August 2018

HARARE – Two bogus Central Intelligence Organisation officials reportedly misrepresented that they were on an executives’ list of people that represented President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his inauguration and duped various companies, a court heard. Samson Gurumombe, 52, and Brighton Magombo appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with two counts of fraud. Prosecutor Sabastian Mutizirwa…

HARARE – Government is reconfiguring the higher learning curriculum to standardise syllabi so that polytechnic students can pursue related degrees with greater ease. Addressing the 29th main graduation and prize-giving ceremony held at Mutare Polytechnic College recently Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira said his ministry was doing this through harmonising the deferent programmes…

MUTARE – Mutare City Council (MCC) has banned open air church gatherings unless the churches provide ablution facilities and taped water as it moves to eliminate any risk of disease outbreaks. MCC public relations officer Spren Mutiwi confirmed the development which he said was being taken to prevent disease outbreaks after Gweru was ravaged by…

HARARE – The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) is engaging stakeholders in the education sector in a bid to find effective ways of stopping Zanu PF from forcing pupils from attending its political functions. The union is also determined to stop the ruling party from abusing school properties. Artuz had successfully sought a…

HARARE – Before government could roll out devolution, it is critical for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to first embrace the initiative wholeheartedly. The Constitution provides for eight provincial councils and two metropolitan provincial councils to spearhead local development. Despite its promulgation in 2013, Zanu PF under former president Robert Mugabe was not keen on implementing…

HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is entering into an agreement with Plan Infrastructure Development and Project Management (PIDPM) for the construction of residential flats in Mbare — one of Harare’s populous suburbs. Council is hoping to utilise its vacant pieces of land, zoned as residential flats areas at Tsiga grounds, the strip along…

MUTARE – Rampant veld fire outbreaks that have left Manicaland charred are frustrating local hospitality operators as smoke is now blurring the views of some of the region’s most spectacular scenery. According to residents, the Vumba Mountains have been the most affected as fires from either side of the Zimbabwean border are choking its views…

MUTARE – Mutare City Council (MCC) has closed a borehole in Sakubva sunk by a senior MDC official in the run-up to the just-ended harmonised election after laboratory tests revealed it was contaminated. “We shut it down after we conducted some laboratory tests that showed that it was contaminated,” said Spren Mutiwi, the public relations…

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has opened more vending outlets across the country for the convenience of its customers. This is in the wake of hiccups being experienced by its clients in buying electricity tokens due to upgrades to ZETDC’s prepaid electricity purchase system. In a statement, ZETDC’s public relations…