ERRANT businesspeople operating in the rural Matabeleland region have been warned by the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) after they were exposed for selling expired and sub-standard goods. This comes after the commission recently opened an office in Bulawayo manned by four inspectors deployed to cover the Matabeleland region as part of CPC’s decentralisation. Speaking to…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with its vehicle parking company Tendy Three Investments (TTI), has started rolling out the first phase of installing street cameras. The surveillance project on the city’s major roads is aimed at curbing crime and enhancing the easy flow of traffic. TTI general manager Bongani Nyathi yesterday told the…

SOUTHERN African women’s rights defenders have called on heads of state and government attending this year’s 44th Sadc Summit in Zimbabwe today to fulfil their commitments to the rights of women.  In a statement yesterday, the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance chair, Emma Kaliya, said that despite advocating for the adoption of a gender protocol,…

THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has with immediate effect cut water supplies to the Beitbridge municipality after accumulating an outstanding bill of over US$2 million. In a statement yesterday, Zinwa spokesperson Marjorie Munyonga said the payment pattern by the local authority was no longer sustainable. “Due to this unsustainable payment pattern by Beitbridge Municipality,…