THE City of Harare (Harare) claims it has failed to rehabilitate most of its road network after receiving limited funding from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara). In its 2021 budget proposal presented by Finance and Development Committee chairperson Tichaona Mhetu on Thursday night, Harare said Zinara was not disbursing requisite funds for road…
ZIMBABWE’S central bank governor John Mangudya says official remittances from the diaspora were up 45 percent during the January- September period from 2019 at US$657,7 million as coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdowns forced people to send cash home via official channels. Diaspora remittances are an important source of foreign exchange for Zimbabwe, which is in the grip…
Nyasha Dube MATABELELAND North senator Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu has called for strict penalties to be meted out on people who are violating coronavirus (Covid-19) regulations such as social distancing and the wearing of masks. This comes as several educational institutions are contemplating closing in the wake of a second Covid-19 wave which has seen over 100…
AFTER almost eight months of inactivity, Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs have welcomed the commencement of training sessions but were quick to emphasise the need to have dates on when competitions will resume for planning purposes. Most clubs are now in the second week of group training after submitting their coronavirus (Covid-19) testing results to…
GIVEN the space constraints that the country faces, especially the urban sections, the construction of high-rise buildings which consume less land could prove to be the panacea for the country’s ballooning housing demand. For now, Zimbabwe is not prone to earthquakes unless some tectonic movements lead to this eventuality. For that reason the construction of…
IF YOU have just stepped off a spaceship and are wondering what all the fuss is about surrounding self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri, here is a brief synopsis of the last few weeks’ events of the developing story. Born Chipiliro Gama, the 37-year-old Bushiri, also known as Major 1, is a businessman and preacher who…
Blessing Chitapa is big news in the music world after winning ITV’s The Voice. But she is also a home bird by nature and is currently enjoying the comfort of being back in the Black Country with her family. Today the 18-year-old spoke of her whirlwind few weeks after the delayed The Voice resumed and…
EDITOR — It was interesting to note that the police descended heavily on private commuter operators who have now flooded our roads without the requisite permits, especially now that the coronavirus (Covid-19) cases keep going up. Zimbabwe has recorded 9 046 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 265 deaths, according to Health ministry figures released end of…
SOUTH Africa breached the 3 000 mark for new Covid-19 infections over 24 hours on Friday — raising concerns for Health minister Zweli Mkhize. “Today, we report with concern that the new cases identified in the past 24 hours are 3 105. This gives a cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in South Africa to be…
A SOUTH Africa operation has prevented a man crossing the Beitbridge Border Post with explosives. Limpopo police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe said the 27-yearold suspect was travelling from Zimbabwe to Alberton in Gauteng. He was arrested at 1am on Thursday by border police together with the Musina bomb disposal unit. “The explosives were carried in packaged…
