BY BRANDON JOSPHAT ZESA has embarked on a new and major disconnection blitz targeted at its customers not paying their electricity bills. This comes as the power utility is battling to keep the lights on in the country — due to generation challenges, ageing equipment and many of its customers not honouring their bills. Zesa…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has pledged to keep the fight against cholera on track as the local authority feels honoured by having the least number of recorded cases in the country. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, BCC health director Edwin Sibanda said the city had managed its best to combat the spread of the…
By Emmanuel Marambe THE need to accommodate Warriors fixtures as well as Dynamos and Ngezi Platinum Stars’ participation in the Caf club competitions has prompted the early kick-off of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL), top flight chairman Farai Jere has said. Over the years, the PSL has commenced in either March or April,…
SADC leaders will hold a virtual extra-ordinary summit on February 2 on the raging region-wide cholera outbreak which has claimed thousands of lives, and infected more others. In a statement, Sadc said the summit will, among others things, receive and consider national reports on the cholera outbreak from affected member states, examine the state of…
LEARDERS from five social media platforms were admonished by US lawmakers on Wednesday over their “failure” to protect kids online from sexual predators and mental health issues, and were pressed to support new legislation to impose controls. The 21-member Senate Judiciary Committee called the chief executives of Meta Platforms, X, Snap, Discord and TikTok to…
AS THE Highlanders executive committee elections draw nearer, the Bulawayo giants have released the official list of candidates for the various posts that will be up for grabs on Sunday. Bosso’s paid up members are set to elect a new leadership for the team whose progress on and off the field has generally stagnated in…
ZIMBABWE on Monday rolled out its first phase of cholera vaccination amid huge hopes the country will soon be able to contain the mediaeval disease that has killed over 470 people and infected plus 23 000 more since it broke out in February last year. Almost every district in the country has been hit by…
A MAN, 45, who has been dragged to court on charges of raping his 16-year-old daughter on three different occasions, has told the court that he committed the offences while tormented by evil spirits. The accused from Village 9, Mathabiswana, Insuza district in Matabeleland North Province, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube. He…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is trying to draw a line under the chaos that has ravaged the party over the past 18 months, which has culminated in its leaders accepting the resignation of their former boss Nelson Chamisa. On the other hand, Chamisa’s embattled CCC allies —…
By Rutendo Ngara FORMER Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, finally tested freedom yesterday after a Harare magistrate handed him a wholly suspended two-year prison term for inciting public violence. Sikhala had spent nearly 20 months in remand prison, having faced a slew of criminal charges. In yesterday’s case, Sikhala was being jointly charged with Chitungwiza…
