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Zimbabwe govt cash transfer scheme runs dry

Zimbabwe's urban cash transfer programme, designed to support vulnerable families, has effectively collapsed, with Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo revealing in Parliament that no funds have been disbursed in 2025 following a halt in Tre…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:21hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe seeks to upgrade Walvis Bay dry port

Zimbabwe is exploring ways to improve infrastructure at its Dry Port facility in Walvis Bay, Namibia, to enhance its capacity for handling imports and exports. The initiative is part of the government's strategy to strengthen trade through…

Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:09hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter

Dry spell expected to last until Friday, January 31

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an advisory indicating a significant decrease in rainfall for the southern and western regions of the country. The dry spell is expected to last from today until Friday, January 31, a…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:24hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

Dry conditions expected in Zimbabwe

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued a warning about a period of relatively dry and hot conditions expected to affect most parts of Zimbabwe starting tomorrow. The dry spell, anticipated to last until December 11, will b…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 1804 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's second-largest city at risk of running dry by year-end

The taps in Zimbabwe's second-biggest city may run dry by the end of this year.Already, residents of Bulawayo have had to cope without piped water for at least five-and-a-half days a week and there's a high risk the flow may stop completel…

Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:55hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo runs dry, amid cholera fears

THE Bulawayo City Council has prolonged the disruption of water supplies to most city suburbs due to an electrical fault that happened at the Criterion water works.In a statement the City Council said the Criterion Water Treatment Works su…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Farmers fret over dry spell

Farmers are becoming very worried as the dry spell continues with crops showing signs of moisture stress and a lot could depend on supplementary irrigation to ensure reasonable harvests.It has not been raining in most parts of the country …

Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Pumula East goes dry for six months

RESIDENTS in Pumula East have gone for almost six months without water after the suburb was struck off the city's water restoration schedule.Bulawayo City Council (BCC) imposed a water shedding regime as the city faces water woes. BCC rest…

Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Dry weekend for Harare

All suburbs in Harare will have dry taps this weekend as the local authority has completely shut down its main water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray, to install a new pump and carry out routine maintenance. The council has been shutting do…

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | 5 | by Elliot Ziwira

Chaos as fuel stations run dry

HARARE was at a standstill yesterday as the majority of fuel service stations did not have the commodity, putting into jeopardy many people's plans for the holiday.Zimbabwe has been experiencing acute fuel shortages for almost a year now d…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:28hrs | 2901 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe's 'dry hands' photo goes viral

A photo showing President Mugabe's hand has gone viral online. Zimbabweans online have been asking if Vaseline is among the products banned for import into â€ªthe country.Others have suggested that 51-year-old Grace might have forgotten to…

Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 23:47hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter

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