Politics

Zimbabwe is set to host a high-level virtual international trade indaba next Tuesday to unpack the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and how local businesses can benefit from it. In line with the Covid-19 mitigation health protocols and limits on physical gatherings, the event will be coordinated virtually …

By Oliver Kazunga GOVERNMENT needs $60 billion to buy maize from farmers this marketing season but this will not trigger money supply growth in the economy, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has said. In the wake of the expected bumper harvest, Dr Mangudya, allayed fears that …

By Costa Nkomo The MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa plans to roll-out mass protests across the country against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, which he accuses of failing to uphold the country’s Constitution. He made the warning Tuesday while addressing Zimbabweans on his party’s social media platforms where he also laid …

By Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter Government will not hesitate to re-introduce tough Covid-19 control measures if non-compliance with regulations becomes rife and risks a spike in new infections. Speaking after being vaccinated against the virus at Wilkins Hospital in Harare yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said …

FOREIGN currency auctions are market driven and represent an expression of choice in the trade of the hard currency, a development that has stabilised the exchange rate in Zimbabwe. This was said by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube while responding to questions in the National Assembly last …

Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has said she no longer has any political ambitions and is now concentrating on raising her family and farming. Mujuru was VP for nearly 10 years before she was expelled from Zanu PF in 2015 on the back of a slew of allegations, among them …

Legal and Parliamentary watchdog Veritas Zimbabwe has criticised the multiple changes imposed on the country’s lockdown order saying this was now confusing to ordinary citizens. This is after Zimbabwean authorities have issued four Statutory Instruments since January this year with some seemingly contradicting the others. Government issued statutory instruments 45 …

By Costa Nkomo Some Zanu PF legislators say Zimbabwe’s proposed Patriotic Bill should have clauses that impose a ban on local politicians who advocate sanctions against the country. Mberengwa South legislator Alum Mpofu and Pupurayi Togarepi were both contributing to debate on the proposed Patriotic Bill. “What do you do …

Mutare — A Manicaland-based environmental watchdog has called on government to facilitate an outgrowers scheme for the Shangani community which faces eviction from its ancestral land in order to pave way for a multi-million-dollar Lucerne grass farming project. Lucerne grass is used for hay and cow forage. Over 12 000 …

By Anna Chibamu GOVERNMENT will not attempt to impose any auction rate different from the prevailing one on the market as doing so will undermine the auction system, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Ncube was responding to MPs in Parliament Wednesday after the legislators had called on the Treasury …