Large Gold Miners Push Output Beyond Projections: Chitando

Huge investments into Zimbabwe’s large-scale gold mines have bolstered output in several key operators that have pushed production beyond initial projections, Mines minister Winston Chitando said this week. Investments into key operations like the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed conglomerate Padenga Holdings’ Eureka and Pickstone gold mines in Mashonaland Central are …

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$8 Billion Target For Pfumvudza/Intwasa Programme

Heavy rains that fell in Gokwe North District from Wednesday night till yesterday morning brought relief to villagers after days of high temperatures. And that relief turned into celebration when President Mnangagwa descended on the area yesterday for the national launch of the 2021/2022 Pfumvudza/Intwasa Programme at Nyenunka Primary School …

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ED Pampers Civil Servants, Pensioners With USD Bonuses

Civil servants will this year be paid their bonuses in foreign currency up to a maximum of US$700 and civil service pensioners will receive bonus payments of US$100 plus an extra US$80 for spouses, after President Mnangagwa decided on a once-off cushion following challenges experienced this year due to exchange …

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Zanu PF Desperate To Engage Zambia Leader

The ruling Zanu PF party yesterday said it was making frantic efforts to engage Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema over social media rants targeted at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government by the neighbouring country’s ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) staff. Zanu PF acting spokesperson Michael Bimha told a media briefing …

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ZACC Nabs Murewa RDC CEO

Murewa Rural District Council, Chief Executive Officer Alois Gurajena (48) has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), Nhau has learnt. Gurajena was arrested for allegedly sub-dividing a farm before allocating stands to desperate home seekers without following procedure. In a statement, ZACC spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure alleged that …

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Former South Africa President De Klerk Dies At Age 85

Former South African President Frederik Willem De Klerk, the last leader under apartheid and a key actor in the country’s transition to democracy, has died, his foundation has announced. “Former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer,” …

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Child Marriages Hit Masvingo Province

Several pupils have dropped from school  in Mandamabwe area, Masvingo Province, due to early child marriages, parents have said. “Many girl children who get into early marriages are a result of being orphans. They are being abused resulting in forced marriages,” Privilege Gurajena, a parent from Mhande village  in Ward 8 told Business …

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