YOUNG people attending the ongoing African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Victoria Falls have called for inclusivity in the continent’s development initiatives — agenda 2030 and 2063. Unicef climate change advocate Nkosilathi Nyathi told delegates attending the ARFSD that current strategies which are being formulated and implemented to achieve sustainable development will have…
THE government will investigate allegations of State capture made by Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi early this month, Vice President Kembo Mohadi told Parliament on Wednesday. This comes after the prosecutor-general told the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at a capacity building workshop on anti-corruption in Bulawayo recently that cartels now dominate every sector of the country’s…
DESPITE the recent rains, the national dam level average is below what was recorded during the same time last year, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said. The national dam level average currently stands at 55,3 percent, which is far less than the 69 percent recorded last year. “As of February 24, the national…
CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) student, Brian Mushakwe, beat 55 other university students from all over Africa at the IMEX Future Leaders Forum Africa Challenge at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa early this week. Mushakwe, whose presentation on the Victoria Falls was adjudged to be the best at the competition which seeks to…
THE setting up of shops with subsidised groceries for uniformed forces in their camps by the government are part of efforts to pacify them, analysts have said. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s recent announcement that uniformed forces will be issued with a card with a credit limit which will allow them to access…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday turned down a request by Zanu PF MPs to have service stations designated for them to enable them to get fuel without enduring long queues. This was after Zanu PF MP for Chimanimani Joshua Sacco had made the suggestion, saying the prevailing fuel shortages were hampering legislators’…
FORMER Industry and Commerce minister Michael Bimha has filed a $300 000 suit against a Harare man, whom he accused of causing an accident which damaged his Land Rover Freelander 2 in 2018. In the application, Bimha cited Thomas Tuso, Tonderai Mageje and Clarion Insurance Company (Private) Limited as respondents. Clarion Insurance Company (Private) Limited…
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has increased electricity tariffs by 19,02 percent with effect from March 1. In line with the new tariffs, the first 50 units of the month have been increased from $0,41 (41 cents) per kWh to $0,49 (49 cents) per kWh. This means the first 50 units of…
THE MDC has made sensational claims that it is working with some disgruntled Zanu PF MPs to impeach President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, over the country’s worsening economic rot and the recent killings of innocent civilians by security forces, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF’s notorious demons of factionalism and tribalism have returned…
ROBBERS yesterday pounced movie-style on the business premises of two top Harare businessmen, Tawanda Nyambirai and Rodney Dangarembizi, getting away with more than US$200 000, cellphones and jewellery, the Daily News reports. This happened as cases of armed robbery and carjacking are on the increase across the country — amid Zimbabwe’s worsening economic rot and…
