© Leader of the smaller MDC Thokozani Khupe has said the new monetary policy highlighted by the ending of a 10-year multi-currency system, does not demonstrate a long term plan with a defined path to some end goal. [GoogleAd] The former deputy prime minister during the stability-inducing Government of National Unity between 2009 and 2013,…
© THE water crisis in the second largest city is set to worsen after the local authority said the ongoing power challenges have grossly affected its pumping capacity. [GoogleAd] The city council introduced a 36-hour water shedding regime in January. The water shedding was later moved up to the current 48-hours per week. “The City…
© The government will never repeal Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019 which bans the use of foreign currencies as legal tender and makes the RTGS the country’s sole legal tender — Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe officially abandoned the multi-currency system through an extraordinary Government Gazette, ending a dramatic 10…
© CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has since 2006 been discharging raw sewer into water bodies because of a non-functioning sewer treatment plant that has been lying idle. [GoogleAd] In a report by Audior-General Mildred Chiri, said the non-functioning of the biological nutrient remover plant has resulted in contamination of water meant for human and animal consumption. The…
© Zimbabweans largely ignored yesterday’s call to stage nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. [GoogleAd] Police dressed in anti-riot gear maintained a heavy presence in the city of Harare as a stay-away planned by pressure group Tajamuka flopped. Shops remained open and most of the country was peaceful, with no reports of street protests,…
© VUMBA hoteliers have taken the initiative to improve safety on a black spot along Vumba Road by installing cat eye studs to enhance visibility as the stretch is always misty. [GoogleAd] It all started when Haden Tebb couple Rob and Thea installed reflectors on a two-kilometre section before and after Prince of Wales Views…
© OUTSPOKEN traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni — who has in recent months courted the ire of Zanu PF apparatchiks with his stinging criticism of the government — has praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for holding dialogue with chiefs from the Matabeleland region. [GoogleAd] This comes as the government is working harder to bring closure to…
© DOMBOSHAWA residents, their ward councillor and legislator are at loggerheads over whether to allow a Chinese firm to mine quarry in the area. [GoogleAd] At a meeting held last week, the residents argued that councillor Tapiwa Murima wanted to clandestinely bring in the firm without consulting the residents. According to the residents they do…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s under-pressure government says it is confident that the sky-high prices of basic goods that have made the lives of ordinary citizens miserable over the past few months will come down in time as its new policy measures take effect. [GoogleAd] Appearing in Parliament yesterday — together with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube…
© AS power shortages escalate with devastating effects on both domestic and industrial use, power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has threatened to cut supplies to defaulting users including political heavyweights. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabweans have been enduring 20-hour blackouts due to Zesa’s failure to service its debts, low water levels in Kariba dam that…
