GOVERNMENT yesterday said it is working tirelessly to improve the transport situation in the country, especially in urban areas. This comes as…
ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairperson George Manyaya says the parastatal is going under robust transformation in a bid to improve the country’s road network. Speaking during Zinara’s annual general meeting in Harare yesterday, Manyaya said Zinara would continue to collect and timeously disburse funds to all road authorities. “The window of opportunity that…
A RAPIST father, who was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for rapping his biological daughter, has had his application against conviction dismissed…
FOUR people died while eight others were injured in a road traffic accident which occurred along Vumba-Mutare road yesterday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, pictured, confirmed the accident which took place yesterday morning. “We are investigating circumstances in which a Toyota Hiace kombi went through a police checkpoint along Vumba-Mutare road and the vehicle had…
FIVE suspected bribe-taking cops were nabbed during the ongoing police blitz on illegal commuter omnibus operators for allegedly allowing them to pass through a roadblock in Harare after paying inducements. The crew was reportedly observed from a distance by a police internal investigations team and when they were ordered to declare their valuables, one of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has moved to extend its partnership to fellow African countries as the local authority implements its five-year…
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) says online violence is rife in southern Africa against female journalists and called…
GERMAN firm Geogenix BV, which was handed over the Pomona dumpsite in Harare, to turn it into a 22 megawatt plant, says the 303.9 million Euros project will transform lives. The project will run under the banner GeoPomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd and is a joint venture deal with Harare City Council. The company is…
IT IS sad that the ugly face of political violence reared its head at the weekend in Chitungwiza where Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu PF members were engaged in running battles. Several people were left battered and bruised after Zanu PF members allegedly tried to stop the CCC group from conducting door-to-door campaigns…
THIRTY-EIGHT war veterans arrested for allegedly singing liberation war songs at a gathering at the Africa Unity Square in the capital while demanding better pensions suffered a setback yesterday when a Harare magistrate dismissed their freedom bid. The war veterans had launched a fresh bid to have the charges dropped via new application for exception,…
