© Schoolchildren in Chimanimani have suffered emotional and academic impacts of the Cyclone Idai natural disaster that could plague students’ psyches and school successes for years to come. [GoogleAd] The dramatic extent to which young people were exposed to damaged homes, shortages of food and water and threats to their lives was exposed…
© POWER cuts of around 20 hours per day have contributed to the worsening of Harare’s water situation, leaving many suburbs dry, Harare City Council water director Mabhena Moyo said. [GoogleAd] Moyo told councillors that many areas have gone for more than one month without water because of the prolonged blackouts. Zimbabwe has been experiencing…
© BULAWAYO councillors on Monday renewed their bid to suspend town clerk Christopher Dube after a special council meeting resolved to have him investigated. [GoogleAd] A fortnight ago, then acting mayor Tinashe Kambarami suspended Dube on allegations of abuse of office and corruption among others. However, his suspension was short-lived as the mayor Solomon Mguni…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated incoming British Prime Minister Borris Johnson, 57, and hopes that the Conservative leader will forge “closer” ties with Harare after two decades of frosty relations following the controversial land reform programme which drove out white farmers at the turn of the millennium. [GoogleAd] Johnson was elected to succeed outgoing…
© MDC vice president Welshman Ncube has reacted to the push by residents and pressure groups to have a government-appointed commission to run the city describing it as a “misguided grave mistake.” [GoogleAd] Ncube likened the push to the 2017 ‘‘unconstitutional’’ overthrow of former President Robert Mugabe. “We never learn. Less than two years ago…
© ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi has warned service stations that are charging fuel in United States dollars saying the government will not hesitate to cancel their licences. [GoogleAd] This comes as government once again hiked the prices of fuel, with analysts predicting that this would lead to further increases in the cost of basic goods…
© BULAWAYO residents have continued to pile pressure on the council demanding that the councillors step down and pave way for a commission. [GoogleAd] The residents accuse the latest crop of councillors of being corrupt and ignorant to the service delivery issues. Last week, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bupra) hosted a tension-filled gathering where…
© THE crisis engulfing the MDC-run Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is deepening, with angry residents now calling on the government to install a commission to run the affairs of Zimbabwe’s deeply-divided second city. [GoogleAd] This comes as the city’s councillors launched a fresh bid on Monday to suspend under siege town clerk Christopher Dube —…
© CHAKARI Constituency Member of Parliament Andrew Nkani yesterday successfully applied for the cancellation of a warrant of arrest that was issued against him after he absconded court on Monday. [GoogleAd] Nkani, who is representing Forward Housing Cooperative allegedly defrauded Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) Housing Cooperative of $80 000, in a botched stand…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, and his government are coming under growing pressure with each passing day, as the country’s deepening economic crisis continues to knock the stuffing out of long-suffering Zimbabweans, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as the prices of basic consumer goods continue to skyrocket, amid debilitating power blackouts and…
