POLITICAL EDITOR IN A notable development, the ZiG has recently been gaining value against the US dollar. As a result, the local currency is currently trading at about ZiG33 to the US dollar on the tricky parallel market — compared to ZiG40 to the greenback a month ago. At the same time, the official exchange…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi yesterday told a Harare magistrate that he left the country in 2018 for cancer treatment. Before allegedly skipping bail, he was facing charges of theft of trust property and is reported to have been living in South Africa and Zambia interchangeably. Mzembi was arrested…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES have called on school authorities to prioritise the building of modern infrastructure at their institutions to create a conducive learning environment for pupils. Speaking during a handover of a classroom block and solar-powered water system at Sibombo Primary School in Lupane by World Vision at the weekend, the minister of…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is dispensing medicines with a short lifespan to public hospitals due to low consumption of the drugs at council clinics. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Sunday, the BCC health services director, Edwin Mzingwane, said the council would give out the medication to hospitals for free. The…
THE Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife is set to upgrade the Meteorological Services Department (MSD)’s radar sites with solar power systems. This, the ministry said, is aimed at ensuring a reliable and sustainable energy supply for the country’s weather monitoring infrastructure. “The ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife wishes to invite companies registered with…
FIBRE cement manufacturer, Turnall Holdings Limited, is targeting regional markets and has upgraded its Bulawayo plant to revive exports next year. The listed building materials producer indicated that it was overhauling the Bulawayo sheeting facility as part of a broader capital expenditure push aimed at expanding production capacity and modernising product offerings. “Resumption of export…
AUTHORITIES are stepping up their campaign against all those who abuse social media by inciting anarchy in the country and recklessly soiling the names of other people. This comes as the government is mulling amending the Cyber and Data Protection Act, to bring in tougher measures that will deal decisively with socia media trolls. Speaking…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has compensated Pinnacle Property Holdings for the land it had lost to invaders more than a decade ago. This comes after the ministry of Local Government said it would transfer 51 hectares of land covering 12 properties in Harare to Pinnacle as compensation. “As you know, we have heard of…
AUTHORITIES at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the lack of adequate operational equipment, adding nurses and doctors were stressed due to working without proper tools. The hospital is the largest referral centre in the Matabeleland region. Speaking on the sidelines of a handover ceremony where Nedbank Zimbabwe donated four orthopaedic beds…
By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court has ordered the minister of Home Affairs, Kazembe Kazembe, and Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba to pay US$2 000 in damages for harm caused to Nqobizitha Ndlovu by police actions. Ndlovu was allegedly assaulted by police officer Nelson Mutsaka after a pirate taxi driver reported him at Western Commonage…
