MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has blamed Nelson Chamisa’s administration and interference by the central government for the rot in opposition-controlled local authorities countrywide that has led to poor service delivery. This comes as service delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels mainly in Harare and Bulawayo where residents go for days without water, while garbage goes…
SOME entrepreneurs develop their reason for starting a business at an early age, while some endure years of salaried corporate life before…
THE provisional dates for Warriors’ World Cup qualifiers were released yesterday as the national team will look to qualify for the tournament in Qatar next year. Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic made history when he became the first foreign coach to take the Warriors to a major tournament last month after Zimbabwe qualified for the Africa Cup…
LOGAN Cup champions Southern Rocks clobbered former champions Mountaineers by 154 runs in their final round of the domestic first-class cricket competition in Harare on Friday. Harare Sports Club provided the setting for the final showdown and returnees Southern Rocks made perfect use of the opportunity of playing before the selectors and Zimbabwe Cricket hierarchy….
By Nash Mukokwayarira in Bulawayo YOUTH Clubs/Centres provided a platform for recreation and wellbeing of youths back in the day. They provided an opportunity for the budding youths to excel in a number of sporting disciplines. Whoever thought of youth centres as vehicles of sports development in the colonial times was a gifted thinker. Those…
THE Local Government ministry has said it will this year align the majority of its laws with the Constitution as part of efforts to complement the National Development Strategy 1 and stimulate development of local authorities. This comes amid calls from stakeholders in the sector to fast-track devolution so as to boost operations in local…
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has resumed charging parking fees at Makoni Shopping Centre and surrounding areas after taking over from Clyna Trading whose contract was terminated in 2019 for flouting contractual obligations. Clyna Trading’s five-year contract to undertake parking management in the town, signed in 2013, was annulled due to a number of issues, including failure to…
POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga has issued a stern warning to people offering fake Covid-19 certificates. This follows the unearthing of a syndicate believed to be selling Covid-19 vaccination cards to the public in Chitungwiza for US$25 each. The offence has since led to the arrest of two health employees at Seke Clinic and their suspected…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is now accepting applications for fuel importation licences for 2021, outlawing 2019 fuel procurement licences that were still in use. In a statement, Zera chief executive Edington Mazambani said all petroleum firms have up to April 30 to apply for the 2021 fuel procurement licences. Zimbabwe imports 100 percent…
WITH pressure mounting on its leaders all round, insiders say the MDC Alliance has reached a critical point where tough decisions now have to be made about its future. This comes as both Zanu PF and the main opposition MDC led by Douglas Mwonzora are cranking up the heat on the alliance’s leaders, amid a…
