MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, says the opposition will receive a heavy electoral shellacking in 2023, unless it changes tack quickly and ditches confrontational politics. In addition, the MDC boss also wants the opposition to pursue dialogue more vigorously to avoid violence in the country’s fast approaching national elections. This comes as opposition bigwigs have warned…
FOUR MDC activists, who were arrested after a clash with the police at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts last week when activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was sentenced, have been denied bail. Vongai Tome, Ngonidzashe Mupfumba, Patrick Shumba and Kudakwashe Butau are facing charges of acting in a disorderly manner in a public place. MDC activists had gathered…
THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ) has urged the government to fund the testing of students and staff in public, boarding and community schools for Covid-19 to curb the continued spread of the virus. This comes as school heads have also urged stakeholders to double efforts in ensuring adherence to safety guidelines, after two institutions…
AS INSURGENTS continue to run amok in neighbouring Mozambique, it has emerged that their recent attacks in the coastal town of Palma claimed the life of a young Zimbabwean who was employed there. The 38-year-old man, Nyasha Mugwagwa, was a catering manager for Remote Site Solutions — one of the contracted companies at the multibillion-dollar gas…
DEFUNCT Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) is looking for new investors in a bid to revive the firm, which at its peak employed over 8 000 people in Redcliff and Kwekwe. The firm, considered to be strategic to the country’s economic revival, stopped production in 2008 owing to operational and financial challenges. Several efforts…
THE Covid-19 pandemic has hampered the Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) revenue collection, with the city fathers admitting it has exacerbated their already dwindling financial position. The latest council report indicates that since the advent of the deadly pandemic in March 2020, the local authority had to forgo other sources of revenue collection due to lockdown…
THE Pan-African Parliament (PAP) will continue to lobby for the removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe by the United States and its western allies despite the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. Harare has been under sanctions since 2000 when the late president Robert Mugabe’s administration embarked on a chaotic and violent land reform programme. The…
THE Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) has launched a campaign that encourages victims of the crime to seek medical assistance within 72 hours to protect them from contracting HIV/Aids and pregnancies. This comes as rape victims generally take time to report to police because of the stigma associated with the crime. ARC founder Memory…
BULAWAYO residents have suggested that the local authority develop high-rise buildings as land shortage looms in the city. Contributing during an online city master plan review consultative meeting yesterday, a resident from Ward 1 suggested that Bulawayo City Council starts to develop infrastructure that saves land. “Since land is a limited and finite resource the…
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) is set to review its frequency allotment which will enable it to accommodate nine new community radio stations. This comes as the government last week announced that it plans to licence more independent players in the television and radio broadcasting sector. It also comes after Zimbabwe awarded licences to…
