ZIMBABWE has so far sold tobacco worth US$511.3 million since opening of this year’s selling season, which is a 0.80 percent increase from what was sold last season during the same period. Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) chief executive officer Rodney Ambrose said this is because of firmer prices and increased cost of production. The latest…
ZANU PF politburo member, Munyaradzi Machacha has accused some ruling party bigwigs of contributing to the country’s worsening economic situation through their rent-seeking behaviour. Machacha, the head of Zanu PF’s Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, told party followers in a closed door meeting in Masvingo at the weekend that the current economic turmoil was partly…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya GEO Pomona Waste Management Company, tasked with implementing the capital’s waste-to-energy project, has written to Harare City Council (HCC) demanding payment of US$780 000 for services rendered in May. The company also told city fathers that their recent move, through mayor Jacob Mafume, to suspend the Pomona deal was null and void. In…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has sent its general manager Arthur Manase on leave to pave way for investigations into alleged corruption in the organisation. This comes after Nssa has been under the spotlight from different state entities, including the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc). In a statement yesterday, Nssa board chairperson…
COTTON Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) bosses Pious Manamike and Maxmore Njanji, who were arrested on corruption allegations, will have to wait a bit before their fate regarding pre-trial freedom is determined. Their bail ruling was expected yesterday after they spent the weekend behind bars, but it was moved to tomorrow as the presiding magistrate was…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants yesterday petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) demanding them to stop meddling in Premier Services Medical Aid Society (Psmas) affairs. This comes after the police last week stopped civil servants from attending a crucial Psmas annual general meeting (AGM) in Harare. The AGM failed to take place. The petition was…
WORK at the US$1.5 billion Hwange 7 and 8 Thermal Power Station expansion project that will augment electricity generation in the country is now close to completion with construction status at 88 percent. The project, which had been affected by delays in procurement of imported materials due to Covid-19-induced restrictions, would add an additional 600…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) is channeling more than $1 billion towards innovation in the country. Addressing delegates at a Mutare Hackathon on Saturday, Potraz director general Gift Machengete said the innovation drive being conducted by the institution was aimed at steering innovation as a way of finding home grown Information Communication Technologies…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw GEOGENIX BV, the company implementing the Pomona waste-to-energy project, says it will not be billing Harare residents directly for dumping waste at the dumpsite. The Netherlands and Italian investor sealed a Euro 304 million deal with Harare City Council (HCC) in May that will see the transformation of the biggest waste facility…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE push by some church leaders for inclusive national dialogue is escalating, in a bid to help ensure peace ahead of next year’s crunch general elections. Speaking during the launch of the ‘Zimbabwe We Want’ campaign at the weekend, outspoken cleric and leader of the Zimbabwe Divine Destiny, Bishop Ancelimo…
