PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday unveiled a multi-million dollar Madokero Creek Housing Estate in Harare as he challenged local authorities to invest more in infrastructure. This comes as Zimbabwe has increased its investments in national infrastructure development and the western Harare project was funded by the Public Service Commission (PSC), which also owns a mall in…

THE country’s power woes are set to persist for a while longer due to the low water levels at Lake Kariba. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo confirmed that the power situation in the country remained dire and would not be resolved overnight. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently producing…

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has reported several ministers to President Emmerson Mnangagwa for stalling parliamentary business through their habitual non-attendance. This comes as Mudenda received apologies from 18 ministers, including deputies, for failing to turn up for Wednesday’s question and answer session in the National Assembly. ‘’I want to assure you Honourable…

LANDS ministry officials are corruptly evicting farmers across the country, particularly widows and children of war veterans. This was revealed in a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Albert Nguluvhe-chaired portfolio committee on Defence and Home Affairs after the Children of War Veterans and Heroes’ Dependants Forum petitioned Parliament, urging authorities…

AUTHORITIES must do more to foster heightened economic development in the country and wider use of the ZiG. So says the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), Denford Mutashu, who adds that that many people in the country were yet to see and use ZiG notes and coins. Speaking on Thursday night on…

THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s conduct in last year’s general elections had some significant improvement compared to the 2018 polls. In its report of the August 2023 harmonised elections published recently, Zesn said Zec managed to address several issues that were flagged out in the 2018 elections. “On…

GOVERNMENT says the country is losing at least US$406 million annually to road traffic accidents, while an estimated 150 deaths are recorded monthly. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Transport minister Felix Mhona said the majority of the accidents involved unregistered vehicles and some without valid permits. However, he said his ministry was working…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zanu PF members to shun divisions ahead of the party restructuring exercise as they derail it from its course. This comes amid reports that some party bigwigs were itching to manipulate the ongoing cell restructuring exercise in pursuit of their selfish political agendas. Addressing the 376 ordinary session of the…

PARLIAMENTARIANS have called on authorities to come down hard on people who own brothels across the country, accusing them of promoting sexual exploitation of minors. Debating the Criminal Laws Amendment Bill in the National Assembly on Tuesday, government chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said stakeholders needed to come together to deal with people who were promoting…