HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) plans to use more than US$2 million collected through its road and water levies to purchase service delivery vehicles and plant equipment as it moves to address challenges posed by an ageing fleet.Speaking during a council meeting on Friday, the acting director of Works for the BCC, Methusi Dibidi,…
PATRICKMUBWANDARIKWA COCA-COLA Zimbabwe has unveiled a nationwide Fifa World Cup 2026 campaign aimed at bringing the excitement, passion and spectacle of football’s biggest tournament closer to fans across the country.The campaign, which began on June 1 and will run until August 31, seeks to unite Zimbabwean football supporters through a series of immersive fan experiences,…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES are escalating their revamp of the country’s ease of doing business.This is designed to support struggling businesses by alleviating the heavy burden of cumulative compliance and tax costs.In the latest such reforms, the broadcasting services industry welcomed much needed reviews of regulatory fees that were weighing down the sector on Friday.This comes…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE WALKING home through the dim twilight of Budiriro 3, a 19-year-old Harare youth took a step forward, mistaking a pool of thick, liquid mud for solid earth. With a sharp, sudden shout of “ahh,” he vanished completely into a massive unprotected sewer excavation pit. When emergency service teams and sub-aqua specialist Victor…
YVONNE NCUBE THE High Court has registered a United Kingdom divorce and property distribution order, clearing the way for the enforcement of a US$25 000 settlement and the possible sale of a Bulawayo property if payment is not made.In a judgment delivered by Justice Mpokiseng Dube last week, the court ruled in favour of Lungile…
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA Dynamos…………………… (2)3Telone……………………………0Dynamos…………………… (2)3 Telone……………………………0 DYNAMOS returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, thumping TelOne 3-0 on match day 18 of the 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League played here yesterday. Coming from a frustrating 2-2 draw against FC Hunters on Wednesday, the Glamour Boys delivered an explosive first-half performance that effectively tilted the…
TAPIWA CHIRUME POLICE say the search for Hezy Motors Logistics director Hazel Silibaziso Mafu is underway over a US$155 000 vehicle import scam.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said authorities had not abandoned efforts to locate the businesswoman, who is wanted in connection with several fraud cases allegedly…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI OVER 1 000 consumer complaints were lodged during the first quarter of the year amid a significant increase in counterfeit, substandard, and defective goods on the market.The complaints surge comes as Zimbabwe marked World Food Safety Day on June 7 with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation raising…
TAPIWA CHIRUME A SPECIALISED taskforce has been established to stop corrupt individuals from abusing affirmative action procurement categories.Speaking on the sidelines of the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) fifth annual public procurement symposium in Bulawayo yesterday, the authority’s chief executive officer, Clever Ruswa, said it had identified loopholes that were previously exploited by individuals…
HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) targets collecting 600 blood units during World Blood Donor Day to stabilise national stocks.Speaking during the commemorations held at Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Ntabazinduna Training School on Friday, the NBSZ chief executive officer, Lucy Marowa, said the collection drive was crucial in strengthening blood stocks…
