MDC vice chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, has written to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) to register his fears about suspected security agents he says are trailing him, the Daily News reports. This comes as Sikhala and other hardliners within Zimbabwe’s main opposition have called for radical action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government,…
TRANSPORT minister Joel Matiza says the government is upgrading the country’s air traffic communication systems and equipment in line with technological advancements. This was after the Air Traffic Controllers’ Association of Zimbabwe (ATCAZ) had expressed concern over the “continued deterioration in air navigation communication performance” and warned that failure to address the navigation communication system…
BULAWAYO CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTOR – THE coronavirus crisis has significantly impacted arts and culture programmes, having implications on mobility, access to public spaces, funding and the flow of cultural goods and services. In various jurisdictions globally, there has been the formulation and implementation of measured responses (mostly by governance structures in the global north)…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday announced that schools and tertiary institutions will be closed indefinitely next week amid pressure from teachers across the country, who accused him of exposing them and learners to coronavirus. On Tuesday, Mnangagwa imposed a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people in the country for the next 60 days in…
THE government yesterday launched the national renewable energy and biofuels policies to mitigate the effects of climate change and promote investments at a time when the country is struggling with persistent energy deficits that have been exacerbated by the economic meltdown. The newly-launched national renewable energy policy aims to promote investment in the renewable sector…
A SENIOR Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officer has approached the High Court challenging the decision of a court martial that jailed him for 18 months for missing lectures after he enrolled for a Geography and Environment Science programme at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). Fadziso Abraham Dupwa, a flight lieutenant and commissioned officer with…
OPPOSITION MDC MPs have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration of reversing the land reform programme by seizing idle land from black people for redistribution to white Zimbabweans, the Daily News reports. The move was introduced by government through Statutory Instrument (SI) 62 of 2020 which was gazetted last Friday, giving Mnangagwa powers to give land…
AS THE deadly coronavirus continues to spread and to wreak havoc around the world, health experts are concerned about Zimbabwe’s readiness to deal with the pandemic, the Daily News reports. This is despite the raft of measures that were announced on Tuesday by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to combat the disease, as well as ongoing assurances…
SOUTH Africa yesterday saw another jump in coronavirus cases — with 116 now confirmed as the country introduces new measures to shut its borders and schools across the country. The numbers are still rising sharply from one case a fortnight ago. Most of those with the virus brought it back from abroad — from the…
BRITISH financial institution Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) says it is committed to invest in the future of Zimbabwe. StanChart Zimbabwe chief executive Ralph Watungwa said the bank has launched its flagship corporate social responsibility initiative — Futuremakers — as a way of empowering young people. “As a bank we have proudly declared that we are…
