Patience Nhamburo After a public outcry following media reports that the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) had proposed the introduction of uniforms at tertiary institutions for female students, apparently to avoid sexual abuse by lecturers, the commission says its suggestions were taken out of context. Chief Executive Officer of the commission, […]
ZTN reporter Part of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s estate is set to be distributed on Saturday. A family representative told ZTN the ceremony is scheduled for his rural home in Zvimba, 85 kilometers west of the capital, Harare. The ceremony is part of Shona culture where a deceased person’s […]
STRIKING Zimbabwean Doctors who defied the 48 hour ultimatum by the Labour Court to return to work face disciplinary action following expiration of the order. Zimbabwe’s Labour Court declared the doctors’ job action illegal. Speaking after touring Harare Central Hospital on Wednesday, Health and Child Care Minister, Dr Obadiah Moyo […]
Zvamaida Murwira At least six bills that were before Parliament lapsed after the august House failed to debate and pass them during the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. The failure by legislators to pass bills confirmed President Mnangagwa’s concern when he delivered the State of the Nation Address early […]
Patience Nhamburo ZIMBABWE’S Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has called on city councils in the southern African country to refurbish their sewer systems, as the current structures are old and failing to support the growing population. The situation is dire in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, where authoritieshave been accused of pumping raw […]
Ndaka Majaka ZIMBABWE should brace for more power cuts as the country’s major power supplier – South Africa’s power utility,Eskom Holdings (Eskom) – begins implementing power cuts. ZESA Holdings spokesperson, Fullard Gwasira, told ZTN that Zimbabwe, which has a 400 Megawatt (MW) deal with Eskom, will be negatively affected. “Definitely, […]
Ndaka Majaka ZIMBABWE’S economy is expected to contract by 7.1 percent, latest data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows. This is the country’s first Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction since 2008 when the country was ravaged by hyper-inflation. This projection is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 6,5 percent […]
Ndaka Majaka ZESA Holdings says it may review electricity tariffs upwards nextmonth, after obtaining cabinet approval to effect hikes in line with the rate of inflation and the prevailing interbank exchange rate. This comes as the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority last weekapproved a 320 percent electricity tariff increase to 162,16 […]
ZTN Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE and Nepal’s suspensions have been lifted after the ICC board meeting resolved to readmit them as members on Monday. The decision by the ICC paves way for Zimbabwe to take part in ICC competitions, starting with the Under 19 Cricket World Cup and the ICC Super […]
Ndaka Majaka ZIMBABWE is eyeing a USD30 billion mining industry by 2030 as the country strives to achieve Upper Middle Income Status in the next decade, a cabinet minister has said. Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando said while the country is working towards achieving annual revenues of USD12 […]
