HARARE – Long-suffering Zimbabweans will endure more pain after commuter omnibus operators hiked their fares in response to the country’s worsening economic situation, the biting fuel shortage and the rising prices of spare parts. Commuter omnibuses in cities and small towns are now charging between $1 and $3, where they used to charge half the…
HARARE – Commuter omnibus operators increased fares in the run up to the Christmas holidays. This saw many people abandoning traditional festive visits owing to the biting cash and economic situation the country finds itself in. The Daily News’ Pauline Hurungudo yesterday interviewed people in Harare’s CBD to glean their reaction to the recent hikes…
HARARE – Victims of the infamous Operation Murambatsvina are still suffering in silence a decade later as government’s promise to relocate them is yet to be fulfilled. Government, led by the City of Harare spearheaded and launched a massive insensitive demolition of illegal houses in 2005 dubbed Operation Murambatsvina. The assault destroyed assets and sources…
HARARE – The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season. A food security report published by the agency titled “Zimbabwe Food Security outlook (December 2018 to May 2019)” notes that low rainfall will increase the national maize deficit…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has directed over 500 illegal settlers staying on various farms countrywide to “go back from where they came.” Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing last week that Cabinet had resolved to evict the illegal settlers ostensibly to ensure…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is insincere when dealing with corruption, Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA) president Nkosana Moyo has said. This comes after government’s fight against corruption of bigwigs which had gathered momentum saliently died a natural death with no convictions. In a live video posted on social media, Moyo alleged that…
HARARE – Seasoned sungura musician Nicholas “Senior Lecturer” Madzibaba has been appointed Ebenezer Prophetic Ministries International bishop. The Khiama Boys front man was appointed by the church founder and leader Ezekiel Masiyandima recently. “At first I did not take it seriously as I thought they were just joking. I realised the sincerity of the appointment…
HARARE – Dancehall sensation Soul Jah Love last week reminded many that despite all the controversy that trails him, he remains talented and a great performer. The chanter showed what he is made of when he performed last week at the Morgan Heritage, Lutan Fyah-headlined gig, representing the local acts to the maximum. On a…
HARARE – Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has noted that companies scaled down while there was movement on the job market between January and September this year, it scaled down towards year end after government’s introduction of new economic policies. This comes after Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube told legislators in the National…
HARARE – Delta Board of directors has appointed three new non-executive directors to join the panel. In a statement, Delta chairperson Caanan Dube said Ema Fundira, Lucia Swartz and Richard Rivett-Carnac are the new non-executive directors who will effectively commence work from January 1, 2018. This also comes after Delta’s Africa Zone president resigned while…
