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Gweru residents spend 3 months with garbage
SOME parts of Gweru city have reportedly clocked three months without Gweru City Council (GCC) collecting refuse.This has resulted in Gweru residents blaming GCC for failing to court the corpo...Published: 8 hrs ago | 54 | by Staff reporter
WHO says Zimbabwe's health delivery system weak
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says malaria remains a public health threat for the country which has a weak health delivery system characterised by lack of drugs and medicines."Despite th...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
NGOs' anti-Zimbabwe stance hits new low
Western-sponsored non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have once again contrived a bad statement alleging cooked up human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, all to cast the country in bad light, ahead of the...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt promises 220 000 houses by 2025
NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Daniel Garwe yesterday said government was adopting new house construction technologies to address the national housing backlog that stands at two millio...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Contractor shifts gear up to complete civil servants' flats
FACED with financial challenges, some contractors halt or abandon projects in a huff, but Pevimag Contractors, has broken that tradition by getting a $45 million loan from a local bank to make sure th...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Kariba contributes 72% of total power output
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) surpassed its power generation target in the second quarter of this year by 0,35 percent.It dispatched 2 300gigawatt hours (GWh), above its target of 2 292GWh....Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo forex discounts endorsed
BULAWAYO residents are going to get a 50 percent discount for settling their rates in foreign currency, while industries will have a 30 percent discount after councillors endorsed the resolution which...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:20hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
'We can only afford 232 houses, not 300 000'
HOUSING Amenities minister Daniel Garwe yesterday said government had budgeted to build less than 250 houses this year, indirectly admitting to selling the public a dummy when it pledged 300 000 annua...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:26hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Residents petition Parly over devolution funds abuse
THE Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has petitioned Parliament to protest how the Local Government ministry is dictating how devolution funds should be utilised by local authorities....Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:25hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis cripples Bulawayo hospitals, clinics
AN acute water crisis is threatening operations at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which are the city's major public hospitals as they are going for several days without run...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Teachers for ED union formed
GOVERNMENT has approved a new teachers' union with the moniker "Teachers for ED (Economic Development)", NewsDay has learnt.A circular dated June 22, 2022 written by the secretary of Primary a...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy enters growth phase'
President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe's economy has transitioned from recovery to a growth phase, adding economic activity is projected to expand by a weighty 4,6 percent in 2022 despite the negative impa...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge passport office cuts long trips for residents
A passport issuing office has been opened in Beitbridge town as the Government presses ahead with plans to decentralise critical services nationwide and most people in the area reckon that with passpo...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Beatrice Mtetwa drawing a princely cheque from ailing Marry Mubaiwa
Marry Mubaiwa's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has inadvertently revealed her sense of guilt for drawing a princely cheque in legal services rendered to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's troubled ex-wife,...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 18:09hrs | 17869 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cash-rich govt suppliers fuel currency volatility
GOVERNMENT procurement and service providers - who include public works contractors and suppliers of goods and services - are destabilising the foreign exchange market by offloading part of their stag...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:40hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors shoot down Belarus fire tender deal
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) councillors have shot down government's directive that BCC should procure fire tender vehicles from Belarus.A latest council report indicates that town clerk Christ...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:22hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe a friend to all, an enemy to none'
Address by the President of the Republic 0f Zimbabwe His Excellency, ED Mnangagwa at the 42nd Heroes Day Commemorations. It is my singular honour and privilege to be addressing you all, at thi...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | 92 | by ED Mnangagwa
Mliswa blasts July Moyo for Harare's worsening water problems
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has teared into Minister of Local Government, July Moyo for plunging Harare into debilitating water shortages.Most areas in the capital experienced w...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:52hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says said Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 election
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has said President Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 Presidential election.VP Chiwenga was addressing multitudes of Zion Christian Church me...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces 72 hours of water shedding
BULAWAYO residents could soon be faced with a 72-hour water shedding regime as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate, with vandalism of both electricity instalments and pipes on ser...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
When a president is forced to donate food to a starving nation then it proves he has failed as a leader!
