HARARE – Harare’s water quality is set to improve as the lift that enables engineers to get to turbines that draw water from Darwendale Dam has been fixed. During a recent tour of Morton Jaffray (MJ) Water Treatment Works and Lake Chivero, acting director of Harare Water Mabhena Moyo said the lift which goes down…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is yet to release the money required by Harare City Council (HCC) to pay duty for the 15 refuse trucks that have been stuck in South Africa. The trucks which were purchased in September 2017 were part of a fleet of 30 garbage compactors procured under a $30million…
HARARE – Political analysts have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that his government is running out of time to fix the country’s worsening economic rot — which has triggered strikes and growing unrest among hurting civil servants. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Talk between government and its employees produced nothing tangible yesterday, heightening tensions between the two sides. After a marathon meeting called by government yesterday to calm restive unions arguing for better pay and improved working conditions, civil servants were left to fight another day. Members of the Apex Council — the voice of…
HARARE – A showdown is looming between the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) after the youth wing of the country’s biggest opposition political party resolved to conduct massive protests against government without first notifying the police. The notorious Public Order and Security Act (Posa) makes it a requirement for the ZRP…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s legal team is yet to come up with the bill of costs in the presidential suit they won at the Constitutional Court in August last year against Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Chamisa. In an interview with the Daily News this week, team leader Canaan Dube of Dube, Manikai and…
HARARE – Neither the ruling party nor President Emmerson Mnangagwa are to blame for the country’s economic woes that are giving rise to labour unrests, Zanu PF’s information tsar said yesterday. “This is not about a Zanu PF or government issue alone. It is about all Zimbabweans having to put our heads together to get…
BULAWAYO – The minister of State for Midlands Province Larry Mavhima is being sued for alleged libellous statements he made against a local property development firm. According to court papers, Mavhima was reportedly interviewed by a local newspaper on December 2, 2018 where he made remarks perceived to be defamatory and damaging to the company….
HARARE – At least nine members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Unions of Zimbabwe (Artuz) were yesterday arrested by the police before being released while demonstrating against government’s failure to pay them in United States dollars (USDs). Artuz secretary-general Robson Chere confirmed the incident soon after they were released without charge. “We were arrested and…
HARARE – Sugarcane farmers say prices of fertiliser and herbicides remain beyond their reach. Despite a slight decrease in prices of fertiliser, sugarcane farmers say the current charges are exorbitant and the situation has been worsened by suppliers of spare parts for machinery and implements who are demanding for payment in foreign currency. Commercial Sugarcane…
