately lead to the collapse of illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country by the United States and its Western allies, President Mnangagwa has said.
Speaking ahead of the SADC Anti-Sanctions Day on Saturday, President Mnangagwa, who is the First Secretary of ZANU PF, told the closing session of the 22nd Annual National People’s Conference held in Mutare that collective efforts against sanctions would result in their demise.
Tuesday
Consistent implementation of macro-economic and sectoral reforms has set the economy on a path of accelerated and inclusive growth, driven by higher productivity in major sectors, leapfrogging Zimbabwe above several regional peers amid resilience to global headwinds, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. Excluding the Covid-19 pandemic and drought years, Zimbabwe’s economy has recorded an average annual growth of 6,3 percent over the past seven years, according to official Treasury statistics.
Wednesday
The economy has remained resilient despite challenges such as illegal sanctions and climate change-induced natural disasters, as the Second Republic continues to focus on economic transformation and development, President Mnangagwa has said.
In his foreword to the ZANU PF Central Committee Report tabled and adopted at the 22nd Annual National People’s Conference in Mutare last week, the President, who is also the party’s First Secretary, said milestones have been achieved in agriculture, infrastructure and various economic sectors, including the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold currency, which continues to hold steady against major units such as the United States dollar.
Thursday
Any constitutional changes to give effect to ZANU PF’s Resolution Number One will be made in a transparent manner, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said, adding that the specific amendments to be made are yet to be determined.
Friday
President Mnangagwa, who is the Chancellor of all State universities, yesterday capped 3 477 graduates, including Vice President Kembo Mohadi, at Great Zimbabwe University’s 19th graduation ceremony. Of these, 2 498 were undergraduates, 979 postgraduates, while the remainder comprised diploma and certificate holders.
Women made up 61 percent of the graduating class. The cohort also included 187 international students from Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia, and 11 students living with disabilities.
