AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTertiary Education Overhaul: Minister Frederick Shava has ordered immediate structural and digital reforms at TESC and ZIMCHE, including mandatory pre-departure clearance for students heading to foreign universities and urgent Treasury engagement to fix funding gaps. Cancer Care Funding: Treasury says US$50m from the sugar tax cancer fund will keep upgrading radiotherapy capacity, with new machines for Parirenyatwa and Mpilo. Water Security Push: First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa called for stronger African cooperation and infrastructure investment to tackle chronic water insecurity under AU Agenda 2063. Fertiliser Localisation: Government is accelerating local fertiliser production and pushing regional procurement to blunt supply shocks hitting nitrogen inputs. Urban Transport Upgrade: ZPTO says 200 buses are already en route from China, with 500 more under manufacture, aiming to cut illegal touting and pirate taxes. Food & Manufacturing Jobs: CZI reports Zimbabwe’s food processing sector led manufacturing job growth in 2025, while Cairns Foods rebrands Spuds to match a more competitive snack market. Labour Rights Watch: Zimbabwe has landed on the ITUC workers’ rights watch list after reports of increased violations against trade unionists. Mining & Value Addition: Zimbabwe’s lithium strategy is back in focus as the country moves to ban exports of unprocessed concentrate to capture more value locally.
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