HARARE – Harare residents are not happy with the privatisation of the city’s quarry business, saying the process was only meant to give its directors and executives an opportunity to line their pockets. Residents, through the Harare Residents Trust (HRT), argued this week that the resolution that gave rise to the privatisation must be reversed….
MUTARE – Hundreds of residents in the high density suburb of Sakubva took to the streets on Thursday, protesting the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc)’s decision to switch off power to council-rented houses over a $2 million debt. Zetdc, a unit of Zesa Holdings Limited, pulled the plug on Tuesday last week because…
HARARE – ZANU PF has started a witch-hunt targeting prospective legislators and officials fingered by the country’s spy arms for allegedly plotting a post-election impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. See today’s paper for more details. [Adz]
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s, spokesperson, George Charamba, has claimed that the economy is recovering, suggesting the ongoing cash and fuel shortages were symptoms of an upsurge in purchasing power arising from a growth streak likely to continue thanks to improving domestic demand. This comes as the liquidity situation has escalated to such an extent…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) allocated about $474 million towards the importation of fuel in the first four months of the year, which is way above the $383, 1 million disbursed by the apex bank during the comparative period last year. Despite the significant jump in foreign currency allocated towards fuel imports,…
HARARE – Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha on Monday commissioned a $12 million steel reinforcement bars plant expected to create employment for 450 people. Steel Brands in New Ardbennie Industrial Area produces high quality certified reinforcement steel bars which are currently being imported by the construction industry from South Africa and China. “Steel Brands…
HARARE – Integrated telecommunications company, TelOne, has embarked on an “Anti-vandalism” community outreach after vandalism had threatened an upgrade of Zimbabwe’s main communication system and exchanges in the $98 million National Broadband Backbone project (NBB). On Monday, the company’s management met with traditional chiefs, headmen and members of the Chivi and Rutenga communities in Masvingo,…
HARARE – A video of a man who seems to be in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) with a placard begging for sex, work or money has gone viral. In the video, the man sits at a street corner holding a placard written: “Can you help me with work, or with money, or with sex…
HARARE – Musician Sandra Ndebele, seems to have endorsed Zanu PF and its presidential candidate, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as she appeared at the party’s youth convention in Gweru on Thursday where she spoke on behalf of artists. Introduced as “Cde”, Ndebele responded by chanting the Zanu PF slogan “ED pfee” before thousands of Zanu PF…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), organisers of the annual event Harare International Carnival (Hic), have revealed that this year’s edition will be held in July from 17 to 21. Godfrey Koti, the ZTA head of corporate affairs said more details about the event will be revealed in due course. “We are in infancy stages…
