PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned a 720-megawatt Titan Thermal Power Plant and a 100-megawatt solar PV project by Afrochine in Selous, Hwange. This comes as the country is battling with a power crisis that has negatively impacted businesses and ordinary people amid a 12 hour load schedule. In his key address during the groundbreaking ceremony…
FORMER MDC stalwart, Abednico Bhebhe, says he is saddened by the continuing lack of direction and infighting among opposition leaders. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the forthright Bhebhe added that the chaos within the opposition was threatening the future of multi-party democracy in the country. “The opposition is long gone. When you talk of…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is exploring ways of reducing Internet data costs. This comes as there is growing public concern over exorbitant data prices compared to other countries in the Sadc region. This also comes as a recent report by Worldwide Mobile Data ranked Zimbabwe among…
NATIONAL Chiefs’ Council president Chief Mtshane Khumalo says preparations for the commencement of the Gukurahundi outreach programme in the Matabeleland region are at an advanced stage with the better part of the groundwork covered. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on Friday, Khumalo provided an update on the progress thus far, saying they were…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is hoping to receive US$72 million for its water and sanitation upgrading if it manages to implement set conditions required by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). This was confirmed by Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube at a water indaba yesterday in the city. He was responding…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) requires at least US$17 million to improve water and sanitation provisions. This was confirmed yesterday by VEI Waterworx project manager Robson Manatsa at a water indaba in the city. VEI is a Dutch-owned company working with the BCC. “At least US$17 million is required and BCC…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been forced to double the number of its security guards after a bid to replace human security with modern technology hit a brick wall. According to recent council meeting minutes, the local authority had reduced its security guards manning council facilities such as schools, offices, halls and clinics, among…
THE Auditor General’s (AG) Office is grappling with an acute shortage of skilled auditors, aging systems, and insufficient resources, a development it says is hindering its major task of safeguarding the transparency of public entities’ finances. This emerged at the weekend during the 2025 pre-budget presentation in Bulawayo by acting AG Rhea Kujinga who said…
THE Mines ministry says it is grappling with significant budget constraints despite the sector’s growing economic importance, contributing a huge stake to the national gross domestic product (GDP) as well as over 70 percent of export receipts. As of September 2024, according to ministry of Mines deputy minister Polite Kambamura, the mining sector had generated…
THE government has deported more than 1 500 illegal immigrants so far this year, as Zimbabwe continues to grapple with rising numbers of foreigners settling illegally in the country. Speaking at a parliamentary pre-budget retreat in Bulawayo yesterday, the deputy minister of Home Affairs, Chido Sanyatwe, bemoaned this growing challenge while further pleading with Treasury…
