By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY countrywide load-shedding has returned with a vengeance, due in part to maintenance works at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes as most of Zimbabwe has been enjoying improved power supply over the past few months after the coming on stream of Hwange’s new units 7 and 8. It…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN A welcome development, traders and ordinary consumers will be able to withdraw cash at Homelink branches as from next week. This comes as authorities are ramping up their efforts to promote the wider availability and use of the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). It also comes amid growing…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) director David Makwara was yesterday acquitted of over US$18 200 fraud charges he was facing before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei. He was being prosecuted for allegedly defrauding the authority of US$182 661 after engaging a contractor who was renovating his house. However, in his ruling Ndirowei…
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has underlined the government’s commitment to ensuring that producers take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their products as part of efforts to safeguard the environment. Speaking during the commemoration of World Environment Day in Harare at the Geo-Pomona Waste site yesterday, the first lady, who is the country’s patron for…
THE government says it is working on modalities to bridge the Information, Communication Technology (ICT) gap between rural and urban schools setup. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week commissioned 17 schools constructed under a US$22 million loan facility obtained from the OPEC Fund for International Development, where he encouraged young people to be…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zwTHE leadership challenges ravaging the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are mounting, with the party’s interim secretary-general, Sengezo Tshabangu, digging in on his recent parliamentary appointments. This comes after the daring Tshabangu is said to have controversially appointed himself as the leader of the opposition in Parliament last week, notwithstanding spirited objections…
A MONTH-LONG blitz by authorities to curb the parallel market for the country’s new gold-backed currency, the ZiG, is driving forex business…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu and his team have pledged zero tolerance to corruption within its ranks, saying graft is a cancer vexing the economy. This comes as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has set up integrity committees at all public institutions as part of efforts to combat…
THE government says it is committed to supporting the growth of skills development initiatives in a bid to curb increasing social ills as a result of rising unemployment levels. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, director in the ministry of Youth Empowerment Isaiah Moyo said skills development was key in uplifting livelihoods.“As a ministry of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has called on potential investors across the globe to invest in areas which fall under special economic zones (SEZ) in the city in a bid to boost its economy. This comes after Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) indicated that SEZ in Bulawayo were meant to assist to restore its…
