OWNERS of illegal structures in Bulawayo’s Central Business District (CBD) face charges as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) conducts inspections meant to identify unapproved constructions. According to the latest council minutes, BCC said it was following up on all illegal structures in the city. “BCC is in the process of issuing final notices and charging…
MINING giant Zimplats has injected US$1 million for the refurbishment of the Mubaira Hospital in Mhondoro, Mashonaland West Province, as part of the firm’s corporate social responsibility obligations. Speaking during the commissioning of the hospital on Thursday, Zimplats chief executive officer Alex Mhembere said his company had injected over US$200 million into its corporate social…
By Yvonne Ncube UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), a government institution, says it will soon start hip surgeries following success in their pilot project. Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Addressing the media at a hip surgery showcase yesterday at…
By Yvonne Ncube A 24-YEAR-OLD serving inmate at Khami Remand Prison in Bulawayo was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly smuggling 34 grammes of dagga worth $34 000 into the cells. Sydney Ncube, from Jambezi village under Chief Shana in Matabeleland North Province, yesterday appeared before Western Commonage Court magistrate Shepherd Mjanja. He pleaded guilty to…
By Ketty Nyoni VARIOUS groups representing women’s rights want the quota system adopted in 2013 to allow 60 females to be elected as MPs or councillors without going through elections to be scrapped as it was discriminatory. Since the adoption of a new Constitution in 2013, Zimbabwe legislated a quota of 60 seats distributed among…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has scrapped the school fee payment facility for teachers’ children after it recently introduced a teaching allowance meant to benefit all public school teachers. This comes after the government announced in April last year that it would pay school fees for three children in both primary and secondary schools for…
LOCAL cricketers will have a chance to fine tune their preparations for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier when they take on a Pakistan-select side in six one-day matches set for Harare next month, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has confirmed. The matches will serve as part of Zimbabwe’s final preparations for the qualifier that…
AFRO-FUSION artiste Gary Tight will perform at Red Eagle in Ruwa tonight. Sherwood Golf Club hosts Mannex TONIGHT Harare joint, Sherwood Golf Club, is hosting local reggae star Mannex Motsi and his Zim Reggaestra Band. Prior to his performance at Sherwood Golf Club, Mannex is expected to showcase at Gava Restaurant in Belgravia in the…
THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose value against the greenback on both the Dutch foreign currency auction and on the grey market. For the first time, the local currency breached the $1 000 mark against the US$ on the foreign currency auction, while on the underground market one now needs to fork about $1 750…
ZIMBABWE is expecting at least 2,3 million tonnes of maize from the 2022/23 summer cropping season, a 58 percent increase from last…
