HARARE – In a move that is set to bring the public health sector to a standstill, thousands of nurses across the country will begin their strike today after they failed to reach an agreement with the government on their demands for a pay hike and improved working conditions. At the same time, increasingly restless…
HARARE – The Rehabilitation of Harare’s roads has been halted after the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) failed to disburse nearly $10 million owed to companies contracted to the do the works. Harare City Council(HCC) which contracted four companies — Fossil Contracting; Bitumen World; Turncraft, Fossil and T&C — confirmed to the Daily News that…
HARARE – While, there is no law that bars anyone from forming a political party, the cost of participating in the elections is expensive, owing to the money needed for participation, observing and accessing the voters’ roll. For a party to access the voters’ roll, it has to pay a whopping $100 000, which is…
HARARE – ZANU PF MP for Hurungwe West Keith Guzah’s son Kevin has filed an application demanding an order directing Chinese nationals that shot him and his girlfriend under unclear circumstances at the Belgravia Shopping Centre in Harare recently to foot their medical bills. This comes after the two have also filed an $822 000…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) is offering residents a discretional offer of discounts of 30 percent on outstanding bills and rates, a move which effectively means the local authority is forfeiting up to $220 million of the money it is owed by felonious residents. HCC is currently owed a total of $733 million by…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has put plans in motion to restructure the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) as a way of making the parastatal more effective and reduce corruption. Over the past few years Zinara has been under fire from various stakeholders in the economy over its failure to upgrade roads in many…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga says the country needs to double its agricultural output in order for the country to regain its status as the bread basket of Africa. Addressing guests at a SeedCo-hosted field day held at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Pricabe Farm in Kwekwe, Chiwenga said agriculture currently contributes between 15 and 18…
HARARE – The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) this week took its broad mission to ensure Tsholotsho among other marginalised districts in the country are fully connected to e-learning and e-government. Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province is one of the districts in the country which has for many years suffered from network connectivity,…
HARARE – Rapper Tendai Nguni aka Tehn Diamond has a dream — he wants to be the president of Zimbabwe in 2042. His other dream is to work hard on developing a viable creative sector and has promised to deliver a special Independence Day message dubbed Tisu Ngoda Dzacho where he will talk about issues…
HARARE – Musician Rogers “Shungu” Chinoperekwei will officially unveil his debut studio album called Border to Border on Wednesday at City Sports Bar in the capital. The Independence Day launch will be graced by musicians Kadjah, Jah Bless, Tongai Taruwona, David Hondoyedzomba, Lucky Kumene, Templeman and Gary B. Rogers ventured into music in 2013 after…
