Diamond drop demands �new normal'
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The latest figures bring into stark reality, the comments made by Finance Minister, Kenneth Matambo, in his budget speech about the need for austerity and discipline in public finance management.
According to Matambo, the slowdown in diamond export income in 2015 was among major contributors to the 15 percent drop in government mineral revenues to P18.2 billion. The lower diamond production was also key in the economic growth forecast for 2015 being slashed from 2.6 percent to one percent.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...