THE country’s largest mining, engineering and transport exhibition (Mine Entra) kicks off today at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre after a two-year hiatus occasioned by the Covid-19 outbreak. Yesterday, the ZITF Company, the organisers of the annual event, indicated that the gates were open to all exhibitors, visitors and delegates to the exhibition centre in…
THE COUNCIL of Churches in Africa (CCA) has made a compelling appeal to Zimbabweans to have peaceful campaigns ahead of the crunch 2023 elections, adding that inclusive dialogue is the only solution to the country’s economic problems. This comes as the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is working on proactive measures to help stop…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is continuing with its drive to provide residential stands to residents as the local authority moves to clear the ever ballooning housing waiting list which is currently just above 130 000. The local authority at the weekend unveiled 267 serviced stands in Emganwini suburb, a month after 144 other stands…
THE National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) says the government should engage stakeholders and not make decisions for the market at a time prices of goods are skyrocketing. In a bid to cushion themselves against the soaring cost of manufacturing and importing goods, manufacturers and retailers have resorted to pricing some of their goods exclusively in…
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has moved to seek alternative means to source foreign currency to procure fuel for use on its expansive rail and road fleets. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NRZ executive assistant to the general manager Joseph Temai said the parastatal was struggling to access foreign currency to buy fuel as most…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will spearhead the revival of a culture of cycling to and from work by residents, as a cost cutting measure, at a time transport costs have been going up. The concept, which has since been approved by the council, is set to be launched before the end of the year. “Historically,…
THE much-publicised Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) meant to restore normalcy on the city’s largely damaged roads has stalled owing to a logistical and financial crisis. The development, according to the latest council report has seen some contracted companies pulling out, in the process affecting the progress of the programme. “The city continued with…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has indicated that it is working on rolling out awareness campaigns in the city to conscientise residents about the deadly monkey pox disease. While, Zimbabwe is yet to record a single case since the disease was detected in the United Kindom in May, the authorities have remained on high alert…
ABOUT 30 percent of rural households nationally will be food insecure from the third quarter of October to December, a government and development partners’ assessment has revealed. In its Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) 2022 rural livelihoods assessment report, Matabeleland North is the most vulnerable province in the country with regards to food security. Almost…
THE after effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be felt in the country’s tourism industry with the skilled labour leaving en masse for greener pastures leaving the sector almost on its knees. Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo media centre on Thursday, Employers Association for Tours and Safari operators president Clement Mukwasi said the sector…
