BULAWAYO City fathers are fuming after companies that were contracted by the government to rehabilitate roads in the country’s second largest city…
AUTHORITIES announced a raft of measures yesterday aimed at promoting the wider use of the Zimbabwe dollar and stabilising prices of goods in the country. In a move that will be welcomed by both business and ordinary consumers, the new measures also include the payment of import duties in local currency. Making the announcement in…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday released the 2021 Grade 7 results. Collated results showed an improved pass rate of 4,2 percent — with more girls sitting for the exams and also outshining boys. The release of the results also paved the way for Form 1 place selections and the commencement of classes for…
THE government is working on plans to provide free cancer treatment as the country bids to eradicate the disease that has claimed millions of lives globally. Speaking during the commemoration of the World Cancer Day in Harare yesterday, Acting President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, who is also the Health minister, said the government was pushing to…
HUNDREDS of villagers living close to the spilling Tugwi Mukosi Dam in Masvingo have vowed to resist eviction until the government provides…
Cloud Fusire WITH just eight days before the resumption of premiership action, ambitious Premier Soccer League side Ngezi Platinum Stars have “indefinitely” suspended their coach Rodwell Dhlakama, over questionable conduct. This comes as Dhlakama has been doing well at the Mhondoro-based side where he recently led them to the Chibuku Super Cup final only to…
SUNGURA musician Peter Moyo, pictured, and his Utakataka Express will descend on Glendale tomorrow for a performance at Tsungubvi Night Club before heading to Las Vegas Night Club in the capital city the following day for another highly anticipated concert. The two concerts come ahead of the sungura musician’s debut Afro-fusion studio album Mapepetso to be launched on Valentine’s Day…
ZIMBABWE has become vulnerable to the effects of climate change resulting in prolonged dry spells, flash floods and cyclones. This frequency of flood-related disasters and other extreme weather events should prompt the government to urgently come up with a comprehensive climate mitigation plan. With flood-related disaster and other natural calamities becoming prevalent, experts believe the…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to construct magistrates’ courts in Cowdray Park and Emganwini suburbs in Bulawayo as part of its drive to decentralise and improve access to justice in the country. The JSC has been granted two sites in Emganwini and Cowdray Park at prices that would be determined by the government’s…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has put misfiring public service officials on notice, revealing yesterday that all of them will now be asked to sign performance-linked contracts. In a statement, Mnangagwa said Cabinet ministers, chief executive officers (CEOs) of local authorities and State-owned enterprises, as well as all vice chancellors of universities would sign performance contracts on…
