THE Harare City Council has reached an agreement with the central bank allowing it to charge for services in local and foreign currency. The move, announced in a statement on Friday, marks a reversal by the Harare City Council of an earlier resolution that had required residents to pay for some services exclusively in foreign…
By BRANDON JOSPHAT AUDITOR-GENERAL Mildred Chiri has exposed the rot in local authorities across the country characterised by poor governance around issues of contract management and mismanagement of assets, among others. In her 2021 Financial Year report on local authorities presented to Parliament last week, Chiri said local authorities were signing contracts in which the…
BY HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE World Bank (WB) says Zimbabwe can largely benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) if trade barriers are removed. This comes after Zimbabwe was recently among four member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) which received WB capacity building support aimed at eliminating non-tariff…
AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to contain soaring armed robberies in the country, with police holding a high-level indaba with bankers on Thursday as part of a multi-pronged approach to the scourge. The meeting comes as some financial institutions have been the target of armed robberies, many of which law enforcement agencies suspect have…
By Brandon Josphat THE debate around high nomination fees for candidates seeking public office in next year’s elections has spilled into Parliament after the Institute for Young Women’s Development petitioned the august House to intervene. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) recently hiked nomination fees, which will see presidential candidates paying US$20 000…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BUPRA) yesterday petitioned the city fathers over exorbitant rates, estimated bills and United States Dollars-pegged rates. This comes at a time residents have in recent weeks demanded from the municipality justification of the exorbitant bills which they have been charged since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic….
LEGISLATORS have urged the government to give title deeds to people living in rural areas as is the case with their urban counterparts. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Citizens Coalition for Change MP for Harare East Tendai Biti said people in rural areas were being displaced against their wish but they are unable…
By Dionne Kanyowa A GLEN Norah man, who murdered his girlfriend after hitting her in the head several times with a hoe after she had called off their relationship, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by the High Court. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi convicted Collen Tinashe Jamu for what he termed a “macabre and…
By Brandon Josphat MDC chairperson, Morgen Komichi says Zanu PF and the opposition need to give national dialogue and unity one last chance ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. Speaking last night on fastgrowing independent national commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Komichi also said the country’s current electoral system meant that…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka, says the government will this week pay $2,7 billion owed to farmers who delivered grain to the Grain Marketing Board of Zimbabwe (GMB). Over the years, the government never managed to pay farmers on time, a situation which led to some to opt for side marketing.Speaking in the…
