© THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn criminal charges before plea against Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director general Gift Machengete who was accused of violating the Procurement Act. [GoogleAd] Machengete’s charges stemmed from Potraz alleged engagement of a local company to purchase Container Village Information Centres (CVICS) valued at $1 494 104…
© Kariba municipality of has warned that it will be rationing water to some of its suburbs as supply has reduced by 30 percent. [GooogleAd] Kariba town clerk Richard Kamhoti said the water challenges that were being experienced were caused partly by the water levels in the lake and malfunctioning pumps. The rationing comes as…
© HEALTH workers are divided over the Health Service Board (HSB)’s appeal to give government a chance for negotiations before embarking on a strike that will leave many patients stranded. [GoogleAd] HSB chairperson Paulinus Sikhosana has appealed to the Health Apex Council which has threatened to embark on a full blown strike, saying it should…
© The 2019 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) gets underway in Egypt tomorrow sporting a fresh new look but the 32nd edition is clouded like none before by security concerns and the foibles of the game’s administrators. A switch to mid-year hosting and an expansion to 24 teams hold out high hopes that the continent’s…
© IT APPEARS load-shedding will be with us for a long time to come. Judging by Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi’s unequivocal declaration during the Tuesday post-Cabinet briefing: “There is no quick fix.” But his attempt to shift the blame on Zimbabweans is absolute hogwash. Citizens cannot be blamed for government’s gross mismanagement…
© ZIMBABWE is in crisis. But to expect the ruling Zanu PF government to resolve this is improbable at best. It is, more likely, impossible. Today nearly four out of every five Zimbabweans just about survives in absolute poverty. On average, Zimbabweans are poorer now than they were at independence in 1980. Informal employment is…
EDITOR — Plans by the government to introduce new currency before year end without addressing the underlying causes of the hyperinflationary environment might not achieve the desired results. There are three critical issues which needs redress before introduction of new currency. The first critical issue is raising the levels of production in the agriculture sector…
EDITOR — Even the biblical hell might be better than the Zimbabwean one. This is torturous,being put to bare electric wires, dehumanising, really the worst this country have never endured after high expectations. It is like an inmate on death row, waiting one day to go to gallows or being silently injected to death. President…
© FORMER Zimplow Holdings (Zimplow) chief executive, Zondi Kumwenda, has been shortlisted for the position of commissioner with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc). He is among 38 other candidates, including former banker James Mushore. Kumwenda stepped down as Zimplow boss in 2015. [GoogleAd] During his tenure he transformed Zimplow from a purely animal drawn agricultural…
© HARARE magistrate Estere Chivasa has cleared ex-National Social Security Authority (Nssa) executive assistant James Chiuta of fraud and abuse of office charges, in a development with serious implications on former general manager Elizabeth Chitiga and several other parties’ criminal trials as well. [GoogleAd] This comes as Nssa has been squirming about a US$30 million-plus…
