Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it will decommission one of its major water supply dams, Umzingwane, in August in a development set to further worsen the city’s water woes. Bulawayo, which is currently grappling with perennial water shortages, is on a tight 72-hour watershedding programme. Speaking during a full council meeting…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) say they are in the process of regularising cigar tobacco farming so that more farmers can partake in cigar farming. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, TIMB spokesperson Chelesani Tsarwe said they had noted the impact of cigar tobacco after the first sale of this…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission earlier this week called for applications from both local and international organisations intending to observe the country’s fast-approaching harmonised elections. It set August 18 as the deadline of the applications, just five days shy of the presidential, parliamentary and council polls. This came just over two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League matches have been suspended with immediate effect owing to the unavailability of match venues in the capital. Harare, which is home to eight top flight teams, among them Dynamos, CAPS United, Black Rhinos, Cranborne Bullets, Herentals, Yadah, Simba Bhora and ZPC Kariba, is effectively without a functional stadium as things…
THE government says it is exploring mortgage systems that are in tandem with the prevailing economic situation in the country so that citizens can access loans and build houses. This development comes at a time when the country is grappling to clear a two-million housing backlog. Speaking during the ongoing second session of the United…
STANBIC Bank has called on mining stakeholders to work together to unlock the full potential of the sector and its value chain. The Standard Bank Group subsidiary’s chief executive (CE), Solomon Nyanhongo, said the mining sector has the potential to drive sustainable growth and development across Africa and beyond, especially if key stakeholders work together…
THE United Nations (UN) in Zimbabwe has implored the country’s youth to partner with it, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the government in the preservation of the environment and help in reducing plastic pollution. Speaking at this year’s World Environment Day commemorations held in Harare this week, the UN country resident coordinator, Edward Kallon, said young…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE current prices and Zim dollar crisis could get worse before things get better gradually, business and consumer watchdogs have warned. This comes despite the ongoing policy interventions by both Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to stabilise the country’s ailing economy. The spokesperson of the National…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has invited political parties to submit names of their office bearers who will be signatories to their candidates’ nomination papers ahead of the August 23 general elections. This comes as the electoral body has since invited local and international organisations to seek accreditation to observe the harmonised…
By Brandon Josphat MEMBERS of Parliament are pushing to be accommodated on the Dutch auction system to convert their Constituency Development Funds to foreign currency, arguing they are being eroded by inflation. This comes as the local currency continues to weaken against the green back after it plunged by over 30 percent on Tuesday at the…
