May 2017

HARARE – Opposition legislators have blasted Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira over the expulsion of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa from the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board. Mutasa was fired for allegedly failing to uphold confidentiality of the board’s discussions. MDC House of Assembly representative for Bulawayo Central Dorcas Sibanda…

HARARE – A grand coalition of opposition parties expected to challenge President Robert Mugabe in the 2018 elections has received a major boost after the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) and Coalition of Democrats (Code) joined forces. The two political groupings are now going under the banner Zimbabwe National Electoral Reform Agenda (Zinera), according to…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s move to introduce a “use it or lose it” policy for its mining industry and liberalise gold trading in a bid to boost output could lift the mining sector’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), experts have said. After the successful implementation of the targeted command agriculture programme, government has…

HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is doing a shoddy job on refurbishing roads, Transport minister Joram Gumbo has said. “I realise that Chiremba Road was not properly repaired,” Gumbo told the National Assembly last week. “Those who are not repairing those roads properly are the City of Harare — they are doing a…

BULAWAYO – The Welshman Ncube-led MDC has unfurled a door-to-door voter registration campaign in Matabeleland dubbed #valangebhetshu. Party spokesperson Kurauone Chihwayi said the campaign — which is being carried out by party members from all the structures — has so far covered areas such as Makokoba, Pumula, Luveve  suburbs and the city centre. Chihwayi said…