National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) executive director, Godfrey Mahachi says they are working on the second phase of the National Heroes Acre and other provincial shrines expansion projects. Mahachi told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that experts were already on the ground to determine the exact expansion that needs to be done….
THE United States of America (USA) says Zimbabwe remains an attractive investment destination for its companies despite Washington’s long-standing sanctions on the country. Speaking in a USA Harare Embassy podcast on the Zimbabwe sanctions this week, Washington’s director for economic sanctions policy and implementation for the Department of State, Jim Mullinax, added that America had…
Melisa Chatikobo MANY Zimbabweans who are food-insecure will continue to receive aid from the government in the wake of this year’s poor rains. Speaking in the Senate this week, the deputy minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Lovemore Matuke said although the distribution of food aid was supposed to end this month, this…
Dionne Kanyowa CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)’s lawyers yesterday claimed that the opposition party’s star rally set for today in Marondera will go ahead after they furnished the police with the details they were demanding. This comes after the officer commanding Marondera district one P Mthetwa had earlier on banned the rally saying the party had…
Melisa Chatikobo ZIMBABWE Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has embarked on a mission to deal with illegal connections which is costing the power utility revenue and exposing the public to danger. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC said the inspections had since commenced in Harare to stop abuse of power facilities. “It is against this…
Melisa Chatikobo THREE more by-elections are on the horizon after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced May 7 as the date for local government polls following the recent recall of councillors. The by-elections are scheduled to be held in Chitungwiza ward 7, Mutare ward 16 and Pfura Rural District Council ward 40, Mashonaland Central. Two…
AUTHORITIES say they are doing everything in their power to further improve the lives of long-suffering Zimbabweans. Speaking in an interview last night with the recently-launched independent television station, 3Ktv, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, pictured, said the government considered the country’s economic challenges a major priority. This comes amid complaints by struggling…
Melisa Chatikobo THE government has admitted that the cost of data is so exorbitant that it is not within the reach of many Zimbabweans. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Information Communication Technology (ICT) deputy minister, Dingimuzi Phuti said authorities were now engaging mobile network operators to make data affordable for students. “Data is…
KENYA President Uhuru Kenyatta, is expected to be the guest of honour at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to run from April 26-30 in Bulawayo. The development follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Kenya on Tuesday where he extended the invitation to his counterpart to officiate at the exhibition….
THE government has promised to improve the welfare of chiefs by giving them fuel, airtime and medical aid on top of their official cars. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Local Government deputy minister Marian Chombo, said several meetings had so far been held “to try as much as we can to address their…
