CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu says he will soon embark on a national tour and “decisively” deal with issues of imposition and double candidate selection ahead of the December council and parliamentary by-elections. This comes after Tshabangu recalled 24 parliamentarians and 17 councillors on the grounds that they fraudulently became party…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the new Parliament building in Mt Hampden will enhance the 10th legislative agenda. Speaking at the handover ceremony of the China-built Parliament building, Mnangagwa said the new building will be an enabler for MPs to fully execute their legislative roles in a more tranquil environment adding that the completion of the…
POWER utility Zesa has announced that the current depressed electricity generation across the country is due to technical faults and routine maintenance of the recently commissioned Unit 7 at Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes as most parts of the country have been experiencing daily load shedding of as much as eight to 10-hours.In a…
POLICE have arrested six people on charges of leaking and cheating in the current Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced levels examinations. Among those arrested is 52-year-old George Bukuta, who was allegedly caught writing an ex amination for Shadreck Mutsau, 28, at LifeLong College in Harare. “After being apprehended, Bukuta confessed that he had…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government will not allow mayhem in the country amid calls from the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change for protests against recalls of its parliamentarians. Addressing the ruling Zanu PF politburo in Harare yesterday ahead of the party’s national people’s conference in Gweru this week, Mnangagwa said CCC president…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the introduction of an electronic government procurement system will reduce human interference, which will help in the reduction of corruption. This comes as government departments and parastatals are often accused of engaging in corrupt activities when procuring goods and services. Speaking during the official launch of the electronic government procurement system…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is hopeful that Harare will receive backing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on its US$14 billion debt clearance plans. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ncube — who recently met top IMF and World Bank representatives in Morocco — was upbeat that the debt resolution talks…
ACTING Auditor General Rheah Kujinga says the government should do more to effectively coordinate devolution funds allocated to local authorities. In her report on devolution fund uses tabled in parliament last week, Kujinga found that councils were taking advantage of inadequate monitoring by the Local Government ministry to flout procurement procedures, resulting in delays in…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) is conducting a stands regularisation exercise in suburbs across the city and those unclaimed and lacking necessary documentation will not be regularised and will be repossessed. In a statement at the weekend, the HCC said the exercise would be done in Waterfalls, Hatfield, Chadcombe, Eastlea, Warren Park, Kuwadzana and Kambuzuma….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has assigned Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to oversee economic sector ministries. In a Statutory Instrument (SI), 190 of 2023, that was gazetted last Friday, Chiwenga is going to oversee the procurement and research of all the eco nomic ministries. “It is hereby notified that His Excellency the President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in terms…
