THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said there is a need for the government to review its Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme in local authorities as it was against the principle of devolution. Under the current set up, Zimcodd argued, selected road networks were taken over by central government agencies and funding disbursed…
HUNDREDS of mourners from all walks of life including artists, government officials and politicians among others thronged Amphitheater to bid farewell to the arts godfather Cont Mhlanga who passed away early this week at a local hospital. Before the memorial service, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his wife Miniyothabo visited Mhlanga’s family in Nguboyenja suburb…
THE Bulawayo High Court yesterday reinstated Tinashe Kambarami as deputy mayor and councillor for ward 3, ending a three-year court battle. Kambarami was in 2018 convicted by a Bulawayo magistrate on theft charges in a case in which he pleaded guilty and was fined $80 or 18 days in prison for stealing an extension cord…
BULAWAYO councillors have unanimously rejected the order by Local Government minister July Moyo to use devolution funds to acquire fire tenders from Belarus. In a letter to town clerks, secretaries and chief executive officers, dated June 14, Moyo said each rural local authority would get one fire engine while urban local authorities would get two…
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has lashed out at the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over what it described as rates hike madness which residents cannot afford.This comes after the local authority has been inundated with complaints by residents over estimated monthly rates. Addressing a media conference at the weekend, BPRA secretary for administration Thembelani…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that there was a recent sudden increase in cases of malaria, malnutrition and diarrhoea as the local authority moves to scale up health intervention measures. According to the latest full council minutes, the cases rose in May compared to the previous month, with the city fathers expressing concern…
ALL is set for the much awaited revival of the Cold Storage Commission (CSC) Boustead Beef Zimbabwe after several years of refurbishing the country’s once biggest meat processor. CSC had been idle for years following decades of mal-administration and subsequent choking owing to the country’s poor economic performance. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Boustead…
GOVERNMENT has challenged cross border traders to forge alliances with private players and expand their network as part of developing their businesses and contributing to the country’s economic growth. Speaking during the launch of Cross Border Traders Association’s partnership with financial institution, First Mutual, at the weekend in Bulawayo, Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said…
THE government has urged the mining sector to refocus and seek to increase value addition for the country to reap maximum rewards from its vast mineral resources. Speaking at the 25th Mine Entra edition that ended on Friday in Bulawayo, minister of Mines Winston Chitando said there was a need for the mining industry to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged mining companies to improve the livelihoods of people living in mining communities, saying they must not concentrate on extracting resources from poor societies. This comes after several complaints by communities in mining areas over environmental degradation caused by mining companies that also do not plough back their revenues. Officially opening…
