ENERGY and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda is set to come up with measures to curb the current power crisis exacerbated after Zesa was advised to temporarily stop generating power from Kariba Dam until early next year following the exhaustion of its ration. Speaking during a post Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday night, acting minister…
CABINET on Tuesday had extensive deliberations on the power crisis in the country in the wake of the Zambezi River Authority decree that the country should stop generating electricity from Kariba South after exhausting its quota of water this year. The situation is compounded by creaky power generation plants and vandalism of electricity equipment across…
By Ashley Moyo MULTI-AWARD-WINNING artiste, Freeman, who is currently rocking the airwaves with his latest and 19th album —David and Goliath — has teamed up with Zambian music star Towela Kaira to come up with a track titled Nizabwela. Towela Kaira, a microbiology graduate, is a Zambian singer and songwriter, based in the Zambian capital city, Lusaka,…
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has reserved judgment in a matter where University of Zimbabwe students are challenging the institution’s decision to hike tuition fees by nearly 1 000 percent. The matter was initially set to be heard on Monday, but was rolled over to yesterday. The university increased fees in September, with students…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for mandatory rape sentences, as well as the enactment of other new laws to curb rising gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. Speaking during a dialogue session marking the 16 days of activism against GBV in Harare yesterday, Nyoni expressed grave concern over the spike…
PAN-AFRICAN bank, Ecobank has relaunched its ‘Ellevate’ program that supports women-owned and led businesses with accessible financial products. The relaunch comes at…
By Nyasha Dube STAKEHOLDERS in the legal delivery system will next week hold their inaugural conference under the Judicial Conference Council (JCC) to interrogate the country’s current sentencing guidelines. The conference, organised by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC), is coming at a time Zimbabwe is witnessing an upsurge in crime involving rape, murder, fraud, armed…
By Nyasha Dube SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga will continue to languish in South African prison after High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda yesterday dismissed the magistrate court’s decision to cancel his international arrest warrant. This is despite the fact that the Supreme Court yesterday also granted Buyanga’s appeal which sought the recusal of…
By Almot Maqolo FOREIGN Affairs deputy minister David Musabayana says Zimbabwe’s re-engagement drive with the west has exceeded the government’s expectations as the southern African country thrives to become a lucrative investment destination. The government, has among other things, improved the ease of doing business and has upped its efforts to strengthen relations with the…
By Rutendo Ngara MORE than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded across the country between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, who added that the increase in crime rate is now a “cause of concern” for the force. The senior police official said this yesterday in Harare, where…
