BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council will from this week further reduce its current water rationing period from two days to a day relieving residents of a pesky water cut regime introduced in July last year. Speaking at a press briefing held at the City Council Chambers last week, Mayor Martin Moyo said the council had…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revised annual shop licences downwards in a bid to cushion companies facing cash flow problems. Speaking at a business and media briefing at the Council chambers last week, Bulawayo Mayor Martin Moyo said the city had reviewed annual charges for Business Licenses downwards in line with council’s position…
HARARE – No politicians’ and MPs’ manual ever featured an introduction that began: “Go to church — once in a while. Go every Sunday, if you feel strongly enough about the truth.” Truth and politicians are said to be total strangers. Of course, some people might say this is evil propaganda — peddled mostly by…
HARARE – The African Nations Championship (Chan) which kicks off in South Africa today should be used as a step to greater pedestals by the Zimbabwe national football team. The Warriors have qualified for the previous two editions of the tournament but there has been constant axing and changing of coaches and players which has…
HARARE – Government’s move to introduce protectionist measures may exert inflationary pressures on the economy, says ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH). This comes as Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, in his 2014 budget, said government would impose protectionist strategies, including increasing import duty on finished products, to guard against continued flooding of imports. “Government will be instituting…
HARARE – DIAMOND mining company Gye Nyame Resources (GNR) is still intact and ready to commence full production as soon as it gets ministerial clearance and guidance, board chairperson Manson Mnaba has said. This comes as the Daily News has reported that government had resolved to dissolve the GNR joint venture after a series of…
HARARE – Several leading poets, converging at the Book Café today in this year’s first edition of the House of Hunger Poetry Slam, are confident that the event will propel them to greater heights. Award-winning poet Arnold ‘So Profound’ Chirimika wants to see Zimbabwe’s leading poetry competition that is sponsored by Pamberi Trust take on…
HARARE – Karoi-based artist Michael “Mcpotar” Mupotaringa is determined to put the spotlight on animation by marrying the art to poetry. Mcpotar, a dental therapist by profession, developed a passion for the arts when he was in primary school. “I became a dental therapist because the opportunity presented itself and also because my parents did…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe returned home yesterday from the Far East, but he is still on holiday until the end of January. The Zimbabwe president left for the Far East on a scheduled holiday trip two weeks ago. Mugabe annually goes on leave in January. George Charamba, Mugabe’s spokesperson confirmed the development. “He came…
HARARE – The MDC says all employees including civil servants have a constitutional right to engage in industrial action to demand better working conditions from their employers. Following threats by civil service unions on Monday that they would withdraw their services if government failed to live up to President Robert Mugabe’s promise made during and…
