WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

Monday Zimbabweans must have faith in themselves and in their efforts to develop the country, President Mnangagwa said yesterday while opening the 5 000-seater The Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, Harare, constructed by Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya.

According to the clergyman, the stateof-the-art stadium is a replica of the home of English Championship side Swansea City, the Swansea Stadium.

Tuesday

Farmers have sprung into action as some parts of the country started receiving rains at the weekend, with agronomists advising the planting of early maturing varieties and traditional grains, particularly in drier regions of Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces.

Improved rains are expected countrywide up to the Christmas period, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka confirmed, citing the latest projections by the Meteorological Services Department.

Wednesday

President Mnangagwa yesterday cracked the whip on slackening ministers as he charged his troops to keep their shoulders to the wheel towards the attainment of the nation’s vision and aspirations.

He said even as the country breaks for

Thursday

Zimbabwe, a regional giant in peacekeeping efforts and stability, yesterday received a shot in the arm from its allweather friend China in the form of military equipment that will go a long way towards the modernisation of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.

Over the years, Zimbabwe, which maintains a“friend to all and enemy to none”foreign policy thrust, has been a major player in peacekeeping efforts on the African continent, playing a sterling role in countries like Somalia, Mozambique, Democratic

Friday

Australian firm Invictus Energy has made further gas discovery at its Mukuyu-2 exploration well in Muzarabani and Mbire districts, Mashonaland Central province, in northern Zimbabwe, confirming the country’s potential as one of the world’s largest future producers of gas.

This follows the announcements made earlier by Mines and Mining Development Minister Zhemu Soda, together with the investors, GeoAssociates and Invictus Energy, last week following the discovery of substantial moveable hydrocarbons in the Upper Angwa geological zone of the Mukuyu-2 exploration well.