Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says Mazowe Dam – a major water supply dam for irrigation activities in the Mashonaland Central province will not be filled up even if the ...

0854: President Mnangagwa is this morning expected to launch the Zimbabwe Information Technology Company, a subsidiary of TelOne in Msasa, Harare.

President Mnangagwa is today expected to launch the second stage of the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the scenic city of Victoria Falls.

Zimbabwe is set for a record maize harvest since the Land Reform Programme, with 2,8 million tonnes expected to be delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, in a development that is expected to drive economic growth, President Mnangagwa has said.

FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says he is in the process of mapping the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per district and the exercise is expected to be complete by year end.

A total of 1,9 million hectares of maize was planted by farmers during the 2020/21 summer cropping season registering an increase of 24 percent from the 1,5 million hectares last season.

Cabinet yesterday approved ministerial five-year plans for four ministries that are compliant with the National Development Strategy 1: 2021-2025.

CIVIL SERVANTS have been challenged to adopt a paradigm shift and execute their duties diligently with a desire to prosper the country as opposed to the old mentality of working under supervision.

The pharmaceutical sector has long been the most defiant of all bidders on the foreign currency auctions, buying its foreign currency for medicines at official rates and selling using the black market exchange rate.

MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, accused of breaching the Level Four national lockdown after convening a public gathering at the Harare Magistrates Court, yesterday had their bail appeal ruling deferred to Thursday.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday announced resumption of electoral activities following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions by Government a fortnight ago.

ZIMBABWE captain, Knowledge Musona, says the absence of his regular striking partner, Khama Billiat, in the final two AFCON qualifiers, could not have come at a worse time for the Warriors.

TWO of the 16 illegal gold miners who pounced on Eldorado Gold Mine on the outskirts of Chinhoyi last Friday morning have been arrested.

THEY all came flooding back – the memories of Accra, the threat of deportation, being dragged to a radio station, to try and force me into an apology, which I flatly rejected.

The official auction rate moved to $84,1197 to the US dollar yesterday, drifting 0,16 percent or around 13 Zimbabwe cents since last week with US$35,56 million allocated in total on the main and SME auctions.