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BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has announced plans to install solar-powered streetlights throughout the city in response to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)’s move of migrating tower lights from a post-paid metering system to a prepaid model. This comes as Bulawayo residents have since early this year endured inadequate street lighting following the…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THERE needs to be wider national participation in the raging debate within Zanu PF on whether President Emmerson Mnangagwa should remain in office beyond 2028, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said. At the same time, forthright Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, says there is “absolutely no need” to…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES are intensifying their efforts to attract more visitors and foreign investment to the country’s tourism sector. In this regard, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is planning to decentralise the marketing of the domestic travel and tourism industry, while also lobbying for flights to smaller towns. This was revealed by…

POLICE yesterday confirmed that 16 people were killed in four road traffic accidents which occurred during the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays in Marondera, Harare and Nyanga. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi in a statement said vehicles, public or privately owned, should be regularly serviced, checked and certified fit to be on the roads in…

GOVERNMENT says it has put in place almost all modalities to host the 44th Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit this weekend in the capital. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday.  “All Sadc countries will participate and the government is ready to host…

BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says council is currently engaging Tendy Three Investments (TTI) in a dialogue meant to ensure the parking company respects the rights of motorists. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, Coltart said while TTI had brought order in the city, their conduct when dealing with offending motorists was inhuman. “I believe in…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Stella Madzivanyika AFTER yet another bloody holiday on the country’s roads this past long weekend, prompting outpourings of grief and outrage, many people are asking whether the country’s traffic jungle will ever be tamed. This comes after more than 25 people needlessly lost their lives, while scores others were injured in several…

SOUTH Africa has thrown its weight behind Zimbabwe hosting the Sadc Summit in Harare this week. This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa and new SA Foreign minister, Ronald Lamola, are set to lead Pretoria’s top level delegation to the summit. Although regional heads of State and government are only scheduled to gather in Zimbabwe on…