PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uphill task to deliver on promises he made when he assumed office in 2017 and on hemade ahead of the 2018 elections. To achieve this, he needs proper supporting structures that work towards his vision and these come in the form of ministers, deputy ministers and permanent secretaries and parastatals…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday said his party will continue pursuing dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to find solutions to the country’s battery of challenges. Addressing people at the launch of his party’s March 26 parliamentary and council by-elections campaign in Highfield, Harare, Mwonzora said history has shown that dialogue is the only way forward….
VILLAGERS in parts of Matabeleland South Province are up in arms with illegal gold miners whom they accuse of exposing them to health hazards due to open defecation. Matobo District medical officer, Matthew Mthunzi speaking to Daily News on Sunday yesterday, said open defecation was a health risk as it exposed people in downstream areas…
ANDILE TSHUMA POLITICAL parties have urged citizens to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise to get the opportunity to take part in the country’s electoral process. Various political parties are currently busy mobilising Bulawayo residents to register to vote, as the city risks losing a number of seats during the delimitation exercise by…
SHURUGWI residents are up in arms with the municipality over poor service delivery and alleged mismanagement of funds. In a petition to the council, which was copied to the Midlands Provincial minister of State for Devolution, Larry Mavima and other leaders, the residents mainly complained about poor roads and lack of water in the town….
THE Harare City Council has reopened three of the nine clinics that it closed in 2020 following an exodus of nurses, an official has said. The council, which requires 1 000 nurses to efficiently run its clinics, cited the loss of half the number to local and international organisations as the reason for closing some…
ON January 10, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested three men found with fertilizer worth about 130,000 US dollars. The “loot” was identified as part of inputs provided by the government to smallholder farmers in the country’s efforts to boost food security. The case was one of many that exposed the dilemma of the country’s food security…
MOST devolution and council funded projects in Gokwe are nearing completion, a senior official of the Gokwe Town Council (GTC) has said. The local authority is currently rehabilitating roads under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2), building a clinic in ward 4, constructing a classroom block in ward 2, drilling and equipping power…
A HARARE man Papa Bverekwa was yesterday slapped with an effective 10 years jail sentence after regional magistrate Ignatio Mhene convicted him of stealing Zesa…
A POLICEMAN has landed himself in trouble after allegedly soliciting for a US$5 bribe in order to process fingerprints. Moses Kainga is…
