HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has blasted civil servants for demanding to be paid in American dollars saying the public workers were ignorant of the challenges the country is facing. “Where do they want government to get the foreign currency they want to be paid in? Do they want the…
HARARE – Government has retired 3 365 youth officers who were employed under the Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation ministry, effective last Friday. This is in line with the civil service reforms enunciated in the current national budget and the Transitional Stabilisation Programme. In a statement, the acting secretary of the Public Service Commission (PSC)…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has asked to be considered for government agricultural support programmes such as Command Agriculture and Presidential Input Support Scheme. Chitungwiza South Member of Parliament Maxwell Mavhunga, the acting chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, said ZPCS submitted a request to…
HARARE – Residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have begun to experience water rationing as part of a local government preservation measure during a drought. The rolling cuts to water service will affect the capital of Harare and some nearby areas for periods of up to 48 hours, the Harare City Council (HCC) announced. The…
HARARE – Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe has risen as criminal networks groom mules to smuggle packets of hard drugs into the country, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) and ZRP CID drugs and narcotics squad has said. The smuggling has been blamed for the escalating drug and alcohol abuse among the youths. Speaking at…
HARARE – Musician Clive Malunga has expressed ambitions of getting into politics, eyeing the Norton parliamentary seat in the next election that is due in 2023. Malunga, who has taken a back seat in the country’s music industry, said he would not be joining any new political party as he has always been Zanu PF….
HARARE – Raunchy dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda literally broke the Internet over the weekend with a video clip showcasing her dancing skills, in response to rising dancehall chanter Enzo Ishall’s Magate Challenge. The chanter continues to shake showbiz with his sing-along and danceable tracks as he did with Kanjiva, this time with Magate. The song…
HARARE – The modelling industry experienced entirely new phenomena in 2018. Over five Zimbabwean models travelled to participate in international pageants and the country walked away with at least one international title and other top five positions, something that has not happened since Miss Malaika. Interestingly, local models no longer have to wait for one…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing allegations of allowing his wife Auxilia “to usurp constitutional power”. Analysts said Mnangagwa’s wife has no right to run government, and questioned in what capacity she met striking doctors when she has no constitutional role in the State bureaucracy. Auxillia met with doctors at State House on Friday,…
HARARE – Delta corporation Limited (Delta), the country’s biggest supplier of soft drinks and beer, has said shortages of its beverages will persist pending supply of foreign currency from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). This comes after the maker of Castle Lager, Chibuku sorghum beer and a range of soft drinks last Wednesday announced…
