HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF has prohibited the wearing of political regalia emblazoned with toppled despot Robert Mugabe’s face. “We have those with old party regalia such as Zambia cloths and T-shirts displaying former President Robert Mugabe’s face, we should stop putting them on and wait for new regalia emblazoned with ……
HARARE – Government is finalising compensation for evicted white commercial farmers as part of measures to bring to finality the Fast-Track Land Reform Programme, an investment policy guideline released by new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said “To ensure equitable compensation, the government of Zimbabwe is considering a number of measures including the establishment of a…
HARARE – The Environment ministry is taking delivery of equipment to monitor air quality in a bid to understand and prevent air pollution and assess emission sources, in order to preserve health and contribute to the fight against the greenhouse effects. This comes as the level of air pollution in Zimbabwe’s capital varies, depending on…
HARARE – President Emerson Mnangagwa and his colleagues in government have been trying hard to convince sceptics that they have what it takes to steer the country forward despite the huge economic problems currently being experienced. Mnangagwa, since coming into office on November 24 last year following the fall of long-time former president Robert Mugabe,…
HARARE – Divisions have returned to haunt Zanu PF barely a month after a military operation rooted out members of the Generation 40 (G40) faction who were campaigning for former first lady Grace Mugabe to succeed her 93-year-old husband. While the military intervention code-named Operation Restore Legacy pulverised G40 elements, the subsequent retirement and deployment…
HARARE – Acting MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday took a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts to fight corruption saying the law is being selectively applied. Chamisa was speaking at a rally in Epworth to launch the MDC Alliance campaign where he received a rousing welcome from scores of supporters as he took to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe could witness a nationwide power failure as Zesa Holdings (Zesa) workers have threatened to embark on an industrial strike action demanding payment of outstanding salaries from the technically insolvent power utility. The workers are understood to be demanding a 50 percent salary increment while also demanding payment of the $100 million they…
HARARE – CIMAS Medical Aid Society has spurned government’s attempts to intervene in its long-running feud with Corporate 24 Hospital Group. Cimas suspended Corporate 24 from its direct payment system in 2015 citing irregularities that it had detected. Since its removal from the payment system, Corporate 24 claims it is now owed more than $500…
HARARE – Eight women died in Zimbabwe in the first week of this month while giving birth. In its weekly surveillance update, the ministry of Health and Child Care said two of the deaths occurred at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Harare Central Hospital, Mutare, Makonde, Nkayi and Gweru hospitals recorded one death…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based Nhimbe Trust marks its 15th year of service to creatives in 2018, an achievement well worth celebrating as they managed to foster lasting, positive change to the status of the artists and creative industries in Zimbabwe and around the world. Nhimbe Trust was founded in Zimbabwe by Josh Nyapimbi in 2003 to…
