AUTHORITIES say they are watching the activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) closely, and will not hesitate to deal with those who sponsor chaos in the country. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the deputy minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Lovemore Matuke said the government was doing this to ensure that NGOs operated…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is investigating how mobile phone users recently ended up receiving unsolicited political campaign messages ahead of this year’s polls. This comes after the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe wrote an enquiry letter to Potraz wanting to know how mobile phone users received…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says some areas in Manicaland province are at extreme risk of veld fires, with the rest of the country generally at medium to high risk this year. This comes after last year 1 753 055.9 hectares of forest and grassland were destroyed by 7 511 veld fires recorded. It also…
POLICE in Matabeleland North have engaged traditional leaders to be part of their antimurder and rape campaigns following a steady rise in these two heinous crimes in the province. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North provincial spokesperson Glory Banda said the rate of murder and rape crimes in the area was now alarming….
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe and EcoCash say their services have now been fully restored following technical challenges which caused some services to be unavailable between Tuesday afternoon and yesterday. “We are pleased to inform our valued customers that all services are back up and fully restored following a power-related incident at our NOC (network operations centre)…
By Ketty Nyoni ONLY a referendum can settle the question of whether Zimbabweans want this year’s crunch elections to go ahead or not, outspoken legislator for Norton, Temba Mliswa, has reiterated. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Mliswa also said the country’s Constitution allowed authorities to…
ZESA has temporarily switched off its new Unit 7 in Hwange, to allow the power utility to carry final tests on the 300MW generator before it becomes fully operational. The move will, during this period, result in heightened load-shedding, as it will deprive the national grid of significant energy — piling fresh pressure on both…
By Ketty Nyoni NEW National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board chairperson Emmanuel Fundira says his immediate task on the job is to improve the battered image of Nssa which is in the “intensive care unit”. He was addressing the media in Harare yesterday as the new chairperson following the resignation of Percy Toriro last month….
By Ketty Nyoni PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on foreign investors in the mining sector to follow the country’s laws and desist from malpractices such as mineral leakages and environmental degradation. Addressing delegates at the launch of the responsible mining initiative held at State House in Harare yesterday, he said there was a need for…
GOVERNMENT has trained teachers on how to package assignments for students in a manageable way under the Continuous Assessment Learning Areas (Cala). Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the deputy minister of Education, Edgar Moyo, said it was against government policy to burden students with Cala assignments. The curriculum was introduced for primary and…
