© THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is engaging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) in an effort to provide adequate water to residents. In May, Zesa Holdings introduced load- shedding that has seen most areas go for up to 18 hours without electricity, a development that has affected local authorities’ ability to pump…
© CHIPINGE has recorded the highest number of people who have skipped antiretroviral treatment (Art) so far this year due to their unavailability, a Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) report has revealed. [GoogleAd] According to the report, of the 11 districts that recorded high numbers of people who missed Art doses, 36,8 percent of Chipinge…
© ZIMBABWE’s power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has been forced to introduce punishing load-shedding to deal with debilitating power shortages that have compromised productivity in the manufacturing as well as agricultural sectors. [GoogleAd] While the shortage of power has been occasioned mainly by low generation at the main hydro power station at Kariba, the shortage…
© WHEN she left the mining town of Kwekwe in 2007 in search of greener pastures in Australia, Susan Vivian Mutami expected to find world class health services and facilities in her new home. [GoogleAd] While in her mind jobs, education, health and other essential services were easily available in the developed world, she was…
© OCTOBER is a great month in which to enjoy the splendid weather of the Zimbabwean Highveld and I find that far too many people spend time complaining about Harare being too cold in winter and too hot in summer. [GoogleAd] To them I say: nonsense; we genuinely have an amazing climate with an absence…
© A HEARSE carrying the remains of Hilton Tamangani, a Harare vendor who died last week in remand prison, was stoned and damaged by unidentified youths in Chitungwiza on Thursday. [GoogleAd] The incident took place when the body was being ferried from a funeral parlour to Tamangani’s home in Unit D, Chitungwiza. Tamangani, 29, was…
© MUSIC promoters in Bulawayo have renewed their bid to lift a ban on their favourite and popular musical show venue — the Bulawayo Amphitheatre. [GoogleAd] In 2017, the city fathers resolved to ban evening shows at the venue after residents around the area complained of massive noise emanating from the concerts. According to the…
© WITH long-suffering Zimbabweans sinking deeper into poverty with each passing day, a former civil society leader is pushing for the arrest of under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over his “disastrous economic policies” and alleged criminal conduct, the Daily News On Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] In an affidavit written on his behalf by Mafume Chambers to…
© THE late songstress Chiwoniso Maraire is Zimbabwe’s greatest vocalist of all time, according to nominations conducted among 24 personalities from various sectors. [GoogleAd] Arts Watch asked the 24 personalities to nominate five singers each who they think are the most outstanding and Chiwoniso was nominated by 14 of those. The late national hero Oliver…
© IN AN ominous development for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under pressure government, the United States of America (USA) has slapped State Security minister Owen Ncube with sanctions over allegations of gross human rights violations, the Daily News on Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after Mnangagwa and Zanu PF staged widely-criticised anti-sanctions marches around…
