September 2022

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Energy Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) claims it is literally giving consumers free electricity leading to failure to pay suppliers. Speaking during Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) stakeholder consultation meeting on effective service delivery system between 2022 and 2025 yesterday, ZETDC managing director Howard Choga said the power utility was…

Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmurozereyib@dailynews.co.zw INDUSTRY has welcomed the government decision to suspend the payment of US$ to government ministries, agencies and local authorities as a move set to arrest inflation. This comes after a directive from secretary of Finance George Guvamatanga,  that any collection of fees and levies for services rendered in foreign currency by government,…

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has partnered the government in fighting the spread of measles which has so far killed over 680 people across the country. According to the latest data shared by the government through its weekly Disease Surveillance System, a total of 6 034 suspected cases, 4 266 recoveries and 685 deaths…

Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFFWRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered local authorities to desist from importing water treatment chemicals, saying the country has the capacity to produce  its own. This comes as Harare City Council (HCC) has been under the financial burden of having to rely on costly imported chemicals, resulting in the local authority sometimes failing to…