HARARE – The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence comes against a back drop of increased media focus, thanks to more women that are survivors of gender based violence (GBV) speaking openly about their experiences. This is an opportune time to double our efforts to end violence against women and girls – leaving…
HARARE – After being snubbed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he appointed his Cabinet, opposition parties are now ganging up against the new Zanu PF leader who has indicated that the country would go for elections in seven months time. Amid indications that MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai turned down overtures to join Mnangagwa’s Cabinet, the…
HARARE – Harare residents have been warned against drinking borehole water as it is heavily contaminated. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said tests done by the city in the high density suburbs of Glen Norah and Budiriro showed that boreholes in the area had water unfit for consumption. [GoogleAd] “We are urging these residents not to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is battling to control a fresh outbreak of fall armyworm pests. Government has launched a new programme to combat the fall armyworm (FAW) in the country. The FAW is a trans-boundary pest that is difficult to manage and was first reported in southern Africa in late 2016. It continues to cause damage…
MUTARE – The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) operation to restore sanity in the mountainous city has been hailed by residents after the military drove away thugs, rank marshals and touts operating at bus and commuter omnibus termini across the city. It was double victory for the military as some of the thugs and touts who…
MUTARE – Mutare Magistrates’ Court has convicted and fined a municipal traffic officer for using spikes on a city motorist who filed criminal charges after his car was damaged during the incident. Ehud Murasiranwa, 50, of Mutare was convicted of malicious damage to property after a trial by magistrate Perseverance Makala. Murasiranwa was fined $50…
HARARE – This week Zimbabwe was plunged into mourning following the terrible accident at Jimila in Sipepa Area within Tsholotsho District, where 11 people died on the spot while 15 others passed on at Tsholotsho Hospital. The fact that the deceased — all from Matabeleland North malaria control team — perished in such a fatal…
HARARE – Let me start by congratulating you on your assumption of the vitally important position of chief executive of our beautiful country. Indeed, all eyes in our country, in our region and around the world are fixed on you as both citizens and the global community alike hope and pray for things to change…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa should consolidate the country’s local content policy in his National Budget presentation today to help steer industrialisation, Buy Zimbabwe has said. The pressure group’s chief economist Kipson Gundani said the local content policy development initiative is necessary and should be completed timeously to revive industry. “We are therefore expecting…
HARARE – Crisis weary Zimbabweans are expecting the newly sworn in Cabinet to move with speed and address the current liquidity crisis that has seen many people spending hours in bank queues while the value of bond notes has been significantly eroded. The country’s worsening cash shortages have also resulted in retailers and hardware shops…
