HARARE – Government has ordered fuel dealers to immediately reduce prices by between seven and 14 percent to arrest spiralling prices. Energy minister Simon Khaya Moyo told journalists in Harare yesterday that petrol will now retail at $1, 35 while diesel and paraffin will trade at $1, 23 and $1, 17 respectively. “As the Energy…
HARARE – Government has ordered all top officials in its ranks to declare their assets before the end of next month. The directive, issued by the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, applies to Cabinet ministers, their deputies and permanent secretaries, senior principal directors, board chairpersons and chief executives of parastatals, among…
HARARE – A senior Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer allegedly sexually abused a male convict and two suspects on separate occasions after illegally ordering their release from custody, the Daily News can report. It is being alleged that the senior cop, Jorum Ndlovu, would take his victims to his house, where he would sexually assault…
HARARE – National power utility, Zesa Holdings, says its losses widened to $393 million last year from a loss of $217 million in 2016. This was after the parastatal came under fire from its employees for failing to fulfil a 2012 collective bargaining agreement due to financial incapacity. “The utility posted a significant loss of…
HARARE – Universalising telecommunication services in Zimbabwe is one of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)’s key objectives, a senior official of the organisation said last Friday. In a paper presented during a media discussion forum in Kadoma on Friday, manager of the Universal Service Fund within Potraz, Hasha Myambo said the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) said it is concerned over the country’s rising inflation which reached 3,46 percent in December last year from –0,65 percent in January 2017. “This is very worrying and could erode the benefits of all initiatives to sustain positive economic growth,” Zimra chairperson Willia Bonyongwe said. “To curb inflation,…
HARARE – A Zimbabwean investment group Ktulu Nominees (Private) Limited (Ktulu) has taken up a 50 percent share in Dr Dish (Private) Limited (Dr Dish) following its recent break-up with Kwese TV. The development also comes as the digital satellite company’s new partners have unveiled plans to acquire more strategic assets – with synergistic potential…
HARARE – Zimdancehall heavyweight Winky D does not follow his gospel after all! The Disappear singer, who is a BVR ambassador, had not registered as a voter when the first registration exercise ended on December 19 last year. The Panorwadza Moyo singer only got to register as a voter on Saturday in Epworth where Heal…
HARARE – Urban grooves musician Christopher “Chrissy B” Isaac, who attracted national attention with the 2000 hit Rudo Runetariro, off his only album Ndiri Kutsvaga Ndichishaiwa, believes he has what it takes to revive the fading music genre. This is despite the fact that the Kadoma-born and Harare-bred artiste has been hardly active on the…
HARARE – The Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa), which will hold its 18th edition from May 1 to 6 this year, has confirmed that it will continue its community engagement through various projects. The community projects are part of the annual fête’s plan to boost the community in which it operates. The festival,…
