BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI AND BRANDON JOSPHAT DESPITE the recent insistence by authorities that parents can pay fees in Zim dollars, many schools — which are feeling the heat of the country’s slumping currency — are asking for payments exclusively in US dollars. This comes as schools open for the second term this week, amid growing…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday shelved its contentious primaries by acclamations in urban areas, ostensibly to enable the party to ramp up its mobilisation of its support base ahead of this year’s crunch national elections. This came as some of the party’s top cats were set to battle it out in key constituencies…
TWO board members of the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) have been hauled before the courts after they were arrested allegedly for stealing from the company. Wellington Tutisa, 54, and Cecilia Alexander, 55, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Friday before they were remanded in custody. They are set to appear back in…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AT LEAST 21 more Zimbabweans are expected to arrive today in the country to add to the 42 who were safely evacuated from the war-ravaged nation last Friday evening. Speaking to the media after landing at the Robert Mugabe International Airport, Zimbabwean ambassador to Sudan Emmanuel Runganga Gumbo described the situation in…
By Yvonne Ncube THE government says it plans to decommission the 72-year-old Bulawayo power plant and rebuild another as it has outlived its life span. Speaking during a smart city engagement meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, ministry of Energy permanent secretary Gloria Magombo said the plant was now of no use to Bulawayo. “The Bulawayo power…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat TODAY is a critical juncture for many Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) top cats, who have to slug it out with their less fancied comrades in popularity contests — for the right to represent the party in this year’s national elections. Among the bigwigs facing tough battles in their…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will introduce its much-debated gold backed digital tokens early next month. RBZ governor John Mangudya said yesterday that the tokens were a form of electronic money backed by gold held at the central bank. “Pursuant to the resolution of the monetary policy committee (MPC) on 28 March 2023 to…
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has been sentenced to four years in prison with 12 months suspended for inciting public violence. Ngarivhume was convicted for organising the July 31, 2020, antigovernment protests on Thursday. Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka sentenced him to 48 months in prison, with 12 suspended, leaving him to serve three years in…
KING Mswati III of the Eswatini Kingdom has called on Eswatini and Zimbabwe to strengthen their trade and investment relations. Officially opening the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday, Mswati said business collaborations between the two nations would boost their economies. “Zimbabwe and Eswatini are members of both the Common Market for Eastern and Southern…
By Ketty Nyoni HARARE City Council health authorities are puzzled by the continued increase in cases of cholera being recorded in the capital, as there is no epidemiological link between the cases reported in Budiriro 1 and Dzivarasekwa Extension, where the disease has been identified so far. This comes as the country has recorded 562…
