© THE MDC has poured cold water on threats by government that it will descend heavily on anyone seen as plotting to destabilise the country. [GoogleAd] Last week, government claimed it had unearthed plans by non-governmental organisations and the opposition to cause civil unrest. MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume said no amount of “huffing and puffing”…
© IT is all systems go ahead of the launch of the inaugural State of the Economy Report at Cresta Lodge in Harare tomorrow. Francis Mushaninga, the general manager (sales and marketing) for the Daily News said the response from a cross-section of Zimbabweans who are keen on attending the event has been overwhelming. [GoogleAd]…
© HARARE City Council is proposing to develop a mass electrical bus transit system in partnership with Chinese firm China Nanchang Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. [GoogleAd] The system would see the first electric buses in the country plying Greater Harare routes of Norton and Chitungwiza as well as urban routes. The deal comes as Harare has…
© THE MDC on Saturday defied the party’s founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s family after attending the late president’s memorial while donning their party regalia. [GoogleAd] The family had warned against wearing party regalia after it invited people from across the political divide. However, Zanu PF members and government representatives did not attend the gathering. But,…
© CITY of Bulawayo is in the process of drafting a policy that will compel councillors to publicly declare their assets as a measure to curb corruption, mayor Solomon Mguni has said. [GoogleAd] Speaking at a meeting with Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) Mguni said the policy will be finalised next month. This comes amid…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) is proposing that City Parking fully manages affairs at Roadport following its takeover from space barons. [GoogleAd] Council business committee minutes show that the City Fathers are irked by the mismanagement of Roadport which was not remitting anything to Town House. Since November last year, HCC has been taking over…
© THE Japanese government has launched the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (Shep) project in Zimbabwe in a bid to encourage profitable farming among small-scale farmers. [GoogleAd] The project is set to run for five years targeting more than 2 000 small-scale farmers from eight provinces of the country, excluding Harare and Bulawayo. Principal agriculture…
© JUSTICE, legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry permanent secretary Virginia Mabhiza says recent media reforms which are expected to create a positive outlook to the world are a sign government is opening up the media space. [GoogleAd] Addressing stakeholders during the 2019 World Press Freedom day breakfast meeting organised by Misa-Zimbabwe, Mabhiza said Zimbabwe has…
© THE country has once again lurched into the throes of crippling fuel shortages. [GoogleAd] During the Independence and Easter holidays, the situation had vastly improved, but not anymore. Government must urgently address the shortages before they bring the economy down on its knees. Industry and commerce have suffered because of the absence of diesel…
© In February this year, the Reserve Bank devalued the local RTGS dollar against the United States dollar. [GoogleAd] Since that announcement, Internet service providers and mobile network operators have increased data costs in the name of realigning their prices to the “correct” United States dollar value. These recent increases ignore the fact that even…
