AS THE MDC enters the final weeks of its preparations ahead of its make-or-break elective congress next month, there are real fears that the country’s main opposition could suffer another damaging split due to widening fissures within the party, the Daily News on Sunday can report. This comes as the party’s charismatic interim leader Nelson…
Government on Friday gazetted Epworth traffic, clamping and tow away by-laws under statutory instrument (SI) 88 of 2019. [GoogleAd] The new by-laws mandate the Epworth Council to collect up to $15 every three months from commuter omnibuses (kombis) carrying 14 to 40 passengers, while $20 will be charged for passenger vehicles carrying 40 passengers or…
THE Mashonaland East Province of the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC on Friday nominated Tracy Mutinhiri to run for vice president at the May congress. Mutinhiri was expelled from Zanu PF in 2011 on murky charges of working with the MDC after she praised opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his party during the burial of her brother,…
The United States has never voted to block any international loan to Zimbabwe, Washington’s envoy in Harare Brian Nicholls has said. This comes after US President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with Washington and other Western powers last month — after he extended America’s sanctions against Zimbabwe…
A JET store in Kadoma has re-opened after its owners lost everything in a major fire which devastated the clothing retailer four months ago. The blaze ripped through businesses and properties, extensively destroying the Jet segment that offers clothing, as well as, kitchenware, hardware and a variety of other goods. [GoogleAd] The store, which was…
GOVERNMENT has appealed for baby food donations for Cyclone Idai victims. So far, 16 500 households each with an average of six members, are believed to have been affected by the disaster. Of these, 52 percent are women and children. [GoogleAd] Local Government minister July Moyo appealed for assistance at the Round Table Interface with…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revived the controversial debate surrounding prepaid water meters, with the municipality insisting that all new properties must be fitted with the gadgets. In 2015, residents led by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) staged a massive demonstration against the introduction of the prepaid meters, forcing the city fathers to…
The unwieldy use of paper to record and process requisite documentation in government institutions will be a thing of the past soon as line ministries and parastatals firmly embark on the digital transformation journey. [GoogleAd] In a notice published yesterday, the Mines ministry revealed that it has gone to tender for the supply of laptops….
Harare Central Hospital (HCH) is moving to repair and refurbish its hospital equipment. The renovation and repairs of the equipment comes at a time when most State hospitals are in a deplorable state. [GoogleAd] In a notice published in the Government Gazette yesterday, HCH went to tender for the servicing, repair and refurbishment of generator sets,…
HIGH Court judge Edith Mushore has reserved ruling in a case which ex-Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere sought an interdict barring the State from disposing his holiday home that has been forfeited after he absconded trial. [GoogleAd] Mushore is yet to consider submissions by both parties and heads of argument before a ruling is passed. In…
