ZB Bank has donated RTGS$60 000 and an assortment of essential goods through Zimbabwe Red Cross Society as part of its efforts to bring relief to Buhera victims of Cyclone Idai. According to ZB Financial Holdings Limited chief executive officer (CEO) Ronald Mutandagayi, the donation is the diversified banking institution’s initial response to the tragedy….
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has conceded that Zimbabwe was not adequately prepared for Cyclone Idai — which left over 170 people dead and hundreds others homeless. [GoogleAd] Speaking at an event organised by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) to deliberate on drought assessment and the association’s contribution towards the victims of…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) is failing to pay its employees with residential stands in lieu of outstanding salaries as had been promised in 2016. According to housing committee minutes, 4 150 employees had opted to take up serviced residential stands as payment for the money HCC owes them. [GoogleAd] Council currently owes its employees…
A HARARE magistrate has relaxed bail conditions for former Information and Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira who is facing criminal abuse of office charges. Mandiwanzira’s charges relate to his engagement of a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne and appointing his allegedly unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
CIVIL Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) chief executive officer David Chawota has been denied bail. Chawota is accused of criminal abuse of office after he fraudulently awarded a €27 900 000 contract to a Spanish company, Indra Sistemas (Indra), which did not meet minimum mandatory requirements in a previous bid. [GoogleAd] Chawota reportedly engaged the…
THE three-day Fourth Biennial Conference of the Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium (ZULC) ends in Harare today. ZULC consists of 18 university libraries and 21 affiliate college libraries. The conference opened in Harare on Wednesday running under the theme ‘‘Staying in the game: Redefining academic library service to meet 21st century user needs’’. [GoogleAd] It provided…
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has threatened to repossess its residential and commercial properties from tenants unless they clear their debts. [GoogleAd] In a statement, the company’s acting managing director Charles Zinyemba gave the defaulting tenants up to April 30 to regularise their stay. “Hwange Colliery Company intends to repossess its residential and commercial properties…
Zimbabwean customs officials have reportedly seized a consignment of books co-authored by senior MDC official Tendai Biti and former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Robert Mugabe International Airport. [GoogleAd] Biti reported encountering difficulties with having his book, Democracy Works, co-authored with Nigerian ex-head of state Obasanjo, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Greg Mills…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is no longer accepting new licence applications for the procurement of fuel. “The public is notified that Zera will not be accepting any new applications for the procurement of fuel into the country. Any changes to this position will be communicated appropriately,” Zera said in a statement yesterday. [GoogleAd]…
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has embarked on a series of roadshows in the Midlands Province’s remote areas as part of its customer awareness programme. The telecoms regulatory mother body held a consumer awareness road show at Donsa shopping centre in Silobela and another one at Joel Shopping centre in Zhombe…
