© THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed disappointment at the government’s bureaucracy which it says has grossly affected service delivery in the face of hyperinflation currently ravaging the country. BCC finance director Kimpton Ndimande told Finance minister Mthuli Ncube here during a mid-term budget review breakfast meeting on Friday that the volatile economic situation…
© THE MDC’s Bulawayo province has applied for permission from the Zimbabwe Republic Police here to hold a street demonstration next Monday. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the masses to be more patient as his government seeks to turn around the country’s sickly economy. On the other hand, MDC president Nelson…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s call — during a Heroes Day address on Monday — for more patience as Zimbabwe hurtles down the painful austerity path is surprising given what the suffering people are going through. While citizens would want to support Mnangagwa in this, there is nothing to show for it that this austerity is shared…
THE protracted war of liberation was concluded with high expectation of a new Zimbabwe. We remember gallant sons and daughter of the liberation struggle. They put down their lives so that there will be freedom. Blood was shed so that we could enjoy freedom of movement, freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom of…
EDITOR — For a very long time now, local authorities have been having a torrid time, battling to deal with the festering problem of garbage collection. Yes, we all agree that it is councils’ responsibility to clear garbage from our suburbs but there is a lot that we can also do as residents. Perhaps what…
EDITOR — Zimbabweans have been struggling to make ends meet as the economy continues to take a down turn. We all know that the Zanu PF government has been largely responsible for creating the mess that we find ourselves in today. The party’s populist policies since independence in 1980, corruption, greed among the leadership and…
© EDITOR — In the last few weeks, we have witnessed clashes between the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) on the one hand and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) as well as the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). Traditionally, we have always known that government must not interfere with sports. That is fine. But our sports administrators have…
© THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (Zas) says it is seeking to surpass its 124-year record when it holds its annual exhibition in Harare next week. Anxious Masuka, the Zas chief executive, yesterday told businessdaily that his company was pulling out all the stops to ensure that the rebranded Zimbabwe Agricultural Show will exceed expectations. [GoogleAd]…
© CALEDONIA Mining Corporation (Caledonia) says its financial performance during the second quarter of 2019 was boosted by the Zimbabwe dollar’s devaluation after the company realised significant cost savings and foreign exchange gains. Since February, when Harare reintroduced the currency after a decade of a multicurrency, without the domestic unit, its exchange rate against the…
© ZIMDANCEHALL music lovers are in for a treat this Saturday as dancehall stars Enzo Ishall, Seh Calaz and Hwindi President invade the resort town of Victoria Falls. Ras Caleb will be catering for the reggae music lovers as they converge at Encore Budget Hotel, courtesy of Express Entertainment. [GoogleAd] Chillspot Records’ DJ Fantan and…
