16/12/2025
*Post-Cabinet Press Briefing | 16 December 2025*
1/5 Cabinet approved the Review of Licences, Levies, Permits and Fees in the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors.In Broadcasting, the review covers Campus & Community Radio, Free-to-Air, Provincial, Local & Commercial Radio, Commercial TV, Signal Carrier Services, and Satellite Broadcasting.Telecommunications reviews cover Mobile Network Operators, Fixed Telephone Operators, and Internet Service Providers.
2/5 Cabinet approved a Public-Private Partnership between ZESA Enterprises and Electric Company for the establishment of a Manufacturing & Assembly Plant for Switchgears, Smart Meters, and Electric Vehicle Chargers.This project supports industrialisation and energy sector modernisation.
3/5 Cabinet approved the National Cooperative Societies Development Policy, reviewing the 2005 Policy.The new Policy aims to rebrand cooperatives as engines of innovation, industrialisation, empowerment, and wealth creation, while strengthening governance, transparency, accountability, and financial inclusion.
4/5 Under the Presidential Inputs Programme, the following have been delivered nationwide:
• 7 902 MT maize seed
• 3 985 MT traditional grains seed
• 24 735 MT Compound D fertiliser
• 24 185 MT Top-Dressing fertiliser
His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed non-discriminatory distribution of inputs.
5/5 In 2025, a total of 1 333 892 MT of grain was marketed to various offtakers, compared to 434 839 MT previously.Grain stocks at the GMB as at 11 December 2025 stood at 181 931 MT.