MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said he is the only one who was told the vision of the party by the late founding father Morgan Tsvangirai and he is not going anywhere. [GoogleAd] Chamisa told MDC members during the party meeting in Harare on Tuesday night that Tsvangirai anointed him as his successor, shutting doors for…
GOVERNMENT says it intends to develop a project implementation manual for the 132-kV Alaska-Karoi Power Transmission Rehabilitation project. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company said they have received grant funding from African Development Bank (AfDB) and intends to apply part of the grant to boost Alaska-Karoi Power Transmission Rehabilitation project. “Government…
TEACHERS’ unions have added their voice to the proliferation of Vuzu parties in the second city, saying there is a real danger that the country may lose a whole generation to drug and alcohol abuse if the phenomenon is not nipped in the bud. [GoogleAd] The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) told the Daily…
CHAOS reigned supreme during the MDC Masvingo provincial congress after the party disqualified Tongai Matutu from contesting for the post of provincial chairperson. [GoogleAd] Matutu, who was squaring off against James Gumbi, was disqualified because he doesn’t have five years in the party after he defected to former MDC secretary general Tendai Biti’s People Democratic…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa heaved a sigh of relief yesterday after the High Court dismissed an urgent chamber application by a Gokwe-based man who had sought to stop the party congress slated for May 24 to 26. [GoogleAd] Elias Mashavire had argued that in terms of the MDC’s constitution, an extraordinary congress should have been…
THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) yesterday said it is able to meet the country’s demand for blood throughout Independence and Easter holidays. This comes amid a flurry of accidents on the country’s highways ahead of the holidays. [GoogleAd] NBSZ Planning, Information and Research manager Tonderai Mapako said all their five branches are fully…
THE Education Amendment Bill, which is aimed at placing the responsibility of funding basic education on the State, is dogged with a number of defects, which will eventually scuttle its effectiveness, analysts have said. In an analysis, Veritas — a legal and parliamentary watchdog — said the Bill is saddled with a number of challenges….
Harare City Council has conducted more than 10 out-of-town workshops in blatant defiance of a ministerial directive proscribing the costly training programmes. Over the last two weeks, councillors and senior management have been at a three-star hotel in Kadoma conducting strategic workshops which residents argue can be done in Harare. The Local Government ministry has…
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), in collaboration with the ZRP, has launched a training programme to equip their members with investigative skills. Twenty-three law enforcement agents are taking part in the two-month long programme to equip them with knowledge on how to handle reports, compile dockets, manage suspects, principles of criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence…
CHIMANIMANI Tourist Association (CTA) — which was first on the ground and continues to lead rescue and relief efforts in the Cyclone Idai-ravaged tourist destination — are fretting over the decision by Chimanimani Rural District Council (CRDC) to recommend the relocation of affected families onto a buffer zone to Eland Sanctuary Park. [GoogleAd] CTA brought…
