Government has so far received nearly $771 000 under the Cholera Crowd Fund after it appealed for funding to fight the outbreak of the water-borne disease, which has killed 49 people and affected 10 000 others. Speaking at the launch of the cholera vaccination programme in Budiriro yesterday, National Budgets department deputy director in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mr Joram Willy Pfunye, said the ministry was particular about management and accounting of resources hence creation of t ......
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Govt Receives U.S.$771,000 Under Cholera Fund
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AfDB to Finance Agric Value Chain Programme
THE African Development Bank is looking to finance an agricultural value chain development programme in Zimbabwe to the tune of nearly $20 million, an official said. ......
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Govt Launches Recovery Plan
GOVERNMENT is expected to launch the Transitional Economic Stabilisation Programme tomorrow, amid high hopes that it will help to speedily transform the economy, particularly the re-industrialisation process which is gathering momentum. ......
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Prices Hikes Unjustified, Says Minister
Norton -Government is coming up with appropriate interventions to address the recent wave of price increases which it says are largely unjustified. This comes amid indications that the country's industry is on a recovery trajectory characterised by increased capacity utilisation and production. ......
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Chigumba Sues Man Over Tweet
A Harare man, known for creating memes commenting on social issues, appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal insult after retweeting a message purportedly belonging to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chair Justice Priscilla Chigumba. ......
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Churches Hail New Monetary Measures
Churches yesterday hailed the Monetary Policy Statement unveiled by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya on Monday saying it will stimulate economic growth and eradicate the illegal parallel market. In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches patron Mr Jimayi Muduvuri said the measures, though painful for now, had long-term gains that would encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). ......
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Artiste Releases Cholera Jingle
Afro -Jazz Artiste Brian Nyahuma has released a single titled "Hutsanana", to enhance national awareness in combating the deadly cholera epidemic, following the outbreak of the water-borne disease in Harare last month. ......
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Let's Focus On Economy, Says VP Chiwenga
The time for politics is behind us as focus shifts to economic development, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. ......
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ZESA Bigwigs Nabbed for U.S.$35 Million Graft
Zesa Holdings chief executive officer Joshua Chifamba, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) managing director Julian Chinembiri and his finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo were yesterday arrested in connection with over $35 million alleged underhand dealings involving an Indian company, PME. ......
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ED to Officiate at CUT Graduation
President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officiate at the Chinhoyi University of Technology 14th Graduation Ceremony. CUT was the first university where President Mnangagwa officiated at a graduation ceremony soon after assuming the country's leadership after Operation Restore Legacy in November last year. ......
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3 Cholera Patients Treated in Mat South
Health officials in Matabeleland South have managed to treat the three cholera cases that were reported in Beitbridge and have also activated the epidemic disaster response plan in all the province's districts, an official has said. ......
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Inside the rot: The costly public service absurdities crying for urgent, serious decisions
WHEN a team from the Public Service Commission turned up at Mbiriyadi Primary School in Nyanga for a staff audit and headcount three years ago, the head handed them attendance registers. Hawk-eyed officials quickly spotted an anomaly. Names of pupils were repeated in several grades, creating ghost pupils that raised the pupil enrolment to 240, ......
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Zimbabwe Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Statistics and Analyses 2018: Zimbabwes Telecoms Regulator and Broadcasting Authority ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 4, 2018--The "Zimbabwe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Zimbabwe's telecommunications market. the report analyses the fixed-line, mobile and broadband sectors. Zimbabwe's economy has seen a downturn since the fractious elections of July 2013, resulting in a significant fall in GDP growth. the contribution to GDP from the telecom sector has fallen steadily as a result. Sector revenue has also come under pressure from a number of recent regulatory measures and taxes imposed by the cash-strapped...
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Minister Obadiah Moyo Blames Ian Smith’s Pipes For Cholera Outbreak
The Minister Of Health, Obadiah Moyo on Thursday afternoon appeared to blame the late former Prime Minister, Ian Smith for the ongoing Cholera outbreak. Speaking to the Senate Thursday afternoon, Obadiah Moyo said “Cholera is caused by drinking our own faeces when they have entered our mouths. The sewers, the way in which they were ......
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Zimbabwe’s Budget Deficit Soars After Pre-election Splurge
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s budget deficit swelled to $1.3 billion in the first half of 2018, nearly five times the initial target after government spending spiraled ahead of an election in July, a Treasury document showed on Thursday. Before a tight election on July 31, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government distributed free seed and fertilizer to ......
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SB Moyo airlifted to South Africa..”Chiwenga hit by stroke, collapses”..Govt Sources
HARARE: There are unconfirmed reports that Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo was flown to a South African hospital on Wednesday evening after his condition took a turn for the worse. Moyo was admitted to Avenues Clinic earlier last month after a kidney related ailment and he was believed to have undergone corrective surgery. Deputy minister ......
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Zimbabwe launches vaccine drive in bid to bring cholera outbreak under control
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Mahendere Scoops Award in SA
Celebrated gospel musician Minister Michael Mahendere is on cloud nine after scooping the best African gospel artiste of the year gong at the Independent National Gospel Music Awards (INGOMA) held in South Africa over the weekend. ......
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Zimbabwe - Troubled Nation Now Faces Tough Foreign Policy Choices
The toxic presidency of Mugabe may be over, but the new Zimbabwean government of Emmerson Mnangagwa must quickly make some hard foreign policy decisions if it is to change the country's fortunes. For so far no major foreign power has undertaken to relieve in any significant way the country's economic distress. Although election observer reports have been guardedly and conditionally - almost grudgingly - accepting of the election results, the question marks raised and, particularly, the totally unnecessary ......
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CSA Congratulates Proteas After Zim Series Win
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated the Proteas on clinching the ODI Series against Zimbabwe with a match to spare. ......
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