THE government says it will not privatise water in Bulawayo if the council’s proposed water utility project proves to be a viable solution to the water challenges facing the city. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, said the government would interrogate Bulawayo’s water utility proposal in…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT & BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI UNITY, not confrontation, is the tonic that Zimbabwe needs to move the country forward and to end its decades-long political and economic challenges. So said representatives of business and labour yesterday, while also discouraging ordinary Zimbabweans and workers from participating in Monday’s mooted mass protests around the country. Speaking…
BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU AUTHORITIES have implored private companies to build their own power-generating plants and alleviate pressure on the national grid. This comes as Zesa recently said the country’s electricity supply situation would worsen in the coming weeks, after two key units at the Hwange Thermal Power Station were removed off the grid for maintenance….
THE government is moving to amend the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) Act to improve the living conditions of pensioners. This comes as Parliament has raised concerns over the meagre monthly pay-outs pensioners were receiving as they were inadequate to cater for their basic needs. Responding to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service, Labour…
BY THABISO MUTIRWARA THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is in the process of removing 25 527 deceased voters across the country from the voters roll in terms of the Electoral Act if no objections are made. This was confirmed in a notice on Friday by the acting chief elections officer, Simbarashe Tongayi, in the latest…
SENATORS have strongly voiced concerns over the continued deteriorating health delivery system in the country, describing public hospitals as “death beds”. This comes as the ministry of Health says inconsistencies and delays in the disbursement of funds by the Treasury have negatively impacted the country’s health institutions’ operations. Debating a motion on the state of…
By Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER POLICE are hot on the trail of criminals linked to a series of pre-dawn terror attacks that took place in and around Harare early yesterday, at the business premises of three prominent people and a Cabinet minister. It is believed that the suspects drove in separate jalopies to the properties of…
WEALTHY South Africans are increasingly investing in property outside of their country — and Zimbabwe, Dubai and Mauritius are emerging as top…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are considering a review of the country’s taxation in a bid to enhance the ease of doing business and attract investment in Zimbabwe. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the deputy minister of Finance, Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, said there was a pressing need for tax reforms to improve the overall business environment….
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER CHINA says Zimbabwe should shun dependency syndrome and be self-reliant in order to achieve its long-term goals and sustainable development. This comes after United States (US) President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on January 20, which called for a review and realignment of US foreign aid. As a result, all foreign assistance…
