© AS the local currency continues to weaken against the US dollar, Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has appealed to government to provide its members easy access to foreign currency so as to enable medical aid societies to remain afloat, In a statement, AHFoZ said government should place healthcare institutions in the same…
TWO SUSPECTED carjackers stole a car before they were involved in an accident that claimed their accomplice, a court heard yesterday. Lloyd Rowson Zvomunya and his accomplice who is still at large allegedly masqueraded as hitch-hikers and robbed Nathan Mufukwa of his Toyota Wish. Zvomunya drove off at high speed and was involved in an…
© PRICES of basic commodities are set to increase after the Competition and Tariffs Commission (CTC) turned down Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz)’s application to set up a price monitoring team. In a statement, GMAZ general manager Lynette Veremu bemoaned the new development which has seen the organisation cancelling 200 price monitors’ contracts. [GoogleAd]…
© RESIDENTS associations from Gweru and Harare have warned Bulawayo residents and activists calling for government to set up a commission to run the affairs of the city, advising them the move might be the worst for the local authority. Harare and Gweru have at some point been run by commissions, with both developments leaving…
THE State yesterday conceded it has failed to have former Tourism minister Walter Mzembi attend court and moved to separate his accomplices’ trials. Mzembi was jointly charged with Tourism and Hospitality ministry consultant Aaron Dzingira Mushoriwa and the former permanent secretary, Margret Sangarwe who are accused of misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations…
© THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised concerns over the high number of deaths associated with cervical cancer in the country, saying there is need for women to go for screening early. This comes as statistics have shown that over 2 270 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in Zimbabwe annually with a…
© TRIBAL issues manifesting at the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) are born out of political history, hence a clear symptom of an undressed national question, MDC president Nelson Chamisa has said. The MDC has, for the past two months, been caught in a tribal circus after some members of the party challenged the party’s leadership…
© THE Local Government ministry is still working on the Devolution Bill after some recommendations were made by the Attorney General as it sought to present a sound document, principal financial advisor Thompson Marufu told Harare councillors last week. “We understand that councillors are concerned about the devolution issue but the Bill is still being…
© BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) says the past weeks have witnessed embarrassing and ugly incidences in the continuing governance decay and leadership deficit in the City of Kings. In its update report, Bpra said as a result the mood of the city is downbeat, residents are annoyed and very disappointed. The association’s coordinator Emmanuel…
© PROMINENT film maker Daves Guzha appeared in court yesterday charged with premiering the latest film Lord of Kush without taking it to the censorship board for approval. Guzha, who runs Theatre in the Park is jointly charged with film producer Tendai Maduwa, script writer Kudakwashe Brian Bwititi, and Theatre in the Park manager Peter…
