THIS year’s world’s largest trade fair, the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin which was scheduled to take place this month has been cancelled because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Zimbabwe was preparing to join other nations for the tourism trade fair. The organisers of the fair released a statement saying due to the increasing spread…
STUDENTS from the country’s State universities and colleges told Parliament yesterday that high fees must fall — adding that recent fee hikes by the government would prevent equal access to education, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government was recently forced to reverse its steep examination fee hikes for Advanced (A) and Ordinary…
DOCTORS and civic society groups yesterday challenged the government to improve awareness campaigns and take a much stronger approach in its preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. On its part, the government said it was stepping up its preparations but warned people against circulating “false information” which it said was creating unnecessary…
HARARE residents should brace for longer dry spells as water woes are set to worsen with the local authority grappling to secure adequate water treatment chemicals while owing its suppliers a whooping US$74 million. Most suburbs in the capital which usually have running tap water have gone without the precious liquid for more than a…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has seized equipment meant for training of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors over non-payment of duty. Specialist renal medical practitioners from the Belgium-headquartered International Society of Nephrology are training Mpilo doctors and nurses on how to perform and interpret kidney biopsy, dialysis and various other renal treatments. Addressing the media yesterday…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has been warned against betraying his late predecessor Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy, which saw the former prime minister becoming the only person ever to defeat Zimbabwe’s late ex-leader Robert Mugabe in an election, the Daily News reports. This comes as the MDC, the country’s largest opposition party, is being ravaged by…
PARLIAMENTARIANS have resolved to facilitate amendments to the Immigration, Refugee, The Trafficking in Persons, Citizenship and the Birth and Death Registration Acts to, among other things, strengthen migration governance in the country. The resolution was made by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services and the thematic committee on Human Rights…
FORMER Tourism ministry permanent secretary Margret Mukahanana-Sangarwe has said the State does not have any authority to forfeit four motor vehicles that were bought through donations to the ministry when the country co-hosted the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) conference in August 2013. Mukahanana-Sangarwe said this in her response to an application filed by…
OMAN-based businessman Thamer Said Ahmed Al Shanfari, who is demanding four Glen Lorne houses in Harare, allegedly confiscated from him by the army, has accused authorities of seeking to grab his properties by “hook or crook”. The current litigation arose after Shanfari approached the High Court seeking to have a caveat placed on his properties,…
CROSS border traders have blasted the government for its failure to adequately support the informal sector which is now the backbone of the economy in the country. The traders held an awareness campaign in Harare yesterday where they demanded the government to improve the ease of doing business for players in the informal economy specifically…
