ZANU PF and the opposition have both expressed confidence in winning the ward 26 by-elections in Nyanga South constituency on Saturday. The ruling Zanu PF is trying to wrestle the seat from MDC, which it won in last year’s plebiscite with the incumbent passing on in April, resulting in Zimbabwe Electoral Commission calling for the…
© BUY Zimbabwe founder and director Munyaradzi Hwengwere has said his organisation is pushing for legislation to force local public institutions to buy locally and support local industries. This comes as Mutare-based motor vehicle assembler — Quest Motors, has also expressed disappointment at being overlooked by Parliament for the supply of legislators’ vehicles, which they…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) is failing to collect garbage as 15 refuse compactors are still stuck in South Africa because of lack of foreign currency to pay for their duty. Harare mayor Herbert Gomba said the refuse fleet situation was made worse when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cut off local authorities from…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) which took delivery of single skip trucks instead of double skip trucks from FAW Zimbabwe are contemplating taking action against the supplier. Council environmental management committee minutes recommended the engagement of external lawyers for an independent legal opinion on how best to go about the matter. “The committee discussed the…
OPPOSITION parties have expressed anger over the shambolic accounts at the Agriculture ministry which saw it using $2 billion budget with no supporting documents. This came out this week when the Tendai Biti-led Public Accounts Committee (Pac) grilled Agriculture ministry permanent secretary Ringson Chitsiko to explain how the $2 billion was used in 2017. [GoogleAd]…
© THE Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) has launched a national survey to assess how Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can contribute to the socio-economic makeover as the country endeavours to achieve vision 2030. This comes as experts have identified SMEs as pivotal in uplifting Zimbabwe’s economy as they fill the gap in providing services and…
© On Tuesday, Bulawayo municipal officials announced that the city of 650 000 people will indefinitely shut down water supplies to the entire city without notice because it has run out of municipal water, stunning the second largest city. This water rationing was brought on by consecutive years of low rainfall, and is one of…
After a castle guard, Marcellus, saw the ghost of the dead king walking over the palace walls at Elsinore in William Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet, he exclaimed, “Something is rotten in the State of Denmark.” With the ghost of the former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s old dispensation that Zimbabweans thought had been buried in November…
EDITOR — I believe it is the duty of each and every person in this country to pray for Zimbabwe. Looking at what is happening, we need to all come together and pray that God guides our leaders so that they take the country forward. It is sad that during the run up to the…
EDITOR — The prevailing water shortages and the quality of water in most of Harare’s high density suburbs including Glen View and Budiriro should be addressed as a matter of urgency. It is clear that the Harare City Council is neglecting to provide adequate and safe domestic water to residents, a constitutional right. The supply…
