Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery post COVID-19

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says it will continue to work closely with its member States, the African...

Bindura varsity students arrested for theft

George Swarei Two Bindura University of Science Education students have been arraigned before the courts facing several charges of unlawful entry. It is alleged that Lameck...

VAT on pre-packed rice scrapped

HARARE - Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has scrapped the VAT on pre-packaged rice imports following President Mnangagwa's intervention on the long-standing dispute. The measures will...

Pregnant women and girls face barriers accessing public health facilities risking...

Pregnant women and girls are at risk of  life changing childbirth-related injuries, including obstetric fistula, as many shun public healthcare facilities in favour of...

Zimbabwe’s Typhoid vaccination programme targeting six million children

Sharon Chikwanha/Donald Chakamanga At least six million children between the ages of nine months to 15 years are targeted in government's Integrated Typhoid Conjugate Vaccination...

Examination Fees subsidized by 55%: ZIMSEC

Herzel Mushayabasa Government is subsidizing examination fees for candidates in public schools by at 55 percent of the total fees although those in private schools...

LISTEN: Zim set for new SMP in Q3

HARARE - The International Monetary Fund says Zimbabwe will most likely enter into a new Staff Monitored Programme in the third quarter if the...

Zimbabwe: Engaging stakeholders on economic growth and lingering challenges

View of the city from Meyrick Park, Harare. (Flickr/Jonathan N. Wakeling) On Thursday, May 13, the Africa Center hosted a Zimbabwe roundtable, in partnership with...

Baby boom in Zimbabwe signals hope for rhino growth

While the US and Europe saw a slump in births in 2020, more than 200,000 babies were born when the lockdown was at its...

Mtizwa appointed Invictus Board vice chair

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Australia listed company, Invictus Energy has appointed leading business executive Joe Mtizwa as non-executive director and deputy chairperson of the board. The...