© As Parliament resumed sitting yesterday, it emerged that it had absolutely no power to compel Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza to release to the Legislature a damning audit report on the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) — amid claims that a staggering US$82 million was looted by former and current…
© Leaders of Zimbabwe’s largest labour federation have said they have received threatening letters in anonymous mailings, that had live bullets in them. [GoogleAd] The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa and secretary-general Japhet Moyo said they received the letters yesterday, from unidentified people, that had bullets in them. “The letters were…
© THE Local Government ministry has indicated it is willing to arbitrate in the dispute between the Bulawayo City Council and Zesa Holdings (Zesa). [GoogleAd] The two are fighting for the control of the Bulawayo Power Station. Things, however, went sour about two weeks ago after the power utility made clear its intention to destroy…
© THERE was drama outside the Bulawayo High Court on Monday as the mainstream MDC supporters clashed with their Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) opponents over a court case questioning under-fire deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami’s legitimacy. [GoogleAd] Kambarami was appearing before High Court judge Justice Thompson Mabhikwa in a case filed by the radical pressure group,…
© THE recent move by Bulawayo deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami, pictured, to suspend city town clerk Christopher Dube has lately ignited a lot of debate among city residents, stakeholders and academics rising mostly from the legality of the move. [GoogleAd] A faction of MDC councillors led by Kambarami claimed to have suspended Dube on charges…
© Health workers and Harare City Council (HCC) officials were on Tuesday racing to contain a cholera outbreak in the largest high density suburb in Zimbabwe after residents drank contaminated water. [GoogleAd] This comes as HCC has struggled to supply water to Mbare, which apart from being one of the most populated suburbs in the…
© Chinese lenders in discussions with Harare City Council over a potential $144 million revolving credit facility are holding off on releasing the rest of the money amid backlash over arrears owed by the municipality and use of the first tranche of the loan to buy luxury vehicles for council fat cats. [GoogleAd] HCC town…
© ZIMBABWE’s position regarding water is getting worse by the day with reports of falling water levels in dams and reservoirs across the country, developments that have not only affected power generation but the availability of water for other uses. [GoogleAd] The country received less than average rains in most regions, pointing towards inadequate food…
© MOMENTOUS events in Zimbabwe during the last two years inspired hope among many Zimbabweans that they would experience meaningful political change and sustainable economic growth. [GoogleAd] In November 2017, former president Robert Mugabe — who ruled Zimbabwe for nearly 40 years — was ousted in a military coup and his former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa…
© EDITOR — It appears the government has more work to do to convince citizens about the need to conserve wetlands in particular and the environment in general. [GoogleAd] A drive around many urban settlements one will observe that scores of people have built houses on wetlands. What is a wetland? Wetlands are areas where…
