June 2019

© GOVERNMENT officials are sending conflicting messages on the availability of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in the country. [GoogleAd] Just this week, the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health Ruth Labode told the National Assembly that the country was fast running out of ARVs. Earlier, Health minister Obadiah Moyo had told the parliamentary thematic committee…

© GOVERNMENT is considering an upward review in electricity tariffs to enable power utility Zesa Holdings to operate viably. [GoogleAd] Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that Zimbabwe’s power is currently the cheapest in the region and is not cost reflective. “We need the charges of power…

© ZIMBABWE’S health sector has slipped into the intensive care. The sector has been facing serious challenges, ranging from obsolete and non-functional equipment, shortages of drugs, low staff morale and understaffing. [GoogleAd] Recently, doctors in public hospitals pointed out that their employers barely afford to buy gloves for surgeries. Because of government’s failure to improve…

© THE country’s food security situation is expected to further deteriorate within the next three months, the Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) has revealed. [GoogleAd] Already, at least 5,3 million people face food insecurity in Zimbabwe following a poor rainy season, with grain production falling by up to 70 percent in some areas. Fewsnet…

© RATES on the black market continued to soar this week with top economist Tony Hawkins attributing the weakening of the RTGS dollar to lack of confidence. [Adz] According to Zimbabwe Market Watch, the United States dollar traded at $8,80 against the RTGS$, while the bond note fetched $8,60 with the Interbank pegged at $5,91…

© THE Harare City Council (HCC) is crafting a new by-law on prepaid parking discs. [GoogleAd] According to minutes of the city’s Environmental Management Committee, the by-law will empower the local authority to fine those caught on the wrong side of the law. “Section 8 dealt with the aspect of fines by introducing fines which…

© THE Harare City Council (HCC) has utilised over 70 percent of the $4,5 million loan secured from a local financial institution for purposes of recapitalising its quarry business. [GoogleAd] HCC’s town clerk Hosiah Chisango said the money was used to retool Harare Quarry, which had been lying idle due to lack of maintenance. Not…

© ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe’s Clean City (Private) Limited this week stepped up its cleanliness awareness efforts with the launch of Community Environmental Services (CES).  [GoogleAd] The launch event saw over 200 CES volunteers converge at Mt Pleasant Hall, before proceeding to lead an awareness and cleaning blitz at Mt Pleasant Shopping Centre and its environs. …