© ZANU PF big guns are said to be quacking in their boots follow- ing Monday’s surprise arrest of Cabinet minister and politburo member Joram Gumbo who is also considered to be a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, on corruption allegations, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] At the same time, Gumbo’s first appear-…
© ZIMBABWE has reverted back to stage one load-shedding following the restoration of three generator units that tripped at Hwange Power Station, plunging the nation into hours of power cuts. The units tripped on Saturday, leading to loss of 251 megawatts of power from the national grid. This forced the power utility to implement stage…
© UNITED Nations food agen- cies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, International Fund for Agricultural Development and World Food Programme (WFP) have called for urgent action to avert a major hunger crisis in southern Africa. In a statement, WFP acting regional director for southern Africa Margaret Malu said more than 11 million people in Zim-…
© PROGRESSIVE Teachers Union (PTUZ) has sensationally-claimed that students in Manicaland, start- ing from the age of 10, are getting free jadelle insertions. Jadelle is a contraceptive implant used to prevent pregnancy. PTUZ secretary-general Raymond Majongwe raised the red flag on the jadelle insertion issue, demanding it must stop. [GoogleAd] “Have just read jadelle has…
© THE tables have turned for war veterans who led the controversial land reform programme as white farmers are getting back farms in Mashonaland Central, the Daily News can report. This revelation comes after ex-combatants in the province met over the weekend and vowed to defend their land. [GoogleAd] “We have resolved to resist the…
©THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is conducting a pad collection campaign in a bid to end period poverty among girls who were affected by Cyclone Idai in Manicaland. This comes amid reports that scores of girls across the country are missing one to four days of school as they are struggling to buy…
© OVER 5 000 Zimbabweans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are unable to access palliative care due to shortages of staff and medicine in the country, an official has revealed. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), palliative care is specialised medical assistance for people living with NCDs, which are diseases that are not transmissible directly…
© THE government, through the Local Government ministry, is reviewing councillors’ allowance and perks amid the economic meltdown in the country where wages have been eroded by inflation. The development comes six months after the city fathers, through their umbrella body, the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz), approached government demanding an increase in allowances…
© OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says he will on Friday give increasingly weary Zimbabweans the signal on the course of action the country will take in the next few months to end the present crisis. Chamisa, through his spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda, said the time had now come to draw the line through his Hope for…
© THE City of Harare has hiked wa- ter tariffs by at least 900 percent with effect from October, saying the authority is operating at a loss because of the expensive chemi- cals used in purifying the water and high electricity costs. Water charges increased from $0,80 cents to $7 per cubic metre as residents’…
