By Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES say they will be introducing more reforms in government as part of efforts to end the entrenched culture of indiscipline and wasteful spending within the public sector. This was revealed by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Finance, George Guvamatanga, earlier this week during a post-budget meeting held in Harare….
By Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE’S power supplies remain critically low with the country generating at least 800 megawatts (MW) from both local power stations and imports. The country needs over 2 000MW daily power supplies. Cabinet yesterday discussed the dire situation of power supplies in the country and it was noted the country was importing at…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa SOME Harare residents have threatened to take to the streets to demonstrate against the city council for demolishing their property. Mufakose residents on Lot 2 Subdivision B of Subdivision A have since petitioned the council on the matter. This comes as the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) has directed the Criminal Investigations Department…
By Nyasha Dube ZIMDANCEHALL music producer Tafadzwa Kadzimwe, better known as Levels was yesterday granted $20 000 bail at the Harare Magistrate’s Court where he had appeared facing rape and two other charges. Kadzimwe was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping his girlfriend, Ashley “Shashl” Moyo, before leaking their nude pictures and sex tape on…
By Nyasha Dube THE 13 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last February on public violence and disrupting peace charges have made an appeal at the High Court, exposing the deplorable living conditions inside remand prisons. The 13, Luckmore Zhakata, Monica Chipwanya, Artwell Chipope, Eliah Mutsindi, Gift Mudandi, Austin Masanza, Liberty Muripo,…
By Hazel Marimbiza BULAWAYO residents have taken the city council to task over its alleged failure to extensively consult them on the proposed 2023 budget, which they want reviewed downwards. The council recently unveiled a US$157.99 million budget for the 2023 financial year, a figure residents described as astronomical. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
By Anesu Mirisawu YESTERYEAR band, Mateo and Friends, is set to stage a one-off comeback show this Friday at Theatre in the Park, in the capital, after a 23- year separation. Made up of Mateo Kaunda, Patience Musa, Willom Tight, the group hogged the limelight in the 90s thanks to hits such as Pamuhacha, Asambe…
ARE we at all safe? If current crime statistics are any indication, there is every reason to be concerned. More than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded nationwide between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga. The rise in crime is now a significant source of concern for the…
DIVERSIFIED investment group, Innscor Africa Limited, handed over US$453 588 to the Innscor Africa Employee Share Trust after recording solid profit and revenue outturn for the financial year ended June 2022. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed group has subsidiaries, which includes Probrands, Natpak, National Foods, Irvine’s, Colcom, AMP and Mill Bake, among others. Speaking at…
THE African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee (NEC) has ordered its MPs to vote against the adoption of the section 89…
