THE government is looking into introducing time tables for Zupco buses as part of measures to ease traffic congestion in the Central Business District (CBD) of Harare, Local Government minister July Moyo, has said. According to statistics from the Central Vehicle Registry, vehicles plying CBD routes have shot to about 1,5million, causing congestion, which has…
A MATABELELAND South civic organisation, Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), has raised a red flag over the high number of gender-based violence cases that it claims have gone unreported in the province. The group also cited the Covid-19 pandemic which it says has further exacerbated the plight of women and other disadvantaged groups in the…
AMID the worsening factionalism within its ranks ahead of internal polls and the former liberation movement’s forthcoming annual conference, Zanu PF is holding a number of crucial meetings to try and heal its divisions. In this light, the party held provincial management committee meetings across the country yesterday, with key district co-ordinating committee (DCC) and…
Melissa Chatikobo AT LEAST 31 healthcare workers have succumbed to Covid-19 since the beginning of the year, the Health Services Board (HSB) has said. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded over 127 000 Covid-19 cases and over 4 500 deaths since the virus hit the country’s shores in March last year. A document released by…
Melissa Chatikobo THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says electricity challenges are set to ease by month-end as repairs on one of the generators at Hwange Power Station are set to be complete by next Thursday. This comes as the country is facing a crippling power crisis, which saw the power company recently…
ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) commissioner-general Moses Chihobvu has urged his officers to shun corrupt activities and live within their means. Speaking during a promotion ceremony for over 2 000 officers yesterday, Chihobvu said prison officials are not only putting their individual reputations at risk by engaging in graft but that of the entire…
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation, the Community Water Alliance (CWA), says decentralisation of the informal market selling points is important in the fight…
ZB FINANCIAL Holdings recorded an inflation adjusted net profit of $785 million for the six months to June 30, a 66,2 percent…
SIGNIFICANT challenges stand in the way of the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa as it tries to stitch together a new opposition coalition ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections. This comes as it has emerged that some of the parties that the faction is courting for the mooted new alliance — including Nkosana…
THE government remains optimistic that it will achieve its ambitious target of reaching herd immunity against Covid-19 by year-end despite a low vaccine uptake by Zimbabweans. This comes as health experts have warned that the country is in danger of missing the 10 million mark which authorities believe will see the country achieve herd immunity….
