WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

Monday

Zimbabwe is poised to boost its economy through a thriving mining industry, with the country now ranked among the top three African states with the largest reserves of lithium, while the recent discovery of natural gas and oil will add to the transformation of the nation’s economic fortunes, President Mnangagwa has said.

The country is endowed with abundant mineral resources, ranging from gold, platinum and diamond to lithium, among others, which will play a critical role in making Zimbabwe an upper middle-income society by 2030.

Wednesday

Working in collaboration with the family of the late national hero and liberation war commander, General Josiah Magama Tongogara, the Government will come up with strategies that will ensure his legacy lives on and is celebrated owing to the immeasurable contribution he made to the country’s liberation struggle.

Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga made the promise when he spoke at the National Heroes Acre yesterday during this year’s commemorations of the death of the late ZANLA commander.

Thursday Government will invoke Statutory Instrument 1 of 2000 against schools that force parents and guardians to buy uniforms exclusively from them.

Although the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has authorised schools to make and sell uniforms, it has made it clear that they should not pressure parents to buy uniforms exclusively from them if there are more affordable options available.

Friday

Production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company plant in Manhize, Mvuma, is expected to commence in February next year, with the company targeting to produce three iron and steel products by October.

Disco, which is a subsidiary of Chinese iron and steel giant Tsingshan Holdings, is constructing a US$1,5 billion steel and iron plant in Manhize, approximately 200km south of Harare.