THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe’s fast-deteriorating economic situation — marked by shocking price hikes and severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and vital medicines — could trigger social and political unrest as has been witnessed in countries such as Sudan and Algeria, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as the prices of…
© Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator has said prices of mobile data here are comparable to those obtaining in other Sadc countries, rubbishing a trending social media article portraying Zimbabwe as the most expensive country in terms of mobile data service, with a reported average price of $75,20 for 1GB. [GoogleAd] The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
A TEAM from the World Bank has approached Harare City Council (HCC) with a proposal to conduct an analysis of cholera hot-spots in the city. According to environmental management committee minutes the study will look at ways of mitigating the waterborne diseases. Last year Harare was the epicentre of the cholera outbreak which saw more…
HARARE residents say council should scrap fixed waste and water charges from their bills as the services are not being provided. According to residents’ associations that spoke to the Daily News, council has been fleecing ratepayers of money yet they are not living up to their mandate. [GoogleAd] The fixed charges are pegged at $5…
FOR the past three years, local authorities across the country have been giving their various debtors discounts ranging between 30 and 50 percent. The discounts, according to the mayors and chairpersons of the councils, were meant to entice ratepayers to settle their ballooning debts. [GoogleAd] The trend was popularised after the disastrous debt write-off of…
HARARE City Council’s decision to do away with the decentralisation model and revert back to conducting all business at Rowan Martin has been received with criticism. In February the city decided to dismantle the eight zones they had created as a way of promoting ease of doing business. The eight zones were meant to assist…
GOVERNMENT is set to construct more rehabilitation centres around the country to address drug abuse and mental health issues in the country. Speaking during the Health and Child Care parliamentary portfolio committee meeting recently, Health minister Obadiah Moyo said the ministry acknowledges that it doesn’t have enough facilities for mental health and intends to build…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the Diaspora community to return to Zimbabwe and assist with rebuilding the country’s ailing economy. Mnangagwa made the remarks while officiating at the country’s 39th Independence Day celebrations where he also reiterated the need to scrap economic sanctions for the country to realise its full potential. [GoogleAd] The 76-year-old…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa is in a dilemma over MDC’s three posts of vice president as women are pushing for one of the posts to be reserved for them ahead of next month’s congress. While Chamisa’s current deputies are all men — Welshman Ncube, Morgen Komichi and Elias Mudzuri, women are now demanding one of…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has been called upon to show leadership by backing secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to retain his position after he discarded his intentions to challenge for the top post. Mwonzora, along with MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri had indicated his intentions to contest for MDC presidency when the party goes for its elective…
