© Those aspiring to be lawmakers need to have at least a college diploma or degree, with those pushing for the new requirement saying being an MP was all about identifying the country’s problems and providing solutions, a job that requires critical thinking and training. [GoogleAd] The call for academic qualifications are growing louder by…
EDITOR — I believe it is the duty of each and every person in this country to pray for Zimbabwe. Looking at what is happening, we need to all come together and pray that God guides our leaders so that they take the country forward. It is sad that during the run up to the…
© OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday came out guns blazing, accusing authorities of wanting to destroy the MDC following the arrests of high profile party officials over allegations of seeking to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power. [GoogleAd] This comes as there are growing calls for Mnangagwa and Chamisa to end their quarrelling and hold…
© THE Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) has launched a national survey to assess how Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can contribute to the socio-economic makeover as the country endeavours to achieve vision 2030. This comes as experts have identified SMEs as pivotal in uplifting Zimbabwe’s economy as they fill the gap in providing services and…
© POWER outages are wrecking Bulawayo’s businesses, amid fears that the debilitating electricity cuts may force the closure of some firms, captains of commerce and industry have warned. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe is experiencing worsening power deficits on the back of the country’s escalating economic rot, and the attendant acute shortage of foreign currency…
OPPOSITION parties have expressed anger over the shambolic accounts at the Agriculture ministry which saw it using $2 billion budget with no supporting documents. This came out this week when the Tendai Biti-led Public Accounts Committee (Pac) grilled Agriculture ministry permanent secretary Ringson Chitsiko to explain how the $2 billion was used in 2017. [GoogleAd]…
© JITTERY authorities are intensifying their crackdown against the main opposition MDC, with police arresting the party’s youth leader Gift Siziba yesterday — barely 24 hours after its firebrand deputy chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, had also been nabbed on charges of attempting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. [GoogleAd] The surprise crackdown comes as the…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) which took delivery of single skip trucks instead of double skip trucks from FAW Zimbabwe are contemplating taking action against the supplier. Council environmental management committee minutes recommended the engagement of external lawyers for an independent legal opinion on how best to go about the matter. “The committee discussed the…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) is failing to collect garbage as 15 refuse compactors are still stuck in South Africa because of lack of foreign currency to pay for their duty. Harare mayor Herbert Gomba said the refuse fleet situation was made worse when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cut off local authorities from…
© GOVERNMENT is working towards off-loading long-standing legacy debts that have been distressing industry following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s decision to liberalise the foreign exchange market. [GoogleAd] Speaking during the Daily News Business Breakfast Forum on Monday, RBZ governor John Mangudya said government has come up with a settlement plan using the Brady…
