THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), is unhappy with the abnormal use of water by residents, a development that left uncontrolled, will soon leave the second largest city dry. This comes after the water levels at the city’s supply dams have drastically dropped to 40 percent as at September 30. [GoogleAd] Speaking during a stakeholders meeting…
© THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has admitted that it is failing to meet demand in the second largest city, as transport woes continue to hit long-suffering Zimbabweans hard. This comes after it emerged this week that the city needs at least 250 buses to beef up the existing fleet of 81. [GoogleAd] “The…
© HARARE’S water problems have no quick fix and building dams will only reap benefits after at least four years, town planning expert Percy Toriro said. Toriro’s remarks come as the government and Harare City Council revealed plans to build dams, but using foreign investors. “I am afraid we do not have a quick fix….
© COLD Storage Commission (CSC) has temporarily halted operations with immediate effect because the new investor wants to ‘‘retool and refurbish’’ the struggling beef processor. [GoogleAd] The move which is set to take effect on October 1 will see all its employees going on forced leave, signifying that all was not well at the organisation…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has banned cash-in and cash-out facilities in a desperate bid to rein in black market rates and the ever increasing prices of goods and services. The central bank further directed all economic agents to discontinue cash-back facilities. [GoogleAd] In a statement issued yesterday, deputy director of Financial Markets…
© STRIKING junior doctors will not be paid their salaries for the days that they have not been reporting for duty, a government official has said. The doctors, who went on strike 28 days ago citing incapacitation, are demanding that government review their salaries according to the prevailing interbank market rate. [GoogleAd] Health Services Board…
© NATIONAL Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira faces arrest for defying a court order directing him to apologise for declaring that traditional leaders were partisan and supported Zanu PF. On May 9, 2018 the High Court ordered Charumbira to retract statements he made on October 28 and December 20, 2017 in support of a political…
© THE angry family of the revered late vice president, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, pictured, says it is considering exhuming his remains from the National Heroes Acre — together with those of his wife Johanna Mafuyana — and rebury them at a family compound in Kezi, Matabeleland South, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after…
© GOVERNMENT yesterday blamed the Harare City Council (HCC) for abruptly shutting down Morton Jaffray without consulting all stakeholders. This comes after HCC shutdown Morton Jaffray leaving residents without water last week. The council had announced in a statement that the closure of Morton Jaffray was imminent as council had run out of water treatment…
© EQUITY Properties has struck back at a global financial firm, Al Shams Global BVI, maintaining that it does not owe it a dime. [GoogleAd] The two companies are currently embroiled in a legal dispute over a piece of land in the low density area known as The Golden CT suburb in Harare. The dispute…
