HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) plans to use more than US$2 million collected through its road and water levies to purchase service delivery vehicles and plant equipment as it moves to address challenges posed by an ageing fleet.Speaking during a council meeting on Friday, the acting director of Works for the BCC, Methusi Dibidi,…
CLOUD FUSIRE WHEN Pedzai “Scott” Sakupwanya launched Scottland Football Club, he declared: this team would be part of a beautiful story on Zimbabwe and Africa.This was in 2023 — with very few people paying attention to the team then mainly made up of enthusiastic players from Mabvuku.This was before Scottland began competing in Zifa Northern…
BRANDON JOSPHAT ACTIVISTS remain hopeful that Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) will not become law even if it is approved by Parliament.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the convener of the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba, said it wasn’t cast in stone that if CAB3 sailed through the august House…
CHINA has handed over 300 newly drilled boreholes to the government to combat devastating El Niño-induced water shortages across the country.Speaking at a colourful handover ceremony in Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, on Friday, Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding said the mega-infrastructure project would transform rural communities by providing clean and safe water.The initiative targets severe…
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has expanded its mandate to include statutory conciliation and arbitration, acting as a market referee under the Consumer Protection Act.This was said by the CCZ corporate affairs director, Philimon Chereni, speaking on leading national independent television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, hosted last week by…
THE staggering resurgence of malaria across the country is no longer just a public health warning; it is a full-blown national emergency that demands immediate, aggressive intervention from authorities. For a country that was previously celebrating the near-elimination of this deadly vector-borne disease in several regions, the current epidemiological trajectory is a terrifying step backward….
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES are escalating their revamp of the country’s ease of doing business.This is designed to support struggling businesses by alleviating the heavy burden of cumulative compliance and tax costs.In the latest such reforms, the broadcasting services industry welcomed much needed reviews of regulatory fees that were weighing down the sector on Friday.This comes…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE WALKING home through the dim twilight of Budiriro 3, a 19-year-old Harare youth took a step forward, mistaking a pool of thick, liquid mud for solid earth. With a sharp, sudden shout of “ahh,” he vanished completely into a massive unprotected sewer excavation pit. When emergency service teams and sub-aqua specialist Victor…
YVONNE NCUBE THE High Court has registered a United Kingdom divorce and property distribution order, clearing the way for the enforcement of a US$25 000 settlement and the possible sale of a Bulawayo property if payment is not made.In a judgment delivered by Justice Mpokiseng Dube last week, the court ruled in favour of Lungile…
PATRICKMUBWANDARIKWA COCA-COLA Zimbabwe has unveiled a nationwide Fifa World Cup 2026 campaign aimed at bringing the excitement, passion and spectacle of football’s biggest tournament closer to fans across the country.The campaign, which began on June 1 and will run until August 31, seeks to unite Zimbabwean football supporters through a series of immersive fan experiences,…
