WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

Monday

All is set for the cholera vaccination campaign, which is set to be rolled out today, targeting over 800 000 people countrywide.

This is the first phase of the vaccination rollout, which will eventually reach over two million people in the hardest hit districts over the next few weeks.

Tuesday The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

(ZEC) is now ready for seamless by-elections on Saturday, with the distribution of ballot papers set to start today.

ZEC has printed 230 000 ballot papers for the six National Assembly by-elections and 144 000 for local authority polls.

Wednesday

Italian investors who want to build a 100-megawatt solar power station near Gweru yesterday met President Mnangagwa in Rome to discuss the modalities ahead of commencement of work on the project. President Mnangagwa also met Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations director-general Mr Qu

Dongyu, who pledged to cooperate with Zimbabwe for sustainable use of water and land to ensure food security.

Thursday

A Doctor of Philosophy degree is not a mandatory requirement for school headmasters, Government has confirmed.

The clarification follows the controversy that surrounded supposed remarks by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo encouraging teachers and school heads to continually pursue higher qualifications.

Friday Zimbabweans should continue shouldering the responsibility of developing, modernising and industrialising their country, with the year 2024 already promising further accelerated economic growth and development, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking at the burial of late national hero Colonel (Retired) Kenny Ridzai Mabuya at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, President Mnangagwa said it was important for Zimbabweans to lead the country’s development.