THE Public Service Commission (PSC) has so far distributed close to $9 billion in salary-based loans to deserving civil servants under the…
THE Harare regional magistrate will today rule on an objection raised by Harare mayor Jacob Mafume in a matter in which the State is seeking to bar him from visiting Town House. This comes after prosecutor Michael Reza last week summoned Mafume to court seeking an order barring him from visiting the Town House to…
LIBERATION stalwart and former Zanu PF spokesperson, Rugare Gumbo, says politicians are letting Zimbabweans down by failing to initiate all-inclusive national dialogue to end the country’s decades-long myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday, yesterday the forthright nationalist also warned that time was running out for these necessary talks, especially given that the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday whipped into line Zanu PF members, who are campaigning for positions, saying they must stop it straight away and wait for the party leadership to give them the green light. This comes as the former liberation struggle movement has been engulfed by serious infighting and factionalism during the ongoing restructuring exercise…
GOVERNMENT is probing alleged purging and ill-treatment of war veterans employed by local authorities across the country. The first probe team was recently dispatched to Bulawayo by Local government minister July Moyo. According to latest Bulawayo City Council (BCC) minutes, the six-member team is led by director of Urban Local Authorities Fungai Mbetsa and had…
HWANGE local authorities say the government’s delay in disbursing funds under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) has slowed down refurbishment of their roads. The road rehabilitation exercise comes after the government recently declared all roads a national disaster, before setting aside $33 billion for the second phase of the process being spearheaded by…
SPARKS are expected to fly at today’s Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare, which comes amid worsening tensions in the former liberation movement ahead of the party’s crucial internal elections. Apart from impending youth league provincial elections becoming the latest battleground for ugly factional fights in the former liberation movement, the party is also gearing…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to expeditiously deal with cases brought before the courts in the interest of justice for both victims and defendants. This comes as the JSC has in recent months launched disciplinary hearings against a number of judges accused of delaying in delivering judgments. Officially opening the…
Melissa Chatikobo ZIMBABWE should brace for violent storms, cyclones and dry spells in the forthcoming rainfall season, the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has forecasted. In its 2021/2022 rainfall forecast, the MSD said observations made in recent seasons showed that heavy storms followed by periods of high temperatures were getting more frequent. “Violent storms, flash floods…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has turned down an application by a private firm — Nondweni City (Private) Limited — which sought to establish a new cemetery adjacent to the Joshua Mqabuko Airport in the city. This comes as the city has been facing burial space shortages, forcing the local authority to encourage residents to…
