SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira yesterday was re-elected as the president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in elections held in Midrand, South Africa. Posting on its official website, PAP, confirmed that Charumbira, the vice president of the national chiefs council, had polled 127 out of the 172 votes, while Massouda Mohamed Laghdaf from Mauritania was re-elected…
GOVERNMENT says it is pushing for lower information communication technology gadget prices to ensure access for the ordinary citizens. Speaking at the launch of “Telecontract Budiriro Internet Yedu Community” wifi project, the Information Communication Technology (ICT) permanent secretary, Beaullar Chirume, said the project would ensure that every person was connected to ICT.“The government remains committed…
THE government has reassured the people of Bulawayo that it is committed to helping the city to overcome its perennial water woes. Speaking in the second city at the weekend, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said authorities were seized with its water shortages and similar challenges around the country. “Treasury is working hard to avail funds…
ZANU PF has directed all provinces to stop district coordinating committees (DCCs) restructuring and instead focus on impending realigning of their cell and village committees. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the party national political commissar, Mike Bimha, warned provinces carrying out DCC restructuring to stop with immediate effect. “The Zanu PF party has not…
ZESA is dumping the use of wood poles in the distribution of electricity and will now use concrete poles to avoid vandalism and theft. Energy minister Edgar Moyo told the National Assembly last week that they were also going to develop steel poles as they were engaging leading steel producers. ‘’As a long-term solution, Zesa,…
AUTHORITIES say they are now embarking on the process of developing the railway line connecting Harare and Chitungwiza to decongest the capital and the dormitory town. Transport minister Felix Mhona confirmed this on Thursday that the authorities had given the tender to Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) to begin the project which was expected to…
POLICE have issued a stern warning to teachers conducting illegal extra lessons saying they face arrest and imprisonment. Speaking at the 16th edition of the Commissioner General of Police’s Merit Awards at Mkushi Training Academy in Harare yesterday, deputy commissioner general in charge of administration, Stephen Mutamba, said it was a criminal offence for teachers…
BUHERA-BASED Sabi Star Mine has completed the construction of a state-of-art Mukubu Community Clinic and the procurement of medical equipment as the…
THE government is set to hold stakeholder consultations regarding the exhumation of bodies of people buried in graves in Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province to pave the way for the building of a new city there. This comes as the government has launched the Cyber City project in the area which has attracted a number of potential…
THE government says it is putting in place measures, including duty free importation of maize and rice, to guarantee food security as the country faces a debilitating El Nino induced drought this year. The drought that is ravaging most countries in the Sadc region is threatening Zimbabwe’s targeted three million grain output. Speaking during a…
