AN internal audit by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has exposed the sorry state of the city’s ambulance services, a development that raises concerns over the welfare of patients in the second capital. A recent audit report obtained by the Daily News yesterday showed that the city was operating with a fleet of only six…
HUNDREDS of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates thronged party offices in Bulawayo yesterday, as the opposition party commenced its second phase of selecting candidates aspiring for public office ahead of the crunch harmonised elections. According to the CCC guidelines, as part of the selection process, aspiring candidates have to go through four stages…
GOVERNMENT has hailed a move by leading hospitality group, African Sun Limited, to list in the resort city of Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX). This, the government said, was a boost for the entire tourism industry, which has lately been on a revival path following Covid-19 disruptions. Addressing delegates during the official listing of the…
THERE are renewed calls for the country’s divided opposition parties to bury their differences and contest this year’s crunch national elections as a united front, if they are to have a chance against the ruling Zanu PF. Among those pushing for this to happen is former MDC stalwart and Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo, who…
THE country’s media regulatory body, the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), has called upon media players to exercise caution and provide unbiased reporting as the country trudges towards the crunch harmonised elections. Addressing editors on Friday evening in Bulawayo, ZMC chairperson Ruby Magosvongwe said the power and influence of the media sector cannot be over-emphasised. “It…
ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo has expressed concern over the credibility of next year’s harmonised elections, saying chances were high that the plebiscite will be marred by political violence. However, the Zapu leader was quick to point out that the solution to end the tradition of political violence lies with the ruling party Zanu PF as…
BULAWAYO mayor, Solomon Mguni, has pleaded with residents to exercise patience as the city’s water crisis worsens. The local authority has in recent weeks been forced to further extend its water shedding regime, a development which has seen some suburbs going for over two weeks without the precious liquid. With two of the city’s six…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is seeking publicprivate-partnerships to back up its river bed rehabilitation in catchment areas for the city’s supply dams, as part of an initiative to boost inflows and reduce a perennial water crisis. This comes at a time when some dams like Umzingwane and Upper Ncema are facing low water levels…
A CONSUMER rights watchdog, the National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora), has described 2022 as an “agonising” year, where consumers had to endure skyrocketing cost of living coupled with a highly inflationary environment. Nacora spokesperson Effie Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that while the government was upbeat about the economic performance, it has, however, been…
THE continued existence and mushrooming of open-air worshipping, mainly by apostolic sects, in the second largest city has remained a thorn in the flesh for city fathers who now appear divided on how to handle the matter. Over the years, the local authority has accused the apostolic sect of violating the city’s by-laws by engaging…