When a country reaches a level - whereby, the president donating food to starving school pupils, who had cried out to him in desperation for help, is touted as a sign of good leadership and progress -...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:50hrs | 2392 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Inside three swing provinces that will decide entry to State House in 2023 polls
The 2023 general election may see the highest turnout in decades, though it comes at the same time as vast uncertainty about the independent auditability of the voters roll and electoral systems, ball...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1719 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Bulawayo councillors want parking system contract revised
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday hit out at the "unfair" parking system which was imposed on the city's residents, with one warning fellow councillors that they were underestimating the depth of publ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:32hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
BCC offers domestic debtors 50% discount
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is now offering a 50% discount to domestic debtors and 30% to industrial debtors paying their bills in foreign currency.Councils began indexing rates in foreign cur...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo borehole water not safe to drink
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned that borehole water in the city is not safe for consumption and has advised residents to boil it before drinking it as it is highly susceptible to contaminat...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 19:00hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF made 235 poll promises, keeps 13
Zanu-PF made 235 electoral promises in the run up to the 2018 polls, but only managed to keep only 13, less than a year to polls in 2023, a non-governmental organisation has claimed.Independen...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe buys new Embraer plane
IN a move expected to boost the fleet of national airliner Air Zimbabwe, Government has bought a new state of the art Embraer ERJ-145 jet that is expected to take to the skies in the next eight weeks....Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's main airport finally gets radar system from China
Zimbabwe's main airport is finally getting a radar system after taking delivery of equipment as part of a US$153 million upgrade.Air traffic controllers at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Internatio...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Dembare moves to second
Dynamos 2 - 0 Bulawayo CityDYNAMOS maintained pressure on log leaders FC Platinum with a comfortable win over Bulawayo Chiefs at the National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday, even though ...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents up in arms with councillors
BULAWAYO residents have come out guns blazing accusing local councillors of "rubber stamping" any decision made by the council management while ignoring genuine grievances from the people they represe...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Residents challenge BCC over 'unreasonable' bills
BULAWAYO residents have challenged the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over astronomical bills, but city fathers said they are not to blame because inflation has pushed up the cost of everything.T...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:08hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's incapacity suffocating Zimbabwe
THE country's economic health has remained precarious under Zanu-PF's misrule for more than four decades.For years, the situation has been worsened by disputed elections.In 2023, Zimba...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:49hrs | 213 | by Mai Ruru
3 top cops reassigned
THREE police commissioners have been transferred in a move that is meant to improve service delivery and performance.Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, who was at the Police General Headquarters, i...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:47hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reviews schools curriculum
GOVERNMENT is reviewing the skills-based schools curriculum amid concerns over the implementation of continuous activity learning assessment (CALA) by parents and guardians. The Ministry ...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:35hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Power imports cost Zesa US$17m monthly
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) requires US$17 million per month for power importation to augment local supplies which are set to receive a major boost with coming on line of Hwange u...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
RBZ releases only 2 000 gold coins
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday released 2 000 Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins worth US$3,6 million onto the market and indicated that it would introduce smaller denominations to cater for the l...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2966 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sports facilities in sorry state
BULAWAYO residents have lamented over the city's poor state of sports and recreational facilities, which they say points to deteriorating service delivery by the local authority.Bulawayo Progr...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:46hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused Harare's opposition councillors of being corrupt, at a time his own minister, July Moyo, is being investigated for allegedly forcing council into shadowy deals...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 21408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coin out today
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will release the Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins onto the market today and they will be sold in local currency, US$ and other foreign currencies.Their price is base...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Huge perks for PSMI boss
THE managing director of Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) Dr Tafadzwa Gutu is living large with a lucrative contract that sees him pocket US$23 000 a month in salary and allowances.W...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:26hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Forex only for housing stands for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has availed stands in Pumula South that are exclusively sold in foreign currency, with interested individuals being given six months to settle the payment or risk losing them...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:00hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote a logistical nightmare
Over the past four years, the Government has instituted high-impact legislative reforms to help strengthen the country's democracy and promote personal freedoms. Ahead of next year's harmonised electi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to control private hospitals
GOVERNMENT has moved in to control the operations of private hospitals, including setting service charges after gazetting the Medical Services Amendment Bill.The Bill gives the Health and Chil...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa rebrands
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), a government entity responsible for managing the country's water resources, has roped in other organisations in projects that are expected to benefit the...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:40hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
City gets back impounded ambulances
KWEKWE City Council is set to get back two ambulances that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) had impounded on allegations that they were not properly imported.The ambulances were purchase...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Israeli billionaire targets Zimbabwe real estate, mining
ISRAELI billionaire and Shabtai Group of Companies president, Mr Gilad Shabtai, is in the country and has already met President Mnangagwa to discuss and explore the various investment opportunities av...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
'Police are employed to defend Mnangagwa'
A POLICE officer stunned the court yesterday when he told Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere that law enforcement agents were employed to defend President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Violet Kadiki...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
Cyber-City putting Zimbabwe on 4th Industrial Revolution footing?
The Cyber-City development in Mount Hampden, a major investment by a group of Dubai-based investors and part of the efforts for Zimbabwe to push ahead through the Fourth Industrial Revolution, took an...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
NMWUZ President outrageous over Masaraure unlawful detention
HARARE: NMWUZ President Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka is demanding the immediate release of ARTUZ - Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe's teachers’ ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:37hrs | 331 | by Maxwell Teedzai
New toll plazas to be constructed on Zimbabwe roads
THE Government will soon start constructing toll plazas along major highways to address congestion at the toll gates countrywide, a Cabinet Minister has said.A toll plaza has more lanes compar...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:10hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
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