LOCAL NEWS

By Tendai Matunhu

Youths have been encouraged to look for opportunities in the tourism sector particularly in community tourism with communities becoming active participants in modelling local tourism.

By Chief Reporter

Opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has once again made new sensational claims that the MDC traditional benefactors which include the United States (US) have apologised to him for allegedly abandoning ship and flirting with the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration after the Operation Restore Legacy (ORL) in 2017 in the hope that President Mnangagwa’s ascendancy to power would bring about major political and economic reforms.

By Rudo Saungweme

Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo has today officiated the World Mental Health day and suicide prevention commemorations where he stated that suicide is the second cause of death among young people after road traffic accidents.

By Tendai Matunhu

As the country and the region gear up for the 25^th October Anti-Sanctions Day, Zimbabwe Citizen Forum has encouraged people to start preparing vibrant programs to campaign against sanctions and for its members in all constituencies to vigorously propagate anti-sanction messages.

Addressing people at a preparatory meeting in Mbare recently, Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Honourable Yeukai Simbanegavi said sanctions were not targeted at individuals like the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy had claimed, but were targeted and affecting all Zimbabwean citizens.

Mr Nagy had said, “Some people say that the United States has sanctions against the country of Zimbabwe. We do not have sanctions against the country of Zimbabwe. We have sanctions against certain individuals and certain corporations and there could be greater detail on that, but not against the country of Zimbabwe.”

Deputy Minister Simbabnegavi urged the youth to find ways of overcoming the effects of sanctions like engaging in mining, agriculture and other income generating projects.

Speaking at the same meeting, Zanu-PF Youth League Secretary for Administration, Tendai Chirau said there were a number of African countries supporting Zimbabwe in the fight for the removal of sanctions. He went on to say that the problem with Zimbabweans is that they are failing to denounce the sanctions with particular reference to MDC which is, instead, calling for more stringent sanctions and sees nothing wrong with the sanctions.

Pan Africanist Activist, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, highlighted that Zimbabweans should emulate the level of patriotism by the Chinese, as the Chinese people love their nation. Mugwadi urged the Zimbabwean Government to have a Patriotic Act similar to that of the USA which punishes people who betray the country’s interests. He encouraged people to lobby Parliament to enact the act.

The meeting comes at a time when the country along with the SADC countries are preparing for the 25^th October  Anti-sanctions Campaign where people are to come out in their numbers for the anti-sanctions march, since sanctions mostly affect everyone.

By Derick Tsimba

The French President has commended Zimbabwe for its fight against HIV, TB and Malaria today at the 6^th Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund being held in France, aimed at raising $12 billion to fight HIV, TB and Malaria.

By Chief Reporter

The issue of talks between the MDC and Zanu PF has divided the former’s National Standing Committee with one faction being led by that party leader, Nelson Chamisa putting a lot of conditions for the talks to take place, which the rival faction has described as ‘over ambitious’ and ‘unreasonable.’

By Sizalobuhle Khumalo in Vic Falls

A senior Victoria Falls Municipality employee has dismissed as false claims by the MDC, that their Councillor for Ward 2, Goshen Zhou donated two ambulances to the Municipality.

 By Rungano Dzikira

Government is currently seized with crafting ways to assist local industry deal with the teething inflationary pressures, low productivity and power challenges currently hindering production of goods for local consumption as well as exports.

By Sizalobuhle Khumalo

New York correspondent, Hopewell Chin’ono has come out gun blazing on some former cabinet ministers who are opposed to the proposal by the Zimbabwe Church Councils of a seven-year Sabbath, labelling them looters.

By Chief Reporter

Contrary to the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa’s legitimacy mantra, wherein he disputes the clean victory of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the subsequent by-elections, the party’s provincial structures continue to admit defeat.