February 2019

HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has side-lined MDC leader Nelson Chamisa in today’s national dialogue meeting involving presidential candidates that featured in last year’s harmonised elections. MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume yesterday confirmed to the Daily News that the party had not been invited to the crucial meeting, but insisted that as long as Mnangagwa chairs the…

South African Airways has temporarily suspended the advance booking of air tickets following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) monetary policy. In a statement the company’s acting regional manager Winnie Muchanyuka said ticket bookings will now be made for same day travels and normal operations will resume after RBZ unpacks the policy. [GoogleAd] “In view…

Bulawayo – Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is in a fix after it emerged that it was yet to account for a fleet of ambulances it purchased in a botched deal almost a decade ago. In 2010, the local authority awarded a Harare-based company, Tracker Engineering Private (Ltd), a tender to install a vehicle tracking system…

Zimbabwe is seeking to boost its tourism sector, with the country set to participate in two international tourism events with the intention of marketing the nation as the most sought-after tourist destination. The country will participate in this year’s Meetings Africa to be held from February 25, to in the neighbouring  South Africa where Zimbabwe Tourism…

Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company is set to carry out diamond exploration activities on 450 hectares in Mahusekwa’s Chihota Communal Land. In a statement the diamond company said the proposed project area was once explored by De Beers in the late 90s to early 2000s but the results were never made public. [GoogleAd] ZCDC said exploration…