© THE overarching story of the about-to-end year has been the floundering economy, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting Zim- babwe’s economy will contract by 6,5 percent. Many companies struggled to stay afloat and not surprisingly according to Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) industrial capacity utilisation dropped to be- low 40 percent due to…
© EARLIER this month, President Emmerson Mnangagwa re- ceived a report from the Commission of Inquiry into the Sale of State Land in and around urban settlements. According to details that have so far emerged from the findings of the commission, the government lost at least $3 billion from illegal sale of State land by…
© SCORES of children living with disabilities missed school this year as their buses were no longer being given priority to get fuel, Unicef representative Laylee Moshiri has said. Such children including those with mental im- pairment and those using wheel chairs reportedly attend special schools such as King George where they need to be transported…
© CHITUNGWZA Town Council is infested with ghost workers while top management also fleeces it through hefty allowances obtainable by using manual calculations on its payroll, an internal audit report has revealed. A monthly human resources department report for October presented to council last week shows that corruption and nepo- tism in staff recruitment is…
ZIMBABWE Young Nurses Association (ZYNA) said its members will be working non-stop at Parirenyatwa and Harare hospitals during the festive season. The nurses had over the past months resolved to work two days a week due to incapacitation. ZYNA chairperson Tafadzwa Jackson said: “During the festive season the workload is usually too much so we…
© GOVERNMENT is set to recruit 5 000 teachers next year as it moves to cover gaps in the education sector and reduce unemployment levels in the profession. In a statement yesterday, government said the recruitment programme which started on November 25 is set to reduce the number of unqualified teachers to a bare minimum….
© HARARE City Council (HCC) will soon embark on a massive crackdown on street vendors who have sprouted throughout the city, obstructing the smooth flow of traffic and littering the town. This comes amid an outcry from the public and councillors over a flood of illegal vendors who have invaded the city, selling among other…
© OPPOSITION party Zapu has added its voice to calls for a broad-based national dialogue that will culminate in the creation of a national transitional governing authority empowered to implement political and economic reforms. The call was made by the Bulawayo-head- quartered political party through its presidential spokesperson Mkhululi Zulu. [GoogleAd] This comes at a…
© ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) acting chief executive officer Eddington Mazambani expects the improved fuel supply situa- tion in the country to continue for the next four months on the back of letters of credit issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to fuel suppliers. [GoogleAd] The letters of credit, which are guar-…
© THE government’s commitment to respecting property rights and upholding the rule of law in the country has once again been brought into sharp focus after Zanu PF deputy youth league secre- tary Lewis Matutu violently grabbed a farm in Kwekwe. As a result, the farm owner, Onisimo Zhavairo, has had to seek the help…
