THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned the public to take necessary precautions as it anticipates heavy rains that could cause flash flooding in certain areas across the country. This comes at a time when the country has been eagerly awaiting the rainy season to commence following months of hot weather, which saw water levels…
By Blessings Mashaya, Nyasha Dube and Pepertua Rojasi THE much-feared coronavirus second wave is increasingly becoming a reality in the country — with the lethal disease claiming the lives of 10 people over the weekend, amid an alarming drop in discipline among ordinary people, the Daily News reports. The growing coronavirus indiscipline by many Zimbabweans…
POLICE at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga were stunned to find a stolen bakkie concealed underneath a truckload of “traditional brooms” destined to cross the border into Mozambique. The bust, captured on video on Saturday, has gone viral. Police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli said a manhunt was launched for the driver of the truck who…
INFORMAL traders are not happy with the government’s introduction of the US$30 presumptive tax which landlords have been mandated to start collecting next year, saying it would worsen their already desperate situation. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in his budget statement thrust the obligation on landlords to start collecting the monthly taxes…
THE government should improve the conditions of service for judicial officers as part of efforts to wipe out corruption within the sector, the Judicial Service Commission(JSC) has recommended. The recommendations are part of JSC’s five-year strategic plan recently launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. During the launch, Mnangagwa urged the judiciary to take the lead in…
NURSES can continue working flexible hours despite the noting of an appeal by the government against an earlier High Court decision granting that permission, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes after High Court judge Justice Happias Zhou granted the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) leave to execute a judgment granted in their favour to…
By Emmerson Mangezi THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced a 19 percent price hike for diesel, which took immediate effect. In a new fuel price notice, diesel is now $97,24 and US$1,19 per litre, while that for petrol remains largely unchanged at $97,44 and US$1,19 per litre. In a statement yesterday, Zera said…
IN HUMOROUS remarks that may contain some truth for ambitious Zanu PF bigwigs, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, joked on Thursday about the sure-fire credentials of the person who would likely succeed him when he leaves office, the Daily News reports. Speaking in Harare after touring cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe’s US$82 million milling plant, the 78-year old…
ZESA Holdings(Zesa) yesterday announced a surprise 60 percent power tariff cut on one of its bands for domestic electricity usage, the Daily News reports. Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), said it had reduced the last band of its domestic tariff from $16,50 per unit to $10,39 per unit, inclusive of…
THE High Court has freed the six people accused of using their business to facilitate illegal foreign currency transactions involving $5 billion. In the bail appeal ruling delivered by High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi yesterday, the companies Bailey Charamba Investments and Family First Choice Supermarket were excluded from the bail proceedings. He granted Simbarashe…
