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By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the regulation of health products that will see the two countries conducting product reviews and inspections, among other related interventions to ensure access to safe, quality, and effective health products in the respective countries Medicals Control Authority of Zimbabwe…
By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) 2023 November Advanced Level results are out. According to ZIMSEC, the examinations recorded a 94.6 % pass rate, compared to 88 % achieved last year, translating to a 6.6 % increase in pass rate. A total of 34 437 candidates sat for the examinations in 2023,…
Minister Winston Chitando (in white coat) talks to Mayor Jacob Mafume (in black suit) in Highfield during a visit to see the progress of cleaning operations. By Julius Manganda All the 92 local authories of Zimbabwe converged in Harare Wednesday morning as operationalization of the President ‘s call to action on Service Delivery rolls into…
Acting Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr Jonathan Gandari By Panashe Hamudiwamwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of a new Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board, which will be chaired by Ms Helliate Rushwaya. Seven members of the Board were announced in a statement by Acting Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity…
Minister of Mines and Mining Development (standing, in blue jacket and khaki trousers) Hon Soda, together with Minister of state Manicaland Province Advocate Mugadza (standing far right) and the Rescue Team pictured with the rescued miners at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga on Sunday 7 January 2024 By Lisca Philo President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the…
Chief Justice Luke Malaba By Dickson Bandera Chief Justice Luke Malaba today opened the 2024 Legal Year where he presented to the nation the judiciary action plan for the year 2024. The 2024 legal year coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the Constitution of Zimbabwe which came into effect in 2013, hence the theme, “The…
Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Willard Manungo By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed seven commissioners to the Health Service Commission (HSC) in terms of the Health Service Amendment Act of 2022. The mandate of the HSC, which is replacing the Health Services Board, is to administer the conditions of…
By Julius Manganda In a bid to interject the upsurge in cholera cases and improve the general hygiene and health in the city of Harare, government has launched “Operation Chenesa Harare (Clean Harare) which runs from the 5th to the 12th of January 2024. Government said residents of Harare have endured uncollected garbage, illegal dump…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is warning of a new “colonization” of the continent by this new technology if foreign companies continue to feed on African data without involving local actors. One of 38 people…
By Dickson Bandera Chinese mining and logistics firm, Labenmon Investment in partnership with WIC Cement Developing Company Limited this Wednesday announced a $1 billion investment that will see the construction of a new building materials industrial park in Zimbabwe. The two firms signed an agreement in Harare for a project expected to create over 2…