HARARE – ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) has been given a licence to generate power to meet the electricity and energy needs at its Willowvale premises in Harare, according to a notice carried in the media. The Willowvale complex is a major hub for Econet’s switching and network operations infrastructure. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said…
HARARE – A 423-page report by a Commission of Inquiry “Into the conversion of insurance and pension values from the Zimbabwe dollar to the United States dollar” in 2009 vindicates the old adage that says all that glitters is not gold. Like snake oil salesmen, the generality of Zimbabweans had for years been made to…
HARARE – Parliament is turning up the heat on beleaguered Transport minister Joram Gumbo, demanding that he provides convincing answers on all aspects of the controversial new airline, Zimbabwe Airways — said to have links with former president Robert Mugabe’s family. This comes as the purchase price of four wide-bodied aircraft from Malaysia Airlines to…
HARARE – There is growing panic among ordinary Zimbabweans that the rising cases of cholera may signal a potential repeat of the disastrous outbreak of 2008 which killed more than 4 000 people nationwide. This comes as the residents of Chitungwiza are particularly at great risk of contracting the disease, as the town has run…
HARARE – Thousands of Ordinary and Advanced level students are at risk of missing out on subjects they have been studying after government surprisingly announced that some combinations which they had chosen would not be examined. Most students had randomly selected subjects and combinations at the commencement of the new curriculum in 2015, and were…
HARARE – The MDC has secured legal protection of its name and symbol as the ugly fallout with the rival faction led by sacked former vice president Thokozani Khupe continues to play out in the public. MDC’s decision to patent its name and symbol comes as the High Court is yet to hear a case…
HARARE – Judicial managers are unjustly enriching themselves by charging exorbitant fees, Parliament has said. Judicial managers are experts appointed by the Master of the High Court in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, to give viable companies which are in financial trouble a more even chance to rehabilitate themselves and be restored…
HARARE – It has emerged that one of the armed robbers involved in a shoot-out with police officers that claimed the life of one civilian is a habitual criminal who always got away with bail. The habitual robber, Prince Makodza, is currently on the run. His accomplices Cletos Mazhewe,37, Tadziya Dzvairo,26, Respect Mwale, 30, Ben…
HARARE – An international federation of religious groups has officially launched a $4 500 peace prize for local journalists aimed at fostering peace ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The prize, launched by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) Zimbabwe chapter, will be awarded for the best conflict-sensitive journalistic work contributing to…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has clinched a €4,5m ($5,56m) water infrastructure development deal with a Netherlands State-owned water company, Rijkswaterstaat, aimed at improving the city’s creaky water supply network. Acting town clerk, Hosiah Chisango, confirmed the deal yesterday saying it was part of Harare’s 10-year water development plan. “We signed a water works…
