© On Tuesday, Bulawayo municipal officials announced that the city of 650 000 people will indefinitely shut down water supplies to the entire city without notice because it has run out of municipal water, stunning the second largest city. This water rationing was brought on by consecutive years of low rainfall, and is one of…
© OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday came out guns blazing, accusing authorities of wanting to destroy the MDC following the arrests of high profile party officials over allegations of seeking to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power. [GoogleAd] This comes as there are growing calls for Mnangagwa and Chamisa to end their quarrelling and hold…
© THE Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) has launched a national survey to assess how Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can contribute to the socio-economic makeover as the country endeavours to achieve vision 2030. This comes as experts have identified SMEs as pivotal in uplifting Zimbabwe’s economy as they fill the gap in providing services and…
© POWER outages are wrecking Bulawayo’s businesses, amid fears that the debilitating electricity cuts may force the closure of some firms, captains of commerce and industry have warned. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe is experiencing worsening power deficits on the back of the country’s escalating economic rot, and the attendant acute shortage of foreign currency…
OPPOSITION parties have expressed anger over the shambolic accounts at the Agriculture ministry which saw it using $2 billion budget with no supporting documents. This came out this week when the Tendai Biti-led Public Accounts Committee (Pac) grilled Agriculture ministry permanent secretary Ringson Chitsiko to explain how the $2 billion was used in 2017. [GoogleAd]…
© JITTERY authorities are intensifying their crackdown against the main opposition MDC, with police arresting the party’s youth leader Gift Siziba yesterday — barely 24 hours after its firebrand deputy chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, had also been nabbed on charges of attempting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. [GoogleAd] The surprise crackdown comes as the…
© MORE than 10 days after the Warriors’ humiliating exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), coach Sunday Chidzambwa still remains in his job despite the outrage at the shambolic displays. The Warriors were eliminated from the competition after finishing bottom of Group A that also comprised hosts Egypt, Uganda and the DRC….
© HARARE City Council (HCC) which took delivery of single skip trucks instead of double skip trucks from FAW Zimbabwe are contemplating taking action against the supplier. Council environmental management committee minutes recommended the engagement of external lawyers for an independent legal opinion on how best to go about the matter. “The committee discussed the…
THE African Medallion Group (AMG) will mid this month unveil a new gold medallion as the start-up moves to further secure and preserve investors’ wealth. This also comes as debate over the use of these bullion coins as a future currency and the need for greater beneficiation of the yellow metal through such initiatives…
© BOXER Charles Manyuchi maintained that he will not change his fighting style calling himself a “drunken master” as he prepares for the eagerly-anticipated WBF title fight against French boxer Nordine Arik later this year. Manyuchi’s fight with Arik is set for September 28 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) and was officially launched…
