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Zimbabweans should brace for higher bread and flour prices triggered by growing global demand for wheat following the closure of ports in Ukraine and disruption to supplies from Russia, the two countries which account for a third of global wheat exports. Zimbabwean farmers are only able to grow half the …

Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world today in commemorating the International Day for Women, reflecting on challenges being faced by women and progress made in the advancement of women in pursuit of gender equality. The day is being celebrated under the international theme, “Gender equality today for a sustainable …

POLITICAL parties must desist from violence but compete for power on the basis of ideas, a prominent Kenyan public intellectual and lawyer says. In an interview with The NewsHawks on the sidelines of his public lecture in Harare this week, Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba said politicians must unite to rebuild …

Matabeleland North had the worst Grade 7 pass rate in the 2021 Grade 7 results, with 51 schools failing to pass a single student, government data shows. Amazingly, the ministry of primary and secondary education says this was an improvement on the previous year when 85 schools recorded a zero …

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says Zimbabwe has coal reserves of 12 billion metric tonnes, proving that the country has huge potential for thermal-powered electricity. According to the United States real time statistics website, Worldometer, Zimbabwe’s total coal reserves ranks 38th in the world. “Proven coal resources of over …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police and other security agents this morning raided the house of PHD Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya for alleged criminal investigations. The team raided his Mt Pleasant house in Harare as part of undisclosed criminal investigations. In an interview, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed …

NJNC Captured, Misrepresenting Civil Servants: Teachers UnionsTeachers unions have distanced themselves from a salary deal that was agreed and signed between the government and the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) on Monday. This comes after it emerged that more than 50 school heads and 32 teachers had been suspended after …

PARLIAMENTARIANS fumed Tuesday after it turned out that the Dubai Expo drained state coffers millions of dollars in foreign currency in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently after parastatals’ top management attended the Dubai Expo. According to oral evidence given by the management of four parastatals, Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA), Agricultural …

AS PART of its latest demands regarding the employment of foreigners in South Africa, the All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) wants the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit grace period, which expires on 31 December 2o22, to be abolished. “This is not a matter for the bargaining council but one that needs the …

Police have arrested 16 suspects allegedly connected with the murder of a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter who was murdered during a rally addressed by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in Kwekwe yesterday. According to a police memorandum seen by Nhau, the deceased, Mboneni Ncube (30) of house number 917/19 …