ZESA Holdings(Zesa) has revealed that a plethora of challenges, including lack of resources, were hampering its fight against copper cable theft, a…
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), are racing against time to relocate over 500 residents to pave the way for the Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project. The Zimbabwe Power Company, a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, were this year given an ultimatum by the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to relocate Hwange’s…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged filmmakers to guard against being used by detractors to denigrate the country. In his remarks during the official opening of the inaugural National Film Varsity Expo held at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday, Mnangagwa said film producers should have their country at heart in the discharge…
BULAWAYO City councillors have been left divided over the allocation of devolution funds with some arguing that the bigger wards should be receive more money, a decision that has been opposed by some while calling for an equitable distribution. This is not the first time devolution funds have caused discord in the council chambers. Early…
ZANU PF Bulawayo provincial executive has disowned its members who in the past weeks have been up in arms with the city authorities over alleged invasion of vending bays in Fifth Avenue. This comes after the party on Tuesday held a provincial meeting where a number of issues, including the invasion of vending space, were…
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive Ndumiso Mpofu says it is unfortunate that people in his area are getting water at a higher cost yet the district is harbouring Bulawayo City Council’s major supply dams. All of BCC’s six supply dams are situated in Umzingwane district, in Matabeleland South province, however, the RDC draws its…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has attributed the sharp increase in ratepayers who are settling their bills on time to the implementation of its new credit control policy. The policy was designed to assist ratepayers in managing their arrears while improving the council’s cash flow position. The local authority has been operating without a documented…
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) in Matabeleland have come together and joined the world in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This comes as the annual international campaign kicked off on November 25 and runs till December 10. Speaking during the launch of the campaign in the city on Friday, Zimbabwe Prisons…
ORGANISATIONS representing Zimbabweans in neighbouring South Africa believe they will get relief from the courts after the government in the neighbouring country resolved to discontinue the issuance of special dispensation permits. In its resolution on Wednesday, the South Africa government also urged holders of the current documents known as the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) to…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has sought objections on its master plan, which it is set to implement in line with the country’s Regional, Town and Country Planning Act. In a notice this week, the local authority urged all those with objections to come forward and inspect the proposed master plan before it becomes operational. …
