Brace for more power cuts: Zesa

Zesa Holdings has warned Zimbabweans of crippling power cuts for the next 30 days owing to technical faults at the Hwange Power Station and a scheduled maintenance on one the units.   The development has seen Energy and Power Development minister, Edgar Moyo, pleading with independent power producers (IPPs) to intervene to prevent the country […]

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Tighten Zim sanctions, says ex-US diplomat

FORMER United States ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles Ray says more top Zanu PF and government officials need to be added on the sanctions list so that they reform and respect the tenets of democracy.   Ray served at the United States ambassador to Harare from 2009 to 2012 and occasionally clashed with the late former […]

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President Mnangagwa turns 81 today

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is celebrating his 81st birthday today a few days after he was inaugurated as the President of Zimbabwe.   He also dutifully recently announced his cabinet.   This auspicious occasion marks the beginning of a fresh challenge for him as he leads Zimbabwe into the future. The timing of his birthday in […]

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Zimbabwe Parliament Passes The Children’s Amendment Bill

The Parliament of Zimbabwe has passed the Children’s Amendment Bill which aims to strengthen child protection by aligning the Children’s Act with the Constitution and international conventions. The Bill proposes significant changes to the Act’s definitions, including scrapping the distinction between children and young persons and calling everyone under the age of 18 a child. […]

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Mthuli Ncube feels heat

THE government’s ambitious growth projections are unlikely to be met because of protracted blackouts, which have stifled exports and further weakened the local currency.   In December last year, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube projected that the GDP would grow by 3,8% this year.   Last month, he scaled his projections to 6%, citing a “good […]

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