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HARARE – The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has introduced a March intake starting this year, a development that has received mixed reactions. Despite sentiments that the increase of enrolment numbers at Nust will only overburden the institution’s facilities, Higher Education, Science and Technology minister Amon Murwira said the development was noble as…

HARARE – Internal strife within the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is escalating with confusion surfacing on when the congress to choose the new leadership will be held. The Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive was elected in November 2014, taking over from Jabulani Sibanda, who was kicked out in the run-up to the Zanu PF…

HARARE – Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent yesterday lost household property worth thousands of dollars after failing to settle an undisclosed debt to a local bank. The couple’s property which include a washing machine, two wooden sideboards, two-door steel cabinets, a massaging machine, a broken desk, an electronic digital safe, books,…

HARARE – A unit of Zesa Holdings has created a whistle-blower initiative to reward those who report suspected theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure. The goal of the programme, run by the Zimbabwe Electricity and Transmission Distribution Company (ZETDC), is to invite citizens to volunteer valuable information that would lead to successful prosecutions. “ZETDC is…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s main opposition has warned that a worsening economic crisis will have a negative effect on neighbouring South Africa, to where a majority of Zimbabweans are fleeing. Warnings by the MDC come amid a crippling strike by doctors and industrial action planned by teachers. The protests are the latest in a series of…

HARARE – Fuel prices have slightly gone down despite persistent shortages being experienced throughout the country. Diesel was previously $1,34 per litre and is now at $1,25 while petrol which was $1,38 now costs $1,32 per litre. The free on board (FOB) charge for diesel is 0,5434 per litre while petrol is 0,4726. In a…

HARARE – Election Resource Centre (ERC) says it has started following up on the Executive, Parliament, the electoral commission, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation and traditional leaders to check on efforts being made to address the electoral inadequacies noted in observer reports from the 2018 elections. “With by-elections already being rolled out, the next being on…

HARARE – The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) and Progressive Teachers’ Union (PTUZ) have refused to recognise the National Joint Negotiations Council (NJNC) meeting proposed by government citing that it is bogus. Speaking during a press conference at Africa Unity Square in Harare yesterday, Artuz president Obert Masaraure and PTUZ secretary-general Raymond Majongwe…

HARARE – The double whammy of biting fuel shortages and steep transport fares is leaving thousands of commuters stranded — forcing many of them to hitch precarious rides on lorries and pick-up trucks, in the latest desperate scenes to afflict long-suffering Zimbabweans. This comes as most commuter omnibus and long distance buses are spending endless…

HARARE – Political analysts have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that his government is running out of time to fix the country’s worsening economic rot — which has triggered strikes and growing unrest among hurting civil servants. The warning comes as teachers have officially issued a 14-day notice to strike, following the little progress recorded in…