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‘Let’s take care of our natural resources’

Africa Moyo-Deputy News Editor ZIMBABWEANS must take good care of the country’s natural resources such as gold, platinum, diamonds, lithium and the land, all of which were given by God, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking at the Zion Christian Church’s annual Easter Passover Festival at Mbungo Estate in Bikita, Masvingo Province, on Sunday, the President […] …


Zim-China relations go a step further

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s senior official and Vice Chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Cde Jiang Xinzhi, arrived in the country yesterday on an official visit that is expected to see him meet President Mnangagwa today. The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political […] …


Sadc Summit in Zim will be a record of excellence: President

Africa Moyo in VICTORIA FALLS AS preparations for the 44th Southern African Development Community Summit to be hosted in Zimbabwe gather momentum, President Mnangagwa is confident the meeting will be a resounding success, saying the country has the capacity to handle the task. The President was responding to questions from journalists here on Monday after […] …


Massive rehabilitation of more major roads on cards

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has said. Julius Nyerere Way, for example, will be closed to traffic in the next […] …



President arrives in Angola for SADC Summit

Africa Moyo in LUANDA, Angola President Mnangagwa has arrived in Luanda, Angola, for the SADC Extraordinary Summit, where the dire security situation in Eastern DRC comes under the spotlight. The President touched down at the 4 February International Airport in Luanda at about 10am, which is 11am Zimbabwe time. He was welcomed by Angolan Minister […] …


President back from UN trip

Herald Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa returned home yesterday after attending the 78th Ordinary Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States. He was welcomed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice Presidents Dr Constantino Chiwenga, Colonel (Rtd) Kembo Mohadi, Cabinet ministers and senior Government officials. In his address to the UN […] …


SA, Botswana, Namibia give Zim polls thumbs up

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter SOUTH Africa, Botswana and Namibia have all said Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections were free, fair and credible, dismissing as misguided a preliminary report that was produced by the SADC Electoral Observer Mission led by disgraced former Zambian Vice President Dr Nevers Mumba. The three neighbouring countries have their own individual observer missions led […] …


1 800 shortlisted for title deeds in Caledonia

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter At least 1 800 stand owners in Caledonia have been shortlisted for title deeds as the Second Republic walks the talk on the regularisation of settlements in line with its National Housing Delivery Policy anchored in the National Development Strategy. This comes as Epworth residents continue to receive title deeds in […] …


Zanu PF gets 53 seats headstart

Joseph Madzimure and Wallace Ruzvidzo THE ruling Zanu PF party has so far won 53 local authority seats uncontested after opposition political parties failed to field candidates at the close of the Nomination Court on Wednesday. Zanu PF successfully fielded candidates in all the 210 seats for the National Assembly while the CCC party was […] …