October 2021

ZANU PF Harare Province chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa has withdrawn assault charges against his deputy Godwin Gomwe, saying they had reached a mutual understanding. Gomwe was accused of assaulting Masimirembwa at the party’s provincial headquarters. He reportedly fumed for not being notified of a meeting at the headquarters, shouting at Masimirembwa, threatening him before throwing a…

A SECTION of Zimbabweans, who met with the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Alena Douhan in the capital last week, says economic sanctions imposed on the southern African nation by the West must be lifted, as they were working to the advantage of Zanu PF. This comes as Zimbabwe yesterday commemorated the third anniversary of…

BULAWAYO City Council will next week unveil a new US$2m vehicle parking management system to decongest the central business district (CBD). The CBD had become overwhelmed by the volume of traffic. Cabinet recently approved a joint venture between the council and Tendy Three Investment (Pvt) Ltd (TTI) to implement the parking system. The company has…

THE tough monetary and policing measures taken by authorities over the past few weeks in a bid to rein in the harmful foreign currency parallel market appear to be bearing fruit. Surveys by Daily News crews at the weekend showed that black market rates have eased off to as low as $130 to the American dollar in…

THE Hwange Local Board (HLB) says it is owed $36 million by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), claiming the debt has crippled its operations. HLB spokesperson Dumisani Nsingo told the Daily News last week that because of the money that it was owed, the local authority was struggling to meet its service delivery obligations as well as…